Frith Anderson + Peake welcomes new partners Laurel Huerkamp and Kari Munro. Laurel joins Frith Anderson + Peake following eleven years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Laurel Huerkamp counsels and defends clients involved in all types of civil claims, including medical negligence, product… Read more »

FA+P attorneys, Samuel Bernier and Matthew Kelley, recently published work in The Journal of Civil Litigation from the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. It addresses the expanding role advanced practitioners will play in healthcare following the COVID-19 pandemic’s expansion of their scope of practice both in Virginia and across state lines via telehealth. It will… Read more »

Eight attorneys at the law firm of Frith Anderson + Peake were selected by their peers for inclusion as 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent… Read more »

Frith Anderson + Peake welcomes new attorneys William Fussy, Patrick Savage, and Matthew Wyatt. William Fussy graduated summa cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College and received his law degree cum laude from Washington and Lee University School of Law. During law school, Will gained experience working for the Washington and Lee University Office of General Counsel…. Read more »

FA+P is pleased to announce that Katie DeCoster has been named to the 2021 class of “Up & Coming Lawyers” by Virginia Lawyers Media, the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly.   This awards program recognizes lawyers across the commonwealth who are making their mark within their first 10 years of practice. These are the lawyers who… Read more »

Frith Anderson + Peake Attorneys, Matt Kelley and Sam Bernier, recently earned a defense verdict in the Augusta County Circuit Court following a four day jury trial.   FA+P represented the defendant radiologist in the four day trial. Plaintiff presented to the ER complaining of right-sided abdominal pain beginning earlier that day after eating.  She reported… Read more »

Frith Anderson + Peake congratulates Macel Janoschka on becoming President of the Roanoke Bar Association at the close of the RBA’s 96th Annual Meeting on June 8, 2021.   Macel will serve as president for the 2021-2022 bar year.  Macel has served on the Roanoke Bar Association’s Board of Directors since 2014.  She is the first… Read more »

Ten attorneys at the law firm of Frith Anderson + Peake were selected by their peers for inclusion as 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent… Read more »

Macel Janoschka provided an overview of practicing in the Virginia General District Courts at the March 11, 2021 meeting of the Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association. She updated the association on the anticipated jurisdictional limit increase, provided an overview of the procedures applicable to Virginia General District Courts, and provided practical advice for preparing a matter… Read more »

Attorney Macel Janoschka was appointed to a second term on the City of Salem’s Economic Development Authority by the Salem City Council on February 22, 2021.  She was appointed to a four year term through May 9, 2025.  The Authority, comprised of seven members, was organized in 2017.  The Economic Development Authority works in close… Read more »