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Super Lawyers 2025 Recognition

May 7, 2025

We are thrilled to announce that our attorneys, Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes, have been selected...

Elizabeth Ufkes Named One of Virginia’s “Go To Lawyers” for Negligence Law

November 28, 2024

We are proud to announce that Attorney Elizabeth Ufkes has been named one of Virginia’s “Go...

Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove Honored with Platinum Award in Community Votes Norfolk 2024!

October 8, 2024

We are thrilled to share some exciting news! Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove has been awarded...

Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove Celebrates 2024 Super Lawyers Recognition

May 9, 2024

We are proud to announce another year of recognition for our outstanding attorneys in the 2024...

Local organizations urge safe driving on Super Bowl Sunday

February 5, 2024

Article by:  Conor HollingsworthView the full article on WTKR News Channel 3 Next weekend marks Super...

Virginia police agencies step up drunk driving patrols during holiday season

December 28, 2023

The holiday season is usually a festive time, but it can also be a dangerous time...

Plan ahead if you’re drinking this holiday season

December 23, 2023

Don't drink and drive this holiday season The holidays can be a fun time of year...

Deadly police chase and crash in Chesapeake marks at least 8 ending in crashes in 2023; 5 where another driver is hit

November 29, 2023

It's the second case in which the driver of the suspected vehicle died, the first case...

GOODOVE, UFKES AND STOKES SELECTED AS 2023 VIRGINIA SUPERLAWYERS

July 18, 2023

STS&G is proud to announce that Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes and Mark Stokes were selected as...

Virginia Beach man raises awareness this holiday weekend after losing brother to drunk driver

July 3, 2023

Millions are hitting the road over the Fourth of July holiday weekend for barbecues, beach trips,...

Goodove Selected as President of Southern Bank’s Hampton Roads Regional Advisory Board

November 3, 2022

Michael L. Goodove, Esq., a personal injury attorney and partner in the Norfolk law firm of...

Va. Beach man pushing for drunk driving prevention technology in cars after losing brother to drunk driver

September 26, 2022

Attorney, Mike Goodove, sat down with WTKR to talk about the latest push by the National...

Goodove is recognized for 30 years of service to MADD

June 28, 2022

Michael Goodove received recognition from MADD in appreciation for 30 years of dedication and service to...

Goodove Selected to the “Top 100” of the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers

May 17, 2022

STS&G are proud to announce that Michael Goodove was selected as the “Top 100” of the...

Elizabeth Ufkes named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Influential Women of Law for 2022

May 9, 2022

Virginia Lawyers Weekly has announced Elizabeth Ufkes as a recipient of the 2022 Influential Women in Law...

Attorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Jeffrey Swartz, and Mark Stokes selected as 2022 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia 

March 7, 2022

Attorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Jeffrey Swartz and Mark Stokes have been selected as 2022 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia.  Michael...

Michael Goodove selected to join MADD’s Regional Advisory Board

March 5, 2022

Michael Goodove has joined the Regional Advisory Board of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).   The mission...

Goodove Received 2021 John T. Hanna Award for Excellence in Traffic Safety

March 2, 2022

Mike Goodove has been a volunteer for the MADD Southside Chapter in the Tidewater region since...

Jeffrey A. Swartz represented Warren Harris – “NO JAIL TIME”

February 15, 2022

Virginia Beach’s longtime former economic development director got a suspended jail sentence Monday after admitting to...

Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Franklin Swartz, and Mark Stokes have been selected as 2022 Super Lawyers

January 12, 2022

Attorneys Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, Franklin Swartz, and Mark Stokes have been selected as 2022 Super Lawyers. Michael Goodove...

Goodove Featured in MADD’s Newsletter “Volunteer Spotlight—December 2021”

January 4, 2022

Mike Goodove, a partner with the Norfolk Law Firm Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz and Goodove, has been...

Ufkes Represents Mother who lost Infant in Tragic Car Accident.

October 6, 2021

10 month-old Amelia White was killed in April when her mother’s car was rear-ended in Isle...

Michael L. Goodove, Esq. Earns ABOTA Membership

August 26, 2021

Michael L. Goodove, Esq., a partner of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C., has been accepted...

Michael Goodove nominated and accepted as an “Advocate” into the American Board of Trial Advocates

August 11, 2021

Congratulations to STS&G partner Michael Goodove for his nomination and acceptance as an “Advocate” into the...

Interview with Elizabeth Kalocay Ufkes, personal injury attorney at STS&G, P.C. | Women in Business

April 13, 2021

At work: Whether I’m negotiating a fair settlement or arguing a case to a jury, facilitating...

Goodove, Ufkes, and Swartz have been recognized as the 2021 Top Lawyers in Coastal Virginia

April 1, 2021

Attorneys  Michael Goodove, Elizabeth Ufkes, and Jeffrey Swartz have been recognized as the 2021 Top Lawyers in Coastal Virginia...

Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2021 Super Lawyers

January 12, 2021

Attorneys Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2021 Super Lawyers. Michael Goodove was selected as a Super...

COVID-19 Update–We are Open to Assist Clients

March 17, 2020

We Are Open To Assist Clients The health and safety of our clients is always our...

Goodove and Ufkes seek justice for teen’s family

November 5, 2018

Lawsuits filed in the drunk-driving crash that killed Great Bridge High School senior Kaitlyn Duffy and critically injured...

Nurse, SENTARA sued over traumatic abortion.

October 19, 2018

The patient felt nervous enough. She was 4 1/2 months pregnant with a deformed fetus, lying...

Despite past suicide attempts, Norfolk teen was left alone with shackles he used to kill himself

October 19, 2018

The mother of the 17-year-old who committed suicide in a courthouse holding cell last year is...

Goodove and Ufkes Selected as Super Lawyers for 2018

April 20, 2018

Attorneys Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2018 Super Lawyers. Michael Goodove was...

SWARTZ, GOODOVE AND UFKES SELECTED AS TOP LAWYERS BY COASTAL VIRGINIA MAGAZINE

October 18, 2017

Jeffrey Swartz, Michael Goodove and Elizabeth Ufkes were selected as "Top Lawyers" by Coastal Virginia Magazine. ...

Ufkes Selected as Top 40 Under 40

October 18, 2017

Inside Business Magazine, the Hampton Roads Business Journal has selected Attorney Elizabeth Ufkes as one of...

Goodove, Swartz and Ufkes selected as Super Lawyers in 2017

August 21, 2017

Attorneys Michael Goodove, Franklin Swartz and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2017 Super Lawyers. Michael...

Goodove Interviewed on legalities of moving confederate monuments

August 21, 2017

Cities have the legal right to move confederate monuments, says Norfolk attorney A Norfolk attorney says...

Goodove Interviewed about the risks of renting homes for teenage beach week.

May 1, 2017

We've hit the prom and graduation season, a time for ordering caps and gowns, picking up...

ABC News Interviews Michael Goodove on McDonnell Appeal

April 28, 2016

Goodove, Swartz and Ufkes selected as Super Lawyers in 2016

January 23, 2016

Attorneys Michael Goodove, Franklin Swartz and Elizabeth Ufkes have been selected as 2016 Super Lawyers. Michael...

Goodove appointed to Southern Bank’s Hampton Roads regional advisory board

January 14, 2016

Michael L. Goodove, Esq., a personal injury attorney and partner in the Norfolk law firm of...

Jeffrey Swartz Successfully Defends Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms

December 28, 2015

Partner, Jeffrey Swartz, successfully represented Virginia Beach Mayor, Will Sessoms.  Following a 14 month investigation in...

Goodove keynote speaker at 2015 Mid-Atlantic DUI conference

May 1, 2015

Michael Goodove was the Keynote Speaker at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic DUI Conference, which took place on...

Walk Like MADD Sponsor

March 4, 2015

Michael Goodove and his law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C. are proud to...

Goodove inducted as a fellow of Virginia Law Foundation

March 1, 2015

Michael Goodove, a partner at Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, in Norfolk, VA, has been inducted...

Goodove selected as top 100 trial lawyers

November 6, 2014

Michael L. Goodove, a partner with the Norfolk law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove,...

Elizabeth Kalocay Ufkes Selected Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers

November 6, 2014

Attorney Elizabeth Kalocay Ufkes was selected by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top...

Goodove selected as 2014 Leaders in the Law

October 28, 2014

Michael L. Goodove, a personal injury attorney, with the law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz &...

Michael Goodove Selected as Virginia’s Legal Elite for 2014

October 10, 2014

Michael Goodove, a partner at Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, in Norfolk, VA, has been selected...

Elizabeth Ufkes Selected as Virginia’s Legal Elite

October 10, 2014

Elizabeth Ufkes, an attorney at Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, in Norfolk, VA, has been selected...

Goodove and Swartz named as Superlawyers 2014

June 13, 2014

For another year, Michael Goodove and Franklin Swartz have been selected as 2014 Super Lawyers. Michael...

Virginia Beach shells out $1.2M in claims settlements

May 6, 2014

The claims read like an insurance commercial. Potholes blowing out tires. Trash trucks backing over mailboxes....

Michael Goodove turns down $10K offer and gets $150,000 jury verdict

October 29, 2012

In a personal injury case stemming from a motor vehicle collision, a recent mediation with a...

U.S. marshals on trail of Virginia Beach fugitive

May 11, 2012

For more than two months, police and bail bondsmen have searched for 23-year-old Cameron Paul Crockett,...

Goodove and Swartz selected As Super Lawyers 2012

February 16, 2012

For another year in a row, Michael Goodove and Franklin Swartz have been selected as 2012...

Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C. Law Office Building

February 16, 2012

On January 1, 2012, Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C. relocated to its new law office...

Breath test may be required before first-time DUI offenders drive again

February 15, 2012

People with their first DUI conviction could have to pass a breath test before starting the...

Goodove and Swartz selected again as Super Lawyers in 2011

April 1, 2011

For Immediate Release For another year in a row, Michael Goodove and Franklin Swartz have been...

“The Top 100 Trial Lawyers” selects Michael L. Goodove

December 12, 2010

For Immediate Release: Michael L. Goodove, Esq. has been nominated and selected to “The Top 100...

Michael Goodove comments on a new website that helps drivers avoid tickets and dui checkpoints.

August 3, 2010

Updated: Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 6:17 AM EDTPublished : Monday, 26 Jul 2010, 9:16 PM EDT...

Michael Goodove comments on the proposal to privatize liquor sales.

August 3, 2010

Michael Goodove comments on the proposal to privatize liquor sales. by Sula Kim13NEWS / WVEC.comPosted on...

Police could ask DUI suspects place of last drink

March 11, 2010

Police could ask DUI suspects place of last drink by Joe Flanagan, 13 News, and Associated...

Bookie avoids prison with plea deal in Norfolk

February 24, 2010

A longtime local sports bookie will avoid prison time and forfeit more than $1 million in...

70 mph bill going to governor’s desk

February 17, 2010

by 13 News Posted on February 17, 2010 at 8:05 AM ****** PORTSMOUTH -- The speed...

Norfolk man pleads guilty to killing, avoids death penalty

February 11, 2010

NORFOLK Kentrell L. Sanderson pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder in the slaying of his 12-year-old...

Waterside Garage Shooter Acquitted of Murder Charge

January 23, 2010

By Michelle Washington The Virginian-Pilot © January 23, 2010 NORFOLK A jury found the man accused...

Memorial service honors crash victim

December 15, 2009

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - He was his parents' only son, but Hunter Richardson became a brother to...

Hearing continued for Virginia Beach officer accused of DUI

August 8, 2009

Posted on August 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM Updated Friday, Oct 30 at 10:58 AM ******...

Va. Beach officer accused of DUI now charged with hit-and-run

June 25, 2009

VIRGINIA BEACH -- A Virginia Beach police officer charged with DUI is now facing a hit-and-run...

Motorists who paid abusive driver fines to be offered refunds

October 19, 2008

The Virginia Supreme Court will send letters this week to some of South Hampton Roads' worst...

Drunken Driving Fatalities Up In Virginia

September 1, 2007

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Deaths due to drunken-driving accidents in 2006, up from 322 the year...

looking down on lindsay

March 22, 2007

WHEN IT COMES to the bad (young) girls of Hollywood messing up and seeking redemption, usually...

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal crash

October 13, 2006

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) NORFOLK - As Shane Williams prepared to leave the party, several people...

Mother of Va. Beach man killed in crash sues driver

March 22, 2006

CHESAPEAKE - The mother of a 31-year-old Virginia Beach man killed in a July 16 single-car...

Charge withdrawn in homeless man’s death

February 2, 2006

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH — Prosecutors on Tuesday withdrew a murder charge against a Norfolk man...

Some question lawyer’s melding of cause, career

February 7, 2005

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT BY JON FRANK NORFOLK - Almost 15 years ago, Michael L. Goodove was a...

Beach nightclub sued over wreck that killed 4 suit: Peabody’s responsible for drunken driver

October 22, 2003

Three lawsuits stemming from a deadly highway collision in 2001 were filed Thursday against Peabody's, a...

Legal system’s flaws let drunken drivers get back behind wheel evidence problems, loopholes in laws, lenient judges leave some repeat offenders free to return to the streets

October 19, 2003

An urgent question lingered after Roy Lee Everett was charged in a Norfolk car crash last...

Driver faced DUI charge three weeks before crash after posting bond on Norfolk charges, he was free from jail

October 19, 2003

A man facing his seventh drunken-driving charge after the crash Tuesday that killed a high school...

Confusion with sibling’s identity twists DUI case. Roy Lee Everett may have posed as his brother during a drunken-driving arrest in Virginia Beach late last year

October 19, 2003

Roy Lee Everett, who was charged with driving under the influence in last week's crash that...

Judge gives man 10 years in drunken-driving death

July 2, 2003

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT A 50-year-old man who was driving drunk...

Driver indicted on charges in two DUI arrests

June 19, 2003

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: MATTHEW ROY THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man accused of fleeing a crash...

More charges against DUI suspect prosecutors say he claimed he was his brother to avoid troubles

May 23, 2003

Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man accused of driving drunk and killing a Lake Taylor...

Driver faced DUI charge three weeks before crash

May 10, 2003

Author: MATTHEW ROY AND JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT A man facing his seventh drunken-driving charge after...

Confusion with sibling’s identity twists DUI case

May 6, 2003

ROY LEE EVERETT MAY HAVE POSED AS HIS BROTHER DURING A DRUNKEN-DRIVING ARREST IN VIRGINIA BEACH...

Victim’s family files three lawsuits against motorist in fatal car accident

April 13, 2003

Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Three lawsuits have been filed in Virginia Beach Circuit Court against...

DRIVER IN CRASH FIGHTS OFFICIALS ON HOW BLOOD WAS OBTAINED

April 3, 2003

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man charged in a November collision...

BEACH NIGHTCLUB SUED OVER WRECK THAT KILLED 4 SUIT : PEABODY’S RESPONSIBLE FOR DRUNKEN DRIVER

March 7, 2003

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Three lawsuits stemming from a deadly highway...

PROPOSALS WOULD CLOSE DRUNKEN-DRIVING LOOPHOLES

February 22, 2003

Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday that he will push for tougher penalties against repeat drunken...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

January 29, 2003

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) In DUI cases, MADD is there when you need it The Jan....

MAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF 26-YEAR-OLD FATHER DENIED BOND

November 16, 2002

Author: JON FRANK THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The man who police said ran a red light while driving...

HANDLING OF TRAFFIC FATALITY ANGERS MADD LEADER

April 6, 2002

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) April 6, 2002 The local president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants...

MADD SEEKS STATE LAW TO HOLD ESTABLISHMENTS LIABLE IF THEY SERVE ALCOHOL TO DRUNKEN PATRONS

May 16, 2001

MADD SEEKS STATE LAW TO HOLD ESTABLISHMENTS LIABLE IF THEY SERVE ALCOHOL TO DRUNKEN PATRONS Author:...

MONTGOMERY WARD FALLOUT JEWELER, CUSTOMERS SPAR OVER UNPAID BILLS

February 9, 2001

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) February 9, 2001 When giants fall, little people get squished. The casualties...

FIRM SUES TO RECOUP COUPLE’S WINDFALL COMPUTER GLITCH BOOSTS STOCK FUND BY ABOUT $8 MILLION

May 20, 2000

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: MARC DAVIS, STAFF WRITER What would you do if you suddenly...

HURT RIDER OF MONSTER TRUCK SUES 3 PARTIES

August 22, 1999

A teacher who lost the use of her right hand after a monster truck flipped last...

BEACH PUTS BRAKES ON POLICE CHASES

October 22, 1998

Police Chief Charles R. Wall has banned all police pursuits in the city except for cases...

SOBER STUDENTS GET LESSON ON DRUNK DRIVING

June 7, 1998

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) June 7, 1998 Rebecca Dorschel's eyes flew open and her body tensed...

Beach puts brakes on police chases now officers can’t pursue non-violent fleeing criminal

June 5, 1998

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) Author: MIKE MATHER, STAFF WRITER The Virginia Beach Police Department's new pursuit...

Parents feel pressure of teen drinking, too

May 8, 1998

The school year is winding down, proms and summer vacations are looming, and parents at Norfolk...

Hospital settles lawsuit filed by abortion patient

February 12, 1998

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital has settled an unusual medical malpractice lawsuit that accused the hospital and...

Nurse, Sentara sued over traumatic abortion

December 20, 1996

The patient felt nervous enough. She was 4 1/2 months pregnant with a deformed fetus, lying...

Drunken driver to pay victim’s school $100 a year for 14 years, sentence is in addition to a $100,000 insurance settlement to the family.

October 19, 1996

A drunken driver who killed a teenager on New Year's Day has agreed to an unusual...

Crash suspect has lengthy record, beach man held after 2 killed in Norfolk

October 22, 1995

The Virginia Beach man charged with killing two people when his van collided with their car...

Drunken driver gets 20 years, victims’ families are pleased with term for Peterson, who led police on chase from the beach to Norfolk.

October 19, 1995

Arnold O. Peterson was given 20 years in prison on Monday for driving drunk during a...

THESE CANDY-LIKE CHUGGERS PACK A POWERFUL SHOT

August 19, 1995

THE KEEPER OF the shooters is standing guard at a small makeshift bar just inside the...

NO SYMPATHY FOR PETERSON

May 14, 1995

Shame on you for giving print to the ramblings of Arnold Peterson, driver of the chased...

CRASH SUSPECT HAS LENGTHY RECORD \ BEACH MAN HELD AFTER 2 KILLED IN NORFOLK

January 24, 1995

The Virginia Beach man charged with killing two people when his van collided with their car...

DRUNKEN DRIVING LAW TO TOUGHEN ON FRIDAY

June 26, 1994

Beginning Friday, anyone younger than 21 who downs just one beer in an hour and then...

DUI DEATHS DOWN SHARPLY SINCE ’82 BUT FOUR RECENT FATALITIES HAVE RENEWED CALLS FOR MORE ACTION.

December 2, 1993

In a recent 10-day span, four people died and three others were critically injured in alcohol-related...

HOT LINE WILL LET DRIVERS REPORT DUI SUSPECTS \ THE STATE POLICE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO SPRINT CUSTOMERS

May 14, 1993

When the Norfolk man saw a car swerve along Interstate 264, hit another car on Waterside...