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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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 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.

Posted by MJ | January 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Speeding Ticket in Brunswick County

Claude was excellent in helping my daughter with a speeding ticket in Brunswick County. She was facing a reckless driving charge, but with Claude's assistance and advise she was able to perform community service and an on-line drivers education course, resulting in a lesser charge. His help was ...instrumental in resolving this issue. I strongly recommend him. He understand the court, he has a very calm demeanor and was upfront from the beginning as to what could be achieved.

Posted by Robert | January 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Thank you Claude!!

Mr. Claude Whitehead represented me on the charge of reckless driving. I had no idea that driving less than 20mph over the speed limit could warrant such a charge--a class one misdemeanor in Virginia. Claude gave me peace of mind throughout the process, advised me on what I needed to do, and represen...ted me in court so I didn't have to take a day off work. In the end, the reckless driving charge was dropped and reduced to a simple speeding ticket. Claude saved me a lot of time researching what to do and going to court. He also saved me what would have been a lot of money on my new insurance premium. Thanks Claude!

Posted by Laura | November 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Exceptional lawyer

Claude helped me on a reckless drivers charge. He made things real easy and took the stress off. A year later I had another personal matter come up involving a car accident and I needed a lawyer fast I remembered him and called him and he got back to me right away and walked me through the who...le process. Our ordeal lasted about a year and he helped us through it the whole way. When it finally wrapped up, the outcome was the best we could have hoped for for such a bleak situation Highly recommend. Very personable and professional. If you're in need of an exceptional lawyer fast, call him.

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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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