2022 Criminal Law Q&A

Slipow & Robusto PC, Virginia Beach

Title: President/partner

Other legal specialties: Personal injury work

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Old Dominion University; law degree, William & Mary

Family: Married to Diane for 43 years, with three daughters and 457 grandchildren (at least it seems that way when we all get together)

Career mentors: Larry Slipow

Favorite dish: The one with Ronald McDonald on it

Most recent book read: “108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game,” by Ron Darling

You’ve twice been voted funniest lawyer in Tidewater. Why? I was voted Class Clown in high school. It’s carried over to my legal career. Fortunately, I’m not always taken seriously. Recently, I moved to continue a case. When asked the reason, I said it was to get a better judge. Once the shock wore off, I got a good laugh.

Do you think Virginia will follow other states in the push to eliminate or reform cash bail systems? Bad idea. Bondsmen help the court to know that someone else has an interest in getting a defendant to appear in court. Without that extra layer of protection, judges will be more reluctant to bond certain people. More people will be held in jail.

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