Rawls Law Group
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Lack of Transparency Compounds Trauma in Victims of Child Abuse Suffered at Army Child Care Center
Our attorney, Glen Sturtevant, spoke to Stars and Stripes about the findings of a recent report released by the DoD Inspector General that evaluated DoD and military policy regarding abuse allegations at military child care centers.”Five Marine Corps families filed lawsuits after their children were abused in a day care at Marine Corps Air Station…
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Babies In NICU Intentionally Harmed by Hospital Employee
Unbelievable, right? Sadly, it’s real. The Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney’s office has charged a former Henrico Doctors’ Hospital employee with malicious wounding and child abuse. The alleged perpetrator was arrested in the early morning hours of January 3rd. Think about it: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is where the most fragile newborns are cared for.…
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FAMILY OF SUICIDE VICTIM SUES BLUE RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR $10M
The family of Amber Nolan has filed a $10M lawsuit against Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, alleging negligence in care that ultimately led to her death. Rawls Law Group is representing Nolan’s estate in this matter. Read the article below to learn more.
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The Section Chief of the Richmond VA’s Medical Center Heart Transplant Program Failed to Ensure a Culture of Safety and Engaged in Unprofessional Conduct
The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report detailing concerning findings about the Richmond VA Medical Center in Virginia. The investigation, prompted by multiple complaints, focused on the facility’s heart transplant program and the conduct of its cardiothoracic section chief, Dipesh Shah, MD. From March 16–August 11, 2023, the…
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Great Result from our Vaccine Injury Practice!
Today we won an appeal for a vaccine injured client at the Court of Federal Claims in Washington D.C. This claim was denied initially by the lower court on a very technical question about the timing between the vaccination and the onset of injury. In other words, a long time had passed between vaccination and…
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Hang In There!
Lately, we have been interviewing law students. This has caused me to have flashbacks to when I was in their position.Such recollections give me some sympathy for these young applicants. It’s not exactly a fun process – for them.In my third year of law school, I was invited to a second interview at a firm…
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Virginia Lawyers’ Weekly Names Faith Jenkins Among 2022 ‘Unsung Legal Heroes’
RICHMOND, VA, November 28, 2022––Rawls Law Group is pleased to announce Director of Marketing, Faith Jenkins, was selected as a member of the Class of 2022 “Unsung Legal Heroes” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a leading industry publication serving the state’s legal community.Now in its sixth year, this program recognizes Virginia’s most talented and dedicated legal…
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Job Applicant Insights: To Divulge or to Not Divulge
Trigger warning: Employment lawyers scroll on. I am going to utter heresy.You’re called by someone you know, another lawyer. A former employee of your firm has applied for a job with theirs. This is news to you. The caller wants some insights into the applicant.We all know what the textbook answer is. Without permission, you…
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Civility is Good Enough
The other day I was accused by opposing counsel of sending a “rude” and “condescending” email.The other side hadn’t done something it should have done about preparing settlement pleadings. I asked that the documents be revised.Looking back at the original message, it was certainly not cordial. There was nothing warm and fuzzy about it. However,…
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In the Midst of a Nightmare Deposition
Your witness is being deposed. Maybe it’s your client or your expert, but it’s not going well. In fact, it’s a disaster – a “technicolor nightmare” as one of my early supervising partners liked to say.What do you do? Really, the question is what can you do.The answer is not much.Hopefully, this event is not…
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For the Second Year in a Row, the Highest Jury Verdict in Virginia Won by Brewster Rawls
Rawls Law Group is thrilled to announce the highest jury verdict outcome for 2021 in Virginia as reported by Virginia Lawyers Weekly was tried by Brewster Rawls, Owner & Founder of Rawls Law Group. This is the second year in a row that Brewster Rawls obtained the largest verdict in Virginia. About The CasesThe most…
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Brewster Rawls of Rawls Law Group Recognized as Go-To Lawyer for Medical Malpractice in Virginia
RICHMOND, VA, November 22, 2021–– Rawls Law Group is thrilled to announce Brewster Rawls was selected by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as a Go-To Lawyer in Virginia for medical malpractice law. This comes as Brewster has almost 38 years of experience exclusively as a trial lawyer. Virginia Lawyers Weekly has been the commonwealth’s top source of…