Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights claim.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, federal courts may permit an indigent prisoner to proceed without prepaying filing fees or giving security. The legal term for proceeding this way is in forma pauperis. But Congress expressed concern that prisoners were filing many “frivolous lawsuits floodin... More...    $0 (07-03-2025 - VA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts
of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).

For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1... More...    $0 (06-21-2022 - VA)

PER CURIAM:

In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act
robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation
of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Calderon filed
... More...    $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

PER CURIAM:
Jontez Xavier McLeod appeals his convictions and 141-month sentence imposed
after his guilty plea to carjacking and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 2119, 2; and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to, and in furtherance of, a
crime of violence and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 2.
On appeal, McL... More...    $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

PER CURIAM:
Andy Tovar entered a plea of nolo contendere to conspiracy to participate in a
racketeering enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); and conspiracy to commit
murder in aid of racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5); and pleaded
guilty to a second count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering activity, in
violation o... More...    $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking two minors.

In September 2022, Denzel Akeem Loftin, 32, began chatting with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 17-year-old girl living in Pennsylvania. Loftin said he was a pimp and proposed that the girl come to Virginia to work for him. The next month, he posted advertisements... More...    $0 (12-20-2023 - VA)

Newport News, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security Benefits by HHS.


Plaintiff Ashley S. (“Plaintiff') filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), seeking judicial review of the final decision of Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administ... More...    $0 (11-28-2023 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming to have been wrongfully punished for engaging in sexual activity with another student.

While a student at Virginia Polytechnic and State University (“Virginia Techâ€�), Plaintiff Robert Dillow met another student, Jane Doe, on social media. He and Doe both agreed that they were not looking ... More...    $0 (10-13-2023 - VA)

Norfolk, Virginia bankruptcy lawyers represented appellant who appealed from a judgment of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk.

Creditor Yvette Nonte and Debtor Kent David Burstein are former spouses. On or about April 27, 2011, they entered into a property settlement agreement (“separation agreementâ€�) that was subsequently incorporated b... More...    $0 (08-23-2023 - VA)

Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

"The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

... More...    $0 (06-05-2023 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a slander theory.


In January 2022, the Media defendants broadcast a news segment (the “Segment�) titled “COP'S ROLE IN JANUARY 6 ATTACK DIVIDES VIRGINIA TOWN WITH TIES TO CONFEDERACY.� Compl., ECF No. 1-1, at ¶ 1. Individual Media defendants
Dwyer, Thomas, and Yoo created this Segment,... More...    $0 (05-19-2023 - VA)

Beckley, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in acquisition of firearms.

Lakeshia Nicole Simon, age 23, of Beckley, purchased firearms in Beckley for co-defendant Bisheem Jones, also known as “Bosh,� who told Simon which ones to buy and provided the money for the purchases through an intermediary.

On April 20, 2021, S... More...    $0 (12-02-2022 - VA)

Harrisburg, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank robbery.

On January 4, 2022, Charles Joseph Hood, age 63, from Harrisburg, Virginia, walked into the bank wearing a dark mask, sunglasses, hat, wig, and brown work boots and initially inquired about opening an account with the manager of the bank. Once inside the manager’s office, Hood brandished what appea... More...    $0 (11-09-2022 - VA)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements.

According to court documents and statements made in court, McComas admitted that he obtained multiple money orders in the Huntington area to help an individual in California evade financial reporting requirements. Federal law requires financ... More...    $0 (11-14-2022 - VA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder of two adolescent boys in 2016.

MS-13 gang members Elmer Zelaya Martinez, Ronald Herrera Contreras, Henry Zelaya Martinez, Pablo Velasco Barrera, and Duglas Ramirez Ferrera, along with their co-conspirators, targeted E.E.E.M., a 17-year-old resident of Falls Church, who they erroneously su... More...    $0 (11-04-2022 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession and brandishing a firearm.

A 16-year-old male contacted Demarcus Shaiquuan Glenn, age 23, from Roanoke, through a friend on May 31, 2019, in order to purchase two ounces of marijuana. Glenn agreed to sell the teenager the marijuana for $300 and was to meet him at a Denniston Avenue residence to con... More...    $0 (10-18-2022 - VA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. 100, which provides:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1) falsifies, conceals, o... More...    $0 (10-18-2022 - VA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

Rashawn Perkins, 28, wore a ski mask and brandished a firearm while committing four robberies in five weeks. The evidence established that Perkins robbed a 7-Eleven on December 30, 2021 and a Sunoco on January 19, 2022. The evidence further proved that on February 5, 2022, Perkins returned to both l... More...    $0 (09-23-2022 - VA)

Harrisonburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with acting as a straw purchaser of a firearm.

Gerald Kendrick Oxner, 25, lied when he purchased a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun from a Front Royal, Virginia gun store in January 2021. Oxner did not disclose that he was purchasing the weapon for a close relative and provided a false home address on required forms.... More...    $0 (07-21-2022 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with a federal firearms offense.

Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn, 23, pled guilty in federal court to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Glenn is expected to be sentenced to 144 months in federal prison.

â€... More...    $0 (07-15-2022 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.

Demarcus Glenn, age 23, Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn, 23, pled guilty in federal court to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Glenn is expected to be sentenced to 144 months in fede... More...    $0 (07-15-2022 - VA)

Lynchburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing a fully automatic machine gun while distributing large quantities of marijuana in the Lynchburg area,

Malik Lee Simpson, 23, pled guilty in February 2022 to two counts of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking... More...    $0 (05-13-2022 - VA)

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with illegal forced labor.

Zahida Aman, age 80, Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri, age 54 and Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, age 58, were charged with conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, and document servitude.

“The defendants exploited someone who should have been a loved family member to force her to wor... More...    $0 (05-13-2022 - VA)

Richmond, Virginia consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on Credit Repair Organization Act violation claiming to have suffered more than $5 million in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an their violation of 15 U.S.C. 45, which provides:

(a) Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade

(1) U... More...    $0 (10-21-2019 - VA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robberies.

Between January 24, 2021, and March 13, 2021, Jon Karl Mcree Fleet, 62, robbed a Macy’s Store in Springfield; a McDonald’s restaurant in Alexandria; a Subway restaurant in Largo, Maryland; a Papa John’s restaurant in Falls Church; and a Domino’s restaurant in... More...    $0 (02-15-2022 - VA)