About Joan E. Lisante

The Shenandoah Valley Lawyer

Although Craig S. Cooley has tried more than 500 murder cases in his career, he hardly fits the image of a grandstanding trial lawyer. His office is a simple one-story cream-colored brick building on busy Idlewood Avenue in Richmond. Though a plastic clock on the front door reads “Back at 3:00,” the door is open and the receptionist is busy fielding phone calls. The waiting room consists of two sturdy Crate and Barrel-style loveseats and matching coffee table. The furniture feels …