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by Karlo Goronja, Esq. Many people are familiar with the term “trade secrets.” Perhaps the most common understanding is that a trade secret is something unique to a company that it does not want its competitors or the public to know. Well-known examples include Coca-Cola’s recipe or Google’s search algorithm. This common…

MRC Partner Shyrell Reed has been named to the 2022 class of “Influential Women in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Each year, the honor is bestowed on a select group of attorneys and judges for their work on behalf of the justice system, their clients, and the communities in which they…

MRC president and shareholder Martin A. Conn served on a panel for today’s Lunch and Learn sponsored by the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Sponsored by the VADA attorney wellness committee, the webinar titled “Productivity and Pandemic Practice” was moderated by MRC attorney Taylor D. Brewer. Marty and two other panelists discussed…

An article titled “Cannabis and Products Liability Lawsuits”, written by MRC attorneys Christian F. Tucker and Stewart R. Pollock, was published in the Winter 2021-2022 edition of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys’ Journal of Civil Litigation. You can view the article here.

MRC shareholders are pleased to announce the promotion of attorney Laura May Hooe to partner. Laura has developed a substantial litigation practice, defending national and regional clients in high-risk products liability and toxic tort litigation, as well as defending healthcare providers against claims of negligent care and wrongful death. Laura has demonstrated…

MRC shareholder Kathleen McCauley has been named to the 2021 Irish Legal 100. The list includes attorneys, legal scholars and members of the judiciary who have distinguished themselves in their fields of endeavor. Honorees include Supreme Court Justices and Irish Ambassadors.

Sophia Brasseux has joined Moran Reeves Conn in its litigation section, where she practices primarily in medical malpractice defense. Sophia received her J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law.

Congratulations to our five attorneys listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the nation’s oldest peer review and directory of attorneys exhibiting outstanding professional excellence in legal practice. Martin A. Conn, Kathleen M. McCauley, and Eric G. Reeves were again recognized in their respective practice areas. Taylor D….

In 1976, the United States Supreme Court established the constitutional requirement that jails provide health care to those in custody. The people who provide this care are correctional health care providers. They are medication technicians, qualified mental health professionals, nurses, advanced practice providers, health service administrators, and physicians. They face unique challenges…