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Biography:
W. Edward Riley, IV is a trial
lawyer. He is admitted to practice law
in all state and federal courts in
Virginia, and has argued before the
Supreme Court of Virginia and the United
States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Riley has dedicated his entire
career to successfully practicing
criminal and traffic defense.
Mr. Riley has tried over 150 jury trials
in federal and state courts across the
Commonwealth, holds the highest national
legal rating with Martindale
Hubbell, and has been recognized by his
peers as one of the Legal Elite as
published by Virginia Business Magazine,
and has been selected for inclusion in
2009 Virginia Super Lawyers.
He has appeared on WTVR CBS News Channel
6 and in the Richmond Times- Dispatch,
as well as other media outlets, as a
criminal law commentator for high
profile criminal cases, and has lectured
on criminal law, DUI law, and traffic
law to other lawyers and judges over the
last decade.
Mr. Riley's involvement within the legal
community is extensive. Currently, he
serves on the Virginia Trial Lawyer
Association's (VTLA) Board of Governors,
is Co-Chairman of its publication
committee, and is a Member of both their
CLE and Amicus committees. Mr. Riley is
Chairman of the Virginia Fair Trial
Project, a Member of the Virginia State
Bar's specially created Indigent Defense
Task Force, and a Member of the Supreme
Court of Virginia Chief Justice Leroy
Hassell's Indigent Defense Training
Initiative. He also serves on the
Steering Committee for the Virginia
Criminal Justice Commission and is the
legislative liaison between the Virginia
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
(VACDL) and the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers. Formerly, Mr.
Riley served on the VACDL's Board of
Directors, was the past Chairman of
VTLA's Criminal Law Section, and served
on its Legislative Committee, Litigation
Support Committee, Death Penalty
Committee, and Young Lawyers Leadership
Committee.
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Continuing Legal Education:
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Speaker,
"I Feel the Need for Speed!"
Practice in Traffic Court
Virginia Indigent
Defense Commission, November 2008
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The Art of Persuasion: Painting
Powerful Images In DUI Cases
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Speaker,
"How
to Defend the DUI," 4th
Annual Public Defender Seminar,
April 2008
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4th Annual Indigent Criminal
Defense: Advanced Skills For The
Experienced Practitioner
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Speaker,
"DUI and other Serious Traffic
Defenses: Recent Updates and
Defenses"
VTLA: Annual Criminal
Law Seminar, September 2006
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Speaker,
"A
Traffic Law Update," VTLA Annual
Criminal Law Seminar, September
2004
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Speaker,
"Experts on DUI: What Works and
What Doesn't Work"
VACDL Spring Meeting and
Seminar May 2004
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