​Ned Michie
​Attorney at Law

Representing ​Virginia Clients
For Over 30 Years

Biographical Information

Experience Matters

Personal Attention to Every Case

Free Consultation and Reasonable Rates

Office in Charlottesville, Virginia
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​​(434) 296-1198

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I've been honored to be chosen by multiple lawyers and law professors for
​legal representation of themselves or their family members on criminal and traffic cases. 
​Let me put my experience to work for you.

Local Knowledge & Connections

I was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia

​     My father, Thomas J. Michie, V, was a local lawyer who served on the School Board for five years and in the state legislature for 20 years. My grandfather Thomas J. Michie IV, was also a Charlottesville lawyer and served as mayor of Charlottesville and, later, as a federal judge.  
​      In fact, there has been an unbroken string of lawyers
in my family in Central Virginia since the early 1800s, 
including my great-grandfather and his brother,
who started and ran The Michie Company,
​a publisher of law books in Charlottesville, Virginia.
(The Michie Company was sold by the family decades ago, but the "brand name" is still used on hundreds of titles by the current owner LexisNexis)
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I am proud to carry on this family tradition.

Work Experience - Edmund R. Michie ("Ned")

​National Legal Research Group (Charlottesville, VA), Jan. 1986 - Nov. 1987: I was one of approximately 70 attorneys working at NLRG at the time, researching and writing memoranda and briefs for attorneys around the nation. Attorneys hire NLRG to research legal issues that for one reason or another they were unable to adequately handle themselves  The experience I gained -- analyzing legal issues and learning to thoroughly research points of law -- has continued to serve me and my clients well throughout my career.

Student Legal Services at UVA, Nov. 1987 - Nov. 1989: Part-time, I represented UVA students in legal matters.   Most of the cases that came to me were minor criminal offenses and traffic cases, along with a lot of alcohol-related offenses, including DUIs. During this time, I also began accepting court-appointed criminal cases for defendants who otherwise couldn't afford an attorney. The court-appointed cases involved a wide variety of criminal charges, and between those cases and the student cases, I gained a great deal of valuable case and trial experience. 

Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rassmussen & Tweel, Nov. 1989 - Dec. 1995: My grandfather was one of the founding members of the firm, and my father was a senior partner there, handling wills, trusts, and estates cases until his retirement. At the time I worked at the firm, it was one of the largest local firms in Charlottesville, with about 18 attorneys. I worked in the Personal Injury section of the firm, handling major and complex products liability cases for seriously injured clients. We successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of clients during the time I was on the Personal Injury team. I also handled a lot of workers' compensation cases throughout my time at the firm, and I continued to represent clients on a variety of criminal, traffic, and DUI cases.

      I was fortunate, at the firm, to work with and learn from some of the top Virginia lawyers in their fields. During my time at the firm, I also attended a week-long intensive trial training program in Denver, Colorado that was put on by the American Trial Lawyers Association.


Solo practice of law, Jan. 1996 to present. When my daughter was four years old, I decided that I wanted to spend more time with my family. I started my own legal practice and narrowed my focus to workers' compensation cases and criminal law (which includes DUI and traffic cases). Now that I have full control over my caseload, I've been able to really personalize the attention I give to each client. During the last two decades, I've resisted the temptation to expand, believing that personal attention to each case is the most effective way for me to represent each client to the best of my ability. Consequently, all communication is directly between me and my clients, and all work is done by me -- not by paralegals or other staff. 

Education:

• Charlottesville Public Schools                                    (CHS Class of 1978)
• Denison University, BA cum laude, 1982

                (majors - Political Science & Economics)

• TC Williams School of Law -

               University of Richmond, JD, 1985

Keeping Current

The law is ever changing.  
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•            The state legislature makes changes every single year to the laws of the Commonwealth.

 

•             Appellate courts (the Virginia Court of Appeals, the Virginia Supreme Court, and federal courts) all keep busy interpreting both the statutes passed by the Legislature and the "Common Law," in ways that have a great deal of effect on the application of the law.

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• ​            Local courts also make decisions, which are usually not published yet are important to learn about and understand, in order to provide the best representation of a client.

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   I keep current with the law by
maintaining a specialized library around my areas of practice, attending seminars, and accessing the latest research through the Internet. I also network with other lawyers to share ideas and strategies.
             In addition, for more than 30 years I have built up research files on critical issues on the law, all in order to better serve my clients.     

Civic Commitment

• Charlottesville School Board Member

             July 1, 2004 - January 1, 2018
             Chairperson, January 2008 - 2010; 2012
             Two-week Leadership Training Course,
                 UVA Darden School 
             Virginia School Board Association
                 Master Board Training
             CATEC Board Chairman, 2008 & 2011

• Piedmont Housing Alliance

             1997 - 2014: Served on various                                   committees working to provide                                  affordable housing in Central Virginia

• Neighborhood Association 

             Executive Committee member since                             late 1990s;
             President, 2002 - 2008; 2017 - present

• Rivanna Trails Foundation

             Board of Directors, 2002 - present
              

• Church

              Board of Directors, three-year term in                       mid-1990s

• Citizens Police Academy

​              2007 Graduate

• Jefferson School Task Force

               June 2002 - December 2003:
              City Council-appointed committee                              considering future of the old                                       Jefferson School Building
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• Student Legal Services Board Member

             At the University of Virginia
​​              Mid-1990s - present
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• PTO City-Wide Council, Charottesville Schools,  1999 - 2004