Legal News for Newport News, Virginia

United States of America v. Jermain Antonio Bernard

Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 8, 2025, Newport News Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jermain Antonio Bernard, 41, for driving at night without using headlights. An officer smelled alcohol as he approached the vehicle and observed that Bernard’s eyes were glassy and... More...

United States of America v. Ryan Matthew Bieber

Newport, News, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.... More...

United States of America v. James Arthur Scott

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ossession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, see 21 U.S.C. § 841.... More...

Abigail Zwerner v. Ebony Parker, et al.

Newport News, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a gross negligence claim. 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...

Brian Hoffard and Emmalyn Hoffard v. Marc Jones Construction, LLC d/b/a Sunpro Solar, aka Adt Solar, LLC

Newports News, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract action involving an arbitration agreement in a contract.... More...

United States of America v. William Wellington Hooper, Jr.

Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material, production of child sexual abuse material, and two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illicit sexual conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), (e), 2422(b). ... More...

United States of America v. Carl Thomas, Jr.

Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute Oxycodone.... More...

United States of America v. George Perry

Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine base. George Perry was convicted on five counts of distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C).... More...

United States of America v. Trezith Rashad Smart

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.... More...

United States of America v. Antonio Renaldo Wallace

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release. allace, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge in 2018, sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) based on several health conditions, including stage 2 hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, anxiety disorder, and suspected long COVID.1... More...

United States of America v. Yasir Qahtan Saud

Newport News, Virginia pro se Defendant sought dismissal of the charges filed against him. ... More...

Ashley S. v. Social Security Administration

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...

A.M.M. v. Social Security Administration

Newport News, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW by HHS.... More...

A.L.J. v. Social Security Administration

Newport News, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW by HHS. DIWC and DIWW actions filed with regard to social security benefits provided to disabled individuals: worker or child, or widow.... More...

Adrianna Nicole Ricks v. Orange Tree Employment Screening, L.L.C.

Newport News, Virginia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory. "The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects consumers' rights in the context of credit reporting. The FCRA regulates the way credit reporting agencies (CRAs) collect, access, use, and share the data they collect in your credit rep... More...

United States of America v. O’Ryan Jones

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement on an application for a passport and aggravated identity theft.O'Ryan Jones, 54, after having been denied a passport in his own name, applied for a passport in the name and using the identifying information of his brother. In preparation for the passport fraud, the defendant also obtained his... More...

United States of America v. Deja Nicole Taylor

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and unlawful user of controlled substance while possessing a firearm. Deja Nicole Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School, was charged for having a gun and letting a child take it to school. ... More...

United States of America v. Richard J. Rosser, Jr.

Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in disaster-related loan benefits made available in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. MoreLaw Legal News For Newport News ... More...

United States of America v. Steve Cochran

Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making more than 60 threats to murder, rape, torture and otherwise harm state and federal elected officials, including numerous members of Congress and a former President of the United States. Steve Cochran, 43, repeatedly threatened to murder, kidnap, torture, and/or rape elected officials and their loved ones.... More...

United States of America v. Demichael J. Peeples

Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a fraud scheme to obtain unemployment benefits made available because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demichael J. Peeples, 27, submitted multiple false unemployment claims with the Commonwealth of Virginia and State of California. He filed fraudulent claims for benefits for himself and on behalf of ... More...

United States of America v. Shaneca J. Moseley

Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with misuse of a Social Security number, loan fraud, and identity theft. According to court documents, Shaneca Moseley, 39, engaged in an identity takeover of C.J., a New Jersey resident. Between 2018 and 2020, Moseley impersonated C.J. by possessing and using a forged driver's license containing C.J.'s personal ide... More...

United States of America v. Samari Smith

Newport News, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Navy Federal Credit Union and its members out of money and property. From approximately April to August 2021, Samari Smith, 20, conspired with at least four other people to commit credit union fraud by convincing account holders to withdraw and turnover funds to them under false pretenses. Smit... More...

United States of America v. Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, and discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice. In August 2020, Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks, 37, a previously convicted felon, was arrested after the... More...

United States of America v. Nikki Mitchum

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring with others to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, Nikki Mitchum, 44, participated in a conspiracy to obtain disaster-related loan benefits in the form of Small Business Administration ... More...

Newport News, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff on a medical malpractice negligence theory. Fifty-one year old Plaintiff claimed to have suffered brain damage following a mammogram.... More...