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Recent Legal Developments

The information we provide here may include proposed or final legislation or regulations, recent decisions of interest or other current legal or business trends and presentations of interest to our clients.


Purchase of Development Rights: Another Option for Conservation Minded Landowners

Advice to Employers Dealing with Abuses of the Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA

Farm Bill Improves Tax Benefits for Donors of Conservation Easements

New Amendment to FMLA Requires 26 Weeks of Unpaid Military Family Medical Leave

Good Employment Practices

Company Logos are Valuable Assets

NC Agricultural Finance Authority prevails in Eastern District of Virginia

Employers should know your obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act (USERRA)

Employers should review and tighten noncompete provisions

Selected Bankruptcy Decisions

Recent Legal Developments

2005

Chapter 11 and Commercial Bankruptcy Practice

In re Watson, Case No. 05-77864 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2005) court upholds the constitutionality of BAPCPA's credit counseling requirements.

Chapter 12 Bankruptcy

October 17, 2005 - Effective Date - Public Law 109-8 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

October 2005 - BAPCPA - Other Important Changes Under BAPCPA

October 2005 - Employment Laws - Employers Should Review Existing Practices Regarding Releases of Age Discrimination Claims

October 2005 - Chapter 13 Bankruptcy - Other New Chapter 13 Provisions Under BAPCPA

October 2005 - Chapter 13 Bankruptcy - The Basics of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

October 2005 - Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - The Basics of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy; Secured Debts in Chapter 7; Non-Dischargeable Debts and Creditors' Strategy in Chapter 7

2004

September 2004 - Mary Elizabeth Davis, Safe Harbor Under the New FLSA Regulations

July 2004 - Mary Elizabeth Davis, New Rules on Overtime Take Effect August 2004

March 2004 - Dana D. McDaniel, Revision to Local Rule 56 Will Impact Patent Infringement and Other Complex Litigation.

October 5, 2010 - Mike Rothermel will speak at a seminar in Richmond, Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law

August 20, 2010 - Michael Yager, a Legal Assistant in our Litigation Section, spoke at a NALA LIVE! presentation on electronic discovery, "E-Discovery - Slow Down the Train" 

August 5, 2010 - Four Spotts Fain lawyers named in Best Lawyers in America, Meade Spotts, Hugh Fain, Robert Chappell and Dana McDaniel.

August 2, 2010 - Spotts Fain attorney, Lee Stephens assisted clients with first Fort Pickett Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) conservation easement held by a State agency.

July 28, 2010 - Lessons on Charitable Conservation Contributions from Schneidelman v. Commissioner, by Robert Allen and Lee Stephens.

July 2010 - Spotts Fain congratulates Brian Marron, who begins his term as President of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation.

July 9, 2010 - 'Much Ado About Nothing' - Bilski v. Kappos, by Bob Barrett.

June 23, 2010 - We are proud to announce that six Spotts Fain lawyers were named in the Virginia Super Lawyers list for 2010 and six named Virginia Rising Stars.

June 21, 2010 - Section 1031 Update - Exchange Facilitators Act is effective July 1, 2010, by John Anderson

June 19, 2010 - You may be required to notify your employees of their right to join a union, by Betsy Davis.

June 15, 2010 - Spotts Fain Creditors' Rights lawyers spoke at a Virginia Association of Community Banks Teleseminar on Bankruptcy and Collections

May 24, 2010 - Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Circuit Court Decision Confirming Arbitration Award in Dispute Involving a Limited Liability Company, by Andrew Oxenreiter and John Anderson.

May 18, 2010 - Health Care Reform - Priorities for Employers 2010 by Elliot Fitzgerald

May 13, 2010 - Mark With Care: The Rise of § 292 False Patent Marking Lawsuits, by Bob Barrett.

April 23, 2010 - Business people should be aware of the consequences for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

April 23, 2010 - Bob Barrett presented The $612.5 Million Question: How to protect your intellectual property at the Greater Richmond Chamber.

April 7, 2010 - The Spotts Fain Intellectual Property Team welcomes Bob Barrett to our growing practice group.

April 1, 2010 - We are very pleased to announce that Connell Mullins has been elected a shareholder of the firm and Deborah Fourness has been elected a director. 

January 27, 2010 - We are proud to announce that Spotts Fain Managing Director, Hugh M. Fain, III has been elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association

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