NEWS + EVENTS

FA+P Attorneys are named Super Lawyers

Ten attorneys at the law firm of Frith Anderson + Peake were selected by their peers for inclusion as 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent… Read more »

Katherine Londos is Selected as a Virginia Law Foundation Fellow

The firm of Frith Anderson + Peake is proud to announce that Attorney Katherine Londos has been selected to the Virginia Law Foundation’s Fellow Class of 2020. The Fellows of the Virginia Law Foundation are recognized as leaders in the profession, not just in their practices but in their communities.  It is limited to approximately… Read more »

The Supreme Court of Virginia finds no error in Phil Anderson and Andy Gerrish’s workers’-compensation-bar win.

In April 2019, Phil Anderson and Andy Gerrish secured the dismissal of a slip-and-fall suit in Virginia circuit court. The plaintiff was a tractor-trailer driver who fell in a service bay of a tractor-trailer-maintenance shop while the shop was changing his oil. FA+P argued—and the trial court held—that the shop was not an “other party”… Read more »

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of claims against Phil Anderson and Andy Gerrish’s attorney client in a legal-malpractice matter.

After Phil Anderson and Andy Gerrish obtained the dismissal of all claims asserted against their attorney client in a legal-malpractice matter filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, the plaintiff appealed that dismissal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. After the parties briefed the plaintiff’s appeal, the Fourth Circuit… Read more »

Macel Janoschka is named to the Roanoker Magazine’s 2020 Class of 40 under 40 in the Roanoke Valley

FA+P is delighted to announce that attorney Macel Janoschka has been named to the Roanoker Magazine’s 2020 Class of 40 under 40.  Nominees were chosen based on their career achievements and involvement in the community.  Macel was chosen for her service on various non-profit boards throughout the Roanoke Valley and her pro bono work.  The… Read more »

Nathan Schnetzler is Promoted to Partner

Frith Anderson + Peake is proud to announce the promotion of Nate Schnetzler to partner. Nate joined FA+P in 2015 following a clerkship with the Honorable Michael F. Urbanski, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. In 2018, 2019, and 2020, the rating service Super Lawyers® recognized Nate as a Virginia Rising… Read more »

FA+P Welcomes New Associate Glenn Williams

Frith Anderson + Peake welcomes new attorney, Glenn B. Williams. Glenn graduated from The College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Prior to law school, Glenn worked for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC in the Bureau… Read more »

Macel Janoschka is Appointed to City of Salem’s Economic Development Authority

Frith Anderson + Peake is proud to announce that the City Council of Salem, Virginia has appointed Attorney Macel Janoschka to the city’s Economic Development Authority.  The Authority, comprised of seven members, was organized in 2017.  The Economic Development Authority works in close partnership with Salem’s Department of Economic Development.    Macel focuses her practice… Read more »

Samuel Bernier is Appointed to VADA Board of Directors

Frith Anderson + Peake is pleased to announce that attorney, Sam Bernier, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys as its membership chair.  Sam also serves on the VADA’s Annual Meeting committee.  Sam concentrates his practice on the defense of health care providers in medical negligence actions… Read more »

FA+P Network Administrator Named “Unsung Hero”

FA+P is delighted to announce that Network Administrator, David Sink, has been named one of Virginia Lawyer Weekly’s 2019 Unsung Legal Heroes.  This award recognizes “the people who get it done, who keep the lawyers on track, who go above and beyond, usually behind the scenes. These awards are reserved for the state’s most talented… Read more »