Claude Stuart Whitehead III

Claude Stuart Whitehead III

also known as Claude Whitehead Law Office

4.7
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 32 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Richmond, VA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Personal Injury

Suite 3, 420 Libbie Avenue, Richmond, VA

About Claude

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 50%

As I mentioned above, I was a prosecutor for 5 years. I won my last 20 jury trials in a hostile jurisdiction for prosecutors, the City of Petersburg. I know all the judges and prosecutors within an hour of Richmond very well. I special prosecuted in a number of jurisdictions including but not limited to Chesterfield County, Prince George County, Dinwiddie County, Colonial Heights and several more.

33 years | 10,000 cases

50%
Speeding and Traffic Ticket 40%

I practice criminal law and also traffic law. I was a prosecutor for 5 years. I prosecuted all types of cases including murder, drug dealing, bank robbery and rape. I have seen every case you can pretty much imagine. I have the knowledge that 5 years of prosecuting provides and also the friendships with other prosecutors and judges that I have developed over the years. I know how to achieve great results and that is what I strive to do every time I go to court for a client.

33 years | 25,000 cases

40%
Personal Injury 10%

My brother and I are very experience in dealing with all types of accident cases. We work together on a number of cases each year involving car accidents and other types of injuries.

20 years | 150 cases

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 32 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1993

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Location

Law Offices of Claude Stuart Whitehead III

Suite 3, 420 Libbie Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23226

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Claude Stuart Whitehead III's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

24 Client Reviews

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Posted by Jennifer | July 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Best there is

Mr. Whitehead is the best lawyer you will find. No matter what is needed he will help you through the process. If you want the best outcome and a lawyer who helps you through it, you want Claude Whitehead.

Posted by anonymous | May 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Ms

After receiving a reckless driving ticket with excessive speed over 80 mph , south of Richmond, I researched the Richmond area attorneys and Mr. Battle’s office put me in contact with Mr. Whitehead. I am a MD resident and had to drive 3 hours to get to the court hearing . Mr. Whitehead was sincer...e, timely, caring, and professional throughout the entire process from our first phone conversation. I was extremely worried about the outcome which could have been disastrous, ie. Jail time. He worked on my case which resulted in a suspended license in VA for 90 days, a $500 fine , and 50 hours of community service. His fee was reasonable and fair. I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs an attorney for a reckless driving citation. Do not hesitate to hire him to represent you! I am extremely grateful to him.

Posted by Carol | April 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Traffic

After being charged with reckless driving In Lawrenceville (for speeding above 80mph) I was bombarded with letters from attorneys offering to defend me. Not sure how to decide, I consulted a professional in my area. He was instrumental in my decision to hire Claude Whitehead. And it was the best dec...ision I could have possibly made! Not only was he sympathetic and encouraging, he achieved a better result for me than I ever hoped for— getting my charges reduced to a non -moving violation which will not affect my insurance rates at all. And his fees are far more reasonable than many others in his geographical area. You will not be disappointed with Claude Whitehead if you hire him to represent you!

Posted by Elizabeth | March 29, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Ticket reckless driving

The 1st time I spoke to Atty a Whitehead I new he was the right person to represent me I got all info he asked for and was assured he ccould help me and he did charges reduced so grateful for his help he is a great attorney thanks again

Posted by anonymous | February 01, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Worthless

This attorney did not do a good job on my case. When the prosecutor agreed on a plee deal, and then didn't follow through, he didn't want to do anything about it. And he was 25 minutes late on my court date. He doesn't even deserve the one star.

Claude Whitehead

Replied last January 16, 2019

The client above did reach an agreement with the Commonwealth Attorney/Prosecutor in this matter. Thus I obviously negotiated the matter and the client was satisfied with the outcome at the time or he would not have accepted the agreement from the prosecutor. It is unfortunate that the jail refused to allow work release in this matter due to the nature of the crime. It is also unfortunate that the prosecutor did not step in and attempt to have the jail reconsider their decision to not allow work release on this type of a crime. I unfortunately do not have the power to tell the jail what to do and force them to make certain decisions which benefit my clients. There were many people remaining in the court room on the court date and thus we were in no way late to handle the defendant's matter in this case. In fact, we had been discussing a plea agreement with the prosecutor for several days and thus we were in no way late, in fact we were very prepared. Thus this assertion is also false.

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2007 - Present

President, Whitehead Development, Tri-American Properties

2005 - 2019

Attorney, Claude Whitehead Law Office

1998 - 2005

Partner, Chucker and Reibach

1994 - 1998

Special Prosecutor, Colonial Heights Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Dinwiddie County Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Prince George County Commonwealth Attorney's Office

1993 - 1998

Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Petersburg Commonwealth Attorney's Office

Associations

2016 - Present

Richmond Little League

Board Member

Education

1993

University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

University of Richmond

BS - Bachelor of Science

1985

Virginia Episcopal School

Languages

Spanish

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