Forewarned is foretold. This is not your usual law firm Thanksgiving post. Let’s first consider a wedding in Galilee two thousand years ago. Many have heard of the wedding at Cana. It was the occasion of Jesus’s first miracle, which some might call the most magnificent party trick of all time. The host ran out of wine - a major social faux pas in that culture. It would be seen as shameful, in fact. Jesus, a guest, stepped in. He turned jugs of water into wine. Good wine, in

At a family gathering, a relative once noted that I was not a “real” veteran. The rationale for this declaration seemingly related to the fact that I never served in combat. I’d like to say that I had a pithy retort, but as often happens my immediate response was not even a particularly articulate one. During my time with the 101st Airborne Division and the Virginia National Guard, I was a peace time soldier. I have never claimed or intimated otherwise. Doing so would be desp

On Thursday, October 30, 2025, Peter Anderson was recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as one of this year's Leaders in the Law. Pete truly deserved this honor, and we are very proud of him. Among Rawls Law Group attorneys, Pete is not the first one to be recognized. Brewster Rawls was named a leader in 2017, as was Glen Sturtevant in 2019.  Our firm strives to provide top level representation to our clients. We can only do that with top level lawyers. It is good to see that

On October 1, 1996, Brewster S. Rawls and Associates (our original name) commenced operations. Our beginning was not auspicious. Six...