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530 East Main Street, P.O. Box 2057
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-2057 ((Ind. City; Seat of Albemarle Co.))
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(Main Office) Feil, Pettit & Williams, PLC is a Charlottesville, Virginia law firm with a broad-based practice and attorneys active in area legal and civic matters. We focus on problem solving in many different contexts. The firm's clients range from individuals and closely-held businesses to governmental agencies, large regional and national companies, and international concerns. While the majority of the firm's clients reside in or are headquartered in the Central Virginia area, a significant number of the firm's clients reside or are located outside the region, including clients in many other states and several foreign countries. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice with emphasis on Litigation, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Commercial Transactions, Business Planning, Estate Planning and Administration, Corporate, Family Law, Taxation, Employment, Insurance, Securities, Personal Injury, Criminal, Trade Association, and Sports and Entertainment Law. Firm Size: 10
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Address530 East Main Street P.O. Box 2057
Charlottesville, VA 22902-2057, ((Ind. City; Seat of Albemarle Co.))
PhonePhone: 434-979-1400
Fax: 434-977-5109
Website
http://www.fpwlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Ralph L. Feil (Member) born Rochester, New York, July 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1971, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Davidson College and University of Virginia (B.A., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1970). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta, Raven Society. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle (President, 1993-1994), Virginia (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, 1983-1986 and Chairman, 1985-1986, Seventh District Disciplinary Committee; Member, Family Law Section); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Ralph L. Feil
David H. Pettit (Member) born Waynesboro, Virginia, March 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1974; J.D., 1977). Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle (President, 2006-2007), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Securities Litigation; Sports Law.Email: David H. Pettit
J. Page Williams (Member) born Charlottesville, Virginia, July 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1973); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board. Commissioner in Chancery, Albemarle County Circuit Court (1994). Vice-Chair (1999) and Board Member (1995-2001), Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle (Board of Directors, 2001-2007) and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Real Property and Construction Law; Area Representative, Board of Governors, Real Property Section; Member, Judicial Nominations Committee, 2004-2007); Virginia State Bar Council (Member, 2001-2007); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member); Virginia Law Foundation (2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Construction Law.Email: J. Page Williams
Catherine J. Womack (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, August 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: Auburn University (B.S., with honor, 1970); University of Alabama (M.S.W., 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Quarter finalist, University of Virginia Moot Court. Former Board Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle Heart Association, Madison House, Junior League of Charlottesville. Member, Martha Jefferson Hospital Women's Committee. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar (Board of Directors, 1997-1998), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Real Property Section); Property Owner Associations of Virginia, Inc. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Construction Law; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Catherine J. Womack
Richard H. Howard-Smith (Member) born Newton, North Carolina, August 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1981); Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1984; M.L.T., 1985). Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle (Secretary/Treasurer, 1993-1994), Virginia and American (Member, Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Taxation, Trusts and Estates Sections). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Corporate Law.Email: Richard H. Howard-Smith
David B. Franzén (Member) born Terre Haute, Indiana, June 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1980); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1986). Board Chair, Old Dominion National Bank, 2007; Board Member, Barrett Early Learning Center, 2007. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Associations. Barrister, Thomas Jefferson American Inn of Court. [USNR, Active Duty 1980-1983; Drilling Reservist 1983-1989; LCDR]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Employment Law; Criminal Law.Email: David B. Franzén
Donald D. Long (Managing Member) born Blacksburg, Virginia, November 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996). Research and Project Editor, Journal of Law and Politics; U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Staff, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Experient Technologies, LLC, 2000-2001. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle (Member, Secretary/Treasurer 2006-2007, Young Lawyers Chair, 1999-2001) and Virginia (Member, Business Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Licensing; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Banks and Banking.Email: Donald D. Long
Michael E. Derdeyn (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, September 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); Washington and Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member, Washington & Lee Law Review. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle (Secretary 2001-2002) and Virginia Bar Associations; Thomas Jefferson American Inn Court; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Litigation; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Defamation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Business Law.Email: Michael E. Derdeyn
——————————Hayden O. Lee (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, April 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; 2009, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2004); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Law Clerk to Honorable Humes J. Franklin, Jr. and Thomas H. Wood (ret.), Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Staunton, Virginia, August 2007-July 2008; Suffolk University Law Review; Suffolk University Securities Law Moot Court Team. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Thomas Jefferson American Inn of Court; Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation; Business and Commercial Law; Family Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Hayden O. Lee
Brian A. Craddock (Associate) born Charlottesville, Virginia, December 26, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. Education: University of Mary Washington (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity. Member, Mercer Law Review. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle and Virginia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Finance.Email: Brian A. Craddock
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