Read the original article on The Virgin Islands Consortium On Monday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. held his second press conference of the day where he confirmed what had been whispered for the last week or so — the nomination of Gordon Rhea as the territory’s next attorney general. “Attorney Rhea brings to this role a wealth of […]
June 17, 2014 – RPWB attorneys Jerry Evans and Gordon Rhea and their associated counsel John K. Dema announced the government of The Virgin Islands has reached settlements including cash and remediation costs in litigation involving contamination on the southern coast of St. Croix. Evans, Rhea and Dema represented the Virgin Islands government in the case. The […]
ST. THOMAS — Of the four men who faced drug trafficking charges in connection with a ring based out of King Airport on St. Thomas, one was acquitted of all charges. Marlon Underhill was a free man Saturday, as Leayle Benjamin, Aben Marrero Jr. and Michael Samuels were remanded back to the Bureau of Corrections. Benjamin, […]
Gordon C. Rhea has been selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100. The Top 100 is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Gordon C. Rhea has been selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers […]
ST. THOMAS – Three-term V.I. Senator Alvin Williams Jr. formally pleaded guilty to a felony racketeering charge Thursday in District Court on St. Thomas. Chief District Judge Curtis Gomez accepted the change of plea, which, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe, could send Williams to jail for up to 20 years and require him to […]
ST. THOMAS – Sen. Alvin Williams Jr. and his chief of staff Kim Blackett pleaded not guilty to a number of racketeering and bribery charges in federal court Wednesday. A trial date has been set for Jan. 7. Garry Sprauve, Williams’ senior adviser, turned himself over to the U.S. Marshals on Wednesday morning. He was […]
A federal jury handed out consecutive verdicts of not guilty in the tax fraud trial of Frank and Lauritz Mills. The jury’s acquittal of Lauritz Mills, the former director of the V.I. Bureau of Economics Research, and Frank Mills, the director of the Eastern Caribbean Center at the University of the Virgin Islands, means any […]
Lauritz and Frank Mills were fully exonerated by a federal court Wednesday after a jury acquitted them of all charges. Lauritz Mills, director of the V.I. Bureau of Economic Research, was charged in May 2011 with embezzling federal funds and filing false tax returns. Her husband, Frank Mills, was charged with filing false tax returns. […]
RPWB is proud to announce the firm has been recognized in the 2011 Legal 500 US Directory for its work in toxic torts, class actions, and multi-district litigation. Attorneys Jerry Evans and Gordon Rhea were highlighted for their work representing refinery workers as plaintiffs in toxic tort exposure lawsuits brought against Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation and Hess Corporation. […]
His attorney, Gordon Rhea, patted him on the back to comfort him. Assistant Attorney General Claude Walker and V.I. Police Detective Deborah Jack sat speechless. Such were the reactions to the jury’s verdict: not guilty. The jury reached the decision Thursday night in the trial of Donastorg, 47, who had faced five counts stemming from […]