Bethany is an associate in the firm's Commercial Litigation practice group. She has experience working on a broad range of cases including contract disputes, tortious interference and business conspiracy claims, breach of fiduciary duty cases, and defamation claims.
Practice Areas
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- J.D., William & Mary Law School, summa cum laude, 2019
- B.A., College of the Holy Cross, magna cum laude, 2016
Education
- Virginia Bar Association Model Judiciary Program: Regional Coordinator
Leadership
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Membership
Virginia State Bar Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association
Experience
- Successfully defended a company in a breach of contract claim brought by a customer.
- Successfully defended an extended stay hotel in suit brought by a guest alleging an unlawful eviction under the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act.
- Conducted legal research and drafted pretrial and trial memorandums on financing terms and the applicability of minority and marketability discounts when valuing a business in a suit dealing with a shareholder’s election to purchase in lieu of dissolution.
- Counsel in a Fair Housing Act claim involving alleged disparate impact stemming from a redevelopment project.
- Counsel in multiple cases involving allegations of tortious interference with a non-competition agreement and statutory business conspiracy.
- Drafted dispositive motions in defamation cases on behalf of media clients.
- Drafted dispositive motions in ADA cases on behalf of employers.
- Prepared and responded to discovery requests and litigated discovery disputes.
Contributing Author, Survey of Virginia Privacy and Related Claims against the Media, in Media Privacy & Related Law 2020-2021 50 State Survey.
Contributing Author, Reporter’s Privilege Compendium, Virginia Chapter (2019 & 2020).
News / Publications
News
bfogerty@wilsav.com
Bethany J.
Fogerty
Associate
Willcox & Savage, P.C.
(757) 628-5552
(757) 628-5566
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