Michael HuYoung
Work in Barnes & Diehl Attorneys at Law
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Richmond, VA
Criminal Law, Traffic, Family Law, Juvenile
6806 Paragon Place, Suite 110, Richmond, VA 23230
About Michael HuYoung
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Traffic
- Family Law
- Juvenile
Education
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1982J.D.
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1979B.A.
- Honors: With Distinction
Representative Cases
- Mueller v. Murray,, 252 Va. 356 (Va Supreme Court 1996)
- Tipton v. Commonwealth, 18 Va. App. 832 (Va. Ct. App. 1994)
- Swinson v. Commonwealth, 16 Va. App. 923 (Va. Ct. App. 1993)
- Stanley v. Commonwealth, 16 Va. App. 873 (Va. Ct. App. 1993)
- Wood v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 1257 (Va. Ct. App. 1991)
- Hancock v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 774 (Va. Ct. App. 1991)
- Marshall v. Commonwealth, 5 Va. App. 248 (Va. Ct. App. 1987)
- Speight v. Commonwealth, 4 Va. App. 83 (Va. Ct. App. 1987)
- Speight v. Commonwealth, 2 Va. App. 140 (Va. Ct. App. 1986)
Classes and Seminars
- Charied and Moderated, Anatomy of a Criminal Trial in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, General District Court, Circuit Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court (September 14, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia)
- Panelist on How Young Lawyers reach out to the Community: The Benefits of Expanding the Pipeline, Virginia Law Center for the Study of Race and Law (2011)
- Presented Opening and Closing Statements at John Marshall Inns of Court (2011)
- Presenting a seminar on Surveillance in Litigation: Getting the Dirt While Keeping Your Hands Clean , Virginia Trial Lawyers Association's 52nd Annual Convention at The Homestead (April, 2011)
- Presenting Special Criminal Law Doctrines in Richmond and Norfolk , VTLA Annual Advocacy Seminar (October, 2010)
- The Bar Disciplinary Process, Carrico Professionalism Course (Charlottesville, Virginia - March, 2010)
- Criminal Issues Related to the Representation of Immigrants, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Paralegal Seminar (2007)
- Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions and Sentences on Non-Citizen Defendants Today, Annual Judicial Conference for District Court Judges (2006)
- The Non-Citizen Defendant in the Criminal Justice System: Special Challenges and Consequences, Virginia State Bar, Annual Conference, Criminal Law Section Presentation (2006)
- Dangerous Intersection Ahead: When Criminal and Family Law Collide, VSB Annual Conference for the Family & Criminal Law Sections Presentation (2005)
- Ethics for the Criminal Practitioner with Michael HuYoung, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education (2004)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- Virginia Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Virginia State Bar Council (2013-2016)
- Virginia State Bar Executive Committee (2015-2016)
- Virginia CLE, Faculty (2014-Present)
- Selected to the Thomas A. Mesereau Cup Nominating Committee, The Trial Law Institute, and the Diversity Law Institute of Litigation Counsel of America (2014-Present)
- Virginia State Bar Law School Professionalism Program, Faculty (2011-2015)
- Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Board of Governors (2010-2016
- Virginia Criminal Justice Conference, Steering Committee (2005-Present)
- Virginia Bar Association's Board of Governors (2014-2017)
- Virginia Bar Association Criminal Law Council (2011-2016)
- Board of Directors for the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia (2008-2015)
- Virginia Bar Association Chair of Criminal Law Section (2011-2013)
- Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Chair (2011-2012)
- Board of Governors of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (2008-2011)
- Virginia State Bar's Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course, Faculty (2008-2011)
- Virginia State Task Force on Diversity (2008-2009)
- Virginia Criminal Justice Conference, Co-Chair (2007-2009)
- Virginia Law Foundation, Board of Directors (2017-Present)
- Advisory Committee of the Virginia General Assembly’s Joint Commission on Technology (JCOTS) studying legislative computer crime bills introduced during the 2013 Session and referred to JCOTS for study
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Member (Chairman of Criminal Law Section, Representative to the Crime Commission of the General Assembly, Criminal Legislation Committee, Chairman of Public Service Committee, Continuing Legal Education Committee, and Annual Convention Committee) (2008-2011)
- Henrico Bar Association ((Board of Directors, Liaison to the Courts Committee, and Chairman of the Court Docent Committee))
- Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Bar Association
- Old Dominion Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Past Positions
- The Law Firm of Michael Hu Young, P.C. (1986-1995), Managing Partner
- The Law Offices of Richard R. Ryder (1982-1986), Associate
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law, Civil Litigation
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
- Traffic
- Family Law
- Juvenile
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