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A. Conrad Bareford III
Mathews, VA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Regent University School of Law
I came to the Mathews/Gloucester area after practicing in Hampton. My focus is state litigation, trusts, deeds, wills, and estate planning and administration.
I am on the Board of Directors of HeadStart, am a current or former officer with the Lions Charity Foundation and Middle Peninsula Bar Association. Also a member of the Mathews Ruritans.
I volunteer time and resources for most community functions.
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Ken Gibson
Hayes, VA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(855) 781-6777
4073 George Washington Memorial Highway
Hayes, VA 23072
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
Ken Gibson is passionate about helping clients get through tough times and fighting for them inside and outside the courtroom. An experienced trial attorney, Ken earned a commendation from the director of the FBI for his work in prosecuting violent criminals. He is a former Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Norfolk and Federal Prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He has the legal experience to get the best possible results for you.
A graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of South Carolina Law School, Ken gives clients outstanding representation every step of the way. Ken...
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John A Singleton
Gloucester, VA Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Originally from Charleston, West Virginia, John Singleton has made Gloucester, Virginia, his home. He served in the U.S. Marines in China and Beirut, Lebanon. John is a graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and Mercer University Law School in Macon, Georgia.
John learned his trial skills working for a large insurance defense firm. He knows how the insurance side works and uses that knowledge to give his clients outstanding insight and counsel. John enjoys a fight, and he puts his heart into every single case.
John serves his community through organizations including the Middle Peninsula Bar Association, The Fairfield Foundation, Ware...
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Francis Alban Burke
Kilmarnock, VA Lawyer
Business, Criminal, DUI and Real Estate
Gonzaga University School of Law
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Kathleen ( M. McDaniel
Gloucester, VA Attorney with 22 years of experience
Employment
University of Virginia School of Law
Angela Joy Showalter
Christchurch, VA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
New York University School of Law
Richard Morehead Foard
Gloucester Courthouse, VA Lawyer
6530 Main St
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
Real Estate
Timothy Michael Murphy
Gloucester, VA Lawyer with 33 years of experience
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Mark Cleaves
Gloucester Courthouse, VA Attorney with 35 years of experience
Lawrence Gene Cohen
Gloucester, VA Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, International and Maritime
Washington and Lee University School of Law and Washington and Lee University School of Law
John Gillis
Gloucester Courthouse, VA Lawyer with 61 years of experience
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Wayne E. Holcomb
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfNewport News, VA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal, Divorce and Family
Regent University School of Law
Let me be the first to welcome you to Holcomb Law. Our firm is devoted to public outreach and education about the legal system, and I have written several articles and e-books on a variety of topics, including divorce, child custody, mediation, reckless driving, DUI defense, criminal defense and expungement of criminal records. We will provide this information to you, free of charge. Contact us any time to schedule your initial strategy meeting with one of our experienced attorneys. You might not be happy now, probably not, but I can almost guarantee that you will be happy with your Counsel...
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Derek Allen Colvin
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
100 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSmithfield, VA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, IP and Trademarks
Pennsylvania State University
Derek is a business minded attorney laser-focused on results. He possess the knowledge and experience to serve all your business legal needs. His primary practice is in the areas of business, franchising, and litigation.
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Avery T. Waterman Jr.
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(757) 881-9881
Busch Corporate Center
217 McLaws Circle, Suite 3
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfWilliamsburg, VA Attorney
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Virginia School of Law
For 17 consecutive years during 2007-2023, Mr. Waterman has been honored by his legal colleagues in The Best Lawyers of America for 2 separate categories - "Personal Injury" and "Medical Malpractice" - for Southeast Virginia. Indeed, he has been voted its "Lawyer of the Year" for 6 of the last 10 years and for 3 of the past 4 years.
For 2021, 2022, and 2023, Waterman Law Centers received the coveted "Metropolitan Tier 1" Best Law Firms ranking by U.S. News & World Report. It has 3 Peninsula law offices: Williamsburg, Newport News, and Hampton.
Also, for 16 consecutive years during...
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Griffin O'Hanlon
Exmore, VA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Saint Louis University School of Law
Griffin O’Hanlon joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers as an attorney in the fall of 2015. He attended Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake for his freshman and sophomore years, before his parents relocated to Illinois. He returned to Virginia to attend Virginia Tech, where he majored in history. Griff obtained his J.D. from the Saint Louis University School of Law with a concentration in civil litigation.
After law school, Griff returned to Hampton Roads, where he practiced criminal law at the Norfolk Public Defender’s Office and a local private firm before joining Cooper Hurley and has extensive in-court litigation experience. Griff...
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Kimberly Hughes Phillips
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfDivorce and Family
Regent University School of Law
I have practiced Family Law since graduating law school in 2005. I regularly provide counseling to clients on matters of divorce, equitable distribution, child custody and visitation, spousal and child support and adoptions. As an adoptive parent myself, I understand the blessing of building a family through the grace of adoption and I enjoy assisting families on this journey. I have had the great honor to meet my children's birth families and as a result I feel that I connect to both the adoptive parents as well as the birth parents, all of whom are making a...
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Richard Serpe
Norfolk, VA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationMaritime, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Tulane University School of Law and Tulane University School of Law
Attorney Richard Serpe is a distinguished Virginia personal injury lawyer with a reputation for meticulous trial preparation and presentation, and has a track record of success in obtaining favorable jury verdicts and settlements for his clients.
As a personal injury attorney, Richard Serpe advocates for those who have been injured due to the negligence of another person, dangerous product, or company. A substantial portion of his legal career has been devoted to the representation of injured children.
Mr. Serpe is frequently associated with complex litigation, managing cases with difficult scientific and medical issues. He has experience managing large case cohorts, including the...
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John Naumovski
Hampton, VA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of Virginia School of Law
Recognized by multiple legal organizations as a top 10 DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyer in Virginia, attorney Naumovski has been in practice for 15 years and handled 1,000s of criminal cases. This includes over 1,000 DUIs and over 1,000 Reckless Driving cases.
Serving all of Hampton Roads area, Attorney Naumovski is in court on a daily basis aggressively defending those facing criminal or traffic accusations.
Attorney Naumovski graduated First in his Class in College as well as First in his Class in Graduate School and attended a top 10 National Law School (University...
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Bailey Gifford
Exmore, VA Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Personal Injury
Appalachian School of Law
Bailey Gifford joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in late 2020. Born in Nebraska and raised in Kentucky, she graduated with honors from Central Hardin High School.
After high school, Bailey graduated magna cum laude from Morehead State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with an emphasis in Business in 2016.
Bailey went on to the Appalachian School of Law, in Grundy, VA, where she obtained her J.D. in 2020. During her time there, she served as president of the Student Bar Association. Bailey also served as a Student Ambassador and participated as a member of both the Mock Trial and...
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Richard Neal Shapiro
Hampton, VA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
Richard Neal (Rick) Shapiro takes great pride in his work as a trial attorney and has practiced Plaintiff’s personal injury law for over three decades in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States.
He has dedicated his career to standing up for the "little guy" against big corporations, insurance companies, and government entities that attempt to use their vast resources and trove of defense lawyers to deny or fight legitimate claims.
Rick Shapiro has more than 38 years total experience, and only handles personal injury law. He was named a 2022 Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyer’s...
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Mario J Stellute
Hampton, VA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCriminal, DUI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Loyola University New Orleans
Mario J. Stellute specializes in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense throughout the entire Hampton Roads area, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his injured clients and exonerated countless criminal defendants. Mr. Stellute was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. Following law school, Mr. Stellute immediately went into private practice. Mr. Stellute practices in both state and federal courts, and is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern...
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Shalonda Michelle Tillman
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 4 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCriminal, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Florida College
Divorce, child custody or a criminal charge can be one of the most challenging events in your life, with emotions, finances, your life, and more hanging in the balance. Attempting to figure it out on your own, or through consultation with a lawyer that is unskilled in the law, unprepared or going at it alone can only adds unnecessary stress. Turn to Anson Law to provide the legal advice you need to ensure your case isn’t more difficult than it needs to be.
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Amy Weisberg
Newport News, VA Attorney with 20 years of experience
(757) 528-2643
744 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Suite B
Newport News, VA 23606
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Amy has been practicing law exclusively in the area of Domestic Relations since 2003. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dickinson College, graduating cum laude, with a double major in Sociology and Spanish. While at Dickinson, Amy was a Member of the Spanish Honor's Society, and also served as a Teaching Assistant and tutor.
Continuing her education at the Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University, Amy received her Juris Doctorate. At Pennsylvania State, Amy was selected to Appellate Moot Court Board, and also served on the ACLU's "Know Your Rights Campaign." Amy also met her husband Noah...
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John Cooper
10.0 (3 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationExmore, VA Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of Virginia School of Law
John M. Cooper is one of the founding partners at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers and a veteran of Virginia personal injury law practice. A native Virginian, he was raised in Norfolk and Virginia Beach by parents who practiced law. After graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988, John returned home to work for a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, which launched his passion for and career in personal injury law.
For over 30 years, John has worked closely with injured victims and their families and knows the...
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Brian James Gillette
Williamsburg, VA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Consumer, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
College of William and Mary
I went to law school because I wanted the opportunity to both help people and to work for myself. After graduating from the College of William and Mary School of Law in 1992, much of my practice was focused on personal injury litigation; however, I noticed I derived the greatest satisfaction from helping my Social Security disability clients through the frustrating and confusing Social Security disability application and appeals process. At the conclusion of a case, my clients would come in person to hug me, to thank me, and to tell me about the difference I had made...
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John M. McCormick
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Regent University School of Law
John is passionate about entrepreneurship and business development.
Like many entrepreneurs, he has launched both successful and failed businesses. A true believer in “failing forward”, John looks for new opportunities in every situation. This mentality allows him to connect with entrepreneurs and business owners in a meaningful way to help them navigate difficulties and grow their success.
“I find joy in helping business owners make better decisions to build on their success and protect their business.”
Outside of his practice of law, John serves as Chairman of the Board for Roc Solid Foundation, a local non-profit that builds hope for...
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Christopher M. Baker
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
9620 Maryland Ave.
Suite 205
Norfolk, VA 23511
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Administrative
Regent University School of Law
Chris is an attorney in the Virginia Beach office where he meets with individuals and couples in need of financial help. He is known by his clients as a “friendly and compassionate” attorney who brings comfort and help to those going through difficult times. Since joining Boleman Law in 2015, he has helped thousands of people struggling with overwhelming financial problems. His reputation with his clients has earned him the AVVO Client’s Choice Award in Bankruptcy, and the Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Platinum award. Chris’s reputation amongst fellow attorneys and judges has earned him a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, to be...
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Steve Miyares
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 20 years of experience
(757) 955-7739
5900 East Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suite 202
Norfolk, VA 23502
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
University of Richmond School of Law
A resident of Virginia Beach for over 30 years, Mr. Miyares has deep roots in our community. A graduate of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Mr. Miyares went on to attend Old Dominion University in Norfolk. After earing a B.S. in Political Science in 2000, Mr Miyares earned his J.D. in 2003 from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. After his admission to the Virginia Bar in 2003, Mr. Miyares proudly worked in the office of the Norfolk Public Defender. During 8 years in that office, Mr. Miyares gained...
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Sean Reilly
10.0 (6 Peer Reviews)
Newport News, VA Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
Regent University
Sean provides legal counsel to clients when they have a need for guidance on any matters involving Real Estate, Estate Planning, or Business Structuring. He works closely with clients to understand the unique issues they are facing and to customize a solution for their individual needs. Prior to joining Hanger Law, Sean was a commercial real estate broker and specialized in negotiating leases and purchase contracts for retail developments and Class A office space. With nearly a decade of real estate experience as a REALTOR®, Sean brings to Hanger Law his extensive real estate knowledge and unique perspective on the...
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Andrew "Andy" Hook
Suffolk, VA Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Virginia School of Law
Andrew H. “Andy” Hook is the president of Hook Law Center, where he practices in the areas of elder law, estate and trust administration, estate, tax, retirement and financial planning, long-term care planning, asset protection planning, special needs planning, business succession planning and personal injury settlement consulting.
A 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Mr. Hook is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Hook is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law...
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John Kaptan
10.0 (6 Peer Reviews)
Newport News, VA Lawyer
Business, Landlord Tenant, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
Regent University School of Law
John was named “Most Inspiring Graduate,” of the Regent University School of Law for his Class. An Honors student, John earned the Ronald L. Fick Book Award for highest academic achievement in:
His outstanding performance in Real Estate Transactions, Property, Contract, and Criminal Law propelled him to finish in the top fifth of the class.
Beyond the books, John established himself as an effective justice-oriented advocate. He represented Virginia on 86 cases, including felony prosecutions, under Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office. John interned for the Supreme Court of Virginia and assisted the Legal Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander for Transportation...
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Mark Stevenson
10.0 (6 Peer Reviews)
Newport News, VA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Regent University School of Law
Mark L. Stevenson is a skilled attorney and short-sale negotiator barred in Virginia , North Carolina, and Michigan. Currently, his practice focuses on Real Estate, Estate Planning, and Business matters on the Peninsula.
Prior to joining Hanger Law, he spent three years processing and successfully negotiating short sales in some of the hardest hit regions of Michigan, including Flint and metro Detroit. Mark prides himself on facilitating deals with multiple parties to achieve positive results for clients.
A local, Mark graduated from Tallwood High School and went on to get a B.S. in Chemistry at Old Dominion University, graduating cum laude, and...