by hpresslerFrozen Embryos Spark Legal Battle: Patterson Prevails
A judge in Northern Virginia has ruled that embryos are not property subject to division, rejecting a prior court analysis that likened fertilized eggs to divisible “goods or chattel” under 19th-century slave law. Nearly 10 months after closing arguments, Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Dontaè L. Bugg issued an opinion dismissing cancer survivor Honeyhline Heidemann’s partition lawsuit against her...
by hpresslerPatterson Bookwalter Named Best Lawyers in America
We are thrilled to announce that Patterson Bookwalter PLLC has been nominated as one of the Best Lawyers in America® The Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of clients and professional reference evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, industry leader interviews, and review of additional firmographic highlights provided by...
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