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Spotts Fain Recognized by Best Lawyers® as a 2022 "Best Law Firm"

Posted on November 4, 2021 in News

Federal Appeals Court Shoots Down Loan Guarantor’s Claims of Fraud and Duress

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Neil E. McCullagh

This month we review a recent federal appeals court decision with important lessons for lenders engaged in commercial loan workouts. A business owner tried to void his personal guaranty of two large b...

Spotts Fain Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022

Posted on August 19, 2021 in News

Virginia Marijuana Laws Go Up in Smoke

Posted on July 14, 2021 in Employment Law

Virginia employers still adjusting to numerous new laws that have taken effect in 2020 and 2021 also need to be aware of permissive changes in Virginia marijuana laws, which affect employment practice...

New Virginia Laws Of Which Creditors Should Be Aware

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Neil E. McCullagh in Creditors' Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Earlier this year, we highlighted Virginia’s recent changes to the required notice for a foreclosure on owner-occupied residential real estate. That article can be found here. In this article, we high...

Virginia Overtime and Disability Discrimination Rules Take Effect July 1, 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 in Employment Law

Effective for hours worked on or after July 1, 2021, Virginia employers will be required by state law to pay overtime to many employees. Overtime has previously been required in Virginia only by the f...

Upcoming Changes to the Lanham Act: The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Clay S. Hester in Intellectual Property and Information Technology

As part of Congress’ sweeping COVID-19 relief bill, it passed the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020, which makes some significant changes to the Lanham Act, particularly to certain trademark examina...