Author Archives: Jason Matechak

Impresa Legal is pleased to announce that Jason Matechak has been inducted into the National Association of Certified Mediators. He has also recently been selected to the membership of the Virginia Mediation Network.  He has previously completed the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation Mediation workshop in 2006.  He currently is a member of the American Bar Association Section of International Law International Mediation Committee. Previously, he served on the ABA SIL Council and Administration Committee, and previously as the Section Rule of Law Officer. 

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently granted clemency to former Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm after fatally shooting an unarmed man. Shifflett had been sentenced to three years in prison, but Youngkin called the sentence “unjust.”

Legal expert and attorney Rich Kelsey, who was featured on NPR discussing the case, supported the governor’s decision. Kelsey explained that while Shifflett was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm, he was acquitted of manslaughter, making the jail sentence unnecessary. Kelsey believes the outcome was just, given the circumstances surrounding the case.

The conviction remains in place for now, pending potential appeal.

Read full article here:
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-03-03/youngkin-grants-clemency-in-fairfax-officer-case-legal-experts-weigh-in