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It has been another busy year in the General Assembly and in the appellate courts of Virginia, especially with the recently expanded Court of Appeals. Areas in which the General Assembly made significant changes are now filtering to the appellate courts for interpretation. There have been a number of significant opinions in retroactivity of statutes, probation violations, and mental health.
Lauren E. Brice *
Michelle C. F. Derrico **
* Lauren Brice is an Assistant Public Defender with the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission’s Appellate Cohort. Prior to appellate work, Lauren was a Senior Assistant Public Defender in Arlington County specializing in youth defense. Lauren received her JD from George Mason University School of Law in 2013 and her Bachelors in Public Administration and Justice Studies from James Madison University in 2008.
** Michelle Derrico is a Senior Appellate Attorney with the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission’s Appellate Cohort. She is a double graduate of the University of Georgia, with a BSA in microbiology and animal science in 1981, and a JD in 1990.