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CAROL THOMAS STONE
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Practice Overview and Representative Experience:
Phi Beta Kappa.
Carol T. Stone joined the firm in October, 1981. She has more that 22 years of civil litigation experience in the state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate levels, in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Carol has substantial experience representing individual and corporate clients who find themselves named as defendants in litigation matters involving premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, breaches of contract and other business disputes, and professional liability (lawyers, accountants, doctors, dentists, real estate brokers/agents, and insurance brokers/agents). Carol has tried more than 100 cases, jury and non-jury.
Carol has defended civil litigants in more than 100 jury and non-jury trials and hundreds of procedural and dispositive motions in state and federal courts, primarily in Virginia. Carol has also handled bankruptcy matters, coverage issues and workers’ compensation cases, to include an adversary proceeding successfully tried in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Carol belongs to the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, the Fairfax County Bar Association and the Counsellors. Carol is a member of the Virginia State Bar Fifth District Committee for attorney discipline. She regularly attends the ABA Legal Malpractice Conferences and the Defense Research Institute Annual meetings.
Carol currently serves as managing partner in the Fairfax, Virginia office and Virginia team leader. |
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Reported Cases
Virginia Supreme Court
O'Connell v. Bean, 263 Va. 176, 556 S..2d 741 (2002) (trial counsel, legal malpractice case).
Bhatia v. Mehak, Inc., 262 Va. 544; 551 S.E.2d 358 (2001) (premises liability case)
MNC Credit Corp. v. Sickels, 255 Va. 314; 497 S.E.2d 331 (1998) (landmark decision that legal malpractice claims are not assignable).
Gemco-Ware, Inc. v. Rongene Mold & Plastics Corp., 234 Va. 54, 360 S.E.2d 342 (1987) (product liability case).
Virginia Circuit Court
Bachelder v. Statkus, 46 Va. Cir. 381 (Loudoun 1998) (medical malpractice case).
Howell v. Rutledge, 1998 Va. Cir. LEXIS 540 (Alexandria 1998).
Federal Court
Skippy, Inc. v. Lipton Investments, Inc., 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 18944 (4th Cir. 2003) (legal malpractice case).
Kanazeh v. Crosson, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 4106 (4th Cir. 2003) (legal malpractice case).
Westport Ins. Corp. v. Lydia S. Ulrich Testamentary Trust, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 15354 (4th Cir. 2002) (legal malpractice/coverage dispute).
Kanazeh v. Mann, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 22433 (4th Cir. 2001) (legal malpractice case).
Ratner v. Loudoun County Public Schools, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS, 16941 (4th Cir. 2001).
Toms v. Allied Bond & Collection Agency, Inc., 179 F. 3rd 103 (4th Cir. 1999) (FDCPA case).
Francisco v. Doherty, Sheridan & Grimaldi, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7664 (4th Cir. 1999) (legal malpractice case).
Commercial Energies v. United Airlines, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 14311 (4th Cir. 1994) (false arrest case).
Aram v. Al-Harithy, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4154 (4th Cir. 1994) (breach of contract case).
Richardson v. Kruchko & Fries, 966 F.2d 153 (4th Cir. 1992) (legal malpractice case).
Gill v. Rollins Protective Services Co., 836 F.2d 194 (4th Cir. 1987) (fire loss).
Auerbach v. Sverdrup Corp. 264 U.S. App. D.C. 390; 829 F.2d 174 (D.C. Cir.1987).
Gill v. Rollins Protective Services Co., 773 F.2d 592 (4th Cir. 1985).
Kanazeh v. Mann, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22432 (E.D. Va. 1998) (legal malpractice case).
Kanazeh v. Mann, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22431 (E.D. Va. 1998).
B.M.H. v. School Board, 833 F. Supp. 560 (E.D. Va. 1993).
Chrysler Credit Corp. v. Curley, 753 F. Supp. 611 (E.D. Va. 1990) (breach of contract case).
Ago v. Begg, Inc., 705 F. Supp. 613 (D.C.D.C. 1988) (real estate fraud case). |
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