On March 31, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a new Act significantly expanding the scope of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). The law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2021, will allow the public to access government records...
Our legal team is proud to serve clients in Roanoke and throughout central and southwest Virginia.
Our legal team is proud to serve clients in Roanoke and throughout central and southwest Virginia.
Miscellaneous
Wills and Undue Influence
A will in Virginia is a legal instrument providing for the transfer of property after death. However, a will can be challenged and legally set aside for a number of reasons. In Virginia, one such reason a will can be set aside is undue influence. What is Undue...
Video Discussion: Our Practice in a Pandemic
In the twenty-seventh episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted (or not) our everyday...
Video Discussion: Administrative Hearings
In the twenty-second episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss our administrative law practice. In many instances, cases are...
Video Discussion: U.S. Supreme Court
In the twenty-first episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss the United States Supreme Court, and the ways...
Video Discussion: Deadlines
In the twentieth episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss deadlines in legal cases, formally known as statutes of...
Video Discussion: Arbitration
In the nineteenth episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss arbitration, a method of alternative dispute...
Video Discussion: Depositions
In the eighteenth episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss depositions, an important and powerful discovery...
Video Discussion: Mediation
In the seventeenth episode of our firm’s video web series, which can be viewed below, firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr., associate attorney Daniel J. Martin, and firm investigator Isaac Van Patten discuss alternative dispute resolution, namely...
Special Announcement: Giving Support Through Charitable Contributions
Fishwick & Associates is pleased to announce a new program through which our firm will be contributing to charitable causes, starting with Feeding Southwest Virginia (a member of Feeding America). As discussed in the below video by firm owner John P. Fishwick, Jr....