Brian defends local-government entities, school boards, and nonprofit organizations. Before joining Harman Claytor, Brian served as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael J. Frank in the Northern District of…
Blaire is a native Virginian who brings extensive courtroom and governmental experience to her representation of public and private entities and their employees in litigation throughout the Commonwealth. She began…
Scott Fisher was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He focuses his practice on defending public entities, constitutional officers, and their employees who are involved in litigation. Scott has successfully…
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…
Sarah, a Virginia native, began her legal career at Harman Claytor after graduating from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2018. She has experience litigating a variety of…
Leslie joined Harman Claytor in January 2018, after working at another Richmond firm for fifteen years. She concentrates her practice in civil defense litigation, primarily defending local governmental officials and employees…
On June 2, 2016, the Supreme Court of Virginia decided two important cases for local governments and employers. George Somerville, of Harman Claytor, filed amicus briefs in support of the prevailing parties – one upholding a plea of public employee sovereign immunity and the other rejecting an argument that an employer must…
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…