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| | Address | | 701 Town Center Drive, Suite 800, P.O. Box 12888 | | Newport News, Virginia 23606 | | (Independent City) | | | |
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| Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking and Commercial, Environmental, Corporate, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Closings, Family, Divorce, Taxation, ERISA, Estate Planning, Wills, Probate and Trusts, Workers Compensation, Healthcare. | | Year Established: 1905 | Firm Profile:
The late Allan D. Jones, who served as Assistant Attorney General for Maritime Affairs under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began practicing law in 1905 in downtown Newport News. He was joined by Franklin O. Blechman in 1926, and in 1932 the two attorneys formed a partnership. The firm continued to grow with the addition of partners Arthur Woltz in 1942 and Herbert V. Kelly in 1946. Today Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C. is one of the preeminent law firms in Southeastern Virginia, providing expertise in both individual and corporate areas of professional legal assistance throughout the Commonwealth and the eastern United States. | | Firm Size: 25 | Representative Clients:
Wachovia Bank; SunTrust Bank; Atlantic Financial Corporation; Cenit Bank; RBC Centura; Langley Federal Credit Union; First Advantage Federal Credit Union; Legg, Mason, Wood, Walker, Inc.; Newport News Industrial/Economic Development Authority; Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority; Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission; Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority; Peninsula Airport Commission; Hampton University; Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce; Peninsula Alliance for Economic Development; Peninsula Homebuilders Association; Dominion Power; Verizon; Riverside Health System; Virginia Health Services, Inc.; Anheuser-Busch Inc.; Kingsmill Realty; Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.; Catalina Cylinders, Inc.; Schiller International Corporation; Basic Construction Co.; Bennette Paint Manufacturing Co.; D.R. Horton Builders; Wyle Laboratories; Risk Retention Services, Inc.; Arrow Claims Management, Inc.; Associated Claims Enterprises, Inc.; John Hancock Life Insurance; Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; Ticor Title Insurance Co.; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Security Title and Guaranty Co.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. of New York; First American Title Insurance Company. |
Other Office Locations of Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C.
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | Allan D. Jones (1875-1954). | | Daniel Schlosser (1915-1977). | | Franklin O. Blechman (1905-1986). | | Arthur W. Woltz (1905-1993). | | Thomas N. Downing (1919-2001). | | Herbert V. Kelly (1920-2007). | | Svein J. Lassen (1947-2006). | | Raymond H. Suttle (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, July 8, 1927; admitted to bar, 1953, Virginia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1950; LL.B., 1953). Member: Newport News, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking and Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate. Email: Raymond H. Suttle | | B. M. Millner (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, March 21, 1929; admitted to bar, 1956, Virginia and South Carolina. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1950); University of Virginia (J.D., 1956). Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Nu Phi. Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, University of Virginia, 1956. Vice Mayor, Newport News, 1966-1970. Member and Chairman, First District Committee, 1979-1982, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission of Virginia, 1987-1994, Chairman, 1990-1991. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Hampton Roads Academy; Secretary, Board of Trustees, Christopher Newport University, 1978-1990; Member, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, 2006—. Member: Newport News (President, 1984-1985), Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. [Captain United States Marine Corps Reserve (1950-1952)]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use and Zoning; Environmental Law; Local Government Relations. Email: B. M. Millner | | Ralph M. Goldstein (Member) born Hampton, Virginia, June 21, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Virginia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1961); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1998-2004, and President, 2004—, United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula Endowment Fund. Member, Board of Advisors, Virginia Living Museum. Member: Newport News (President, 1993-1994), Williamsburg and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Governmental Law. Email: Ralph M. Goldstein | | John T. Tompkins, III (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, January 8, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.S., 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1965; LL.M. in Taxation, 1966). Member: Newport News and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Peninsula Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Corporate Law. Email: John T. Tompkins, III | | Conway H. Sheild, III (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, April 22, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen Award, 2000. Chairman, Board of Directors, Virginia Company Bank. Member, Boards of Riverside Health System and Riverside Behavioral Clinic. Past Chairman, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Member: Newport News (President, 1987-1988) and Virginia (Judiciary Committee, 1985-1992; Appellate Nomination Committee, 1997—; Judicial Review Commission, 1997—) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, First District Committee; Ethics Committee, Chairman, 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law. Email: Conway H. Sheild, III | | Herbert V. Kelly, Jr. (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, December 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1973); Marshall-Wythe College of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1976). Chairman, Wachovia Bank, Peninsula Advisory Board. Former President, 1994-1997, Trustee, 1989-1997 and General Counsel, Virginia Living Museum. Member, Board of Advisors, Boy Scouts of America (Colonial Council). General Counsel, Peninsula Home Builders Association. Director, Riverside Rehabilitation Institute. Member: Newport News and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals; Insurance; Product Liability; Real Estate; Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense; Mechanic's Lien Litigation. Email: Herbert V. Kelly, Jr. | | Richard B. Donaldson, Jr. (Member) born Radford, Virginia, April 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1973); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Newport News School Board, 2000-, Chairman, 2006-. Former President, Current Executive Board Member, Boy Scouts of America (Colonial Council). President, Hampden-Sydney College Peninsula Alumni Association. Member: Newport News Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Personal Injury; Workmen's Compensation; Social Security. Email: Richard B. Donaldson, Jr. | | Michael B. Ware (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, May 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: Christopher Newport College (B.S., 1982); Temple University (J.D., 1985). Recipient: Barristers Award. Member: Moot Court Board; Barristers Society. Member: Newport News and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Federal and State Court Litigation; Trials and Appeals. Email: Michael B. Ware | | Robyn Hylton Hansen (Member) born Danville, Virginia, December 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1978); Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Invitational Moot Court Team. Best Brief, J. Braxton Craven Memorial Moot Court Competition. Adjunct Professor, College of William and Mary, Fall Semester 2002. Member: Newport News Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; ERISA. Email: Robyn Hylton Hansen | | Leonard C. Heath, Jr. (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, September 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Forth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of William and Mary (B.B.A., 1982); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1986). Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 1985-1986. John Marshall Fellow. Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing Program, 1985-1986. Author: "A Hospital's Dilemma: The Legal Implications of Promulgating Guidelines Concerning Human Immunodeficiency Virus," 23 University of Richmond Law Review 30, 1988. Member, Newport News Board of Zoning Appeals, 1994-1997. Appointed by Supreme Court of Virginia to Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board, 1993-1999 (Vice-Chairman, 1995-1998 and Chairman, 1998-1999). Member: Newport News (President, 1997-1998; Co-Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1993-1997; Co-Chairman, Ethics Committee, 2000-2002; Member, Judicial Screening Committee, 2000-2002, Chairman, 2001-2002; Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member: Committee to Study Reducing Litigation Costs and Delays, 1989-1993; Standing Committee on Legal Ethics, 2002-2008; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Emergency Legal Services Task Force (Vice-Chair, 2007-2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Personal Injury Law. Email: Leonard C. Heath, Jr. | | Raymond H. Suttle, Jr. (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, March 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Newport News, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Law; Corporate; Banking; Venture Capital Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Raymond H. Suttle, Jr. | | Bryan H. Schempf (Member) born Rochester, New York, April 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri; 1997, Virginia. Education: U.S. Military Academy (B.S., 1969); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1974). Member: Newport News and Missouri Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. [Active Duty, U.S. Army (1969-1997)]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Family Law; Military Law. Email: Bryan H. Schempf | | Helena S. Mock (Member) born Fairfax, Virginia, October 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1992); Old Dominion University (M.A., 1996); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 2000). Adjunct Professor, College of William and Mary School of Law. Member: Newport News Bar Association (Treasurer, 2002-2007), Williamsburg and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Trusts and Estates Section); Virginia Bar Association; Peninsula Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Taxation; Estate Litigation. Email: Helena S. Mock | | Susan E. Luscomb (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, October 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, Virginia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Boston University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Adjunct Professor, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary. Member: York-Poquoson Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (Member, Trusts and Estates Section); American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys (Charter Member); Peninsula Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration. Email: Susan E. Luscomb | | Matthew D. Meadows (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, June 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1998); University of Richmond (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazines, 2005. Vice President, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Peninsula. Member, United Way Community Investment Panel. Legal Counsel, York County Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Matthew D. Meadows | | —————————— | | Rebecca S. Aman (Associate) born Portsmouth, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Member: Junior League of Hampton Roads; American Heart Association; Peninsula Heart Gala Sponsorship Committee; American Red Cross; Hampton Roads Chapter Board. Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations; Newport News Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Employment Law. Email: Rebecca S. Aman | | Jennifer L. Muse (Associate) born Conneaut, Ohio, May 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: American University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1998); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2001). Pi Sigma Alpha. Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 2000-2001. Author: "Are You Breaking Some Sort of Law? Protecting an Employee's Informal Complaints Under the Fair Labor Standards Act's Anti-Retaliation Provision," 42 William and Mary Law Review 319 (2001). Teaching Assistant, William and Mary Legal Skills Program, 2000-2001. Member: Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law(70%); Civil Litigation(30%). Email: Jennifer L. Muse | | Lauren C. Baddar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); University of Virginia (B.S.N., 1997); University of Virginia(M.S.N., 2000); William and Mary School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Health Care. Email: Lauren C. Baddar | | Joseph F. Verser (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia, U.S. District Court, District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Longwood University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Regent University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; Newport News Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury. | | C. Patrick Tench (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Member: Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Newport News Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: C. Patrick Tench | | Geneva N. Perry (Associate) born Cheyenne, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., Psychology, 1997); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 2006). Adjunct Professor: Marshall Wythe School of Law; College of William and Mary. Law Clerk to the Honorable Cleo E. Powell, 2006-2007. Assistant Coordinator of Minority Affairs, University of Wyoming, 1997-2000. Associate Director of Admission & Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, Smith College, 2000-2003. Member: Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; Newport News Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Trust Administration. Email: Geneva N. Perry | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Williamsburg, Virginia Office: 485 McLaws Circle, 23185. Telephone: 757-259-5700. Fax: 757-259-5717.
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