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Bicycle Satety Tips – Dress for Safety To Avoid Traffic Accidents

  According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles You Should Dress for Safety! Stay safe by making sure that you are visible to motorists passing by. Wear a helmet, wear bright colored clothing, and secure loose pant legs. Maximize your visibility at night – wear reflective clothing and apply reflective tape to your bicycle. […]

Best Personal Injury Lawyer Firms in Virginia

Just tooting our horn – Recently ranked in top 5 in personal injury firms in Virginia by bestattorneysonline.com. Our personal injury partner, Yvonne T. Griffin, and her staff have a great reputation helping injury clients.  If you’ve been injured in an automobile accident, please give her a call.   Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Charlottesville, VA […]

Bicycle Safety Tips Can Prevent Tragic Accidents

According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle You Should Follow These Safety Tips To Prevent Accidents: Bicycles are subject to the same laws as motor vehicles.  Riders of all ages should use  the following tips to help ensure safe and legal bike operation: Ride with traffic. Stop and look both ways before entering the […]

Surprise From Personal Injury Client

Beautiful flowers received from a personal injury client.  We love it!           Yvonne T. Griffin Personal Injury Attorney Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Charlottesville, A 434-973-7474 www.TGBLaw.com

2014 Memorial Day (Real Estate Closing Advice)

Good news! All the Clerk’s Offices, Banks and Attorney’s Offices will be closed on Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day (is summer really here?).  Remember, all closings which need to occur before Memorial Day should be completed by Friday, May 23. The Clerk’s Offices stop recording around 4 PM on Friday afternoon. Accordingly, all closings […]

A Nonconforming Building vs. an Illegal Building

There are a few exceptions to zoning that can help clear up issues with nonconforming buildings or structures. For example, what do you do if the survey shows that a house is built too close to the locality’s building setback lines?  Virginia Code Section §15.2-2307 provides that if a local government has issued a building […]

Don’t Let The Bank Delay Your Residential Closing

Due to recent updates in wire transfer guidelines, several major banks will not allow a client to wire funds out of their account to their Settlement Attorney unless the client goes to a local branch in person.  A number of clients have bank accounts in institutions that are out of state, like US Bank or […]

Consumer Protection Tip – Move-in/Move-out Day from Apartment

Did you know Va law requires your landlord to provide a move-in/move-out sheet when you take possession of a new apartment? You can note existing damage on this form.  This will make it difficult for a landlord to make deductions from your security deposit for damages you did not cause. Tucker Griffin Barnes Charlottesville, VA […]

Charlottesville Defense Attorney – Don’t Respond to that University of Virginia Police Email!

Charlottesville Criminal Defense Attorney for University Students. YOU’VE GOT MAIL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA POLICE!  Who’s afraid of an email or a text message?  Especially one so cheery as this: Hi Bobby, My name is Suzie Q , and I work for the University Police Department.  I tried calling you but got your voice […]

Charlottesville DUI Attorney – Don’t Take that Field Sobriety Test

Charlottesville DUI Attorney. Our criminal defense partner, Andre Hakes, was interviewed for the following story by NBC29 news. She explains why you should never agree to a field sobriety test. Please contact us if you have additional questions. NBC29 Video:  Passing a Field Sobriety Test Difficult – Drunk or Sober Andre Hakes Tucker Griffin Barnes […]

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