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Who you’ll talk to

Three lawyers, one phone call away

Each office has a lawyer who lives nearby. All three read every file.

  • Thelma Basnight, a lawyer with short white hair, smiling beside a sunny window with a red folder

    Thelma Basnight

    Founding partner, Norfolk

    Thelma opened the Norfolk office to give people hurt in a crash one person to call, from the first conversation to the last check.

  • Cornell Lovitt, a lawyer with short gray hair and glasses, holding a red folder by a bright window

    Cornell Lovitt

    Partner, Newport News

    Cornell grew up on the Peninsula and runs the Newport News office. Families come to him after a death or a catastrophic injury, when the first job is to slow everything down.

  • Jocelyn Kellam, a lawyer with long blonde hair in a black blazer, smiling with her arms crossed in front of a window

    Jocelyn Kellam

    Partner, Virginia Beach

    Jocelyn leads the Virginia Beach office and takes most of the firm’s motorcycle and highway cases. She rides, and she knows what an insurer assumes about people who do.

One firm

What it means that there are three of us

  • One file

    Every note is shared, so whoever answers the phone knows your case.

  • The nearest door

    Your lawyer lives in or near your town, not across two bridges.

  • A second pair of eyes

    Hard questions go to the whole group before they come back to you.

Want to meet one of us first?

Call or write and say which office is closest. We’ll set up a time that works for you.

Talking with us costs nothing. If we take your case, the fee and any case costs are explained in writing before you sign.