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Suite 501 Town Point Center
150 Boush Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1615 ((Independent City))
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 Free Initial Consultation  Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Sacks & Sacks represents a rich tradition of trial and litigation experience spanning nearly 100 years of active, continuous practice in Virginia. Founded in 1911 by the late Herman A. Sacks, the firm has spanned three generations of a family of trial lawyers for the better part of this century. The firm is particularly known for its handling of catastrophic and significant plaintiff's personal injury matters, as well as its defense of complex and serious criminal matters. The firm also has a large practice of the more common and routine plaintiff's personal injury and criminal defense cases, and offers the personal attention to detail and quality that a smaller firm can provide while handling the kinds of matters routinely undertaken by much larger firms. Statement of PracticePlaintiffs Personal Injury Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts, including General Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Admiralty and Maritime Injury, Automobile Injury, Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights Personal Injury Litigation, and Municipal Liability Injury Law. Criminal Defense Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Military Court-Martial Defense and All Military Criminal Matters. Law Enforcement and Public Safety Employee Labor Law Representation and Litigation, including Fair Labor Standards Act Public Safety Employee Representation. Year Established: 1911
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AddressSuite 501 Town Point Center
150 Boush Street
Norfolk, VA 23510-1615, ((Independent City))
PhonePhone: 757-623-2753
Fax: 757-274-0148; 877-602-7288
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Website
http://www.sacksandsackslawfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Herman A. Sacks (1886-1983).
Stanley E. Sacks (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 27, 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; Supreme Court of Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1948; LL.B., 1948). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, House of Delegates, Virginia General Assembly, 1966-1970. Listed for both personal injury and criminal law practice in the Best Lawyers in America, 1989-2004. Also listed in National Directory of Criminal Lawyers, 1989-1996. Co-Author: "How to Use 42 U.S.C. & 1983 To Win Damages for Injured Clients," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1996, Volume 8, Number 2. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Founding Member and Past President, 1964-1965; Member, Board of Governors, 1964); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: U.S. vs. Billups, 692 F.2d 320 (4th Cir. 1982); American International Pictures, Inc. vs. Price Enterprises, Inc., 636 F.2d 933 (4th Cir. 1980); Wilder Enterprises, Inc. vs. Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 632 F.2d 1135 (4th Cir. 1980); Azalea Drive-In Theatre vs. Hanft, 540 F.2d 713 (4th Cir. 1976); Kissinger vs. Frankhouser, 308 F.2d 348 (4th Cir. 1963); Markham vs. City of Newport News, 292 F.2d 711 (4th Cir. 1961); Rutherford vs. City of Newport News, 919 F.Supp. 885 (E.D. Va. 1996); In re Finney, 167 B.R. 820 (E.D. Va. 1994); Cape Henry Bird Club vs. Laird, 359 F.Supp. 404 (W.D. Va. 1973); Grove Press, Inc. vs. Evans, 312 F.Supp. 614 (E.D. Va. 1970); Wuth vs. U.S. 161 F.Supp. 661 (E.D. Va. 1958); Oden vs. Salch, 237 Va. 525 (1989); Graddy vs. Hatchett, 233 Va. 65 (1987); The Virginia and Maryland Railroad Company vs. White, Admx., 228 Va. 140 (1984); Simpson vs. Commonwealth 227 Va. 557 (1984); Azalea Drive-In Theatre vs. Sargoy, 215 Va. 714 (1975); Rouzie vs. Commonwealth, 215 Va. 174 (1974); Manley vs. Commonwealth, 211 Va. 146 (1970); Whitfield vs. Whittakker Memorial Hospital, 210 Va. 176 (1969); Gamble vs. Hill, 208 Va. 171 (1967); Jones vs. Commonwealth, 208 Va. 370 (1967); Ocean View Imp. Corp. vs. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co., 205 Va. 949 (1965); Home vs. Superior Life Insurance Company, 203 Va. 282 (1962); Berkeley vs. Commonwealth, 19 Va.App. 279 (1996). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Criminal Defense.
Andrew M. Sacks (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, January 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; Supreme Court of Virginia. Education: The Norfolk Academy (1961-1973); Dartmouth College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977), University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, National Moot Court Team. Rufus Choate Scholar, Public Affairs Internship-Human Rights Directorate, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, March-June, 1976, Morrell Goldberg Prize. Co-Author: "How To Use 42 U.S.C. 1983 To Win Damages for Injured Clients," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1996, Volume 8, Number 2. Author: "The Efficient Use of Paralegals," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 1997, Volume 9, Number 3. Member, Lawrence W. I'Anson - Walter E. Hoffman American Inn of Court, 1987-1989. Master, James Kent Inn of Court, 1995. Listed in The Best Lawyers In America, 1993-1994; 1995-1996; 1997-1998, 1999-2000. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth (Member, Public Defender Office Study Committee; Criminal Practice Liaison to Norfolk Circuit Courts, 1997-1998), Virginia Beach, American (Member of Council and Liaison, Law Student Division, Litigation Section, 1978-1980) and Federal Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, 2nd District Disciplinary Committee, 1992-1995; Assistant Secretary, 1993-1994; Chairman, 1994-1995; Member, Virginia State Bar Budget and Finance Committee, 1996); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994; Chairman, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law Section Study Committee, 1993-1994; Chairman, Section on Civil Rights and Constitutional Law, 1994-1995; Chairman, First Annual Civil Rights and Constitutional Law CLE Program, 1995; Chairman, Annual Criminal Law CLE Program-"In Hot Pursuit of Reasonable Doubt," 1996); Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1998; Vice-President, 1993-1994; President-Elect, 1994-1995; President, 1995-1996); Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member: International Democracy Committee; IATL Legal Delegation to People's Republic of China, 1998; Virginia State Chair and Regional Chair, 1997; Member, Virginia Boyd-Graves Conference, Code of Evidence Committee, 1996). Reported Cases: Marks vs. City of Chesapeake, VA., 883 F.2d 308 (4th Cir. 1989); U.S. vs. Safari, 849 F.2d 891 (4th Cir. 1988); U.S. vs. Billups, 692 F.2d 320 (4th Cir. 1982); Cosey vs. Department of the Navy, 689 F.2d 470 (4th Cir. 1982); Norfolk Federation of Business Districts vs. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 932 F.Supp. 730 (E.D. Va. 1996); Rutherford vs. City of Newport News, Va., 919 F.Supp. 885 (E.D. Va. 1996); B.M.H. by C.B. vs. School Board of City of Chesapeake, Va., 833 F.Supp. 560 (E.D. Va. 1993); Williamson vs. City of Virginia Beach, Va., 786 F.Supp. 1238 (E.D. Va. 1992); Harris vs. Mapp, 719 F.Supp. 1317 (E.D. Va. 1989); Moore vs. Commonwealth, Va. (9/12/97); Morrissette vs. McGinniss, 246 Va. 378 (1993); Collins vs. City of Norfolk, 244 Va. 431 (1992); Davis vs. America Interinsurance Exchange, 228 Va. 1(1984); Wood vs. Holcombe, 221 Va. 69 (1981); Brown vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. (9/22/98); Jefferson vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. (6/9/98); Harmon vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. 440 (1992); Ruffin vs. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 206 (1991); Norfolk Division of Social Services vs. Unknown Father, 2 Va.App. 420 (1986). Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Public Safety Employee Labor Representation.Email: Andrew M. Sacks
——————————William F. O'Mara, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2004); Washington & Lee University Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELIvana Cobanov
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Sara Baker born 1985; Email: Sara Baker
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