Charged With Reckless Driving? Don’t Just Pay Your Ticket If you’ve been charged with Reckless Driving in Virginia, you already know that it is one of the most expensive states in which to receive a ticket. You can thank our legislators, who have earned the state a dubious distinction. In 2007, Virginia was voted number […]
By: Rosemarie Larew Hiring an intern can be the start of a mutually beneficial relationship, especially for sole practitioners and small law firms. “Our internship program began more by chance than design when a friend and neighbor asked whether we could use volunteer labor from her sons,” says CAMS Founding Member Van Hardenbergh. The two […]
By Van Hardenbergh Nowadays our televisions scream at us with legal ads from personal injury and divorce lawyers, and everyone in between. Drive any highway and you will see the smiling faces of lawyers gazing down from billboards. We have thrown off the heavy chains of censorship and embraced the right of free speech related […]
By Van Hardenbergh “Thou shalt not place thy license at risk” is the absolute First Commandment of direct mail for lawyers. As Officers of the Court, we have the distinct privilege to practice in a profession that is elite, discriminating, and selective. However, the practice of law is a jealous mistress, and she tolerates few […]
Want to find out someone’s arrest history? New VA Court Case Search website provides FREE instant statewide results going back as far as 10 years. Don’t search one city or county at a time on the Courts website, get ALL their information in one quick easy search. Find out about dates, employees, tenants, exes, relatives, […]
Tidewater Traffic Defense is the Brainchild of Ed Railey When Ed Railey started his new venture, Tidewater Traffic Defense, he turned to CAMS for help with direct mail marketing. It’s been an interesting ride. Tidewater Traffic Defense is a subsidiary of Railey and Railey, PC, based in Courtland, VA. (The other Railey is Ed’s dad, […]
A Day in the CAMS Print Shop It’s 2 o’clock in the CAMS Print Shop, and the afternoon feeds are coming in. A “feed” is a spreadsheet of data that is downloaded directly to our Print Shop computer, thanks to our IT wizards. Their software program finds defendants’ case information, as well as their most […]
Mission Number 1 By Van Hardenbergh The best move I have made during two decades of practice is to start marketing using direct mail. This simple technique changed my life, making it possible to earn a fortune while enjoying my practice. Most lawyers don’t get to do either, but direct mail has given me […]
Once upon a time there was a traffic attorney who had a successful practice (thanks in large part to her CAMS membership). This lawyer came under some financial pressure, and with her revenues decreasing, she decided to save some money on marketing. Unfortunately, that was her fatal mistake. A problem with sales has only one […]
Richmond, Va.—William Brockie, father of shock band GWAR’s late frontman Dave Brockie, is suing band members, claiming they stole the singer’s cremated remains and other personal items and locked them in an office at the band’s Slave Pit Inc. headquarters. Brockie died of a heroin overdose in March 2014. When Brockie attempted to retrieve his […]