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Click to enlarge  Michie Hamlett Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel PLLC is a full service law firm dedicated to providing exceptional legal services and value to our clients. Since our formation in 1946, we have grown and developed the capability of handling complex matters over a wide geographic area, and yet preserved our emphasis on serving the legal needs of central Virginia. As part of our commitment to serving that community, we donate a significant amount of time to pro bono activities that help make our system of justice accessible to all. [>]

Click to enlarge  As published in the Charlottesville Daily Progress:

   "Lynchburg architects Stanhope Johnson and Ray O. Branham designed the nine-story skyscraper in the neo-classical revival style.

  "The register's desk is gone, as is the switchboard that was behind it. And, the law offices of Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel, P.C., have replaced the dining room and kitchen.

  "But when the group of attorneys created the offices a few years ago, they tried to retain as much of the old character and ambience of the building as they could. They kept the same chandeliers and molding, and many of the old rooms are still intact... [>]

Role of Lawyer as Counselor Is Important
by James Cox, III, Personal Services Group

"A good lawyer should counsel their client when they are drawing up a wills, trusts and other documents, helping to be sure decisions are thought through properly, making sure the client is aware that their well-intentioned desires might lead to unintended consequences..." [>]

Suing The Employer In Spite Of The Workers’ Compensation Act
by J. Gregory Webb, Personal Injury Group

"The Act has barred employees from suing their employer in tort for personal injuries received on account of an 'injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment or occupational disease.'..." [>]

What Are The Legal Ramifications Of Videotaping Or Recording An Adverse Party's Telephone Conversations?
by Elizabeth Coughter, Personal Services Group

"Currently in Virginia, there are laws that prohibit the videotaping or filming of another and the illegal interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication. Virginia Code §§18.2-386.1 makes it a crime to videotape, photograph or film a non-consenting person who is totally nude or clad in undergarments, or in a state of undress, so as to expose that person's private parts and the... " [>]
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