Lisa has over 30 years experience in jury trials, bench trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations, primarily for the defense. She represents individuals, businesses, and property owners/managers in a variety…
Gretchen Jackson joined Harman Claytor in January 2023. She focuses her practice on insurance defense, transportation litigation, tort defense, business litigation and construction law. Ms. Jackson has extensive trial experience…
Brennan joined Harman Claytor upon graduation from William & Mary Law School. He represents individuals and businesses in Virginia and Maryland, with a practice that includes general civil litigation, transportation…
Kristina Pywowarczuk began her practice in Arizona as a Maricopa County Deputy Public Defender. After seven years, Kristina switched to civil litigation in the areas of insurance defense, HOA, construction…
John’s practice focuses on representing individuals and businesses in commercial transportation, products, construction, and general liability matters in the state and federal courts throughout Virginia. John has tried over 40…
On March 21, 2019, Governor Northam signed Senate Bill 1619 into law, changing what remedies are available to a court faced with a potential litigant or a party who has recklessly deprived another party of evidence. The new statute provides: A party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve evidence that…
In Travelers Indemnity Company of America v. Portal Healthcare Solutions, LLC, the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a federal district court’s determination that a class action lawsuit arising out of a medical records safekeeping firm’s alleged failure to safeguard confidential medical records triggered an insurer’s duty to defend under a policy that afforded coverage…
The Supreme Court of Virginia recently affirmed a Circuit Court’s Order denying plaintiff’s motion to set aside the default judgment she obtained against the defendant, even though the defendant was never properly served with the summons and complaint. Sauder v. Ferguson arose out of an October 2009 motor vehicle accident. Susan Sauder…