Waldo & Lyle, P.C.

09/22/2021

Great editorial from the Daily Progress pointing out the serious problems of a law that permits the taking of property via a shorter cut than the constitutional way of paying for the change

Can a state law revise or subvert an existing contract? It certainly can’t violate constitutional protections.

09/15/2021

Waldo & Lyle is pleased to continue this fight against an unconstitutional law which permits broadband companies to use private property to sell internet service without compensating the property owners

Supporters call it a commonsense way to get broadband internet into more homes in rural Virginia. A Culpeper County couple calls it an unconstitutional infringement on their property rights. The fight, which has already halted an $600 million broadband expansion project, does not appear to be going....

05/17/2021

Waldo & Lyle is proud to represent the Chandlers and grateful that the jury recognized the major impact that the Mountain Valley Pipeline had on their property during the trial last week.

After hearing four days of testimony, the jury settled on the figure as “just compensation” for an 8.6-acre easement the company took in 2018, using its power of eminent domain

01/30/2020

Waldo & Lyle's Brian Kunze continues to advocate for justice for our clients--"It is similar to if the Corps gave you three pieces of a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and told you to guess what the overall picture was."
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The Peterson family, one of several property owners who still haven't sold needed parcels to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the new bridge, say their land is worth more than the federal government has offered.

10/25/2019

We are honored to represent and advocate on behalf of the Hunton YMCA, which provides so many needed services to the Tidewater Gardens community. And we are grateful to so many in our city and region who have supported and continue to support the Hunton Y in fulfilling its critical mission

The William A. Hunton YMCA's days could be numbered as the St. Paul's revitalization project changes the city's landscape.

06/05/2019

In remembrance of D-Day, Joe Waldo reflects on Silver Star client Vid Clompton's role at Pointe du Hoc. Please read Joe's piece and remember the sacrifice of those who landed on the beaches 75 years ago.

01/25/2019

"Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist." - John Adams
The General Assembly has the opportunity to further secure the property rights of Virginians this term. Please urge your Senator or Delegate to support this important legislation.

OF TWO bills before the General Assembly that would bolster Virginians’ property rights, one has already been tabled by a House subcommittee. But there’s still hope the other one will

01/04/2019

Waldo & Lyle is committed to ensuring that oystermen will not have their property taken, and their livelihood put at risk, because government agencies have failed to prevent the contamination of waterways

A Suffolk oysterman who has raised oysters for 40 years is suing the City of Suffolk and Hampton Roads Sanitation District for polluting his leased oyster beds.

12/17/2018

Waldo & Lyle continues to represent Reverend Sizemore and many other property owners in their fight for justice against Mountain Valley Pipeline

PEMBROKE — The clear, cold waters of Little Stony Creek cascaded over granite bedrock as Rick Sizemore watched from the banks and wondered.

12/08/2018

Justice Louis Brandeis of the U.S. Supreme Court famously wrote that "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants." The Supreme Court of Virginia agreed, finding that the City of Virginia Beach violated state law in heavily redacting the billing records of its outside counsel in a case against Waldo & Lyle client Dr. Allan Bergano. State and federal courts have now ruled against Virginia Beach in its continued mistreatment of Dr. Bergano, and we will continue to protect and defend his rights.

THE CITY of Virginia Beach committed a serious misstep when, in September 2014, it purchased a property on North Witchduck Road and attempted to oust the tenants, including the dental

12/08/2018

As usual, Kerry Dougherty pulls no punches in pointing out the incredible lengths to which the City of Virginia Beach continues to go to deny its citizens their rights.

Frankly, many of us would like to know what OUR money was spent on as the city harassed this good dentist.