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John works with 7 great lawyers. VSSF has grown from a 2 lawyer firm (Van Siclen & Stocks) to an 8 attorney firm consisting of lawyers who have an excellent reputation of highly competent, aggressive, and reasonable representation. This includes addressing most legal issues one could face: family law, criminal defense, police brutality, civil rights, employment & discrimination law, personal injury, wrongful death, malpractice, and other areas for individuals and businesses. VSSF can take on any opposition, and they often represent people over the course of their "legal life", addressing any legal issues or concerns that may arise. By getting results and closure, clients return to VSSF for help on a variety of issues. Some cases are simple, but most are very highly emotional and stressful for the client.
For example, we handled a false arrest case by defending our client at a jury trial; the client was so relieved when the jury came back with a resounding "not guilty" verdict that he began to cry in relief. Later, he asked us to pursue a reverse civil lawsuit for violation of his civil rights and because of police misconduct, resulting in a settlement of six figures. Several years later, that same client got in a car accident and asked VSSF to address it (not his fault), settling the case promptly and for 4 times what the insurance company offered him. He then asked for Estate Planning help, and VSSF finished his Will and helped him incorporate his business.
Same with Family Law: it can be emotional and difficult, and our goal at our law firm is to make any case (divorce, custody, child support) not only something that involves a finite, clear process that has closure, but puts a party back on his/her feet to pursue the rest of their lives.
Also, Personal Injury cases can be painful for most clients who suffer catastrophic injuries (car accidents, wrongful death, malpractice, employment discrimination). Our goal is to focus on the legal issues while our clients do their best to heal. Studies show that a victim of a personal injury receive 3 times the normal settlement with insurance companies than those without a lawyer (studies done by the insurance defense bar).
Criminal charges cause the most stress & at first, clients only see a dark and hopeless future. Our known success reaches back many years with a high percentage of not guilty acquittals. This causes prosecutors to offer better deals.
Not all clients have multiple legal issues and focus must be on reducing them. VSSF makes sure that you feel comfortable coming in to the firm to ask about any issue involving the law.
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