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C. Frank Hilton & Humes J. “Tripp” Franklin, III Received $300,000 Settlement for Client

01/11/2016/in Case Results

Doctors failed to diagnose hematoma before performing hip surgery – $300,000 Settlement Medical Malpractice Verdict – Doctors failed to diagnose hematoma before performing his surgery – $300,000 Settlement By: Virginia Lawyers Weekly This case arose from the death of an 82-year-old woman in the spring of 2011. In March 2011, the decedent fell at her home while […]

C. Frank Hilton Received $500,000 Settlement for Client

12/21/2015/in Case Results

Patient lost finger due to misapplication of tourniquet – $500,000 Settlement Medical Malpractice Verdict – Patient lost finger due to misapplication of tourniquet – $500,000 Settlement By: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Plaintiff went to a walk-in clinic for removal of a cyst on the ring finger of her left hand. Outpatient surgery was performed, during which […]

WAW Sponsors an Active Shooter Response Seminar

12/14/2015/in Community Involvement

Labor and employment attorney, Tom Ullrich, will be hosting a seminar on Active Shooters in the Workplace: Prevention & Response. To view the details about the guest speaker and the seminar location, date and time, please click here

2015 Legal Elite Attorneys

12/08/2015/in Accomplishments

Virginia Business Magazine’s 2015 Legal Elite names 16 WAW attorneys to their annual list. Virginia Business Magazine has named 16 WAW attorneys to their Legal Elite list for 2015 in the following areas of law: Jeffrey R. Adams – Business Law Derek J. Brostek – Civil Litigation Trisha A. Culp – Legal Services/Pro Bono Lauren R. Darden […]

Franklin Teaches CLE

12/07/2015/in Continuing Education

Humes J. “Tripp” Franklin taught a CLE in Richmond early this month. On December 4th our managing partner, Humes J. “Tripp” Franklin, taught a continuing legal education class entitled “How to Try a Case in General District Court” for new lawyers who attended the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys’ (VADA) new lawyer seminar in Richmond. The […]

Hilton Selected as a Top Civil Litigation Attorney

12/03/2015/in Accomplishments

Hilton was featured in this month’s “Virginia Business” magazine as one of the top civil litigation attorneys chosen in this year’s Legal Elite balloting. Charles F. “Frank” Hilton was featured in this month’s “Virginia Business” magazine as one of the top civil litigation attorneys chosen in this year’s Legal Elite balloting. Those featured were selected […]

Ashley H. Waterbury Joins the Firm

11/11/2015/in New Attorneys

The law firm of Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC is pleased to announce that Ashley H. Waterbury has joined the firm. Ashley H. Waterbury received her J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law. While in law school, she worked as a student attorney for the Washington & Lee Tax Clinic and served as […]

9 Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America Annual List

11/02/2015/in Accomplishments

Nine attorneys with over 300 years of combined experience were named in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 edition. Selected by their peers, the attorneys were recognized in the following categories: Daniel L. Fitch – personal injury litigation – defendants Charles F. Hilton – medical malpractice law – defendants, personal injury litigation – defendants, professional […]

P. Marshall Yoder Featured in ABA Journal

10/30/2015/in In the Media

“How attorneys can turn fear into an ally” – by Kevin Davis, ABA Journal When attorney Marshall Yoder was facing his first jury trial in 1992, he felt a deep, underlying sense of fear. “I remember being very anxious and very nervous,” he says. “The stakes were high. I was thinking, ‘This is my first […]

Aldhizer’s Life Heralded – Daily News-Record Article

09/22/2015/in Community Involvement

Retired former partner, George R. Aldhizer, Jr., died on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the age of 84. HARRISONBURG — Bill O’Brien laughed Monday as he remembered an exchange from years ago when the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors was discussing a “thorny” issue in closed session. The late Jennings Morris, one of the supervisors, […]