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Attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in military, family, criminal and divorce issues.

A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, James Short graduated, cum laude, from the University of Richmond in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his law degree in 1986 from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. After graduating, Mr. Short was admitted to the Virginia State Bar. He started his career as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Portsmouth and held that position for four years. He has been in private practice since 1991.

Mr. Short is admitted to practice before the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and is a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Short has also been very active in the Chesapeake Bar Association where he served as President in 2007. His most recent professional goal was realized on October 14, 2008 when he was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Short was sworn-in to practice before the Court by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Mr. Short is very involved in the community. He is currently chairman of the Chesapeake Law Library Board. He previously held the position of Chairman of the Chesapeake Regional Local Human Rights Committee for three years. He is also past president of the Portsmouth Optimist Club and a former board member of Girls Incorporated. Mr. Short is very active in youth sports and enjoys coaching his sonâs baseball and basketball teams.

Mr. Short lives in the Western Branch area of Chesapeake, Virginia with his wife and two children. He enjoys golf, loves to read and is an avid fly fisherman. Mr. Short has been practicing law for over 20 years. His firm, James E. Short, PLC, is located in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake. Mr. Short practices primarily in the areas of criminal law, DUI defense, family law and social security disability.

Dan Miller was raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He graduated from Norfolk Collegiate School in 1985, and graduated from Oxford College in 1987 with an Associate of Arts degree. Dan went on to graduate from Emory University in Atlanta in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Philosophy and Sociology. From 1989 to 1995 Dan played drums in a band based in Atlanta Georgia where he toured the College Circuit throughout the Southeastern United States. In 1997 Dan attended Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing Michigan. Dan graduated a semester early and was admitted to practice law in Virginia in November 1998.

In 1998, Dan was hired by Michael I. Ashe where he laid his foundation focusing on Criminal and Traffic cases. Dan is an active member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Trial Lawyers, the Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is licensed to practice in all state and Federal Courts in Virginia. In 2001, Dan founded Dan Miller and Associates. He currently resides in Virginia Beach with his wife Amy, daughter Hayden, and son Max.

Areas of Practice:

Administrative Law
Child Support
Contracts
Criminal Law
Custody & Visitation
DUI/DWI
Divorce
Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
Family Law
Litigation & Appeals
Military Law
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Social Security -- Disability
White Collar Crimes
Bar Admissions:
Virginia, 1998
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1999
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia
Education:
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1997
J.D.


Emory University, Atlanta, 1989
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Philosophy
Major: Sociology


Oxford College, 1987
Associate of Arts


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Virginia State Bar



Virginia Trial Lawyers



Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association



Virginia Beach Bar Association



American Bar Association



National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers