Criminal Law

• Fraud
• Forgery

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Business Disputes
  In 1988 Meade Spotts identified a need in Richmond's legal market for a small to mid-sized firm focused on the representation of businesses. At the time, Spotts was swamped with corporate transactional work and was referring out all business litigation. Hugh Fain was a commercial litigator who knew Spotts well. A series of discussions between the two led to a joinder of forces and in 1992 Spotts and Fain united with a shared vision: to build a full-service business law firm providing top quality legal representation at fair rates.
• Business Transactions
• Intellectual Property
  Chris Bascom is a commercial litigator with broad experience in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He represents business entities and individuals in commercial litigation, specializing in intellectual property litigation, contract and business disputes, and defense of consumer protection claims. Chris has experience handling complex litigation, including patent infringement cases, class actions, multidistrict litigation, and mass tort actions. He is also practiced in complex discovery, defending and attacking expert witnesses, settlement negotiation, and court-ordered mediation.

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Eddie Bagnell serves on Spotts Fain's executive committee and is secretary of the firm. He is a litigator whose practice includes a wide range of civil litigation matters, including business torts, commercial litigation, real estate disputes, eminent domain, construction, employment, insurance coverage and defense, and estate litigation. Eddie's experience includes trials and appeals in state and federal court throughout Virginia, as well as proceedings before the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Eddie regularly serves as lead and local counsel in complex matters in the Eastern District of Virginia, where his experience includes securities fraud class actions, Lanham Act claims, qui tam cases, patent litigation, and a wide variety of commercial cases.
• Construction Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Eminent Domain

Health Law

• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
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