How is it possible that two drivers, living just down the street from one another in Reston, Virginia, with similar cars and driving records, pay significantly different rates for automobile insurance? The reason would surprise most people. Many people believe…
Burnett & Williams serves Loudoun County from our office in the heart of historic Leesburg, Virginia. Burnett & Williams’ 105 Loudoun Street SE office in downtown Leesburg is the hub of the firm’s Northern Virginia practice. Led by senior partner…
An article in the latest issue of The Chesterfield Monthly explores the topic of self-driving “Smart” cars and projects that we may see them on the road within the next five years. Self-driving cars will have a major impact on…
Burnett & Williams is pleased to be celebrating the New Year with a unique collaboration with the talented fine artist John Gable of Woolwich, Maine. Working with John, we have created a series of notecards from some of his unique…
Burnett & Williams would like to recognize the service of an influential and long-tenured member of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors, Art Warren. After 24 years of service, Art has decided to step aside and not seek re-election for…
Football and Concussions Football is the most popular sport in the United States in both TV viewership and overall revenue, a popularity due in part to the violent nature of the sport. Highlight reels show sacks, hits, players who got…
As most personal injury lawyers know, insurance companies get quiet during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Adjusters often go on vacation, and from our perspective, claims departments have skeleton crews at best. Many years ago we started using…
Of the many decorative items used around your home during the holiday season—lights, trees, holly, and wreaths—one widely used item comes with greater risk—candles. Each year candles are responsible for more than 100 deaths, over 900 injuries, and $418 million…
Centuries of judicial opinion have led to the creation of common law and the law of torts. The goal of tort law is for an at-fault party to provide full compensation for his wrongs to the victim; if someone injures…
Like many residents around the Commonwealth, I am troubled by the firestorm of controversy around the rape accusations at the University of Virginia. Setting aside the reporting problems in the Rolling Stone article that put this issue under the public…