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Address
1200 Bank of America Center
One Commercial Place
Norfolk, Virginia 23510-2111 ((Independent City))
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Admiralty and Maritime Law, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Commercial and Municipal Finance, Construction Law, Corporations, Creditor's Rights, Customs, Eminent Domain, Employment and Labor, Environmental, ERISA, Estate Planning and Probate, FELA, Government Contracts, Housing, International Commerce, Land Use Planning and Development, Litigation, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Municipal and Public Agency Law, New Market Tax Credits, Project Finance, Real Estate, Subrogation, Syndication, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation. Year Established: 1923
Firm Size: 17
Representative Clients:American International Group
Boat Owners Association of the United States
City of Franklin, Virginia
City of Norfolk, Virginia
Chubb-Group of Insurance Companies
CNA Commercial Insurance
CNA Marine
Exxon Mobil
Franklin Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Housing Authority Insurance
MFL Trading, Inc.
Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company
Norfolk Dredging Co.
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company
Paymentech
Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, SunTrust Bank
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Verizon Wireless
Weeks Marine, Inc.
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Address1200 Bank of America Center
One Commercial Place
Norfolk, VA 23510-2111, ((Independent City))
PhonePhone: 757-623-3000
Fax: 757-623-5735
Website
http://www.cwm-law.com
Delphine G. Carnes (Member) born Asnieres-sur-Seine, France; admitted to bar, 1999, France (C.R.F.P.A.); 2002, Virginia. Education: Nanterre University, Paris, France (B.A., French Law, with high honors, 1998; Diploma in English and American Law; Law Graduate Degree, European Union Law, Valedictorian, with honors, 2000); Sorbonne University (Law Graduate Degree, English and American Corporate Law, with honors, 1999); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Transactions: New Markets Tax Credits financing for various projects, including the renovation of the Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, VA (2004), the renovation and adaptive reuse of the Miller & Rhoads department store in Richmond, VA (2006), and the construction of a mixed-use development in Jackson, Mississippi (2008); Closing of the first transaction in the nation using tax-exempt bond proceeds in a New Markets Tax Credits leveraged structure for the financing of a new hotel in Norfolk, VA (2006); Mixed-Finance transactions using LIHTC and HOPE VI funds for the development of a mixed-income housing community in Norfolk, VA (2003, 2004, 2005); Mixed-Finance transaction using tax-exempt bonds and LIHTC for the rehabilitation of a public housing community in Norfolk, VA (2008). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Syndication; New Markets Tax Credits; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Project Finance; Public Sector; Commercial Real Estate; Affordable Housing.Email: Delphine G. Carnes
James L. Chapman, IV (Member) born Fort Sill, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1998, North Carolina. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1982). Best Lawyers in America, Maritime Law; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Adjunct Professor of Law, Regent University School of Law, 2001-2006. Co-Author: "Cargo Litigation: A Primer on Cargo Claims and Review of Recent Developments," 16 U.S.F. Mar. L.J.1 (Spring 2004) and presented at 2002 Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Program; "Treasure Salvage: Finders-Keepers?" presented at 1991 Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Program. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia and North Carolina Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; North Carolina State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Chairman, 1997); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; I'Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court (Master, President-elect). [Capt., U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1982-1986]. Reported Cases: The Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Smith, 2008 A.M.C. 2313 (E.D.N.C. 2008); Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Co. v. Wilson, 667 S.E.2d 735 (Va. 2008); Norfolk Dredging Company v. Wiley, 450 F.Supp.2d 620 (E.D. Va. 2006); Vulcan Materials Company, Tug Chance Limitation Proceedings, 412 F.Supp.2d 566 and 369 F.Supp.2d 438 (E.D. Va. 2005); Norfolk Dredging Company Derrick No. 4 Limitation Proceedings, 287 F.Supp.2d 674, 2003 A.M.C. 403 and 2622 (E.D.N.C. 2003). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation Law; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts; Maritime Liens; Marine Subrogation; Jones Act; Marine Insurance; Marine Pollution; Maritime Personal Injury; Recreational Boating Law; Ship Finance; Shipyard Litigation; Property Subrogation; Commercial Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Products Liability Subrogation; Cargo Claims; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Railroad Litigation.Email: James L. Chapman, IV
Timothy A. Coyle (Managing Partner) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1969); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1974). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1974-1975. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials; National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Municipal and Public Agency Law; Housing; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Municipal Finance; Banking Law.Email: Timothy A. Coyle
Howard W. Martin, Jr. (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1964); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth (President, 1997-1998), Virginia (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1990; Secretary, 1989-1990) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 2007-2008) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (President, 2007-2008); Virginia Law Foundation (President, 1995-1996); American Bar Foundation (Member, 1999). Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation; American Bar Foundation. [Line Officer, U.S. Navy, 1968-1969; U.S. Navy, JAG Corps, 1969-1971; Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1971-1975]. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Public Agency Law.Email: Howard W. Martin, Jr.
Donald C. Schultz (Member) born Alexandria, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1989). Member, Moot Court Board, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to the Hon. Blackwell N. Shelley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, 1989-1990. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth (President, 2007-'08; Treasurer, 2006-'07; Secretary, 2005-'06; Executive Board, 2002-2009), Virginia (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Litigation) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Second District Disciplinary Committee, 2004; Chairman, 2007); Tidewater Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association (Secretary, 1995-'96; Treasurer, 1996-'97; President, 1997-'98); Leadership Hampton Roads, 2002. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Eminent Domain; Civil Litigation.Email: Donald C. Schultz
W. Ryan Snow (Member) born Fort Sill, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal, Forth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; Virginia Supreme Court. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu; Federalist Society; John Marshall Scholar; Davis Moot Court Judge; Co-editor, Law of Damages in Virginia, 2008; Co-author, "Injunction Practice in Virginia State and Federal Courts," 2003; Co-author, "Developments in Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Virginia State and Federal Courts," 2002. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Business and Construction Law Sections); Virginia Bar Association; Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association (Professionalism and Legal Education Committees); Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association; I'Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line R. Co. v. Wilson, 276 Va. 739 (2008); Misener Marine Constr., Inc. v. Norfolk Dredging Co., 2008 WL 5046174 (S.D.Ga. 2008); Hancock Fabrics, Inc. v. Ruthven Assoc., L.P., 2006 WL 2459222 (E.D.Va. 2006); Maersk Line Ltd. v. ADM, Inc., 271 F.Supp.2d 818 (E.D.Va. 2003). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Creditors Rights; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation; Appellate Practice.Email: W. Ryan Snow
Ann K. Sullivan (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1975); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1978). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America 2008-2010 for Labor and Employment Law, Virginia's Legal Elite 2001-2006 for Labor and Employment Law and in 2007 for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Virginia SuperLawyers 2007-2009 for Labor and Employment. Certified Conflict Mediator, 1998. Hearing Officer, Supreme Court of Virginia. President, Norfolk Sunrise Rotary, 2000-2001. Member, Steering Committee, Boyd-Graves Conference, 2002-2008. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia (Chair, Civil Litigation Section Council, 1997-1998; Judicial Selection Committee, 2002-2004) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member: Judicial Selection Committee, 2007-2009; Labor and Employment Steering Committee); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; James Kent American Inn of Court (Master). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; ERISA; Civil Litigation; Mediation; Construction Law; Insurance; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Ann K. Sullivan
Shawn A. Voyles (Member) born Watseka, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Regent University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Named a "Rising Star" by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine. Named one of Hampton Roads' "Top 40 under 40." Adjunct Professor of Admiralty Law, Regent University School of Law. Articles Editor, Regent University Law Review. Author: "Fundamentals of Cargo Claims," presented at the Handling Marine Claims Lorman CLE Program; "Update on the Supreme Court and the Fourth, First, Second, and Third Circuits," presented at the 2006 SEALI Annual Program; "Key Eminent Domain Concepts," presented at the Virginia Eminent Domain: Legal Update NBI CLE Program; Co-Author: "Cargo Litigation: A Primer on Cargo Claims and Review of Recent Developments," 16 U.S.F. Mar. L.J.1 (Spring 2004), also presented at 2002 SEALI Annual Program; Author: "Choosing Between Tax-Exempt Status and Freedom of Speech: The Dilemma Facing Politically Active Churches," 9 Regent U. L. Rev. 219 (Fall 1997). Member: Virginia, Norfolk and Portsmouth, and Federal Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Board of Directors, 2006-2007). Reported Cases: The Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Smith, 2008 A.M.C. 2313 (E.D.N.C. 2008); Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. C and C Real Estate, Inc., 272 Va. 2 (2006); In re Vulcan Materials Co., 412 F. Supp. 2d 566 (E.D. Va. 2005); In re Vulcan Materials Co., 369 F. Supp. 2d 737 (E.D. Va. 2005); Stevenson v. Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 2005 WL 3817604 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. July 5, 2005); Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Stevenson, 63 Va. Cir. 567 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2004); In re: Norfolk Dredging Co., 2003 A.M.C. 403; 2003 A.M.C. 2622; and 2004 A.M.C. 227 (E.D.N.C.); Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Clair, 59 Va. Cir. 185 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2002); BWT v. Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 57 Va. Cir. 121 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Transportation; Subrogation; Marine Subrogation; Property Subrogation; Fire Insurance Subrogation; Casualty Insurance Subrogation; Products Liability Subrogation; Carriage of Goods by Sea; Cargo Claims; Boating Accidents; Jones Act; Marine Cargo; Marine Environmental Law; Marine Insurance; Marine Insurance Defense; Marine Insurance Salvage; Marine Law; Marine Liability; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Arbitration; Maritime Law; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Products Liability; Maritime Property Damage; Recreational Boating Law; Seamens Claims; Shipyard Litigation; Negligence; Torts; Toxic Torts; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Property Damage; Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Examinations Under Oath; Federal Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Commercial Torts; Contract Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; First Amendment Law; Freedom of Information; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Property Rights; Railroad Law; Railroad Litigation; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Property Law; Boundary Disputes; Adverse Possession; Neighbor Law; Real Estate Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Shawn A. Voyles
ASSOCIATESAlyssa Carducci Embree (Associate) born Hampton, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia; 2007, Virginia. Education: Boston College (B.S., 2003); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of the Barristers. Winner, Tulane University School of Law Senior Appellate Moot Court Competition. Member, Tulane University School of Law, American Bar Association, National Moot Court Competition Team. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth and American Bar Associations (Member, Real Property Section); Virginia Bar Association.Email: Alyssa Carducci Embree
Elaine K. Inman (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Recipient: Young Lawyer Under 40, Virginia Business Elite, 2008; Virginia Rising Stars, 2009. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association (Member, Legal Education Committee); Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (Member, Civil Litigation Section); I'Anson Hoffman American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; ERISA.Email: Elaine K. Inman
Amy Taipalus McClure (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2009, Virginia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Georgia State University (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Virginia, Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, American Bar Association, America Association for Justice.Email: Amy Taipalus McClure
Melissa Morris Picco (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., Environmental Law, 1995); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Co-Presenter, "Design Practice in a Competitive and Litigious World (Understanding the Legal Issues and Liabilities Related to the Professional Practice of Architecture and Engineering)," April, 2003. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Law.Email: Melissa Morris Picco
Steven M. Stancliff (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 2007, Virginia; 2008, North Carolina. Education: Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1996); University of Rhode Island (M.M.A., Marine Affairs, 1992); United States Coast Guard Academy (B.S., Marine Engineering, 1984). Member: Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; North Carolina State Bar. [Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, 1984-2006]. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Steven M. Stancliff
OF COUNSELHenry D. Light (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1979, Virginia. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.E.E., 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Ohio and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy; With UDT-21]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Governance; Transportation; Appellate Practice; Compliance.Email: Henry D. Light
Allan S. Reynolds, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1984, Virginia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1981). President, Statewide Board of Directors, Virginia Opera, 2005-2007. Trustee, First United Methodist Church. Member: Board of Directors, Cedar Point Country Club; Program Committee, Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Insurance; Automobile Insurance Defense; Tort Defense.Email: Allan S. Reynolds, Jr.
Harriet T. Reynolds (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1986, Virginia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1978); Boston College (J.D., 1981). Managing Editor, 1980-1981 and Case Editor, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter Digest. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation.Email: Harriet T. Reynolds
Guilford D. Ware (Of Counsel) born Dunnsville, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1952, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce (B.S., 1949); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1952). Phi Alpha Delta; Chi Phi. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2004; Virginia's Legal Elite. Recipient: Eggleston/I'Anson Professionalism Award, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, 2003. Editor, The Law Of Damages in Virginia. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth (President, 1987-1988), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; American Judicature Society; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Institute Chairman, 1985; Seminar Chairman, 1982, 1989); I'Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court (Counselor; President, 1999-2000). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Virginia Law Foundation; Defense Research Institute; Tidewater Estate Planning Council. [Lt. Col., J.A.G.D., U.S. Air Force Reserve]. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime; Litigation; Corporate Law; Customs Law; International Commercial Law; Government Contracts.Email: Guilford D. Ware
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