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The Virginia Access to Justice Commission named 35 McGuireWoods lawyers to its Pro Bono Service Honor Roll in recognition of pro bono contributions during the 2020-2021 bar year.The Pro Bono Service Honor Roll is a new initiative designed to highlight Virginia attorneys who report performing at least 40 hours of pro bono service, consistent with the professional obligations laid out in Rule 6.1 of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct.The Virginia …

Law360 quoted McGuireWoods partner Matthew Fender in an April 15, 2022, story that examines how two recent appeals court decisions could affect insurance claims for COVID-19-related business losses.The Supreme Court of Virginia on April 14, 2022, declined to review a pandemic-related coverage case brought by a group of hotels against two insurance companies. On the same day, the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of an insurance …

McGuireWoods Richmond partner Matthew Fender discussed COVID-19 related insurance recovery issues in a Q&A in the September-October issue of Corporate Counsel Business Journal. Fender, who represents policyholders in insurance recovery disputes, described a recent federal case in Missouri in which the court concluded that the “physical loss or damage” coverage trigger is satisfied by the presence of novel coronavirus on surfaces. “If the presence of the virus is sufficient to constitute physical …

… Knapp, Dallas and HoustonPublic Finance Kenneth M. Neighbors, AtlantaRegulatory & Compliance Michael J. Anzelmo, Columbia, South Carolina“McGuireWoods is committed to diversity and inclusion in the operation of our firm and in service to our clients,” said J. Tracy Walker IV, the firm’s managing partner. “Among other things, we are committed to increasing the number of women, LGBTQ lawyers, and lawyers of color at our firm, knowing that they will serve our firm and …

Law360 covered a recent Virginia Supreme Court victory for a McGuireWoods client who was awarded damages for serious injuries suffered in a 2013 auto accident. In a unanimous Aug. 15 ruling, the court held that a motorist who was ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages could not have that amount offset by the $750,000 the injured driver received from her insurance company under an uninsured motorist policy. The ruling by the state …