Courthouse, Williamsburg, VA Credit: Bradley Jones
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg
Royal Crest, WIlliamsburg
Colonial Courthouse, Williamsburg
Governors Palace, Williamsburg, VA Credit: Larry Pieniazek
Over the years, the attorneys affiliated with The Knicely Law Firm have made numerous presentations to, and are recognized by, various professional and community groups. More recent items that are newsworthy will be shared below on this website.
On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, attorney James J. Knicely represented Sanjay and Sona Sainani before the Supreme Court of Virginia in their appeal of a ruling of the Loudoun County Circuit Court upholding sanctions by the Belmont Glen Homeowners Association for their display of religious holiday lighting around the front door and deck of their […] Read More »
Firm attorney James J. Knicely and attorney Francis A. Cherry, Jr., of Randolph, Boyd Cherry & Vaughan, of Richmond, have published in the Winter 2016 edition of The Real Estate Law Journal, an 80 page article entitled “Eminent Domain Reform: The “Virginia Way.” The article sets forth the extended legislative history of the Amendment and […] Read More »
James J. Knicely served as a panelist at the 10th Annual CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar held on May 5-6, 2016, at the Tides Inn, Irvington, Virginia. Knicely and Program Co-Chair Joshua Baker discussed the topic of “Rare, Unique and Unusual Easements” in the context of eminent domain practice. Knicely was a previously panelist at […] Read More »
On Thursday, January 14, 2016, attorney James J. Knicely represented Stephen and Marta Tvardek before the Supreme Court of Virginia in their appeal of a ruling of the James City County Circuit Court. The lower court upheld a 2008 Amendment to the Powhatan Village Homeowners Declaration severely restricting the rental of residential housing in the […] Read More »
James J. Knicely was a guest speaker on July 22, 2013, at the Rutherford Institute as part of its Summer Speaker Series. Knicely spoke on the topic of “Liberty and Security” focusing on the recent Free Speech decision by the United States Court of Appeals in Tobey v. Jones, 706 F.2d 379 (4th Cir. 2013), […] Read More »
Robert Luther III is leaving the firm to accept an appointment as law clerk to United States Court of Appeals Judge Daniel A. Manion in South Bend, Indiana. Judge Manion was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate as an appeals court judge for the Seventh Circuit in 1986. Commenting on Luther’s […] Read More »
James J. Knicely was a panelist at the Annual CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar held at the Tides Inn, Irvington, Virginia, on April 25, 2013. Knicely and Eminent Domain Lawyer Henry E. Howell, III, shared a session entitled “Quick-Take Primer,” discussing how the procedure works for condemnors, ways in which condemnees may challenge it and […] Read More »
Attorney James Knicely was awarded the 25th Annual Tradition of Excellence Award by Virginia State Bar General Practice Section at its Annual Summer Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on June 18, 2011. The award "recognizes a lawyer who embodies the highest tradition of personal and professional excellence" and has "enhanced the esteem of general practice attorneys in Virginia." Read More »
The May 2011 Issue of the Fee Simple, The Newsletter of the Virginia State Bar Real Property Section, includes an article written by James Knicely entitled "New Developments and Proposals for Change in Virginia Eminent Domain Law" discussing recent developments in eminent domain law in Virginia. Read More »
On October 1, 2010, Robert Luther III spoke on a panel with Professor Toni Massaro of the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law and Professor Julie Nice of the University of San Francisco Law School, at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent CLS v. Martinez decision. Read More »
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