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 Quam | July 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Completely unprofessional.

Whitehead was very unresponsive during my legal process. Contacted him for months and did not respond to calls voicemails or text messages. I thought he has passed and searched obituaries. Just unprofessional. You hire a lawyer to represent you and then you can’t contact him after the initial case. ...I did not sign a retainer because I was in another state and I think he took advantage of that idk because he isn’t responding. There are plenty of lawyers out there do yourself a favor and get one that can act professional on your behalf and not just take your money and leave you out to dry

Posted by Lindsay | February 04, 2015 | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Relieved NH Driver

In September I was pulled over on my way to North Carolina for a rescue transport. On the way home I was ticketed in Virginia for going 85, in Virginia speed over 80 is an automatic misdemeanor of reckless driving. I was devastated at the thought that a simple speeding ticket could lead to a permanen...t criminal record, and was blessed to find Claude to represent me. As an out of state driver I was very concerned about trusting someone to handle my case, but Claude exceeded my expectations. He stayed in touch, and let me know as soon as my case was heard the outcome. He was able to make a deal with the judge to reduce the charge if I payed my fines and went to driving school. I did both, and after the case was reheard everything worked out as we had hoped. Thank you Claude for your hard work, to any out of stater looking for representation, I HIGHLY recommend Claude!

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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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