RHETTA M. DANIEL, ESQUIRE

SCOPE OF PRACTICE:

1990 to present:

Private Practice:

General:
Civil and Administrative Law Litigation, Attorney Disciplinary Defense, Unauthorized Practice of Law Defense, Attorney Reinstatement Cases, Legal Ethics Advising, Legal Ethics & Legal Malpractice Expert Witness qualified in U. S. District Courts for Eastern District of Virginia and Virginia Circuit Courts.

Litigation Attorney:

Civil and Administrative Litigation:
Attorney Disciplinary Defense, Preparation of Petitioners in Attorney Reinstatement Cases, Unauthorized Practice of Law Defense, CPA Disciplinary Defense, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Will Contests, Domestic Relations/Family Law, Equitable Distribution, Traffic, Construction and Contract Litigation.

Expert Witness:

Legal Malpractice, Conflicts of Interest, Disqualification Matters, Legal Ethics, and Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Complaint Procedure, Attorney Disciplinary Complaints, Unauthorized Practice of Law Complaints and Attorney Reinstatement Cases.

Legal Ethics and Unauthorized Practice of Law Expert: Research, writing and advising, Civil and Administrative Litigation: Civil and Administrative litigation before the Virginia State Bar District Committees, Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board, Virginia State Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Virginia Circuit Courts and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Research and drafting Legal Ethics Opinions and Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinions.

Qualifications:

Qualified as an Expert Witness in Virginia Circuit Courts, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Virginia

Senior Assistant Bar Counsel 1982 - 1990 - Virginia State Bar, Richmond, Virginia; Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney (1979) Henrico County, Virginia

1982 - 1990:

Virginia State Bar, Senior Assistant Bar Counsel, Richmond, Virginia

Litigation Attorney: Prosecution of Ethics Violations / Disciplinary Complaints

Civil and Administrative Litigation:

Civil and Administrative litigation before the Virginia State Bar District Committees and Disciplinary Board, Virginia Circuit Courts and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Legal Ethics and Unauthorized Practice of Law Expert:

Research, writing and advising attorneys and Virginia State Bar Committees

Research, drafting and presenting Legal Ethics Opinions and Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinions, Investigation of UPL Complaints.

1979 - 1982:

Private Practice:

Cohen, Abeloff & Staples, P.C., Richmond, Virginia

Litigation Attorney:

Civil and Criminal Litigation:

Civil, administrative and criminal litigation in Virginia Circuit Courts, General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Areas of Litigation Practice:

Personal injury, construction, commercial, corporate, EEOC, workers' compensation, real estate, contract, detinue, collections, estate and will contests and distribution, landlord/tenant, family law, bankruptcy, criminal and traffic defense.

1977 - 1979:

Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico County, Virginia

Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney 1979, Henrico County, Virginia

Criminal Prosecutor:

Circuit Courts, General District Courts and Juvenile/Domestic Relations District Courts. Appointed Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney in 1979 with full prosecution duties in addition to administrative responsibility for nine prosecutors with assignments for all Circuit Courts, General District Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts.

 

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

Supreme Court of Virginia 1977
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court - Eastern District of Virginia
U. S. Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District of Virginia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Bar Association
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Hanover County Bar Association
Richmond Bar Association
Richmond Metropolitan Women's Bar Association
Richmond Metropolitan Family Law Bar Association
Virginia Women's Attorneys Association

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

MCLE Lecturer: Virginia MCLE & Virginia Trial Lawyers Seminars
Legal Ethics Speaker: MCLE, VTLA & Local Bar Associations
Panel Member: Public Television Channel 61, Fairfax, Virginia
University of Richmond: Trial Tactics Supervising Attorney
National Institute of Trial Advocacy: Participant
National Juvenile Justice Conference: Participant
Career Counselor: St. Catherine's School, Richmond, Virginia

EDUCATION:

The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

J.D. - Marshall Wythe School of Law 1977

B.A. - English 1973