As you try to navigate highways and other busy roads, you might not think much about how the negligence of a nearby truck driver can cause a serious accident. There are several common factors that can influence a truck crash. Learning more about these factors may help...
Car accidents range from minor inconveniences to terrifying disasters. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the US suffered 42,915 traffic fatalities in 2021. Additionally, the National Safety Council estimates that crashes in 2020 cost...
Attorney Bruce H. Russell, II, has been chosen as a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. Fellows are recognized as leaders in the profession, both in their legal practices and in their communities. The fellows are a group of more than 600 of the best and brightest...
LAW DAY 2022 (Updated March 19, 2022) The 2022 Law Day theme is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” We will observe this year’s Law Day on May 2, due to the actual day (May 1) falling on a Sunday this year. This is a joint project by the Russell County Bar (founding and organizing…
Southwest Virginia attorney Bruce H. Russell, II, has been elected President of the Virginia Mountain/Valley Lawyers’ Alliance for 2022. Despite covering more than 50% of the Commonwealth’s land area, there are fewer than 3,600 attorneys in the Mountain/Valley Region of Virginia – there are more Virginia-licensed attorneys with addresses of record in Washington DC. The Virginia Mountain/Valley Lawyers’ Alliance (VMVLA)…
I am pleased to announce that our Russell County Bar has been awarded the Award of Merit from the Virginia State Bar for our Law Day programming. The Virginia State Bar’s Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations awarded the 35th Annual Awards of Merit competition to 12 Bar Associations for 7 projects. This award is designed to: Recognize outstanding projects…
For many years, I have been honored to share office space and staff in Lebanon with Mr. Stephen M. Quillen. Mr. Quillen is one of the most respected lawyers on this end of the state, and is well known from Jonesville to Fairfax for his work on the Board of Bar Examiners. He served on the Board for 36 years,…
Despite covering more than 50% of the Commonwealth’s land area, there are fewer than 3,600 attorneys in the Mountain/Valley Region of Virginia – there are more Virginia-licensed attorneys with addresses of record in Washington DC. The Virginia Mountain/Valley Lawyers’ Alliance (VMVLA) is all about practicing law in the Mountain/Valley Region of Virginia (Circuits 10, 16 and 20-30) and working to…
The Law Day Blood Drive was a huge success, both in terms of pints collected and awareness generated. I believe there will be a story on the WCYB news tonight (wouldn’t swear to it). The event was sponsored by the Russell County Bar Association, but co-sponsored by the Washington County Criminal Defense Bar (if only by virtue of my being…
Winners Announced in Bar Council Elections Circuits 18, 23, and 28 went to the virtual polls and elected their representatives to Virginia State Bar Council with voting ending on April 29 at midnight. Todd A. Pilot was elected to his first term and John K. Zwerling was elected to his second term to represent Circuit 18, which is based in…