A few weeks ago, we welcomed Virginia’s new justices and appellate judges with a piece about the five worst parts of Virginia law.
In hindsight, that was probably a little rude: 
“Welcome to your new job. Here’s why it sucks.”
To make amends, here is a list of the five best parts of Virginia
I’m always on the lookout for new ways to lose an appeal.
Steve Emmert and Kevin Martingayle showed me one in their recent webinar, Preventing Nightmares: Preserving Issues and Avoiding Waiver.
They call it the “successful-appellant trap,” and it’s based on the Supreme Court of Virginia’s recent holding in VMRC v. Clark, 281