Hirschler Fleischer, A Professional Corporation

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Law Firm in Richmond, Virginia
 
Address
The Edgeworth Building, 2100 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223-7078
(Ind. City; Seat of Henrico Co.)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 500, Richmond, VA, 23218
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Phone: 804-771-9500  
Fax: 804-644-0957
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Hirschler Fleischer, A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Taxation, Commercial Real Estate, Securities, Employment, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Antitrust Law, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Local Government, Municipal Bond, Construction, Fidelity & Surety Law, Environmental, Zoning and Land Use, Health Care, Hospital Law, Computers & Software, Administrative, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Trusts and Estates and Family Law.
Year Established: 1946
Firm Profile:
Hirschler Fleischer was founded in 1946 and has grown steadily over the past 60 years. The engines for that growth have been our litigation, business and real estate transactional practices, which have developed a core of attorneys recognized for their excellence in their areas of law.

The Firm's excellence is recognized. Of our current attorneys, 16 were named to Virginia Business Magazine's 2006 Legal Elite, 30 have the highest rating with Martindale-Hubbell, and seven are named in The Best Lawyers in America.

Organizationally, the Firm is divided into three sections: Business, Litigation and Real Estate. Attorneys from different sections of our Firm regularly collaborate with one another to serve clients and provide multifaceted solutions. Our team-oriented approach allows us to deliver the right blend of legal expertise to solve challenging legal problems - efficiently, effectively and enthusiastically.

Our objective in serving a client is to (i) fashion the most practical, business-like solution to the legal problem presented, (ii) give rapid turnaround and use the most appropriate level of legal expertise for the project and (iii) complete the project within budget.

The firm handles matters involving commercial real estate, corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, intellectual property, tax planning and protest, family law, health law, retirement plans, partnership matters, including syndications, tax-exempt and taxable financings, estate planning and administration, bankruptcy, creditor's rights, securities and antitrust law, mergers, acquisitions, zoning, environmental law, and employment relations. Regionally based, we draw both national and international clients and have represented numerous public and large private clients on litigation, business and real estate matters within and outside Virginia.

Hirschler Fleischer maintains offices in Richmond and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Firm Size: 86
Representative Clients:
Bowers, Nelms & Fonville, Inc.; CCA Industries, Inc.; Continental Cablevision of Richmond, Inc.; Fairfax County; The Innsbrook Corp.; Kenbridge Construction Co., Inc.; Land America; Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.; The Paragon Group; The Patrick Automotive Group, Inc.; Richmond Motor Co., Inc.; The Rowe Companies; Fidelity Title Insurance Co.; Southern Title Insurance Co.; Ticor/Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Virginia Retirement System; B. W. Wilson Paper Co., Inc.; Colonial Downs Racetrack; W-I-Link.com Inc.; Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc.; Monument Capital Partners, L.P.; Anderson & Strudwick, Inc.; First City Financial; AMF Bowling; United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.; The Silver Companies.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Amoco Oil; Bank of America; Centennial Cellular Corp.; GE Capital; W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.; Life Insurance Company of Georgia; Merrill Lynch Hubbard; S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.; Price/Costco, Inc.; Service Merchandise; Summit Properties; Trammell Crow Co.; Walmart Stores, Inc.; Convalescent Care, Inc.

Other Office Locations of Hirschler Fleischer, A Professional Corporation
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
MEMBERS
Jay M. Weinberg (Chairman Emeritus) born Norfolk, Virginia, August 4, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1959). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1983—. Member, Editorial Staff, Alexander's Federal Tax Handbook, 1959-1961. Co-Editor, Landlord Tenant Law and Practice, 1st Edition, 1978 and 2nd Edition, 1991. Lecturer, University of Virginia Law School, 1960-1968. Contributor: Fordham Law Review, 1963; Virginia Practice Methods; The Virginia Lawyer, A Basic Practice Handbook, 1966. Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1982—. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Pension and Deferred Compensation Committee, Section of Taxation, 1963-1971; Affiliated Corporations, 1972). Practice Areas: Business; Real Estate; Land Use Law. Email: Jay M. Weinberg
Robert A. Cox, Jr. (Member) born Smithfield, Virginia, November 5, 1923; admitted to bar, 1952, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1949; LL.B., 1954). Beta Gamma Sigma. Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1953-1954. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Estates and Trusts; Commercial Law. Email: Robert A. Cox, Jr.
L. Charles Long, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 11, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1960); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Financial Law; Real Estate Sales; Leasing; Assemblage Transactions. Email: L. Charles Long, Jr.
Charles F. Witthoefft (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, November 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1968); University of Richmond (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. McNeill Law Society. Executive Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Richmond (President, 1991-1992), Virginia and American Bar Associations; John Marshall Inn of Court (Charter Member). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Trust and Estate Litigation; Land Use Litigation. Email: Charles F. Witthoefft
Barry A. Hackney (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, January 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1967); University of Richmond (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member, McNeill Society. Member: Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, Construction Law Section, 1982-1985) and American (Member: Public Contract Section; Fidelity & Surety Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1980—) Bar Associations; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Construction; Title Insurance; Fidelity & Surety Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Barry A. Hackney
Mahlon G. Funk, Jr. (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, July 12, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1967; M.S., 1969); University of Dayton (M.A., 1972); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Gamma Tau; Pi Sigma Alpha; Delta Theta Phi. Member, William & Mary Law Review, 1972-1975. Co-Author: "Admissibility of 'Day in the Life' Films in Virginia," 18 University of Richmond Law Review, 751 (1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability Litigation; Family Law. Email: Mahlon G. Funk, Jr.
James W. Theobald (Chairman) born Ravenna, Ohio, December 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1974); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1977). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993—. Contributor: University of Richmond Law Review, 1989. Member: Richmond (Member, Land Use Subcommittee) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Real Property Section); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Local Government Law; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: James W. Theobald
John R. Walk (Member) born Bluefield, Virginia, October 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1977); University of Richmond (J.D., 1980). Delta Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Moot Court Board; McNeill Law Society. Notes Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1980. Adjunct Asst. Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John R. Walk
John W. Vaughan, Jr. (Member) born Martinsville, Virginia, June 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1973); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1976). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Richmond and Virginia (Member, Labor Relations and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice, Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Litigation Section); Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction; Insurance; Employment Law; Civil Rights. Email: John W. Vaughan, Jr.
Michael H. Terry (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1978); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Fellow, John Marshall Society. Author: "Annual Survey of Property Law," University of Richmond Law Review, Summer 1990. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance; Business; Reorganizations. Email: Michael H. Terry
Michael P. Falzone (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Manchester College, Oxford University, England; Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Notes and Comments Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1981-1982. Member, Wake Forest Moot Court Board. Member: American Bar Association (Litigation Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; Employment Law; Securities; Appellate Practice. Email: Michael P. Falzone
J. Benjamin English (Member) born Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1993, Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1983); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Member, Virginia Tax Review, 1986-1988. Director: Charlottesville Venture Group; Greater Richmond Technology Council. Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Venture Capital. Email: J. Benjamin English
David F. Belkowitz (Member) born Syracuse, NY, October 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1968); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1977). Author: "FHA Coinsurance as an Alternative Financing Method, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer," January 1987, Volume 3, Number 1; "How to Finance a Charitable Organization's Capital Improvements," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, July 1988, Volume 4, Number 4; "Purchasing Real Property Financed By Tax-Exempt Bonds," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, May 1992. Chief Counsel, Richmond Office, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1982-1984. President, The Jewish Community Center of Richmond, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Commercial & Multi-Family Real Estate Law, Tax Exempt Financing Law; Low Income Tax Credits. Email: David F. Belkowitz
Anita G. Vaughn (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1944; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: Chestnut Hill College (A.B., 1966); University of Chicago (M.S.T., 1967); T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1983). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member: American Bar Association (Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Partnership; Real Estate Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Corporate Law; Will and Trust Law. Email: Anita G. Vaughn
John C. Ivins, Jr. (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, May 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia and Supreme Court of Virginia; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1979); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1983). Member: Moot Court Board; University of Richmond Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Virginia Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (Lawyering Skills; Advanced Trial Practice) 1998—. Member: Richmond (Member, 1984—; Board of Directors, 1998—), Virginia (Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee, 1987-1993; Chairman, National Moot Court Competition Committee, 1990-1991; Model Judiciary Committee Instructor, 1984-1987, 1993—) and American (Member, TIPS, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, 1993—) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Landlord/Tenant; Regulatory Agency Practice; Health Care Litigation; Criminal Law. Email: John C. Ivins, Jr.
John W. Steele (Member) born Havre de Grace, Maryland, March 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1980); T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1985). Member: Moot Court Board; McNeill Law Society; University of Richmond Law Review, 1983-1985. Member: Richmond (Real Property Section) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant; Business Law. Email: John W. Steele
Glenn R. Moore (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1976). Member: Board of Directors, Hanover Industrial Air Park Business Association; Ashland/Hanover Chamber of Commerce; Hanover Rotary Club. Member: Hanover and Richmond Bar Associations. [US Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Real Estate Acquisitions; Dispositions and Financing; Estate Planning; Taxation. Email: Glenn R. Moore
Paul H. Davenport (Member) born Roanoke, Virginia, April 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: Virginia Western Community College (A.S., 1980); Roanoke College (B.A., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Author: "Chapter 7 on Forms of Holding Title, Virginia CLE, Residential Real Estate Transactions in Virginia" (1995). Member: Richmond, Virginia (Real Property and Environmental Sections) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Development; Environmental Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Paul H. Davenport
R. Webb Moore (Member) born Athens, Tennessee, March 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Virginia (B.S.M.E., 1980); University of Richmond (J.D., 1987). Member, McNeill Law Society; University of Richmond Law Review, 1986-1987. Licensed Professional Engineer, Virginia, 1985. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry; Section of Intellectual Property Law). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation. Email: R. Webb Moore
Charles H. Rothenberg (Member) born Amityville, New York, April 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: State University of New York, College at Oneonta (B.A., 1984); University of Richmond (J.D., 1987). Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Annual Survey of Virginia Property Law," University of Richmond Law Review, Summer 1992. Co-Author: "Annual Survey of Virginia Property Law," University of Richmond Law Review, Summers of 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1994. Member: Virginia (Member, Real Estate Section Council) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Real Estate; Zoning; Planning and Land Use; Leases and Leasing. Email: Charles H. Rothenberg
W. Michael Walker (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, September 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1985; J.D., 1988); Georgetown University (M.L.T., 1989). Speaker and Lecturer: Numerous Seminars and Conferences on Venture Capital, Private equity and Corporate finance, including ESOP's. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American (Member, Sections on: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Tax Law) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Tax Section); District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital. Email: W. Michael Walker
S. Brian Farmer (Member) born Richmond, Va., August 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Journal of Law & Politics, 1985-1987. Dillard Legal Writing Fellow, 1985-1987. Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1987-1988. Co-Author: "The Virginia Limited Liability Company Act," 25 University of Richmond Law Review 789 (1991); "The Virginia Limited Liability Company: A State-of-the-Art Entity for the Business Planner," 27 Virginia Bar Association Journal 4 (Fall 1991). Author: "The Right Combination: Virginia's New Business Entity Merger Law," 29 Virginia Bar Association Journal 1 (Winter 1993); "Virginia Passes Biotechnology Legislation for Economic Development", Genetic Engineering News, June 15, 1994. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Sections on Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Science and Technology); Virginia State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Committee); Virginia Technology Council; Board of Directors, Virginia Biotechnology Association; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Venture Capital; Emerging Growth Companies; Technology Contracts; Business Acquisitions. Email: S. Brian Farmer
James L. Weinberg (President) born Richmond, Virginia, April 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1989, New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Member, Virginia Law Review, 1986-1987. Notes Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law, 1986-1987. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard L. Williams, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1987-1988. Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations (Business Law; Securities Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Business Law; Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: James L. Weinberg
Thomas J. Dillon, III (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia. Education: Richmond College, University of Richmond (B.A., 1987); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member of Staff, University of Richmond Law Review, 1988-1990. Member: McNeill Law Society; Moot Court Board. Winner, 1988 Carrico Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Best Oral Advocate Award, 1988. Co-author: "Annual Survey of Virginia Employment Law," University of Richmond Law Review, Summer, 1991. Member: Richmond (Member, Executive Committee, 1994-2000, Chair, 1999-2000; Young Lawyers Section), Virginia (Member, Labor Relations and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Thomas J. Dillon, III
K. Marshall Cook (Member) born Farmville, Virginia, September 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Deputy Attorney General of Virginia, 1990-1993. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Health Law Section); Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; General Business; Corporate Law; Government. Email: K. Marshall Cook
J. Terry Parsley (Member) born Kingsport, Tennessee, August 25, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Raven Society. Member: Richmond (President, Junior Bar, 1972-1973), Virginia (Chairman, Construction Law Section, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates; Business Reorganizations and Workouts. Email: J. Terry Parsley
James K. Cluverius (Member) born Buffalo, New York, December 7, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1964); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1969-1970. Member: Richmond (Secretary/Treasurer, 2000-2001; Vice-President, 2001-2002; Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1994; 1996-—), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. [Capt., USA Reserve, 1965-1971.]. Practice Areas: General Corporate and Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates. Email: James K. Cluverius
Roderick W. Simmons (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Government, with high distinction, 1992); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Board Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Labor and Employment; Trusts and Estates. Email: Roderick W. Simmons
G. Wythe Michael, Jr. (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, April 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of William and Mary (A.B., 1989); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to Judge Herbert C. Gill, Jr., Circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, 1993-1994. Member: Virginia State Bar; Richmond and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Emerging Growth Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning. Email: G. Wythe Michael, Jr.
Sherman Edward Flanagan, III (Member) born Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1985, West Virginia; 1986, District of Columbia; 1989, Arizona. Education: Emory University (1977-1979); Randolph Macon College (B.A., 1981); University of Virginia (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer, Arizona School of Real Estate, 1995-1997. Member: Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Arizona; District of Columbia Bar; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Leasing Law; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Syndication; Equipment Leasing and Financing. Email: Sherman Edward Flanagan, III
Janet Singletary Thomas (Member) born Blakely, Georgia, February 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1984); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, College of William & Mary Law Review, 1990-1992. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Contracts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Closely-Held Business Law; Business Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Janet Singletary Thomas
Chandra D. Lantz (Member) born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1991); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1994). Pi Sigma Alpha. Business Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1993-1994. Author, "Triggering Coverage of Progressive Property Loss: Preserving the Distinctions Between First and Third-Party Insurance Policies," 35 William & Mary Law Review, 1994. Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Elizabeth B. Lacy, Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Real Estate Litigation; Land Use Litigation. Email: Chandra D. Lantz
J. M. Ramey, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1992); University of Richmond (J.D., 1996). Member: Virginia State Bar; Richmond Sports Backers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Securities Offerings; Private Placement. Email: J. M. Ramey, III
Paul E. Hoelschen, Jr. (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1978, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, Illinois; 2005, Virginia. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1970); University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1976). Recipient, Kenneson Foundation Fellowship, 1975-1976. Graduate Editor, Tax Law Review, 1975-1976. Co-Author: Federal Tax Aspects of Corporate Reorganizations, Shepard's McGraw-Hill, 1988. Articles Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1992—. Adjunct Faculty Member, John Marshall Law School, 2001—. Research Fellow, Yale Law School, 1976-1977. Attorney-Advisor to Judges Richard C. Wilbur and Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., U.S. Tax Court, 1977-1979. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate Securities; Real Estate Tax Appeals. Email: Paul E. Hoelschen, Jr.
Eric C. Perkins (Member) born Bluefield, West Virginia, April 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Economics, with distinction, 1993; J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Golden Key. Member, Editorial Board of Advisors, University of Texas Law School Entertainment and Sports Law Review. Member: Richmond (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Law; Member, Forum on: Franchising; Sports and Entertainment Law) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Sports Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Franchise Law; Sports Law; Health Law; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Eric C. Perkins
R. Carter Scott, III (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1963); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1967); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Blue Sky Law; Corporate Governance; Investment Advisors Act; Private Placement; Proxy Contests; SEC Enforcement; Securities; Venture Capital. Email: R. Carter Scott, III
Andrew M. Lohmann (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, January 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A., 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Employment Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Andrew M. Lohmann
David S. Lionberger (Member) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee; 1996, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1997, U.S. Tax Court; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Religion/Philosophy, 1990); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1993); New York University (Masters of Law, 1997). Member: Richmond, Tennessee (Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Entertainment) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Taxation Section); Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law. Email: David S. Lionberger
M. Seth Ginther (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, October 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1996); University of Richmond (J.D., 1999). Co-Author: "The Shifting Burden Test in SEC v. Adler: A Middle Ground Reconciliation of the Knowing Possession and Actual Use Standards for Classical Insider Trading Liability," 9 Va. Corp. Counsel News 1, Spring 1999. Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Legislative Practice; Government Relations; Government Affairs; Local Government Relations; Business Law; Venture Capital; Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Finance.
Robert Wiley Hughes (Member) born Santa Clara, California, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: Stanford University (A.B.); University of Virginia (J.D.). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Workouts; Foreclosures; Mechanics Liens.
Robert G. Boyle Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1992); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: Robert G. Boyle Jr.
Carrie O'Malley (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, October 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S.B.A., Finance/Marketing, 1991); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1996; M.B.A., 1996). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Mortar Board; Honor Court. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Richmond (Member, Real Estate Section), Virginia and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association; Legal Information Network for Cancer (LINC).
ASSOCIATES
Raelenne Jensen Haeberle (Associate) born San Diego, California, May 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. District Courts, Second U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: Mary Washington University (B.A., 1992); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Author, "The Pay When Paid Clause In Virginia Construction Contracts," Virginia Lawyer, December, 1996. Member: Richmond (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section) and Virginia Bar Associations; Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Land Entitlement; Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant. Email: Raelenne Jensen Haeberle
Anne M. Vaughan (Associate) born Arlington Heights, Illinois, March 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1992); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board, 1995-1997. Member, 1995-1997 and Notes Editor, 1996-1997, The Environmental Lawyer. Author, Note, "Interim Policy on Compliance Incentives for Small Businesses," 2 Environmental Law 799, 1996. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Commercial Loans. Email: Anne M. Vaughan
William S. Tate (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, February 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1992); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2000); Richard S. Reynolds School of Business, University of Richmond (M.B.A, 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Commercial Law. Email: William S. Tate
Lisa Spickler Goodwin (Associate) born Chester, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virfginia; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Chancellor, McNeill Law Society. Manuscripts Editor, University of Richmond Law Review. National Vice Chair, American Bar Association, Law Student Division. Adjunct Professor, University of Richmond (Lawyering Skills, 1996—). Author: "Brecht v. Abrahamson: Another Step Toward Eviscerahan of Habeas Corpus," 27 U. Rich. L. Rev. 549 (1993). Contributing Author, "Dr. Mudd and the Lincoln Conspiracy: The Case Reopened," J.P. Jones, Ed., Combined Books, 1995. Member: Richmond, Virginia, American and Federal Bar Associations (President, 1998-2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental. Email: Lisa Spickler Goodwin
Courtney Moates Paulk (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, November 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1992); University of Richmond (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). President, Trial Advocacy Board, 1999-2000. Vice-Chancellor, McNeill Law Society, 1999-2000. Judicial Clerk for 18th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 2000-2002. Member: Virginia Bar Association Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Courtney Moates Paulk
Rhoda Raymond (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S., 1992; M.A., 1994); Regent University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Rhoda Raymond
Katharine Schkloven (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: Loyola College (B.B.A.); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Katharine Schkloven
Caroline L. Nadal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Caroline L. Nadal
Devon W. Cushman (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1993); University of Richmond (J.D., 2002). Order of the Barristers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Business Litigation. Email: Devon W. Cushman
J. Andrew Austin (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude); University of Virginia (M.A.; Ph.D.); William and Mary School of Law (J.D.). Member: American, Virginia and Richmond Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Development; Business Estate Planning; Business Organization; Business Succession Planning; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Entrepreneurial Business Law. Email: J. Andrew Austin
Richard P. Cunningham, Jr. (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, October 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2002). Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Securities; Business Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Richard P. Cunningham, Jr.
Christopher E. Gatewood (Associate) born Charlotte, North Carolina, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property; Antitrust Law; Trade Regulation Law.
Robert P. Henley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1992); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1999).
B. Shawn Martin (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: Lynchburg College (B.A., magna cum laude); Virginia Tech (M.A., Accounting); College of William and Mary (J.D.). Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Planning; Business Transactions; Buying and Selling of Businesses. Email: B. Shawn Martin
Zachary Grabill (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Georgia Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development. Email: Zachary Grabill
Sheila G. deLa-Cruz (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2004, Maryland, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Texas (B.J., suma cum laude, 2000); Syracuse University (J.D., 2003). Member: Fairfax, Maryland State and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Tagalog, Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Sheila G. deLa-Cruz
Marshall L. Jones (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Marshall L. Jones
Jason T. Jacoby (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award. Member, Richmond Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. Donald W. Lemons, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1999-2000. Associate, Hunton & Williams, 2002-2004. Senior Corporate Counsel, CarMax Inc., 2004-2006. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Consumer Law; Litigation; Privacy Law; Criminal Law; Family Law; Regulatory Law; Government Affairs. Email: Jason T. Jacoby
Thomas G. Voekler (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: George Mason University (B.S., in Finance, 1998); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2001). Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Languages: French, German and Dutch. Practice Areas: Real Estate Securities; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Thomas G. Voekler
Jacqueline C. Hedblom (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Jacqueline C. Hedblom
J. Kevin Muldowney (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, August 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1988); Virginia Commonwealth University (M.S., 1996); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Dean's Scholar. Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1995. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Asset Securitization; Structured Finance. Email: J. Kevin Muldowney
Jennifer D. Rosen (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, June 6, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., History, summa cum laude, 1999); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Business Organization; Community Association Law. Email: Jennifer D. Rosen
C. Brandon Spalding, Jr. (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, February 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); Emory University (J.D., 2001). Managing Editor, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, 2000-2001. Law Clerk, Circuit Court City of Norfolk. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: C. Brandon Spalding, Jr.
Farrah G. DeLeon (Associate Counsel) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000); Regent University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Farrah G. DeLeon
Melanie Conrad (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1996); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Melanie Conrad
Andrew Philip Sherrod (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., high honors, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Norman K. Moon, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 2000-2001. Author: "A Matter of (Statutory) Interpretation: North Carolina Recognizes the Functional Test for Corporate Taxation in Polaroid Corp. v. Offerman," 77 North Carolina Law Review 2326, 1999. Member: Virginia State Bar; Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Healthcare.
Justin Michael Laughter (Associate) born Virginia; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A.); College of William & Mary (J.D.). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Business Law; Franchises and Franchising; Entertainment and the Arts; Entertainment Law. Email: Justin Michael Laughter
Luder F. Milton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A.); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D.). Author: "The Wilderness Act of 1964: Where Do We Go From Here?" Virginia State Bar Environmental Section - Environmental Law News, Spring 2005. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Defense Association; Defense Research Institute; The Federalist Society (Virginia Chapter); Steering Committee. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Luder F. Milton
Jeffrey P. Geiger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A.); College of William and Mary School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jeffrey P. Geiger
Jeffrey C. Meyer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 2000); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Recipient, CALI Book Awards in: Constitutional Law; Securities Regulation. Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Multi-Family Housing. Email: Jeffrey C. Meyer
W. Brian McCann (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, July 3, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2003). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board. Member, William & Mary Law Review, 2001. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Jeremy L. Pryor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., cum laude); Regent University School of Law (J.D., cum laude). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jeremy L. Pryor
Jennifer M. Becker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A.); T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Jennifer M. Becker
Broderick C. Dunn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Williams College (B.A.); Washington & Lee School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Broderick C. Dunn
M. Ryan Jenness (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, November 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1998); Villanova University (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: M. Ryan Jenness
OF COUNSEL
Alan G. Fleischer (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., May 22, 1917; admitted to bar, 1939, New York; 1946, Virginia. Education: New York University (B.S., 1937; LL.B., 1939). Editor, New York University Air Law Review, 1939. Member, Board of Associates, 1978-1998 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1982-1983, University of Richmond. Rector, Norfolk State University, 1992-1995. Member, Board of Visitors, Norfolk State University, 1987-1995. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Finance; Syndications Law. Email: Alan G. Fleischer
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