Law Office of S. Howard Woodson, III, PC

04/25/2024

Using that broom to full effect!

The Morehouse College Maroon Tiger Baseball Team played the Clark Atlanta University Panthers (8-31) in a three-game series at Bill Evans Field in College Park, besting the Panthers three times to sweep our neighboring rivals for the ninth consecutive time.

Morehouse has not lost to Clark Atlanta in baseball since April 15, 2022. Morehouse has won thirteen of the last twenty games against Clark Atlanta, outscoring them 85-36.

Let’s go, Maroon Tigers! ⚾️

09/20/2021

Let's trust that this injustice is corrected!!!

A judge in Loudoun County interrupted the testimony of the alleged victim in a felony domestic violence trial last week to question her drug use, sentencing her to 10 days in jail for contempt of court after she said she had smoked ma*****na earlier in the day. She was then “physically removed fro...

02/19/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/obituaries/barbara-ann-rowan-dead-covid.html

As a lawyer she protested a racial slur during a bar association speech after forging a trail as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan. She died of Covid-19.

01/11/2021

Interesting discussion

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Judge Pierre Bergeron and Justice Michael Donnelly on the lack of sentencing data available to judges, leaving them with power to make often inequitable decisions.

06/22/2020

With the growing attention on citizens - police interactions, it is imperative that people know their rights and how to exercise those rights during an encounter with a police officer.

Knowing your rights could prove to be the difference between going home or going to jail, or worse.

Please share this video with your family, friends, and colleagues.

Do you have a negative police experience you want to share? If so, we invite you to test our new Open Police Complaints app. A project of Flex Your Rights, O...

06/18/2020

Old Dominion Bar Association in the news!

Following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a week of protests statewide, the Old Dominion Bar Association has issued a statement urging attorneys to use their power in the legal syste…

03/16/2020

Can anyone tell me why meetings of 100 or less are safer than meetings of 100 or more? That's a redundant question. The bottom line is we all need to take precautions and prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Don't listen to the politicians who say gather your family and go out to eat or don't worry, it will go away when it gets warm. Or, we have it under control and not to worry.

This is a very serious threat and should be treated as such. Our Virginia Courts are essentially closed for a few weeks!!!

Get the latest and best advice from the CDC!!! Stay safe and stay vigilant!

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

02/07/2020

Stay vigilant!

07/22/2019

This is why we say know your rights when confronted by the police! Don't answer questions and in this case, don't ask questions!

Answer by Norm Mayer, former Retired at Police and Law Enforcement

07/14/2019

One of the many many good ones doing his job!

When Deputy Will Kimbro stopped a car for speeding last month, he didn't know he would end up saving a newborn's life.

12/12/2018

Good communication is the key to gaining the respect of the community! The good ones, of which there are countless, don't get the credit they deserve due to the few bad apples.