Mayo Law Group specializes in

DEFAMATION, LIBEL & SLANDER

Our law firm specializes in First Amendment litigation, including defamation, libel, and slander claims. By necessity, we have also become experts in defamation-adjacent claims: civil conspiracy, statutory/business conspiracy, fraud, and partnership disputes.

Our defamation clients identify us from our track record in high-profile defamation cases filed in Virginia over the past decade.

MAYO LAW GROUP represents:

  • CEOs

  • Founders

  • Politicians

  • Judges

  • Media figures

  • Non-profit and community leaders

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Tony v. Polley

Stafford County Circuit Court
Case No. CL18-649 (Bench Trial 2023)

Sawyers v. Petrak

Prince William County Circuit Court
Case No. CL21-2812 (Jury Trial 2023)

Morgan v. Walts, et al.

Prince William County Circuit Court
Case No. CL21-4089 (Settled 2024)

Shaia v. Condlin, et al.

Henrico County Circuit Court
Case No. CL19-917 (Jury Trial 2024)

Phi Kappa Psi v. Rolling Stone, et al.

City of Charlottesville Circuit Court
Case No. CL15-479 (Settled 2017)

Cavedo v. Gade

Albemarle County Circuit Court
Case No. CL20-2099 (Settled 2021)

Friedman v. Brown

City of Charlottesville Circuit Court
Case No. CL19-815 (Settled 2021)

Gilmore v. Jones, et al.

Western District of Virginia
Case No. 3:18-cv-00017 (Settled 2022)