Amy McMullen Harber
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Skilled Virginia litigator | Committed to justice.
Amy Harber has a wealth of experience in both criminal and civil litigation and advocates smartly and effectively for her clients in personal injury, criminal and traffic, and civil matters.
Amy served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in the City of Hampton from 2008-2012 and Loudoun County from 2012-2020. In that time, she prosecuted cases ranging in severity from traffic tickets to murder and everything in between. In 2020, Amy joined Allstate Insurance Company’s Fairfax, Virginia legal office as a Senior Attorney and handled litigation involving bodily injury, property damage suits, automobile diminished value claims, wrongful death and infant settlements, contractual disputes, and fraud and coverage investigations. She also collected more than $2 million in subrogation recoveries for Allstate and its Virginia insureds. She left Allstate to join Whitlock Law in fall 2024.
Amy grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia, and she earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Criminal Justice from the University of Richmond. She attended law school at George Mason University School of Law as an evening student and worked full time as the Assistant Director of the Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Victim/Witness Program while pursuing her law degree.
Amy is licensed to practice in Virginia state courts and federal courts in the Eastern District of Va.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Traffic Tickets
- Consumer Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Health Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Juvenile Law
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Free consultation. Offer contingency, flat fee, and hourly fees depending on the type of legal matter. Payments accepted via cash, check, and electronic means through LawPay.
- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
- ID Number: 76060
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Managing Attorney, Virginia
- Whitlock Law PLLC
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- Senior Attorney
- Allstate Insurance Company
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- Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
- Loudoun County, Va.
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- Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
- City of Hampton, Va.
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- Assistant Director, Victim/Witness Program
- Spotsylvania County, Va.
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- George Mason University School of Law
- J.D.
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- Honors: Evening Student.
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- University of Richmond
- B.A. | Criminal Justice, Journalism
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- 40 Under 40
- Loudoun Times-Mirror
- Honoree
- Loudoun 100
- Virginia State Bar # 76060
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- Website
- Whitlock Law: Amy Harber
- Q. Can my cousin appeal a 6-month jail sentence after accident?
- A: Regarding the jail sentence: there are very specific timelines associated with appealing criminal convictions. Your cousin should speak to a criminal defense attorney about what options are available in his specific situation.
Regarding the civil demand for money: if your cousin had insurance at the time this occurred, his carrier should have a duty to provide counsel and defend any lawsuit. He should speak to the insurance claims adjuster or a civil defense attorney regarding that matter.
- Q. Can we sue property management for negligence after flood in VA?
- A: Suing is an option available to you if you can establish negligence or breach of contract, but there are other options as well - including filing insurance claims with either your renters’ insurance or the complex’s insurance carrier. I would recommend consulting with an attorney about the best course(s) of action.
- Q. Legality of carrying Shivworks BARRACUDA concealed in VA?
- A: Va. Code 18.2-308 outlines what categories of weapons an individual may not conceal upon his person. While it seems likely that the weapon you've mentioned is clearly NOT certain weapons that are mentioned in that statute, there is a catch all provision that criminalizes "any weapon of like kind" as those enumerated. Whether a Court would find that weapon to be a weapon of "like kind" is fact specific and may vary depending on how different jurisdictions would classify that weapon.
