As a member of the Board of Governors for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference, Norfolk Defense Attorney Jamilah LeCruise is featured on the cover of this month’s edition of the Virginia Lawyer Magazine. You can read more here. In 2020, she was selected as the Virginia Young Lawyer of the Year and recognized…
Attorney Jamilah D. LeCruise was selected again this year as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2021, which is the fifth consecutive year that she has been selected. Last year, there was a two-page feature about her legal career in the magazine. After being nominated, Super Lawyers engage in in-depth independent research and evaluate candidates…
Jamilah D. LeCruise has been elected to serve as Vice Chair of the City of Norfolk Board of Zoning Appeals for 2021. She has been a member of the seven member board since 2017. You can read more about the Board of Zoning Appeals in Norfolk here.
In Virginia, you are eligible to petition the court to have your record expunged if: You were found not guilty and acquitted of the charges The charges against you were dismissed The Commonwealth withdrew the charges against you and they were nolle prossed You received a pardon from the Governor Someone else committed a crime…
There are a variety of ways an experienced criminal defense attorney can help you when you go to circuit court for a probation violation. Defense attorneys have experience cross examining probation officers and other prosecution witnesses, highlighting critical points that are beneficial to your case. Attorneys can also present documentation of your work history, substance…
A magistrate is a sworn judicial officer who makes one of the most important decisions in a criminal case: whether there is probable cause to issue an arrest warrant against a person. In most cases, after a person has been served with a warrant, a magistrate will be the first judicial actor who can determine…
We’ve moved (just across the street to the PNC building) – Our new address is 555 East Main Street, Suite 1106 Norfolk, Virginia 23510.
Yesterday, LeCruise Law Client, Joshua D. Carey, was found not guilty of Second Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. We are happy that Mr. Carey has been reunited with his family. More here.
According to Black’s Law Dictionary, restitution is defined as the return or restoration of some specific thing to its rightful owner or status; compensation for benefits derived from a wrong done to another; and also compensation or reparation for the loss caused to another. In the criminal context, the purpose of restitution is compensate or…
There are two types of trial courts at the local level in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Specifically, there are general district courts, which are the lower courts and there are circuit courts, which are the higher trial courts. In particular, there are two types of district courts in Virginia: the General District Courts and the…