3 Common Reasons Fires Start In Your Home
Have you ever had that reoccurring nightmare where your family home burns down with you and your family in it? No? Just us? Well, we hate to be the bearers of bad news, but house fires are very real and can happen to anyone. According to the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, there are…
3 Basic Car Maintenance Skills You Should Know: Part 1
If you’re living in northern Virginia, you most likely own a car. It’s no secret that vehicles are quite expensive to maintain. Aside from the cost of the vehicle itself, you have to worry about gas, insurance, maintenance, etc., and with the cost of almost everything going up, it doesn’t hurt to brush up on…
New Year, New Law: Phones Down, Virginians
Think back to the last time you were behind the wheel. Did you pick up your phone to check your texts or to see who was calling? Well, starting January 1, 2021, picking up or holding your phone in Virginia is enough to get you pulled over and ticketed. Using your phone in any capacity…
The Moving Forward Act: Increasing Insurance for Commercial Motor Vehicles
The Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild infrastructure across the United States, could see major changes soon. The Act was put together with a goal of updating roads, bridges, transit systems, schools, housing and aims to put more zero-emission forms of transportation across the country. This is to create infrastructure that is…
Christmas Stories You’ll Feel Guilty for Laughing At
The holiday season is usually a joyous time of year. It is often associated with family bonding, spending time with friends, lots of wine and a few too many slices of pie! This year, because of the pandemic, many of us will be left in isolation or missing family members around our dinner table. We…
Preparing Your Car for the Winter: A Checklist
Winter is quickly approaching, and before you know it, we’ll be ankle-deep in snow trying to make a grocery run, unsure if our car will make it 5 feet let alone 5 miles. To prevent such a scenario and all around unpreparedness, we have put together a straight-forward winter vehicle maintenance checklist so you’re ready…
Our Top Pick: 10 Best Cars for Winter Driving | 2020
Winter weather is here and all of us hope that our vehicles are reliable in even the worst of road conditions. Unfortunately and to no surprise, not all cars are made equal, especially when it comes to handling snow and ice. The drop in temperature will present many challenges to even the most equipped vehicles…
The Parrish Law Firm’s Holiday Gift Guide: 2020 Edition
Face it, giving gifts that are both purposeful and thoughtful so the people you love feel like you really understand them isn’t easy. We’ve all spent hours and hours trying to find the perfect gift for someone, only to be disappointed by their disappointment when they received it. So the question remains: What gifts do…
Safely Navigating NYE During the Pandemic
The holidays have always been known as a fun and festive time of year. Sadly, 2020 has not made it easy to enjoy the company of friends and family, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up over the next few weeks. Of course all of us want to see the loved ones we’ve been…
4 Hidden Bathroom Toxins You Should Toss Right Now
Have you ever stopped to think about how much exposure you’ve had to chemicals that may be unstable or unsafe for human use? Did you know the average person uses 9 products on their bodies everyday? With an average of 14 ingredients in each product, that means on average people are exposing themselves to 126…
