Virginia Child Support Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo </h2> </center>
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Unde... More...
$ (07-13-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman </h2> </center>
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Mo... More...
$ (07-17-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jasmine Irene Janae Meade </h2> </center>
Hampton, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, brandishing a firearm, shooting a firearm within 1,000 feet of school property, and three counts of child endangerment. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new"... More...
$ (07-03-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet </h2> </center>
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and coercion and enticement of a child. on March 7, 2020, Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet, 25, uploaded a video file with advertising links to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in exchange for payments. On Dec. 6, 2023, FBI investigators sear... More...
$ (04-14-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Antoine Kassis </h2> </center>
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in narco-terrorism and providing material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Antoine Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his high-level access to the Syrian government under the Assad regime to traffic cocaine and weapons. Kassis launder... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman </h2> </center>
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, allegedly purchased three firearms that were recovered from crime scenes shortly afterw... More...
$ (03-14-2026 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Brendan Banfield
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in commission of a felony and one count of child endangerment. Brendan Banfield, age 40, was accused of killing his wife and Joseph Ryan, the man with whom she was having an affair. Juliana Peres Magalhães, Banfields au pair, with whom he was havi... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph Rimero Rutherford
Abington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with failing to register as a sex offender. Joseph Rimero Rutherford, 34, of North Carolina, habitually resided in an apartment in Bristol, Virginia. Rutherford failed to register in Virginia or update his registration in North Carolina as required by SORNA. Rutherford is required to register as a sex offender and comply... More...
$ (01-13-2026 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Ryan Matthew Bieber
Newport, News, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Elena Pendergrass
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping. Pendergrass, aka Elena Stukalkina, 35, resided in Alexandria prior to her daughter’s birth on May 21. Though a DNA test prior to birth confirmed the child’s paternity, Pendergrass ordered the father to cease and desist all communications. After the child was born, she list... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - VA)<H2> nited States of America v. Christopher Allan Johnson
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using the Kik social media app to send three videos containing child sexual exploitation material. On October 10, 2024, after leaving the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, Christopher Allan Johnson, 54, logged into Kik and joined a public group dedicated to incest. There, an undercover FBI task f... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - VA)<H2> Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jihad Arlik Ruffin
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder while in the commission of shooting into an occupied building, Code § 18.2-33, use of a firearm in commission of murder, Code § 18.2-53.1, and maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building, Code § 18.2-279. * * * On July 3, 2021, a fatal shooting occurred inside the "NOLA by ... More...
$ (12-04-2025 - VA)Abigail Zwerner v. Ebony Parker, et al.
Newport News, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a gross negligence claim.<br> <br> Abigail Zwerner, a first-grad teacher in Newport News, Virginia was shot by a 6-year-old student who brought his mother's gun to class in January 2023. She sued Ebony Parker claiming that the assistant principal failed and refused to respond to four separate reports from staff members t... More...
$0 (11-06-2025 - VA)United States of America v. William Wellington Hooper, Jr.
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to<br> produce child sexual abuse material, production of child sexual abuse material, and two<br> counts of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illicit sexual conduct, in violation<br> of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), (e), 2422(b).<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-03-2025 - VA)United States of America .v James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> Count 1:<br> 1. On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES<br> B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and<br> fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the<br> Governme... More...
$0 (10-13-2025 - VA)Darrell J. Austin, Jr. v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> Parties sometimes agree to resolve disputes between them in private arbitration instead of litigating in state or federal court. The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to honor such an agreement when a party seeks to enforce it, so long as a binding contract to arbitrate ... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Troy McGowan
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating a protective order.<br> <br> On November 24, 2018, L.M. obtained a permanent protective order against appellant, with whom she had a young son. The protective order prohibited appellant from having "contact of any kind with" L.M. except as permitted by a custody or visitation order and from "commit[ting] ac... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Paul Chisholm, III
Cheasapeak, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious wounding.<br> <br> Paul Chisholm, III ("appellant") of malicious wounding, in violation of Code § 18.2-51. When appellant failed to appear for his sentencing hearing, the trial court issued a capias for his arrest, convicted him of failure to appear, and sentenced him to 12 months in jail for that offe... More...
$0 (03-25-2025 - va)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jose Roberto Gomez Contreras
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "rape, oral sodomy, and animate object sexual penetration ('OSP'), as well as two counts of custodial indecent liberties.<br> <br> K.I.C. was born in El Salvador to Maritza Contreras, appellant's sister.[3] When K.I.C. was two years old, her mother left El Salvador and travelled to the United States. K.I.C. remain... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Shjon Michael Stamps
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <br> Around 1:20 a.m. on January 5, 2023, Virginia Beach Police Officer Christopher Grimm was surveilling a house that police suspected was involved in "narcotics activity." The house shared a driveway with another home. Grimm observed a 1996 white Cadillac with antique license pla... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Tanya Rashae Holland
Collinsville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony child neglect resulting in serious injury.<br> <br> Tanya Rashae Holland pleaded no contest to felony child neglect resulting in serious injury. After entering her plea, but before sentencing, Holland was appointed new counsel. Four months later, on the eve of sentencing, Holland moved to withdraw her plea... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - VA)Winchester Department of Social Sevices v. Jennifer Elizabeth Jones
<h2><br> Winchester, Virginia family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination case.<br> </h2><br> <br> Mother is the biological parent to two children, H.J. and R.J.[2] The family first came to the Winchester Department of Social Services' (the Department) attention in 2020, when H.J. was born at 25-weeks gestation, and tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana exposu... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Cody W. Brewer
<h2><br> City of Colonial Heights, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chrged with computer fraud and grand larceny.<br> </h2><br> <br> Cody Wyche Brewer, by counsel, filed a petition on April 19, 2023, seeking a writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.3 of Title 19.2 of the Code of Virginia. By final order entered o... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Dilliraj Bista
<h2><br> Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with<br> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> Bista was charged with the forcible sodomy of a child under the age of 13, in violation of Code § 18.2-67.1, and aggravated sexual battery, in violation of Code § 18.2-67.3. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Fairfax County (the "district courtâ€... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - VA)Gabrielle Barbour v. Merrick B. Garland
<h2><br> Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff workplace discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Complaint reflects that, prior to her application for employment with the DEA as a Special Agent, Barbour had studied International Politics and Print Journalism at Pennsylvania State University, where she was also a student-athlete. See Complaint ¶ 10. After earnin... More...
$0 (06-24-2024 - VA)United States of America v. Davey Jonathan Sisk
<h2><br> Charlottesville, Virginia child sexual exploitation and child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> Davey Jonathan Sisk, age 30, Culpeper, Virginia used the social media application "Telegram†to engage another individual, Anna Layher, to create videos and photos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and then send to him. These videos... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - VA)Yemane Mehari v. Muzit Mesfun-Mehari
<h2><br> Fairfax, Virginia divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a child support and equitable distribution dispute.<br> <h2><br> <br> Husband and wife married on January 12, 2002, and had three children. When the parties divorced in January 2023, their oldest child was an adult and attending college, while their younger children were seven-year-old twins. One of the twins, A.M., had sev... More...
$0 (07-16-2024 - VA)Bahriddin Kodirovich Bobocholov v. Gakhtigul Farmonovna Turaeva
<h2><br> Fairfax, Virginia divorce lawyers represented husband and wife a right to spousal support dispute.<br> <h2><br> <br> The trial court awarded Bakhtigul Farmonovna Turaeva (wife) a divorce from Bahriddin Kodirovich Bobocholov (husband) for desertion. Husband argues that the evidence does not support wife's $5,500 monthly spousal support award for an indefinite period. He also asserts that t... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - VA)Tamara T. Oakey v. Daniel G. Oakey
<h2><br> Roanoke, Virginia divorce lawyers represented husband and wife as spousal support dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> Husband and wife divorced in 2013 after 13 years of marriage. Both husband and wife have children from earlier marriages, but no children were born of this marriage. At the time of their divorce, the circuit court determined that husband's gross adjusted annual income was approxim... More...
$0 (09-17-2024 - VA)Lindsey Nicole Perkins v. Rebecca Lynn (Hicks) Howington, et al.
<h2><br> Tazwell, Virginia adoption lawyers represented the parties.<br> </h2><br> <br> In 2019, mother and father shared joint legal custody over their biological child, with mother having primary physical custody. On February 14, 2020, father married stepmother. In March, the Tazewell County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court ("J&DR district court") granted father temporary legal and... More...
$0 (09-10-2024 - VA)Jushua Lee Carpenter v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<h2><br> New Kent, Virginia attempted forcible Sodomy of a child criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> A jury convicted Joshua Lee Carpenter in the Circuit Court of New Kent County of attempted forcible sodomy of a child less than 13 years of age in violation of Code § 18.2-67.1 and taking indecent liberties with a child less than 15 years of age by a parent ... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - VA)N.S. v. Prince Williams County School Board
<h2><br> Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed Defendant failed to protect her son from bullying.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Plaintiff N.S. asserts that he is a gay minor and that he suffered "regular and relentless†anti-LGBTQ+ bullying at the hands of his classmates within the Prince William County public schools system and, in particular, at Ronald R... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - VA)Evelyn M. Baker v. Wawa, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liability theory negligence theory.<br> <br> Virginia premises liability law dictates the legal obligations of property owners and occupiers to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition and to avoid foreseeable injuries to visitors. Here's a breakdown of the key points... More...
$1 (01-10-2024 - VA)Mildred Rohm v. Kroger Limited Partnership I
Charlottesville, Virginia personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liablity negligence theory.<br> <br> Virginia premises liability law dictates the legal obligations of property owners and occupiers to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition and to avoid foreseeable injuries to visitors. Here's a breakdown of the key points... More...
$1 (12-21-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Daniel Kemp, Sr.
Defendant Daniel N. Kemp, Sr., was charged with nine counts of sexually abusing his adopted children. Pursuant to an agreement with the government, he pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse, and the remaining charges were dismissed. The district court sentenced Kemp to life imprisonment – a term within the Sentencing Guidelines range adopted by the court – and to ... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Keyon Paylon
Keyon Paylor ("Appellantâ€) filed a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking<br> to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and asserting that his <br> guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. Specifically, Appellant contends that the law <br> enforcement officers involved in his arrest planted the firearm and stole thousands of <br> dollars from him and ... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Melchor Calderon
PER CURIAM:<br> <br> In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act <br> robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, <br> in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation <br> of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Caldero... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Jontez McLeod
PER CURIAM:<br> Jontez Xavier McLeod appeals his convictions and 141-month sentence imposed <br> after his guilty plea to carjacking and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. <br> §§ 2119, 2; and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to, and in furtherance of, a <br> crime of violence and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 2. <br> On app... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Andy Tovar
PER CURIAM: <br> Andy Tovar entered a plea of nolo contendere to conspiracy to participate in a <br> racketeering enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); and conspiracy to commit <br> murder in aid of racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5); and pleaded <br> guilty to a second count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering activity, in <br> violati... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Christopher Zoukis
On the merits, Appellant contends the district court abused its discretion when it <br> denied his motion for early termination of supervised release. Appellant pled guilty on <br> December 26, 2007 to one count of knowingly possessing child pornography in violation <br> of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2) and one count of knowingly receiving child <br> pornography in violation of 1... More...
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