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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’’: 

Tier 1 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

Tier 2 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

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November 3, 2022

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

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. 

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November 5, 2021

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

Virginia Legislative Alert: SB1486 Allows Depositions to be Used in Support of Summary Judgment - Not Quite

Amendment to Virginia Code §8.01-420.

On February 21, 2019, the Governor signed a Bill amending Virginia Code Section 8.01-420.  Virginia Code Section 8.01-420 expressly states that depositions cannot be used in support of a Motion for Summary Judgment.  The recently enacted amendment to this statute allows depositions to be used, but only in the limited situation where the

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March 14, 2019

Tags: Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Virginia Legislative Alert

Virginia Legislative Alert: Bad Faith Bill SB1117 Stuck in Committee, But Virginia Bill SB1293 Sent to Governor.

Bill SB1117 Stuck in Committee

In reaction to the Supreme Court of Virginia’s 2017 decision in Manu v. GEICO Cas. Co., 293 Va. 371 (2017), a bill was introduced to the General Assembly in 2018, seeking to impose bad faith on UM/UIM insurance carriers. In 2018, the proposed legislation died in a Senate committee. In 2019, another substantively identical UM/UIM bad faith bill was proposed, SB1117.

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February 21, 2019

Tags: Insurance Coverage, Virginia Legislative Alert

McCandlish Holton Attorneys Obtain Defense Verdict for Mutual Insurance Company in Jury Trial

 

Matthew Haynes and Brennan Morrissett obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a mutual insurance company in a Virginia Circuit Court jury trial.  The plaintiff/insured filed a 1st party suit against his homeowner’s insurer alleging breach of contract. 

Plaintiff sought to recover more than $250,000 in alleged personal property losses and additional living expenses he claimed resulted from a fire that completely destroyed his residence.  Plaintiff sought these amounts eighteen months after the fire, and in addition to

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January 29, 2019

Tags: News, Litigation, Local Counsel, Updates, verdicts, Insurance Coverage

McCandlish Holton Attorney Successfully Represented a Virginia Business

McCandlish Holton Director Michael H. Gladstone successfully represented a Virginia business in a claim removed from state court to the U.S. District Court on a life insurance policy covering one of the company’s key executives. The policy death benefit exceeded $1,000,000.  The insurer had denied the claim alleging material misrepresentations by the decedent in answering health-related questions on the insurance application.  After discovery depositions of several of the insurer’s executives, the litigation was resolved at mediation, avoiding the necessity of a trial. 

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May 2, 2018

Tags: News, Employment Law, Litigation, Business Law, Updates, Insurance Coverage

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