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Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 19 McCandlish Holton Attorneys

Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Edition recognizes 19 McCandlish Holton attorneys in 15 practice areas such as: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Immigration Law, Employment Law, and Construction Litigation. Reflective of the foundational role civil litigation holds at McCandlish Holton, 11 of the 15 recognized practice areas are in litigation.

August 17, 2023

Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Toxic Tort, Awards & Recognitions

19 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Named 'Legal Elite' in Virginia Business 23rd Edition

McCandlish Holton is pleased to announce that nineteen of our attorneys are named in the 23rd Edition 'Legal Elite' by Virginia Business Magazine. Each year Virginia Business Magazine asks attorneys throughout the Commonwealth to nominate their peers for distinction in 20 categories. The full list of 19 McCandlish Holton attorneys on this year’s Legal Elite list, recognized in 8 categories:

December 2, 2022

Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Medical Campus Development, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Super Lawyers, Arbitration, Attorneys

13 McCandlish Holton Practice Areas Ranked by Best Lawyers® ‘‘Best Law Firms” 2023

Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Immigration Law in RICHMOND top tier

The 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers® ‘‘Best Law Firms” ranks thirteen McCandlish Holton, PC practice areas across Tiers 1-3 in metropolitan Richmond.

To be eligible for a practice area ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in Best Lawyers in America^®, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States.

In total, fourteen McCandlish Holton attorneys are individually recognized in Best Lawyers® 2023 Edition, and two attorneys are granted further distinction as ‘‘Lawyer of the Year’’:

Jennifer Minear, Immigration ‘‘Lawyer of the Year’’
Amanda T. Belliveau, Workers’ Compensation - Employer ‘‘Lawyer of the Year’’

Tier 1 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

Tier 2 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

November 3, 2022

Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Insurance Coverage, Attorneys, Awards & Recognitions

20 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Named 2021 Virginia 'Legal Elite'

The 22nd Edition of Virginia Business Magazine Legal Elite recognizes twenty McCandlish Holton attorneys in seven practice categories: Civil Litigation, Immigration, Business Law, Construction, Labor/Employment Law, Real Estate/Land Use, and Young Lawyer.

December 14, 2021

Tags: News, Employment Law, Litigation, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Super Lawyers, Attorneys

McCandlish Holton Ranked for 13 Practice Areas by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2022

The 2022 Edition Ranks three practice areas for the first time

The 2022 Edition of US News – Best Lawyers® ranks thirteen McCandlish Holton PC practice areas, including three practice areas that are newly ranked:

McCandlish Holton PC received metropolitan Richmond Tier 1 ratings in three practice areas:

To be eligible for a practice area ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States. In 2022, McCandlish Holton PC has 17 attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers.

November 5, 2021

Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Insurance Coverage, Attorneys, Awards & Recognitions

25 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Named 2020 Virginia 'Legal Elite'

25 McCandlish Holton attorneys are recognized in the 21st Edition of Virginia Business Magazine Legal Elite in 11 practice categories. Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association, the Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their peers are the top attorneys in a variety of legal specialties. Below, find the full list of McCandlish Holton attorneys named on this list Legal Elite list:

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

James M. Snyder

BANKRUPTCY/CREDITORS' RIGHTS:

C. Walker Terry

BusinesS law:

Samuel C. Haisley

Civil Litigation:

D. Cameron Beck, Jr.

Lawrence A. (Lex) Dunn

Michael H. Gladstone

J. Matthew Haynes, Jr.

Lauren E. Hutcheson [Read Lauren’s Profile]

Joseph M. Moore

Brennan C. Morrissett

December 2, 2020

Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Medical Campus Development, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Super Lawyers, Arbitration, Attorneys

Virginia’s Department of Labor and Industry Enacts COVID-Related Workplace Safety Standards

Requirements for employers and what employers should do now

§ i6VAC25-220

By Samantha Stecker Otero

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On July 15, 2020, Virginia became the first state in the country to adopt an Emergency Standard for COVID-Related Workplace Safety, which applies to all employers in the Commonwealth. In essence, the regulations require employers to analyze their worksites and the tasks that each employee performs, in order to effectively categorize the COVID-related risks inherent in those workplaces and/or tasks.

Once the categorization of risk is made, employers will then be required to abide by various requirements for each level of risk. The Emergency Standard is in effect, however the requirements regarding training and implementation of infectious disease plans (for employers in the “very high”, “high” and “medium” risk categories) will not become effective for 30-60 days. Additional guidance will be forthcoming from DOLI.

Virginia employers will need to comply with the Emergency Standard or potentially face

July 31, 2020

Tags: Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, COVID-19

Coronavirus and a Remote Workforce: A Dual Review of Workers’ Compensation & Employment Law Concerns

SPECIAL EDITION | Coronavirus & Comp Updates

- - The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have caused many changes in how we work in Virginia. Office workers and teachers are some of the many types of employees who have transitioned to working remotely because of Governor Northam’s Executive Orders closing schools and encouraging telework. With a large part of the workforce working remotely and/or from home, there are several issues for employers and carriers to consider.

Workers’ Compensation Concerns

Arising Out Of

Added risks in the employee’s home workspace are likely to be “conditions of the work place” meeting the arising out of element of a workers’ compensation claim.

Three Case Examples:

April 15, 2020

Tags: Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation Defense Digest, COVID-19, Coronavirus & Workers' Comp

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: FAQ’s for Employers

H.R. 6201

By Samantha Stecker Otero

Congress recently passed, and the President signed, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”). The FFCRA provides assistance to workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are two aspects of the FFCRA directly applicable to employers:

1. mandatory paid sick leave under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“Paid Sick Leave Act”) and,

2. expansion of medical leave under the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (“Emergency FMLA”).

The Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency FMLA become effective April 1, 2020 and last until December 31, 2020.

Employers and Employees Covered

The Emergency FMLA and Paid Sick Leave Act apply only to private employers with fewer

March 25, 2020

Tags: Employment Law, COVID-19

McCandlish Holton's Response to COVID-19

McCandlish Holton wishes to assure our clients and the community that we are working to maintain full operations during the current health crisis. We are carefully following the regional and national updates on the spread and impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to protect our employees, clients, and community.

March 18, 2020

Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Local Counsel, Medical Campus Development, Workers' Compensation, Business Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Real Estate & Finance, Wine & Spirits Industry, COVID-19