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Report Ranks States on Nursing Home Quality and Shows Families’ Conflicted Views
A new report that combines nursing home quality data with a survey of family members ranks the best and worst states for care and paints a picture of how Americans…
Feds Release 2020 Guidelines Used to Protect the Spouses of Medicaid Applicants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2020 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of institutionalized Medicaid recipients may keep, as well as related…
17 Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List; 3 Named To “Ones To Watch”; 1 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (August 20, 2020) August 20, 2020 — ThompsonMcMullan is pleased to announce that 17 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since…
Impact of NIL Changes on Student Athletes
The General Assembly is considering instituting name, image, and likeness laws that would allow college student athletes to profit off their image. If these laws are passed, student athletes would…
Energy Bar Association 2022 Southern Chapter Annual Meeting
Director Cliona Robb will be participating on a panel at this year’s Southern Chapter of the Energy Bar Association’s annual meeting scheduled for March 24th and held virtually. About the…
VA Lawyers Weekly Selects Shawn Majette as Class of 2023 Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Elder Law and Estate attorney Shawn Majette on his recognition by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as an honoree in the Class of 2023 Hall of Fame. The list is…
Do Transactional Fees Paid to Third Parties Violate the FDCPA?
In Shami v. National Enterprise Systems, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 182349 (Dec. 27, 2012), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted a debt’s collector’s…
Fourth Circuit Clarifies that Bankruptcy Proceedings Need Not Defeat Your Unperfected Mechanics Lien
The statutory mechanics lien is a powerful tool for contractors and suppliers aggrieved by an owner or prime contractor who fails or refuses to pay. Before a mechanics lien may…
USPTO Reducing Electronic Filing Fees
It is about to get a little cheaper to register or renew a trademark at the federal level, provided you do it electronically. Last month, the USPTO announced a reduction…
A Guidebook to Planning for Old Age
Millions of Americans are facing old age essentially alone. One in three baby boomers is single or no longer part of a couple due to divorce or death. Others may…