Co-author: An Emerging Risk of Allegations of Insider Trading, Interglobix Magazine, April 30, 2023
Speaker: "Recent Developments in Virginia Taxation," 32nd Annual Tax Practitioner's Roundtable, Virginia Bar Association, October 29, 2020
Co-author: Taxation – The Annual Survey of Virginia Law, The University of Richmond Law Review, 2020
Speaker: "Recent Developments in Virginia Taxation," 31st Annual Tax Practitioner's Roundtable, Virginia Bar Association, October 30, 2020
Speaker: Business Interruption Coverage for the Internet Infrastructure Industry, June 10, 2020
Co-author: Taxation – The Annual Survey of Virginia Law, The University of Richmond Law Review, 2019
Speaker: "Recent Developments in Virginia Taxation," 30th Annual Tax Practitioner's Roundtable, Virginia Bar Association, October 25, 2019
Co-author: Taxation – The Annual Survey of Virginia Law, The University of Richmond Law Review, 2018
Co-author: "Chevron Deference: Where Do We Go From Here?," Regent University Law Review, 2017
Co-author: "Are the Rights Guaranteed by the Third Amendment Sufficiently Deep Rooted and Fundamental to the be Incorporated into the Fourteenth?," University of Tennessee Law Review, 2015
Co-author: "What If States Opt Out Of EPA’s Existing Source Rule?," Law360, November 24, 2014
Co-author: "A Constitutional Challenge to EPA’s ‘Clean Power Plan’," Law360, October 28, 2014
Co-author: "Toward True Client Communication in Mass Torts," The Journal of Civil Litigation, 2014
Co-author: "How the Constitutions of the Thirty-Seven States in Effect When the Fourteenth Amendment Was Adopted Demonstrate that the Governmental Endorsement Test in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence Is Contrary to American History and Tradition," Texas Review of Law & Politics, 2012
Co-author: "Florida Supreme Court Erred in Drug Dog Ruling," JURIST-Hotline, 2012
Author: Note: Exclusive Separability? Arbitrability and the Contract Formation Defense, The Review of Litigation, 2009
ARTICLES
January 30, 2026
- In a victory for Whiteford’s Appellate Practice, the Supreme Court of Virginia clarified the scope of the sovereign immunity doctrine.
- The case involved a municipal trash truck driver and whether he could be liable for negligence while on his route.
- The Circuit Court ruled the driver was immune, but the Supreme Court disagreed.
- The Court focused on whether the driver was exercising judgment and discretion beyond ordinary driving at the time of the accident.
- The decision provides guidance for negligence cases involving municipal employees and vehicle operation.
- The decision was a significant win for Whiteford’s client, allowing her to seek relief for her injuries.
August 8, 2025
On August 5, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals addressed the finality of court orders and the limits of its appellate jurisdiction. While the decision was made in the context of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”) dispute, it has broader application, especially to those cases in which attorney fees are sought.
July 24, 2025
On July 22, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals issued a published order in
Sisco v. Holtzman, Rec. No. 024025, clarifying the rules for assignments of error in appellate proceedings. Assignments matter. The Court of Appeals cannot reverse rulings that are not assigned as error.
See Rule 5A:20(c)(1) (“Only assignments of error listed . . . will be noticed by this Court.”).
January 21, 2025
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of Virginia announced several
amendments to its Rules, which govern proceedings in Virginia court. Parties to civil cases should pay careful attention to two of those revisions, which will become effective on
March 17, 2025.
July 2, 2024
For companies whose operations are subject to strict federal regulations – and particularly those that are facing or may be facing enforcement actions – take note. The U.S. Supreme Court may have just leveled the playing field. On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overturned a long-standing legal precedent that instructed courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous laws they administer. Instead, federal laws will be interpreted by the courts. Federal agencies will need to prove their cases, including enforcement actions where an arguably ambiguous statute is at issue. This is good news for businesses in the U.S.
September 28, 2022
As one of the authors noted in a previous alert, “the CARES Act provided that the forgiven amounts of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans would not be includable in a PPP borrower’s gross income at the federal level, and subsequent legislation provided that expenses paid with PPP funds would still be tax deductible.” Recent non-precedential guidance from the IRS’s Office of Associate Chief Counsel, however, has concluded that only properly forgiven amounts will not be treated as gross income by the IRS. In short, the IRS intends to reach its own determination regarding the propriety of the decision of the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to forgive PPP loan amounts.
NEWSLETTERS
April 29, 2023
Pittsburgh's Rental Registration Program: Remedial or Repressive?
Claim of Right Not Sunk by Prior Permission: Argument That Prior Permission Transfers With Title Blown Out of the Water!
Introducing New Attorneys at Whiteford
