McGuireWoods LLP

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McGuireWoods LLP is a Law Firm in Charlottesville, Virginia

Address

Court Square Building
310 Fourth Street N.E., Suite 300, P.O. Box 1288
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-1288 ((Ind. City; Seat of Albemarle Co.))

Phone

434-977-2500

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PARTNERS

Jonathan T. Blank (Office Managing Partner) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2001, Maryland; 2002, District of Columbia and District of Columbia Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2003, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Tau Delta; Raven Society; IMP Society. Named: Best Lawyers in America; Virginia Legal Elite, University of Virginia Alumni Association. Chair: Class of 1992 5th Year Reunion Fundraising; Class of 1992 10th Year Reunion. Founding Member and Communications Chair, Young Alumni Council. Member, Ernest Mead Foundation. Board Member: Madison House; Legal Aid Justice Center; Virginia State Board of Corrections Board Member. Former Board Member, Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer. Practice Areas: Torts; Toxic Torts; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Housing Law; Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Jonathan T. Blank

Lucius H. Bracey, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 1961); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1967). Kappa Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, 1965-1967 and Board of Editors, 1966-1967, Virginia Law Review. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Charitable Giving; Tax Exempt Organizations; Family Business Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Audits.Email: Lucius H. Bracey, Jr.

J. Robert Brame, III (Partner) born Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1964); Yale University Law School (LL.B., 1967). Phi Beta Kappa. Board Member, National Labor Relations Board, 1997-2000. Editor, Federal Employment Law Insider. Practice Areas: Labor Management Relations; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Employment Law; Government Compliance.Email: J. Robert Brame, III

Charles J. Brown, III (Partner) born Grundy, Virginia, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia. Education: Virginia Tech (B.S.I.E., 1970); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1975). Alpha Pi Mu; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Burks Scholar. President and CEO, Newport Generation LLC, 2000-2003. Group President, 1998-1999 and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Southwest Asia, 1995-1998, Entergy Power Group. President: CRW Energy, 2003-2008; Westmoreland Energy, LLC, 1986-1994. Senior Vice-President and Assistant to the President, Amvest Corporation, 1982-1986. Partner/Associate Hunton & Williams, 1975-1982. Practice Areas: Energy and Utilities; Project Finance; Climate Change; International Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Charles J. Brown, III

Charles D. "Skip" Fox, IV (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia and Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1975); Yale University (M.A., 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Regent, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, 2006—; Editor, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel Journal, 2005-2006. Chair, Editorial Board, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. Chair, Editorial Board, Trust & Investments, 2003—; CCH Financial and Estate Planning Advisory Board, 2004—; Chair, National Appeals, University of Virginia Law School, 1999-2001. Adjunct Professor: Northwestern University School of Law, 1983-2005; University of Virginia School of Law, 2006—. Faculty Member, American Bankers Association's National Trust and Graduate Trust Schools, 1987—. Frequent Speaker on Trust and Estates. Member: Duke University Estate Planning Council, 1986—; University of Virginia Law School Council, 1992-1995. Trustee: University of Virginia Law School Foundation; 2002—; Episcopal High School, 1995-2001. Practice Areas: Private Finance; Trusts and Estates; Family Business Law; Charitable Organizations Law.Email: Charles D. "Skip" Fox, IV

David Z. Izakowitz (Partner) born Tel Aviv, Israel; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1987, Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1976); Cornell University (M.A., 1979); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Principal, Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, Charlottesville, Virginia. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization Law.Email: David Z. Izakowitz

J. Brian Jackson (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1987); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Sigma Iota; Phi Alpha Theta. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Transportation; Trucking; Automotive; Product Safety; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Liability; Health Care Litigation; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation.Email: J. Brian Jackson

Steven J. Keeler (Partner) born Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.B.A., 1983); University of Richmond (J.D., 1986); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1989. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: "Cable Television Update: Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp: Federalism and Frustration of Powers," 19 University of Richmond Law Review 177, 1984. Co-Author: "Virginia's Affiliated Transactions Statute: Indulging Form Over Substance in Second Generation Takeover Legislation," 21 University of Richmond Law Review 489, Spring 1987. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Business Taxation; Technology and Science; Venture Capital.Email: Steven J. Keeler

Kurt J. Krueger (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1986, U.S. Bankruptcy Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1984). Zeta Psi. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1982-1983. Staff, U.S. Senator John C. Danforth, 1978-1981. Director, Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc., 1993—. President and Chief Volunteer Officer, 2000— and Director, 1998—, Charlottesville Venture Group. Member, 1995— and Chairman, 2001-2003, Board of Governors, Business Law Section, Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies; Business Law; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Limited Liability Company Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Virginia Water and Waste Authorities.Email: Kurt J. Krueger

James F. Neale (Partner) born Ft. Benning, Georgia, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 2004, West Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to The Honorable Richard L. Williams, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 1998-1999. [U.S. Army Officer, 1990-1995]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: James F. Neale

R. Craig Wood (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1951; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1973; M.Ed., 1975); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Faculty Member: University of Virginia School of Law Trial Advocacy Course; Faculty Member: Washington and Lee University School of Law Higher Education Law course. National Trial Advocacy Institute Course on Advanced Trial Advocacy. Member, 1990— and Chairman, Board of Governors, 1996-1997, Litigation Section, Virginia State Bar. Member, 1990—, Board of Directors, 1996-2003 and President, 2001-2002, Education Law Association. Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, Albemarle First Bank, 1998-2006. Member, Board of Directors, Council of School Attorneys, National School Boards Association. President and Master, Thomas Jefferson Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Member, Boyd-Graves Conference, Virginia Bar Association. Member, Board of Trustees, Covenant College. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Chancery Practice; First Amendment Law; Education Law; Sports Law; Labor Management Relations; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: R. Craig Wood

RETIRED PARTNERS

Minerva Wilson Andrews (Retired Partner) born Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1925; admitted to bar, 1948, Virginia (inactive). Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1945); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1948). Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1949-1955. Chartered Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers.Email: Minerva Wilson Andrews

Dennis W. Good, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1935; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1958); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Sigma Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Director, Franklin Financial Services Corporation, 1988-2005. Practice Areas: Family Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Charitable Giving; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Dennis W. Good, Jr.

Fred S. Landess (Retired Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Virginia. Education: George Washington University (A.B., 1955); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1956-1958 and Board of Editors, 1957-1958, Virginia Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Fred S. Landess

Gary C. McGee (Retired Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1965). Lambda Chi Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Oren R. Lewis, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1965-1966. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Capital Markets.Email: Gary C. McGee

Robert E. Stroud (Retired Partner) born Chester, South Carolina, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1958). Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, 1957-1959 and Editor-in-Chief, 1958-1959, Washington & Lee Law Review. Lecturer: Corporate Tax Planning, The Law School, University of Virginia, 1985-1991; Business Taxation, The Darden Graduate Business School, University of Virginia, 1964-1981; Corporate Law, Washington & Lee Law School, 1984. [Captain, U.S. Army Infantry, 1958; U.S. Army Reserve, 1958-1970]. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Robert E. Stroud

OF COUNSEL

Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1929; admitted to bar, 1957, Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1951; LL.B., 1957). Omicron Delta Kappa. Co-author: Virginia Civil Procedure, 1st and 2d eds. Member, Thomas Jefferson Regional Economic Development Partnership. Past Chair, American Bar Association and Virginia State Bar Senior Lawyers and Virginia State Bar Sections on: Litigation; Health Law; International Law and Administrative Law. Chair, University of Virginia Miller Center for the Study of the Presidency Found. Past Chair, University of Virginia Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership. Past Member: American Bar Association Board of Governors; University of Virginia Board of Visitiors. Past Trustee: Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello). Trustee, Claude Moore Foundation. Vice President, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC. [U.S. Navy, 1951-1954; Capt., USNR, 1954-1972]. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr.

ASSOCIATES

Suzanne Reed Bednar (Associate) born Washington, D.C., 1967; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1988); Gannon University (M.S., 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate Administration; Wealth Preservation.Email: Suzanne Reed Bednar

Meghan M. Cloud (Associate) born Olean, New York, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1994); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Recipient, Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Distinguished Service Award, 2007. Member, Virginia Law Review, 2002-2004. Editor, Docket Call, Virginia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Conference Newsletter, 2007-2009. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance.Email: Meghan M. Cloud

J. Alden English (Associate) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: J. Alden English

Kurt A. Friesen (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, California, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2009, Virginia. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kurt A. Friesen

Russell T. Schundler (Associate) born Summit, New Jersey, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate; Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities and Corporate Finance; Venture Capital and Private Equity.Email: Russell T. Schundler

Jake Woody (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 2003); University of Virginia (J.D., 2008). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Consumer Products; Products Liability.Email: Jake Woody

Paige Yurachek (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.

STAFF ATTORNEY

Melissa Wolf Riley (Staff Attorney) born Rose Valley, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1995); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Personnel Training; Personnel Policies; Employment Contracts; Estate Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Animal Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Employment Claims; Employment Defense.Email: Melissa Wolf Riley


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