Virginia Legal Research Services for Attorneys
Our team of expert attorneys has been providing quality legal research and writing services since 1969.
The National Legal Research Group founded the legal research industry in 1969 to provide solo practitioners, corporate counsel, large firms, and all other attorneys with quality research, writing, and expertise. Since our founding, we have helped more than 55,000 attorneys nationwide on over 180,000 projects, including cases specific to Virginia legal research. Our team includes specialized legal research attorneys, with an average of 20 years of experience per attorney.
Virginia Legal Research Attorney Spotlight:
Suzanne Bailey, Co-President
B.A., University of Virginia, 1980. J.D., University of Detroit School of Law, 1983. Member, Michigan, New York, & Virginia Bars. After clerking for a federal judge in Michigan, Suzanne moved to New York City, where she was an Assistant Corporation Counsel and later a Deputy Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel. She joined NLRG in 1991, specializing in Government Law, Civil Rights, and Criminal Law. She joined NLRG's Management Committee in 2015 and is now NLRG's Co-President .
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Senior Attorney Jason Holder
B.A. (Philosophy), University of Virginia; J.D. University of Richmond School of Law. After law school Jason served as a magistrate in Virginia’s 15th Judicial District. As a magistrate, Jason would provide an independent review of complaints of criminal conduct brought by law enforcement and the general public. He would issue various types of processes including arrest warrants, bonds, and search warrants as well as conduct bail hearings for individuals arrested on warrants charging them with a criminal offense. Jason served as a magistrate primarily in the Stafford County and Fredericksburg City Magistrates’ Offices before joining NLRG in June 2016. In 2025, he became a member of NLRG's Management Committee. Read Full Bio.
Lee Dunham, Senior Attorney
B.A., Washington & Lee University. J.D, University of Virginia School of Law. Member, Virginia Bar. Lee served as a clerk in Virginia Beach, then spent a number of years in private practice at firms in Charlottesville, Virginia and Denver, Colorado, before joining NLRG.
Charlene Hicks, Senior Attorney
B.A., Brigham Young University, 1989. J.D., Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1994, where she was a member of the Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Bar. Charlene joined NLRG in 1994. She focuses on commercial law matters.
Cassidy Crockett-Verba, Senior Attorney
B.A., Old Dominion University, 2017. J.D., University of Richmond School of Law, 2021. Member, Virginia Bar. Cassidy came to us in 2023, after working fo the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. She focuses mainly on commercial law and family law.
Virginia Legal Research Services
Trial and Appellate Briefs
Our Virginia legal research attorneys have many years of experience as legal writers. NLRG has prepared briefs in every state and federal court, including Virginia state courts. If you need a competitive edge in your case, our team of attorneys can provide you with extra legal research and writing you need to help win.
The National Legal Research group can provide appellate brief writing services for Federal Courts of Appeal, Virginia Courts of Appeal, the Virginia Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court. We also offer the service of appellate brief compliance review and filing through The Lex Group.
Pleadings and Discovery
We have assisted our clients with pleadings in every state and federal court since 1969, including Virginia. We can prepare pleadings for complaints, motion to compel, motion in limine, motion for summary judgement, motion to dismiss, motion to strike, and more.
In cases ranging from complex multidistrict litigation to relatively simple state court proceedings, the National Legal Research Group's attorneys have assisted our attorney-clients with the following discovery-related services: requests for production, deposition summaries, motions to compel discovery, interrogatories, requests for admissions, and preparation for depositions.
Legal Memoranda
Our highly-experienced attorneys can provide you with objective legal memoranda for case evaluation, trial and appellate preparation, strategic planning, or any other purpose prior to or in support of litigation or transactional analysis. We can assist with Objective Memoranda, Advocacy Memorandum, Adversarial Memoranda, or Memoranda in Support of Motions.
Telephone or Email Reports
When a written product is not required, we can provide you with more cost-effective solutions through telephone and email reports. This gives you access to our substantive legal research expertise for expert analysis of legal issues. Contact our team today to see if this may be the best solution for your case.
Legal Document Review
Our team of experienced attorneys can help streamline your legal document review process to help you save a substantial amount of your time. This can help you better predict costs upfront and meet deadlines. NLRG delivers only the highest quality legal document review services.
To get the extra help you need with you case, contact our team of expert attorneys today. We can review your case and discuss your options in detail with you.
Testimonials:
""I can [locate the case law] but you guys are better than me at it and, as I have learned, you are as good if not better than the large law firm's associates. I am not going to lose this case because I got out-researched."
— Phil Gardner, Martinsville Virginia
"As an attorney I’ve worked with hundreds of lawyers over the years. Paul Ferrer is one of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. He’s very personable, listens, and does outstanding research and other legal work. It’s a pleasure to recommend him to others."
—David J. Muchow, Arlington, VA
"What a great job! There is no way I could have come up with this research! Worth every penny."
—C. Gregory Phillips, Salem, VA
"Excellent service! Very satisfied with the results and the speed of the service."
—Robert Isaacs, Richmond, VA
"Excellent job, Brad [Pettit]. I was very impressed with your timely response and will be sure to utilize NLRG when I need to have an issue thoroughly researched. Thank you again for your excellent response."
—Donald Lee, Virginia Beach, VA
"The memorandum precisely and fully answered my questions. Your prompt response eliminated a possible statute of limitation problem. I'm very pleased. Thank you!"
—Gilbert Davis, Centerville, VA
"Excellent research discussion on an obscure point delivered in a very timely manner at a reasonable cost. All I could have hoped. Well done!"
—Wilson Vellines Jr., Staunton, VA
