Newsletter
Welcome to The Virginia Attorney Newsletter and media coverage of Chap Petersen’s law & legislative work.
“How Abby Got Her Groove Back”
Dear Friends and Virginians: A great advantage of being out of power is that you can speak honestly about what’s…
Read More“Greetings from Seoul, Korea”
Dear Friends and Virginians: First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all, but especially to my mother Mary Petersen (three…
Read More“Single-Party Rule is a Threat to All of US”
Dear Friends and Virginians: A couple years ago, I wrote an essay entitled: “Single-Party Government Didn’t Work in the Soviet…
Read More“A Rise and Fall — and then a Tragedy”
Dear Friends and Virginians: Two things can be true at once. Last week, my former Senate colleague Justin Fairfax shot…
Read MoreSometimes the Good Guys Win
Dear Friends and Virginians: It was a cold and blustery day on January 13, 2024. A small crowd had gathered…
Read MoreRugby in Tennessee and “the SLAPP Heard Round the World”
Dear Friends and Virginians: It was a hot summer weekend just outside Nashville, Tennessee, where the Virginia Cardinals took on…
Read MoreAnd Tysons Will Get a Casino … Because of Course it Will
Dear Friends and Virginians: A few things are certain in life. Death, taxes and UVA losing to Duke in the…
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“Data Center Showdown at the Court of Appeals”
Dear Friends and Virginians: Tuesday, February 24 was cold and blustery at the Arlington Courthouse, where the Court of Appeals…
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