Maura Mazurowski

Articles, tips and commentary for the Virginia lawyer regarding wellness.

The court reporter industry is experiencing a stenographer shortage nationwide, with a gap of more than 11,000 predicted by 2023, according to a recent study.

Public defenders are no strangers to long hours. But as police departments continue to adopt use of body-worn cameras, lawyers are seeking help to maintain an ever-growing workload.

A new organization intended to address mental health concerns for physicians could be available as early as March.

An online service that connects pro bono attorneys to needy clients is more accessible than ever before. But lawyers aren’t using the tool quite as its developers had hoped.

A federal appeals court ordered that the review of materials seized from a Baltimore law firm in June be reassigned from prosecutors to a magistrate judge Thursday.

The Joint Legislative and Audit Commission is conducting its first study on workers’ compensation in Virginia in almost 30 years.

A Chesterfield jury has awarded $500,000 plus interest of approximately $104,000 to a 17-year-old driver in a personal injury case resulting from a motor vehicle crash.

What’s the best way to manage your clients, your office or your own personal life as the year comes to a close? In interviews with Virginia Lawyers Weekly, attorneys shared their strategies for answering those questions.

The Virginia Women’s Monument will be unveiled today, Oct. 14, with the first seven of 12 bronze statues depicting women throughout the state’s history. This tribute is the nation’s first monument created to showcase the women “who made significant, but often unrecognized, contributions in a variety of fields and endeavors over the 400-year history of Virginia,” according to a press release.

The Medical Society of Virginia will focus on Medicaid expansion and the elimination of “surprise billing” during the 2020 General Assembly session, according to the group’s new president.

Every judge has a story behind his or her robe. Last month, two legal organizations joined together to ensure that the tales behind former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall’s are told.

Lawyers are no stranger to incessant technology use, and many have come to blame their devices as the culprit preventing them from maintaining a healthy work-life balance. In a report on lawyer well-being released by the Virginia State Bar this year, “technology addiction” was named one of the top health risks for attorneys to watch out for. The Virginia Law Foundation even offers a boot camp for lawyers to take a “digital detox” from all devices to help recharge their own internal batteries.

The Richmond-based LeClairRyan PLLC law firm will convert its bankruptcy case to Chapter 7, with an independent trustee to take over liquidation proceedings on Oct. 4, a bankruptcy judge decided Sept. 26.

The law is no joking matter. But comedians may have a few lessons that lawyers can learn.