Lawyer Services - Richmond VA

At Gates Law, we strive to provide each client with the highest quality legal representation in a personalized and timely fashion. Our attorneys have over 60 years of diverse legal experience in the following practice areas: bankruptcy, personal injury, criminal defense, traffic defense, wills, deeds, restoration of civil rights, and partition suits to settle “heir land.”

Bankruptcy

Mr. Gates is a former Trustee in Bankruptcy, and has over 40 years of experience representing debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Even before law school, Mrs. Hennigan was getting familiar with the practice of bankruptcy as a legal assistant at Gates Law, and has now spent the majority of her legal career working with bankruptcy clients, finding the best solution for each client’s personal situation.

Gates Law specializes in consumer bankruptcy. Whether you are facing foreclosure on your home, garnishment of your wages or bank account, or are inundated with credit card debt, we can help you take the steps to get your life back in order.

Criminal/Traffic Defense

Mr. Gates has 7 years of experience as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney and over 35 years as a criminal defense attorney.

Whether is it a simple traffic violation, DUI offense or a more serious criminal offense, you want an experienced attorney by your side, guiding you through the judicial process. We negotiate the best deals for our clients and, if found guilty, ensure that they get the most appropriate sentence possible.

Criminal Defense. At Gates Law, we represent clients charged with drug offenses, assault and battery, probation violations, weapon offenses, robbery, burglary, larceny/shoplifting and other felonies and misdemeanors.

Traffic Defense. We defend clients in a variety of cases, including but not limited to the following traffic offenses: DUI/DWI, driving on a suspended license, hit and run, reckless driving, speeding and failure to stop/yield.

Personal Injury

Suffering an injury causes considerable hardship and stress for you and your loved ones. The attorneys at Gates Law commit themselves to helping our clients rebuild their lives after sustaining a serious injury. If we do not recover, you do not pay attorney’s fees.

Wills

Last Will & Testament, Medical Directive (Living Will), Power of Attorney

Gates Law is committed to meeting your legal needs at all stages of life. For clients seeking will-based legal services, we will prepare a Last Will and Testament, Medical Directive and Oower of Attorney. We want you to rest assured that your estate will be handled with the utmost care and respect.

Restoration of Civil Gun Rights, Motor Vehicle Licenses

Expungement of Criminal Charges that did not lead to a Conviction

Our attorneys can help individuals who have lost their firearm rights or their motor vehicle licenses for a variety of reasons. Similarly, if you were charged with a crime, but not convicted, we can help have that charge expunged from your record.

General Practice

Being a small, family law firm, we want to be your personal attorney for a variety of legal needs that may come up. To that end, we continue to practice in a variety of additional areas of law including name changes, deeds, and partition suits (dividing up inherited land).