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Yevgeniy K. Klinovskiy


Yevgeniy (“Yev”) Klinovskiy joined Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman in October 2023, bringing experience in complex civil litigation with a focus on premises and products liability defense. Prior to joining…

Brian M. Touna


Brian Touna is an attorney at Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman. He concentrates his practice on defending individual and institutional clients in complex civil litigation, medical malpractice, and general liability…

Haley D. Santos


Haley D. Santos is a litigator with extensive experience in complex civil litigation matters, with particular emphasis on professional liability, medical malpractice, products liability, and premises liability. She has significant…

Laura M. Berry


Laura is a member of the firm’s professional liability team and focuses her practice on defending professionals in malpractice cases and disciplinary complaints. She also represents businesses and individuals involved…

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…

Juliane C. Miller


Juliane Miller is an experienced civil defense attorney with more than thirty years of practice focused on medical malpractice, long-term care, and professional liability defense.  Juliane and her dedicated support…

Elizabeth O. Papoulakos


Elizabeth Papoulakos joined Harman Claytor in November 2015. Her practice focuses on the defense of complex medical malpractice and healthcare litigation. Elizabeth represents physicians, hospitals, nurses, and long-term care providers…

Be Careful What You Ask For!


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…