May 7, 2012 - ELM Attorney Admitted to Practice Law in Tennessee State Courts, Fourth Circuit, Sixth Circuit
Associate Attorney Sheri A. Hiter has now been admitted to practice law in the state courts of Tennessee. She was sworn in by Chancellor E.G. Moody on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Bristol Justice Center in Bristol, Tennessee.
Ms. Hiter is also newly admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits. She was previously admitted in the state courts of Virginia and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
May 2, 2012 - ELM Attorneys Advise High School Seniors on Legal Rights and Responsibilities
Reaching the age of 18 is a significant milestone accompanied by serious legal rights and responsibilities. On May 2, 2012, ELM attorneys R. Lucas Hobbs and Sheri A. Hiter presented a program on these new rights and responsibilities to the seniors in Mr. Neil Mullins's government class at John Battle High School in Washington County, Virginia.
Mr. Hobbs and Ms. Hiter highlighted the ways that legal rights and responsibilities change when high school students or recent graduates turn 18 and move into the world of adulthood. Students learned about their legal rights when signing their first lease, registering to vote, finding a job, and interacting with the police and criminal justice system, among other topics.
The program was presented in conjunction with Law Day 2012. Law Day, established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is an annual event celebrating our nation's commitment to the rule of law.
Students received a copy of the So You're 18 brochure developed by the Virginia State Bar. This brochure is also available as a free download on the VSB website at http://www.vsb.org/publications/brochure/so18.pdf.
April 17, 2012 - ELM Attorney Gives Lecture on "Risk Management for Sports Facilities"
Dawn Figueiras presented a lecture on Risk Management Issues to Prof. David Hicks' Sports Facilities Management class at King College on April 11, 2012. The lecture focused on a discussion of ways in which liability for personal injuries is imposed on sports facilities and methods of managing those risks.
Risk management is an integral part of any business operation, and plays an important role in the advice ELM attorneys provide to their business clients.
April 16, 2012 - ELM Attorney Passes Tennessee Bar Examination
Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C. is pleased to announce that associate attorney Sheri A. Hiter has passed the Tennessee bar examination. Ms. Hiter took the examination in Nashville on February 28th and 29th.
Ms. Hiter is currently admitted to practice law before the state courts of Virginia and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Once she is sworn in by the Supreme Court of Tennessee, Ms. Hiter will be licensed to practice law in Tennessee's state courts as well.
With her admission to the state bar of Tennessee, Ms. Hiter will join the firm's six other attorneys, who all practice law in both Tennessee and Virginia.
March 29, 2012 - ELM Lawyer Awarded Preeminent Rating
Elliott Lawson & Minor lawyer Mark M. Lawson has been listed "AV Preeminent" in the field of labor and employment law in the 2012 issues of The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel, published by ALM Integrated Media Company. ALM also publishes Martindale-Hubbell legal directory which first established "peer review ratings."
An "AV Preeminent" rating is an objective indicator of a lawyer's high ethical standards and professional ability, generated from evaluations of lawyers by other members of the bar and the judiciary in the United States and Canada. Mr. Lawson previously has been recognized in the same practice area by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine.
March 15, 2012 - ELM announces new shareholder
Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C. takes great pleasure in announcing that R. Lucas Hobbs, Esq. has become a shareholder in the firm.
He graduated magna cum laude from Virginia Tech in 1995, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1998, he graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. While at the University of Virginia, Hobbs was managing editor for The Virginia Journal of Law and Technology.
After graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Glen M. Williams of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, and the Hon. Cynthia D. Kinser of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Subsequently, Hobbs practiced law with Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, PLC, in Roanoke, and served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Abingdon. He was employed by Elliott, Lawson & Minor in 2005.
Hobbs represents clients on a variety of legal matters, with a focus on litigation in Virginia and Tennessee state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. He also assists clients with estate planning and estate administration.
Elliott Lawson & Minor has served the greater Tri-Cities area since 1971.
November 1, 2011 - Elliott Lawson & Minor Announces Addition of New Attorney
The law firm of Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C. is pleased to announce that Sheri Hiter is associated with the firm. Ms. Hiter is licensed to practice law in Virginia.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia and her Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University School of Law.
While at Washington and Lee, Ms. Hiter was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Executive Editor of the Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment. She also assisted low-income taxpayers in the school's Tax Clinic and completed an externship with the County Attorney of Augusta County, Virginia.
Ms. Hiter lives in Abingdon with her husband and enjoys hiking in the mountains of Virginia and Tennessee.
