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Address
Fifth Floor, Pembroke One Building
281 Independence Boulevard
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 ((Independent City))
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.4
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(Main Office) Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, P.C. continues to build its reputation as a leading Southeastern Virginia law firm in all fields of real property law, including residential and commercial transactions, land use, environmental law, condemnation, landlord/tenant law and foreclosure, as eleven attorneys and an experienced paralegal staff anchor this broad "realty" area of practice. Our litigation section includes attorneys specializing in civil, commercial and criminal matters, bankruptcy and family law. The firm and its predecessors have continuously practiced from the Pembroke One Building since 1973. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice in State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Land Use, Zoning and Related Litigation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Civil Litigation, Banking, Foreclosure, Insurance, Corporations, Taxation, Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration, Criminal and Family Law, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation. Firm Size: 11
Representative Clients:Bank of Hampton Roads
BB&T Bank
BECO Construction, Inc.
Continental Federal Savings Bank
DeFord Companies
The Dragas Companies
E. F. Hutton & Company, Inc.
Environmental Testing Services, Inc.
F.T. Williams & Sons
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
Federated Financial Corp.
Ford Consumer Finance Co., Inc.
GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Great Atlantic Real Estate and Property Management
Greentree Mortgage Corp.
Lincoln Service Corp.
Management Investors, Inc.
Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Navy Federal Credit Union
Norfolk Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union
Ocean Bay Homes, LLC
Ocean Electric Co.
Old Stone Credit Corp.
Pembroke Office Park
S.L. Nusbaum Realty
Wachovia Bank
Williams Corporation of Virginia
Washington Mutual
Wells Fargo
Saxon Mortgage
RBC Centura
HolEq Servicing
Popular Mortgage.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: (Title Insurance Companies) American Title Insurance Co.
Berk's Title Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
St. Paul's Title Insurance Co.
Stewart Title Insurance Co.
Ticor Title Insurance Co.
Trade Organization Membership (Affiliate Status):Tidewater Mortgage Bankers Association
Virginia Mortgage Bankers Assoc.
Tidewater Association of Realtors
Tidewater Builders Assoc. References: RBC Centura Bank
BB&T Bank
Wachovia.
AddressFifth Floor, Pembroke One Building
281 Independence Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23462, ((Independent City))
PhonePhone: 757-499-8971
Fax: 757-456-5445
Website
http://www.sykesbourdon.com
Howard R. Sykes, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, July 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., with honors, 1973); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1976; M.L.T., 1983). Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Co-author: "Basic Real Estate Law in Virginia," National Business Institute (1990). Lecturer, Basic Real Estate Law, Virginia CLE, 1991. Lecturer, Use of Computers in Real Estate Law, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, 1990. Lecturer and Co-Author: "Boundary Law in Virginia," National Business Institute, 1992. Member: Virginia Beach Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Taxation Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: Howard R. Sykes, Jr.
R. Edward Bourdon, Jr. (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, October 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1982). Member, Mortar Board (Percy H. Warren Chapter). Member: Virginia Beach and Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Zoning Law; Environmental Law; Condemnation Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law.
Jon M. Ahern (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, December 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1975); T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1978). Author: "State of Virginia Prisoners' Rights Manual," State of Virginia for Attorney General's Office, 1977. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law; Foreclosure Law.Email: Jon M. Ahern
Kirk B. Levy (Member) born Charlottesville, Virginia, November 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1983); T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Virginia Beach, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Landlord-Tenant Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Kirk B. Levy
L. Steven Emmert (Partner) born Elkhart, Indiana, February 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., magna cum laude with departmental honors, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Frequent CLE presentations to groups including ALI-ABA; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Local Government Attorneys of Virginia; Virginia Eminent Domain Institute; Virginia Beach, Norfolk/Portsmouth, Fredericksburg, and Fairfax Bar Associations. Assistant and Senior City Attorney, City of Virginia Beach, 1990-1999. Publisher, Virginia Appellate News & Analysis, www.virginia-appeals.com. Developed symposium method of teaching appellate advocacy in Virginia. Produced and chaired the Virginia Appellate Summit, August 2008. Received Virginia Beach Bar Association's Joseph L. Lyle Jr. Professionalism Award in 2009. Note, Election of Remedies, 44 U. Richmond Law Review no. 1 (publication forthcoming Autumn 2009). Member: Virginia Beach and Federal Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Immediate Past Chair, Appellate Practice Subcommittee); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, Developments in the Law Committee); American Bar Association (Council of Appellate Lawyers); Virginia Bar Association (Founder and Chair, Appellate Practice Committee; Boyd-Graves Conference). Reported Cases: Centra Health v. Mullins, 277 Va. 59 (2009) (Medical Malpractice); U.Va. Health Services Foundation v. Morris, 275 Va. 319 (2008) (Charitable Immunity); CTC v. Target Corp., 274 Va. 341 (2007) (Eminent Domain); McGuire v. Hodges, 273 Va. 199 (2007) (Wrongful Death); Lynch v. Commonwealth, 272 Va. 204 (2006) (Criminal Law); Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, Inc., 272 Va. 37 (2006) (Torts); Ogunde v. Commonwealth, 271 Va. 639 (2006) (Virginia Tort Claims Act); Tidewater Psychiatric Institute, Inc. v. City of Virginia Beach, 256 Va. 136 (1998) (Taxation); City of Virginia Beach v. Giant Square Shopping Center Co., 255 Va. 467 (1998) (Eminent Domain); City of Virginia Beach v. Bell, 255 Va. 395 (1998) (Inverse Condemnation); City of Virginia Beach Police Department v. Compton-Waldrop, 252 Va. 302 (1996) (Workers' Comp.); City of Virginia Beach v. Flippen, 251 Va. 358 (1996) (Premises Liability); City of Virginia Beach v. ESG Enterprises, 243 Va. 149 (1992) (Taxation); CUNA Mutual Ins. Society v. Lenora Norman, 237 Va. 33 (1989) (Insurance); Hadeed v. Abraham, 265 F.Supp.2d 614 (E.D.Va. 2003) (housing discrimination); AT&T Wireless PCS v. City Council of Virginia Beach, 155 F.3d 423 (4th Cir. 1998) (Telecommunications Law); Harris v. City of Virginia Beach, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 30912 (4th Cir.) (Civil Rights); Pasquotank Action Council v. City of Virginia Beach, 909 F.Supp. 376 (E.D.Va. 1995) (Federal Jurisdiction); Keathley v. Vitale, et al., 866 F.Supp. 272 (E.D.Va. 1994) (Civil Rights); Williamson v. City of Virginia Beach, 786 F.Supp. 1238 (E.D.Va. 1992) (Civil Rights); Mayfield v. City of Virginia Beach, 780 F. Supp. 1082 (E.D.Va. 1992) (Criminal Forfeiture). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(100%).Email: L. Steven Emmert
——————————James T. Cromwell (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, October 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., 1987); Regent University (J.D., 1993). Member: Virginia Beach and Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Associations; Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Wills and Trusts; Corporate and Business Law; Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights; Criminal Law; Traffic Law.Email: James T. Cromwell
David S. Holland (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1988); Regent University (J.D., 1997). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate Transactions.Email: David S. Holland
Kim Radbell Gershen (Associate) born Far Rockaway, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1997, Virginia. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., Psychology and Criminal Justice, 1990); Hofstra University (J.D., 1993). Deans List. Author: "The Law of Idea Misappropriation in New York: An Argument for Change," Hofstra Property Law Journal, Volume 5:2. Co-Author: "Walking the Mine Field of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - A Guide for the Attorney Debt Collector," Attorney of Nassau, August and September, 1996. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, New York State and Virginia (Member: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Real Estate Sections, 1997) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Foreclosure.Email: Kim Radbell Gershen
Michael J. Levy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1990); University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1997); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Development; Real Estate Investments.
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