One Law Firm. Many Practice Areas. All to Serve You Better.
Hawthorne & Hawthorne is a general-practice law firm in Southside Virginia that is able to represent you in a wide variety of matters. As one of the larger law firms based in Southside Virginia, our team is able to draw on a wealth of shared legal experience and legal resources to meet your legal needs. Our experienced lawyers and staff are pleased to be able to help you with the following types of legal issues:
Banking Law
Our attorneys have years of experience in serving as general counsel and special counsel to banks. Let us help you to minimize risk and remain compliant.
Business Law
Our attorneys are experienced in incorporating corporations, organizing LLCs, negotiating contracts for your business deals, and resolving disputes between business partners. We are also able to represent nonprofits.
Civil Litigation
Our attorneys are able to represent individuals and businesses in a wide variety of lawsuits, including contract disputes and personal injury.
Criminal Defense
Our attorneys are able to defend both adults and juveniles who are facing criminal charges, including misdemeanors and felonies. If you have been charged with a criminal offense, let us protect your rights in court.
Domestic Relations
Our attorneys are able to assist you with premarital agreements (also known as prenups), divorce, alimony (also known as spousal support), child support, child custody, and adoptions.
Elder Law
Our attorneys are experienced in filing for guardianships and conservatorships for those who are no longer able to manage their own affairs. We can assist you with obtaining government benefits during the final years of your—or a loved one’s—life.
Estate Administration (Probate)
Our attorneys are able to guide you as you administer a loved one’s estate, including preparing inventories and accountings for filing with the appropriate Commissioner of Accounts.
Estate Planning
Our attorneys are able to guide you as you plan for the end of your life, including by preparing wills, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, and trusts. We are also able to advise you regarding beneficiary designations on bank accounts and other assets that can pass outside of probate.
Municipal Law
Our attorneys have years of experience in serving as counsel for town governments, county governments, and industrial development authorities (IDAs).
Real Estate
Our attorneys are pleased to be able to handle a wide variety of matters involving real estate, including closings, conservation easements, and litigation.
Traffic Defense
Our attorneys are experienced in representing individuals throughout Southside Virginia who have been charged with traffic offenses, such as speeding, reckless driving, driving under intoxication (DUI), and a wide variety of other traffic offenses.
Contact One of Our Experienced Lawyers Today!
As you can see, Hawthorne & Hawthorne is a general-practice law firm offering representation in a wide variety of areas. Our attorneys themselves are not generalists, however. It is hard for a general-practice attorney who will take any case that walks in the door to develop the depth of knowledge necessary to handle complex matters competently—and it isn’t helpful for you to hire “a jack of all trades and master of none.” That’s why each of our attorneys focuses on different practice areas. (And if the attorney that you first contact in our firm does not regularly handle your type of case, rest assured that he or she will be able to refer you to another attorney in our firm who does.)
For your convenience, our attorneys are available to travel to courthouses or otherwise assist clients with legal matters in most of Southside Virginia, including Amelia County, Appomattox County, Brunswick County, Buckingham County, Campbell County, Charlotte County, Cumberland County, Dinwiddie County, Halifax County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Nottoway County, and Prince Edward County.
Many legal matters are time-sensitive. To schedule your consultation, contact one of our offices today!
