Firm News & Press

We are pleased to announce that Charles W. Davis, Jr. has joined the Firm. C.W. grew up in Tappahannock and graduated from Essex County High School. In 2009, he graduated from the University of Virginia where he double-majored in politics and sociology. C.W. received his law degree from the University…

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A Virginia tradition, RivahFest was held on June 21, and Marks & Harrison employees were there to help out for another year. The celebrated Tappahannock festival included live music, antiques and several family-friendly activities. We helped families visiting the festival fill out child identification kits.

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Joanna L. Suyes led a Continuing Legal Education webinar co-sponsored by the Virginia State Bar and the Legal Information Network for Cancer on June 19, 2014, entitled Meeting the Legal Needs of Clients Facing Serious Illness: Social Security Disability Benefits. The webinar provided participants with an overview of the laws…

Marks & Harrison ensured more children will be safe in the water this summer by sponsoring swim lessons at the 2014 Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA summer day camp. The Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA promotes healthy living and fosters a sense of social responsibility in the Peninsula and surround areas.

Gregg Neylan, pictured below, loved the Richmond Public School System, learning and books. When he passed away in March of 2013, his daughter Kathleen looked for a way to celebrate his legacy. In 2014, the “Book Festival in Memory of Gregg Neylan” was born. Kathleen, a paralegal with Marks &…

Genoveva Border, Director of Spanish Services, will oversee the Firm’s sponsorship of the ¿Que Pasa? Festival in downtown Richmond Saturday, May 3rd. Held at the historic Canal Walk, this annual event is organized by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to showcase the cultural symbols, cuisines and traditions of Latin…

Joanna Suyes attended the Pro Bono Summit at the Supreme Court of Virginia on Wednesday, April 2. Organized by the Virginia Bar Association, the Summit brings together justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Bar leaders, legal aid attorneys and others interested in issues faced by low-income Virginians when attempting…

The Southern Trial Lawyers Association published an article by Penn Crawford, Life Care Plans & Cynical Juries. Life care plans show a total picture of the care a person will need after a catastrophic injury to regain as much pre-injury functioning as possible. In this article, Penn discusses important elements…