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Holcomb Law Wins TWO Choice Awards

Holcomb Law would like to thank YOU for voting for us for the 2016 Daily Press Choice Awards. Because of your voting and steadfast support, we WON the awards for BOTH the Criminal Defense and Family Law categories, the two categories for which we were nominated, for the SECOND year in a row! Wayne attended the Gala Thursday night at …

Vote For Holcomb Law in the 2016 Daily Press Choice Awards!

     Holcomb Law is a proud participant in the 2016 Daily Press Readers’ Choice Awards! The Choice Awards recognizes local businesses for being the best in their field of expertise. But, you don’t just receive an award – you have to earn it – and that’s where we need your help!     From Wednesday, September 14th, to Sunday, October …

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Reckless Driving in Virginia: Are There Long Term Effects?

Many people are unaware of the potential long-term consequences that can result from a reckless driving charge. Reckless driving is usually defined as speeding above 20 mph or speeding in excess of 80 mph (regardless of the applicable speed limit). However, a large range of dangerous driving behaviors may also be defined as reckless. The Virginia Code provides “irrespective of …

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Second and Third Offense DUI

Welcome to Virginia – one of the toughest states in the nation on DUI’s.  The cost and hassle and shame and time involved after a DUI charge can be simply life-altering and debilitating in itself.  It seems like everyone is looking at you differently, doesn’t it? In Virginia, if you receive two DUIs within a five year period the punishment …

Working with the Holcomb Law Team

What Wayne, Colleen, and the Holcomb Law Team Can Do For You During Your Case: We understand the disappointment, stress, and frustration that has led you to this point in your life where you are reading a report on divorce, and it seems almost impossible to imagine a future without too much pain and grief.  Maybe at this point you …

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Can you Film the Police?

In recent years Courts have issued conflicting opinions about a citizen’s right to film the police. For example, one Federal Court held in 2011 that, although not unqualified, “a citizen’s right to film government officials, including law enforcement officers, in the discharge of their duties in a public space is a basic, vital, and well-established liberty safeguarded by the First …