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Bill Introduced in U.S. House Would Reform Insurance Claims Adjuster Licensing

August 25, 2017— A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act. (H. R. 3363) would provide for uniformity in licensing requirements and reciprocity across states that license claims adjusters. The bill was introduced on July 24, 2017 by Rep. David Kustoff, [R-TN] and has been referred to the Committee on Financial Services.

August 25, 2017

Tags: News, Workers' Compensation

McCandlish Holton Morris named Top 21 Immigration Firms in the Washington DC area

Congratulations to the Immigration Pratice Group of McCandlish Holton Morris for being named to the Top 21 Immigration Firms in the Washington DC area. Expertise.com scored immigration lawyers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to produce a hand-picked list of the best immigration lawyers in Washington DC.

August 11, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

16th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar

McCandlish Holton is thrilled to announce our 16th Annual Workers' Compensation Seminar! The seminar has become one of the premier industry events in the Mid-Atlantic Region-- a full day of useful information and continuing education free to adjusters, risk managers, nurse case managers, and brokers. The event will take place September 27, 2017 at The Westin Richmond.

August 10, 2017

Tags: News, Workers' Compensation

Jennifer Minear Named Second Vice President of AILA

Jennifer Minear was elected to serve as the AILA Second Vice President for the 2017-2018 term. Ms. Minear is a director in the Immigration Practice Group, where her practice focuses on employment-based immigration, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare sector, including J-1 waiver and green card processing for foreign medical graduates.

June 26, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

Insurance Practice Alert: Important ‘Bad Faith’ Opinion from Virginia Supreme Court

On Friday, April 27, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court decided Manu v. GEICO Casualty Company, Record No. 160852, 2017 Va. Lexis 70 (Va. April 27, 2017), a "bad faith" opinion significant to insurers that issue family automobile policies in Virginia.

April 30, 2017

Tags: News, Litigation

Business Immigration Alert: Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B Cap Update

On Monday, April 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it received approximately 199,000 H-1B petitions during the first five business days of April (April 3-7, 2017) exceeding the statutory cap on available H-1B slots. As a result, USCIS conducted a random computer generated selection process, or “lottery,” to determine which H-1B petitions filed during this period would be accepted.

April 18, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

TRAVEL ALERT : Warning to Individuals From Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen

On January 27, 2017, the new administration issued an Executive Order which suspends "entry into the United States" of individuals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days (and possibly longer).

January 30, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

Morris & Morris Joins McCandlish Holton

Two Long-Established Richmond-Based Law Firms Announce Merger

Richmond-based law firms McCandlish Holton and Morris & Morris announce a merger of the two firms, to take effect December 1, 2016. The newly combined firm will have 39 lawyers, offering clients a full range of legal services with specialties in business and corporate law, commercial real estate law, civil litigation in state and federal courts, workers' compensation, products liability, healthcare, and immigration. Both firms have had a presence in Virginia in excess of twenty-five years.

November 30, 2016

Tags: News

Amanda S. Tapscott Named Chair of VADA Workers’ Compensation Section

Amanda Tapscott, a Director in our Workers' Compensation practice group, was recently named chair of the Worker's Compensation Section of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA).

October 16, 2016

Tags: News, Workers' Compensation

2015 Readers' Choice Listing

We are pleased to announce that four of the firm's attorneys have been selected for the 2015 Readers' Choice listing published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Congratulations to Mark B. Rhoads and Jonathan L. Moore.

January 1, 2015

Tags: News

News & Publications

Bill Introduced in U.S. House Would Reform Insurance Claims Adjuster Licensing

McCandlish Holton Morris named Top 21 Immigration Firms in the Washington DC area

16th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar

Jennifer Minear Named Second Vice President of AILA

Insurance Practice Alert: Important ‘Bad Faith’ Opinion from Virginia Supreme Court

Business Immigration Alert: Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B Cap Update

TRAVEL ALERT : Warning to Individuals From Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen

Morris & Morris Joins McCandlish Holton

Amanda S. Tapscott Named Chair of VADA Workers’ Compensation Section

2015 Readers' Choice Listing

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