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July 7, 2017by Chris Lovos

Effective July 1, 2017, a long-overdue change to Virginia’s marijuana possession penalties will finally remove an archaic Virginia law. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a bill on March 27, 2017 that removes the statutory requirement that a conviction for possession of marijuana must result in the suspension of the defendant’s license for a period of […]


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May 18, 2017by Chris Lovos

A question that we frequently receive from both clients and non-clients seeking consultations is “How long will a conviction for this stay on my record?”  There are actually 2 answers to this question, but unfortunately, neither of them are usually well received. The most straight-forward answer is: forever.  Regardless of whether you are only convicted […]