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Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove Honored with Platinum Award in Community Votes Norfolk 2024!
October 8, 2024
We are thrilled to share some exciting news! Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove has been awarded...
click to read moreSwartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove Celebrates 2024 Super Lawyers Recognition
May 9, 2024
We are proud to announce another year of recognition for our outstanding attorneys in the 2024...
click to read moreLocal organizations urge safe driving on Super Bowl Sunday
February 5, 2024
Article by: Conor HollingsworthView the full article on WTKR News Channel 3 Next weekend marks Super...
click to read moreVirginia police agencies step up drunk driving patrols during holiday season
December 28, 2023
The holiday season is usually a festive time, but it can also be a dangerous time...
click to read morePlan ahead if you’re drinking this holiday season
December 23, 2023
Don't drink and drive this holiday season The holidays can be a fun time of year...
click to read moreDeadly police chase and crash in Chesapeake marks at least 8 ending in crashes in 2023; 5 where another driver is hit
November 29, 2023
It's the second case in which the driver of the suspected vehicle died, the first case...
click to read moreGOODOVE, UFKES AND STOKES SELECTED AS 2023 VIRGINIA SUPERLAWYERS
July 18, 2023
STS&G is proud to announce that Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes and Mark Stokes were selected as...
click to read moreVirginia Beach man raises awareness this holiday weekend after losing brother to drunk driver
July 3, 2023
Millions are hitting the road over the Fourth of July holiday weekend for barbecues, beach trips,...
click to read moreGoodove Selected as President of Southern Bank’s Hampton Roads Regional Advisory Board
November 3, 2022
Michael L. Goodove, Esq., a personal injury attorney and partner in the Norfolk law firm of...
click to read moreVa. Beach man pushing for drunk driving prevention technology in cars after losing brother to drunk driver
September 26, 2022
Attorney, Mike Goodove, sat down with WTKR to talk about the latest push by the National...
click to read moreGoodove is recognized for 30 years of service to MADD
June 28, 2022
Michael Goodove received recognition from MADD in appreciation for 30 years of dedication and service to...
click to read moreGoodove Selected to the “Top 100” of the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers
May 17, 2022
STS&G are proud to announce that Michael Goodove was selected as the “Top 100” of the...
click to read moreElizabeth Ufkes named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Influential Women of Law for 2022
May 9, 2022
Virginia Lawyers Weekly has announced Elizabeth Ufkes as a recipient of the 2022 Influential Women in Law...
click to read moreAttorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Jeffrey Swartz, and Mark Stokes selected as 2022 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia
March 7, 2022
Attorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Jeffrey Swartz and Mark Stokes have been selected as 2022 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia. Michael...
click to read moreMichael Goodove selected to join MADD’s Regional Advisory Board
March 5, 2022
Michael Goodove has joined the Regional Advisory Board of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The mission...
click to read moreGoodove Received 2021 John T. Hanna Award for Excellence in Traffic Safety
March 2, 2022
Mike Goodove has been a volunteer for the MADD Southside Chapter in the Tidewater region since...
click to read moreJeffrey A. Swartz represented Warren Harris – “NO JAIL TIME”
February 15, 2022
Virginia Beach’s longtime former economic development director got a suspended jail sentence Monday after admitting to...
click to read moreMichael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Franklin Swartz, and Mark Stokes have been selected as 2022 Super Lawyers
January 12, 2022
Attorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Franklin Swartz, and Mark Stokes have been selected as 2022 Super Lawyers. Michael Goodove...
click to read moreGoodove Featured in MADD’s Newsletter “Volunteer Spotlight—December 2021”
January 4, 2022
Mike Goodove, a partner with the Norfolk Law Firm Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz and Goodove, has been...
click to read moreUfkes Represents Mother who lost Infant in Tragic Car Accident.
October 6, 2021
10 month-old Amelia White was killed in April when her mother’s car was rear-ended in Isle...
click to read moreMichael L. Goodove, Esq. Earns ABOTA Membership
August 26, 2021
Michael L. Goodove, Esq., a partner of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C., has been accepted...
click to read moreMichael Goodove nominated and accepted as an “Advocate” into the American Board of Trial Advocates
August 11, 2021
Congratulations to STS&G partner Michael Goodove for his nomination and acceptance as an “Advocate” into the...
click to read moreInterview with Elizabeth Kalocay Ufkes, personal injury attorney at STS&G, P.C. | Women in Business
April 13, 2021
At work: Whether I’m negotiating a fair settlement or arguing a case to a jury, facilitating...
click to read moreGoodove, Ufkes, and Swartz have been recognized as the 2021 Top Lawyers in Coastal Virginia
April 1, 2021
Attorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, and Jeffrey Swartz have been recognized as the 2021 Top Lawyers in Coastal Virginia...
click to read moreMichael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2021 Super Lawyers
January 12, 2021
Attorneys Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2021 Super Lawyers. Michael Goodove was selected as a Super...
click to read moreCOVID-19 Update–We are Open to Assist Clients
March 17, 2020
We Are Open To Assist Clients The health and safety of our clients is always our...
click to read moreGoodove and Ufkes seek justice for teen’s family
November 5, 2018
Lawsuits filed in the drunk-driving crash that killed Great Bridge High School senior Kaitlyn Duffy and critically injured...
click to read moreNurse, SENTARA sued over traumatic abortion.
October 19, 2018
The patient felt nervous enough. She was 4 1/2 months pregnant with a deformed fetus, lying...
click to read moreDespite past suicide attempts, Norfolk teen was left alone with shackles he used to kill himself
October 19, 2018
The mother of the 17-year-old who committed suicide in a courthouse holding cell last year is...
click to read moreGoodove and Ufkes Selected as Super Lawyers for 2018
April 20, 2018
Attorneys Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2018 Super Lawyers. Michael Goodove was...
click to read moreSWARTZ, GOODOVE AND UFKES SELECTED AS TOP LAWYERS BY COASTAL VIRGINIA MAGAZINE
October 18, 2017
Jeffrey Swartz, Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes were selected as "Top Lawyers" by Coastal Virginia Magazine. ...
click to read moreUfkes Selected as Top 40 Under 40
October 18, 2017
Inside Business Magazine, the Hampton Roads Business Journal has selected Attorney Elizabeth Ufkes as one of...
click to read moreGoodove, Swartz and Ufkes selected as Super Lawyers in 2017
August 21, 2017
Attorneys Michael Goodove, Franklin Swartz and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2017 Super Lawyers. Michael...
click to read moreGoodove Interviewed on legalities of moving confederate monuments
August 21, 2017
Cities have the legal right to move confederate monuments, says Norfolk attorney A Norfolk attorney says...
click to read moreGoodove Interviewed about the risks of renting homes for teenage beach week.
May 1, 2017
We've hit the prom and graduation season, a time for ordering caps and gowns, picking up...
click to read moreGoodove, Swartz and Ufkes selected as Super Lawyers in 2016
January 23, 2016
Attorneys Michael Goodove, Franklin Swartz and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2016 Super Lawyers. Michael...
click to read moreGoodove appointed to Southern Bank’s Hampton Roads regional advisory board
January 14, 2016
Michael L. Goodove, Esq., a personal injury attorney and partner in the Norfolk law firm of...
click to read moreJeffrey Swartz Successfully Defends Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms
December 28, 2015
Partner, Jeffrey Swartz, successfully represented Virginia Beach Mayor, Will Sessoms. Following a 14 month investigation in...
click to read moreGoodove keynote speaker at 2015 Mid-Atlantic DUI conference
May 1, 2015
Michael Goodove was the Keynote Speaker at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic DUI Conference, which took place on...
click to read moreWalk Like MADD Sponsor
March 4, 2015
Michael Goodove and his law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C. are proud to...
click to read moreGoodove inducted as a fellow of Virginia Law Foundation
March 1, 2015
Michael Goodove, a partner at Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, in Norfolk, VA, has been inducted...
click to read moreGoodove selected as top 100 trial lawyers
November 6, 2014
Michael L. Goodove, a partner with the Norfolk law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove,...
click to read moreElizabeth Kalocay Ufkes Selected Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers
November 6, 2014
Attorney Elizabeth Kalocay Ufkes was selected by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top...
click to read moreGoodove selected as 2014 Leaders in the Law
October 28, 2014
Michael L. Goodove, a personal injury attorney, with the law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz &...
click to read moreMichael Goodove Selected as Virginia’s Legal Elite for 2014
October 10, 2014
Michael Goodove, a partner at Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, in Norfolk, VA, has been selected...
click to read moreElizabeth Ufkes Selected as Virginia’s Legal Elite
October 10, 2014
Elizabeth Ufkes, an attorney at Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, in Norfolk, VA, has been selected...
click to read moreGoodove and Swartz named as Superlawyers 2014
June 13, 2014
For another year, Michael Goodove and Franklin Swartz have been selected as 2014 Super Lawyers. Michael...
click to read moreVirginia Beach shells out $1.2M in claims settlements
May 6, 2014
The claims read like an insurance commercial. Potholes blowing out tires. Trash trucks backing over mailboxes....
click to read moreMichael Goodove turns down $10K offer and gets $150,000 jury verdict
October 29, 2012
In a personal injury case stemming from a motor vehicle collision, a recent mediation with a...
click to read moreU.S. marshals on trail of Virginia Beach fugitive
May 11, 2012
For more than two months, police and bail bondsmen have searched for 23-year-old Cameron Paul Crockett,...
click to read moreGoodove and Swartz selected As Super Lawyers 2012
February 16, 2012
For another year in a row, Michael Goodove and Franklin Swartz have been selected as 2012...
click to read moreSwartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C. Law Office Building
February 16, 2012
On January 1, 2012, Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C. relocated to its new law office...
click to read moreBreath test may be required before first-time DUI offenders drive again
February 15, 2012
People with their first DUI conviction could have to pass a breath test before starting the...
click to read moreGoodove and Swartz selected again as Super Lawyers in 2011
April 1, 2011
For Immediate Release For another year in a row, Michael Goodove and Franklin Swartz have been...
click to read more“The Top 100 Trial Lawyers” selects Michael L. Goodove
December 12, 2010
For Immediate Release: Michael L. Goodove, Esq. has been nominated and selected to “The Top 100...
click to read moreMichael Goodove comments on a new website that helps drivers avoid tickets and dui checkpoints.
August 3, 2010
Updated: Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 6:17 AM EDTPublished : Monday, 26 Jul 2010, 9:16 PM EDT...
click to read moreMichael Goodove comments on the proposal to privatize liquor sales.
August 3, 2010
Michael Goodove comments on the proposal to privatize liquor sales. by Sula Kim13NEWS / WVEC.comPosted on...
click to read morePolice could ask DUI suspects place of last drink
March 11, 2010
Police could ask DUI suspects place of last drink by Joe Flanagan, 13 News, and Associated...
click to read moreBookie avoids prison with plea deal in Norfolk
February 24, 2010
A longtime local sports bookie will avoid prison time and forfeit more than $1 million in...
click to read more70 mph bill going to governor’s desk
February 17, 2010
by 13 News Posted on February 17, 2010 at 8:05 AM ****** PORTSMOUTH -- The speed...
click to read moreNorfolk man pleads guilty to killing, avoids death penalty
February 11, 2010
NORFOLK Kentrell L. Sanderson pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder in the slaying of his 12-year-old...
click to read moreWaterside Garage Shooter Acquitted of Murder Charge
January 23, 2010
By Michelle Washington The Virginian-Pilot © January 23, 2010 NORFOLK A jury found the man accused...
click to read moreMemorial service honors crash victim
December 15, 2009
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - He was his parents' only son, but Hunter Richardson became a brother to...
click to read moreHearing continued for Virginia Beach officer accused of DUI
August 8, 2009
Posted on August 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM Updated Friday, Oct 30 at 10:58 AM ******...
click to read moreVa. Beach officer accused of DUI now charged with hit-and-run
June 25, 2009
VIRGINIA BEACH -- A Virginia Beach police officer charged with DUI is now facing a hit-and-run...
click to read moreMotorists who paid abusive driver fines to be offered refunds
October 19, 2008
The Virginia Supreme Court will send letters this week to some of South Hampton Roads' worst...
click to read moreDrunken Driving Fatalities Up In Virginia
September 1, 2007
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Deaths due to drunken-driving accidents in 2006, up from 322 the year...
click to read morelooking down on lindsay
March 22, 2007
WHEN IT COMES to the bad (young) girls of Hollywood messing up and seeking redemption, usually...
click to read moreMan pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal crash
October 13, 2006
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) NORFOLK - As Shane Williams prepared to leave the party, several people...
click to read moreMother of Va. Beach man killed in crash sues driver
March 22, 2006
CHESAPEAKE - The mother of a 31-year-old Virginia Beach man killed in a July 16 single-car...
click to read moreCharge withdrawn in homeless man’s death
February 2, 2006
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH — Prosecutors on Tuesday withdrew a murder charge against a Norfolk man...
click to read moreSome question lawyer’s melding of cause, career
February 7, 2005
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT BY JON FRANK NORFOLK - Almost 15 years ago, Michael L. Goodove was a...
click to read moreBeach nightclub sued over wreck that killed 4 suit: Peabody’s responsible for drunken driver
October 22, 2003
Three lawsuits stemming from a deadly highway collision in 2001 were filed Thursday against Peabody's, a...
click to read moreLegal system’s flaws let drunken drivers get back behind wheel evidence problems, loopholes in laws, lenient judges leave some repeat offenders free to return to the streets
October 19, 2003
An urgent question lingered after Roy Lee Everett was charged in a Norfolk car crash last...
click to read moreDriver faced DUI charge three weeks before crash after posting bond on Norfolk charges, he was free from jail
October 19, 2003
A man facing his seventh drunken-driving charge after the crash Tuesday that killed a high school...
click to read moreConfusion with sibling’s identity twists DUI case. Roy Lee Everett may have posed as his brother during a drunken-driving arrest in Virginia Beach late last year
October 19, 2003
Roy Lee Everett, who was charged with driving under the influence in last week's crash that...
click to read moreJudge gives man 10 years in drunken-driving death
July 2, 2003
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT A 50-year-old man who was driving drunk...
click to read moreDriver indicted on charges in two DUI arrests
June 19, 2003
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: MATTHEW ROY THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man accused of fleeing a crash...
click to read moreMore charges against DUI suspect prosecutors say he claimed he was his brother to avoid troubles
May 23, 2003
Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man accused of driving drunk and killing a Lake Taylor...
click to read moreDriver faced DUI charge three weeks before crash
May 10, 2003
Author: MATTHEW ROY AND JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT A man facing his seventh drunken-driving charge after...
click to read moreConfusion with sibling’s identity twists DUI case
May 6, 2003
ROY LEE EVERETT MAY HAVE POSED AS HIS BROTHER DURING A DRUNKEN-DRIVING ARREST IN VIRGINIA BEACH...
click to read moreVictim’s family files three lawsuits against motorist in fatal car accident
April 13, 2003
Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Three lawsuits have been filed in Virginia Beach Circuit Court against...
click to read moreDRIVER IN CRASH FIGHTS OFFICIALS ON HOW BLOOD WAS OBTAINED
April 3, 2003
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man charged in a November collision...
click to read moreBEACH NIGHTCLUB SUED OVER WRECK THAT KILLED 4 SUIT : PEABODY’S RESPONSIBLE FOR DRUNKEN DRIVER
March 7, 2003
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Three lawsuits stemming from a deadly highway...
click to read morePROPOSALS WOULD CLOSE DRUNKEN-DRIVING LOOPHOLES
February 22, 2003
Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday that he will push for tougher penalties against repeat drunken...
click to read moreLETTERS TO THE EDITOR – THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
January 29, 2003
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) In DUI cases, MADD is there when you need it The Jan....
click to read moreMAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF 26-YEAR-OLD FATHER DENIED BOND
November 16, 2002
Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man who police said ran a red light while driving...
click to read moreHANDLING OF TRAFFIC FATALITY ANGERS MADD LEADER
April 6, 2002
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) April 6, 2002 The local president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants...
click to read moreMADD SEEKS STATE LAW TO HOLD ESTABLISHMENTS LIABLE IF THEY SERVE ALCOHOL TO DRUNKEN PATRONS
May 16, 2001
MADD SEEKS STATE LAW TO HOLD ESTABLISHMENTS LIABLE IF THEY SERVE ALCOHOL TO DRUNKEN PATRONS Author:...
click to read moreMONTGOMERY WARD FALLOUT JEWELER, CUSTOMERS SPAR OVER UNPAID BILLS
February 9, 2001
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) February 9, 2001 When giants fall, little people get squished. The casualties...
click to read moreFIRM SUES TO RECOUP COUPLE’S WINDFALL COMPUTER GLITCH BOOSTS STOCK FUND BY ABOUT $8 MILLION
May 20, 2000
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: MARC DAVIS, STAFF WRITER What would you do if you suddenly...
click to read moreHURT RIDER OF MONSTER TRUCK SUES 3 PARTIES
August 22, 1999
A teacher who lost the use of her right hand after a monster truck flipped last...
click to read moreBEACH PUTS BRAKES ON POLICE CHASES
October 22, 1998
Police Chief Charles R. Wall has banned all police pursuits in the city except for cases...
click to read moreSOBER STUDENTS GET LESSON ON DRUNK DRIVING
June 7, 1998
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) June 7, 1998 Rebecca Dorschel's eyes flew open and her body tensed...
click to read moreBeach puts brakes on police chases now officers can’t pursue non-violent fleeing criminal
June 5, 1998
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: MIKE MATHER, STAFF WRITER The Virginia Beach Police Department's new pursuit...
click to read moreParents feel pressure of teen drinking, too
May 8, 1998
The school year is winding down, proms and summer vacations are looming, and parents at Norfolk...
click to read moreHospital settles lawsuit filed by abortion patient
February 12, 1998
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital has settled an unusual medical malpractice lawsuit that accused the hospital and...
click to read moreNurse, Sentara sued over traumatic abortion
December 20, 1996
The patient felt nervous enough. She was 4 1/2 months pregnant with a deformed fetus, lying...
click to read moreDrunken driver to pay victim’s school $100 a year for 14 years, sentence is in addition to a $100,000 insurance settlement to the family.
October 19, 1996
A drunken driver who killed a teenager on New Year's Day has agreed to an unusual...
click to read moreCrash suspect has lengthy record, beach man held after 2 killed in Norfolk
October 22, 1995
The Virginia Beach man charged with killing two people when his van collided with their car...
click to read moreDrunken driver gets 20 years, victims’ families are pleased with term for Peterson, who led police on chase from the beach to Norfolk.
October 19, 1995
Arnold O. Peterson was given 20 years in prison on Monday for driving drunk during a...
click to read moreTHESE CANDY-LIKE CHUGGERS PACK A POWERFUL SHOT
August 19, 1995
THE KEEPER OF the shooters is standing guard at a small makeshift bar just inside the...
click to read moreNO SYMPATHY FOR PETERSON
May 14, 1995
Shame on you for giving print to the ramblings of Arnold Peterson, driver of the chased...
click to read moreCRASH SUSPECT HAS LENGTHY RECORD \ BEACH MAN HELD AFTER 2 KILLED IN NORFOLK
January 24, 1995
The Virginia Beach man charged with killing two people when his van collided with their car...
click to read moreDRUNKEN DRIVING LAW TO TOUGHEN ON FRIDAY
June 26, 1994
Beginning Friday, anyone younger than 21 who downs just one beer in an hour and then...
click to read moreDUI DEATHS DOWN SHARPLY SINCE ’82 BUT FOUR RECENT FATALITIES HAVE RENEWED CALLS FOR MORE ACTION.
December 2, 1993
In a recent 10-day span, four people died and three others were critically injured in alcohol-related...
click to read moreHOT LINE WILL LET DRIVERS REPORT DUI SUSPECTS \ THE STATE POLICE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO SPRINT CUSTOMERS
May 14, 1993
When the Norfolk man saw a car swerve along Interstate 264, hit another car on Waterside...
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