Richard F. Hawkins III

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  The Hawkins Law Firm PC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  ERISA/INSURANCE LITIGATION:

  Odle v. UMWA 1974 Pension Plan, 777 Fed. Appx. 646, 2019 WL 2539620 (4th Cir. June 20, 2019)
  

  Harrison v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 773 F.3d 15 (4th Cir. 2014)
  

  Doe by Next Friend Boyd, et al. v. Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc., 508 F.Supp.3d 18 (E.D. Va. 2020)
  

  Childers v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24897 (S.D.W.Va. Feb. 22, 2013)
  

  Bess v. Mut. of Omaha Ins. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134999 (S.D.W.Va. Nov. 22, 2011)
  

  Hill v. Commonwealth Health Corp., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62339 (S.D.W.Va. June 9, 2011)
  

  Phillips v. Brink's Co., 632 F. Supp.2d 563 (W.D. Va. 2009).

  DEFAMATION/INSULTING WORDS LITIGATION:

  Harrison v. RVA Dirt, LLC, 2025 WL 699674 (E.D. Va. Feb. 26, 2025)
  

  Sroufe v. Scripps Media, Inc., 2024 WL 1494753 (E.D. Va. April 5, 2024)
  

  Meredith v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, 516 F.Supp.3d 542 (E.D. Va. 2021)
  

  Alexis v. Kamras, 2020 WL 7090120 (E.D. Va. Dec. 3, 2020)
  

  Horne v. WTVR, LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53136 (E.D. Va. April 6, 2017)
  

  Gilbertson v. Jones, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110179 (E.D. Va. Aug. 9, 2016)
  

  Reynolds v. Pionear, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39720 (E.D. Va. Mar. 25, 2016)
  

  Goulmamine v. CVS Pharm., Inc., 138 F. Supp.3d 652 (E.D. Va. 2015)
  

  Trail v. General Dynamics Armament & Tech. Prods., 697 F. Supp.2d 654 (W.D.Va. 2010)
  

  Andrews v. Va. Union Univ., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40001 (E.D. Va. May 16, 2008)
  

  Hatten v. Campbell, 71 Va. Cir. 95 (Chesterfield Cty. Cir. Ct. 2006).

  CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION:

  Brooks v. Arthur, 626 F.3d 194 (4th Cir. 2010)
  

  Bunch v. Powell, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168717 (W.D. Va. Dec. 17, 2015),

  Jackson v. Brickey, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54239 (W.D.Va. May 20, 2011)
  

  Jackson v. Brickey, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47087 (W.D.Va. May 2, 2011)
  

  Jackson v. Brickey, 771 F. Supp.2d 593 (W.D.Va. 2011).

  EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION:

  Zimmerman v. O'Connell, 2026 WL 802851 (E.D. Va. March 23, 2026)
  

  Moschetti v. Office of the Inspector General, 2024 WL 266520 (E.D. Va. Jan. 24, 2024)

  Moschetti v. Office of the Inspector General, 2022 WL 3329926 (E.D. Va. Aug. 11, 2022)

  Ashanti v. City of Richmond School Board, 2021 WL 5755336 (E.D. Va. Dec. 3, 2021)
  

  Palmer v. Liberty University, Inc., 2021 WL 6201273 (W.D. Va. Dec. 1, 2021)
  

  Webster v. Chesterfield County School Board, 2020 WL 6064352 (E.D. Va. Oct. 14, 2020)
  

  McMillian v. King & Queen County School Board, 2020 WL 5552118 (E.D. Va. Sept. 16, 2020)
  

  Dragulescu v. Virginia Union Univ., 252 F. Supp.3d 551 (E.D. Va. 2017)
  

  Brooks v. Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104363 (W.D. Va. Aug. 8, 2016)
  

  Brown v. City of Richmond School Board, 2016 WL 10567164 (E.D. Va. July 21, 2016)
  

  Hoofnagle v. Smyth-Wythe Airport Comm'n, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67723 (W.D. Va. May 24, 2016)
  

  Hinton v. Virginia Union Univ., 185 F. Supp.3d 807 (E.D. Va. 2016)
  

  Horne v. Browder, 91 Va. Cir. 77 (Prince George Cir. Ct. 2015)
  

  Haven Shelter & Servs. v. Hay, 2008 Va. App. LEXIS 477 (Va. Ct. App. 2008)
  

  Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 52 Va. Cir. 480 (2000).

  NONCOMPETITION LITIGATION:

  Sanair Techs. Lab. v. Burrington, 91 Va. Cir. 206 (Chesterfield Cir. Ct. 2015).

  FOIA LITIGATION:

  Town of South Hill v. Hawkins, 82 Va. App. 801, 908 S.E.2d 920 (Va. Ct. App. 2024)

  Hawkins v. Town of South Hill, 301 Va. 416, 878 S.E.2d 408 (2022)

  Hawkins v. Town of South Hill, 107 Va. Cir. 212 (Mecklenburg Cir. Ct. 2021).

  Transactions

  Presenter:

  "The Employee Handbook Naughty and Nice List," National Business Institute, December 2024

  "Virginia Human Resources Law Bootcamp," National Business Institute, October 2023;

  "Mini Law School for HR Professionals," National Business Institute, October 2019;

  "Human Resources Law Boot Camp," National Business Institute, Richmond, VA, October 2018;

  "Human Resources Law: What You Need To Know," National Business Institute, Richmond, Virginia, October 2017;

  "Hot Topics in Employment Law," Sterling Education Services, Inc., Richmond, VA, January 2016,

  "Corporate Witness Depositions," DRI Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Seminar, Washington, DC, April 2015;

  "Navigating the ACA [Affordable Care Act] for Employers," Sterling Education Services, Inc., Richmond, VA, April 2015;

  "Keeping Up with the Courts -- Case Law Developments in Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Law," DRI Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2013;

  "Labor and Employment Law 2013," Sterling Education Services, Inc., Richmond, VA, February 2013;

  "Critical Employment Issues Facing State and Local Government Attorneys," Virginia Bar Association, VBA Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law, September 2011;

  "The Do's, Don'ts, and 'Maybes' of Federal Court Practice in the Eastern District of Virginia," Richmond Bar Association, September 2005.

  Guest Lecturer:

  Life, Health, Disability, and AD&D Insurance, University of Richmond Law School, Insurance Law, E640, Spring Semesters, 2018 & 2019

  Guest Speaker:

  Labor and Employment Practicum, Washington & Lee University Law School, LAW345P, Spring Semester 2024

  Publications:

  "I'M BAAAACK" -- The Return of Contra Proferentem in ERISA Benefits Cases, DRI The Voice, Vol. 20, Issue 10 (August 2021);

  Remand-Based Fee Requests Under ERISA - What We Think We Know 11 Years After Hardt, DRI ERISA Report, Vol. 16, Issue 1 (July 23, 2021);

  Are Courts Exhausted of Exhaustion?, DRI ERISA Report, Vol. 15, Issue 3 (Dec. 10, 2020).

  Other:

  Notes Editor, Journal of Law and Politics.

  Board of Directors, Petersburg Urban Ministries, 2006-2008.