July 28, 2009 - Mike Cooper willl speak at a Financial Education Seminar presented by LINC, the Legal Information Network for Cancer
June 24, 2009 - Eight Spotts Fain lawyers named in Virginia Super Lawyers or Super Lawyers Rising Stars
June 12, 2009 Deborah K. Fourness spoke at the Virginia's United Land Trusts (VaULT) conference on Wetlands Mitigation Banks' Interaction with Conservation Easements
June 2009 - Dana McDaniel has been named to the INTA Panel of Neutrals. The INTA PON is the world's only international panel of neutral mediators who are both expert in trademark and unfair competition law and trained in the art of mediating disputes.
June 2009 - Brian Marron is the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation's President-Elect for 2009-2010
June 4, 2009 - Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange Transactions: Property Held for Investment Purposes - Tax Court Guidance, by John W. Anderson and Andrew W. Oxenreiter
May 25, 2009 - We are pleased to announce that John Carroll, former Assistant General Counsel to Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. has joined Spotts Fain.
May 21, 2009 - Steve Reardon spoke at VANHA, the Virginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging 36th Annual Conference.
May 19, 2009 - Betsy Davis spoke at the dinner meeting of the Virginia Chapter of Financial Executives International
May 14, 2009 - Spotts Fain golfers take first place at the Henrico County Bar Association Golf Tournament 2009
May 14, 2009 - Mike Cooper was awarded the "KRISTA LATSHAW PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD" at LINC's Annual Luncheon.
April 23, 2009 - Brian Marron spoke at a Virginia CLE seminar in Richmond, Commercial Leases in Troubled Times: Challenges for Landlords and Tenants.
April 22, 2009 - Christina Revels co-authored an article, En patellae, veritas*---In plates, truth, for all - published in Thinking Highways, vol. 4, no. 1. Addresses Legal Implications of License Plate Imaging.
April 20, 2009 - The New FTC "Red Flag" Identity Theft Regulations: Is Your Business a Creditor?, by Matt Yanovitch
March 23, 2009 - Jen West was elected Director of the firm
March 5, 2009 - Employers Front COBRA Premium Subsidy Pending Reimbursement from Federal Government, article by Betsy Davis
February 24, 2009 - Hugh Fain participated in a panel discussing, Pleadings, Practice, Discovery, and Expert Witnesses at a Virginia CLE seminar in Richmond, Best Practices in Circuit Court: An Interactive Judges' Forum for Richmond-Area Litigators
February 16, 2009 - Employee Free Choice Act: Union v. Employer Showdown by Kelley M. Wynne
February 5, 2009 - Nothing in My Back Yard? The Case Against Expanding Third Party Rights to Challenge Local Land Use Decisions in Virginia, by Robert J. Allen
January 22, 2009 - Senate passes Ledbetter Bill, by Betsy Davis - UPDATE: On Jan. 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. The law reverses the Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
January 16, 2009 - New FMLA Regulations Go Into Effect January 16, 2009, article by Betsy Davis
January 2009 - ADAAA - Amendments to ADA effective January 2009, article by Betsy Davis
December 2008 - Five Spotts Fain lawyers named in the Legal Elite 2008
December 2008 - New Form 990 for 501(c)(6) organizations - changes analyzed in article by Lee Stephens and Robert Allen
December 2008 - We are pleased to announce that Deborah Fourness has joined the firm's Business Section.
December 2008 - Sharing the joys of the holiday
November 2008 - The Virginia Bar Association has named four Spotts Fain attorneys VBA Community Servants for 2007, Hugh Fain, John Anderson, Lee Stephens and Connell Mullins were recognized for their "dedicated efforts to provide valuable service to the community during the year 2007." Lawyers are recognized for giving 100 hours or more of certified pro bono publico legal service and nonlegal community service.
November 3, 2008 - Our firm continues to grow, with the latest addition to our Business Section. New associate Peter Gambardella is working on commercial real estate and business transactions in our Richmond office.
October 7, 2008 - We welcome new assocate, Patricia (P.J.) Bugg Turner to our commercial litigation section. P.J. will handle products liability, toxic torts and other commercial litigation matters.
October 7, 2008 - Richmond - Betsy Davis spoke at a One-Day Seminar, Advanced Employment Law: Working Through Common Problems.
October 3, 2008 - Charlottesville - Betsy Davis spoke at the Virginia Bar Association's 38th Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law. Her topic was EEOC Caregiver Guidance -- Potential New Basis for Employer Liability?
September 2008 - Article by Matt Benka and Christina Revels, Road Funding: the Richmond Debate
September 23, 2008 - Lee Stephens spoke at a workshop in Fredericksburg for attorneys and others involved in land conservation donations, Conservation and Open-Space Easement Donations: Legal Considerations.
September 2008 - Our Creditors' Rights section has added two new associates, Amanda Gallagher and James Olmsted.
September 2008 - Gillespie and Roth Joining Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
