With heavy hearts, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin announces the passing of Guilford Ware.

Upon graduation from the University of Virginia School of Law, Mr. Ware joined Baird, White, & Lanning (the precursor of Crenshaw, Ware & Martin) after returning from serving in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. Mr. Ware grew to become a legal legend in the areas of maritime law and public development. The fingerprints […]

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CRENSHAW, WARE & MARTIN, P.L.C. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT K. BARRETT LUXHOJ HAS BECOME A PARTNER

K. Barrett Luxhoj has become a Partner in the firm, effective January 1, 2024.  Mr. Luxhoj is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Construction and Government and Public Sector teams. He focuses his practice in the areas of construction, business disputes, and government contracting. Mr. Luxhoj received his Juris Doctor Degree from Regent University of […]

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Fair Labor Standards Act, Wage Theft, and Misclassification

Virginia businesses’ non-compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act or Virginia law wage protections can lead to substantial liability. Moreover, misclassifying workers as independent contractors when they should properly be classified as employees can lead to equally grave consequences. A recent local settlement highlights the risk to businesses.

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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. named to 2024 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. is pleased to announce that the firm received rankings in 2024 edition of U. S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”

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Lying Eyes:  Deepfakes, Rules of Evidence, and Disinformation

“Who are you going to believe…Me?  Or your lying eyes?”Richard Pryor, Live on the Sunset Strip               As a lawyer working with innovative and disruptive technology for about 10 years, I have been increasingly concerned with the role disinformation, particularly AI-enabled “deepfakes” could play in corrupting the reliability of evidence on which decision are made.  […]

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New SEC enforcement action against Solar Winds and its CISO

Earlier this month, Crenshaw Ware & Martin authored a post about the new SEC rule on cybersecurity as a business risk for publicly traded companies, mandating certain disclosures to investors to permit accurate and representative risk evaluations.  Yesterday, the SEC doubled down on signaling the importance of factoring cybersecurity risk into general corporate risk profiles […]

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Securities and Exchange Commission Final Rule on Cybersecurity

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published a final rule, effective September 5, 2023, applicable to publicly traded companies on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure.

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The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

Consumer data protection has been a hot-button issue and states have only begun to develop legislation on how to ensure data protection without creating an unwieldly enforcement regime. Virginia was the second state (behind California) to enact a data protection statute and it is about to go into effect.

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Cybersecurity and the Workforce:  Strengthening Weak Links

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Crenshaw, Ware and Martin PLC attorney Butch Bracknell and Layer9IT Founder and CEO Troy McCollum collaborated with some thoughts on cybersecurity and developing company workforces.

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Five Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® in America List

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC is pleased to announce that five of its lawyers have been named to Best Lawyers in America, and one named as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the 30th Edition of Best Lawyers® in America. Best Lawyers in America Steven L. Brinker James L. Chapman, IV Donald C. Schultz W. […]

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