Benjamin Emerson Email & Phone Number

I am a member of our local government practice group and act as County Attorney to Caroline County and Essex County, where I provide advice on contract, procurement, zoning and land use, tax-exempt financing, economic development and Virginia Freedom of Information Act issues. I practice law in the areas of local government, finance, land use and commercial real estate. I am a former chief financial officer of our law firm and served as a member of our three person governing Board of Directors for 18 years, during which time I was actively engaged in the governing and management of the firm. I also cover the area of municipal finance and frequently assist our government clients in financing equipment and infrastructure needs through lease-purchase and tax-exempt financings, as well as in solving cash-flow problems through short-term revenue anticipation financings. In other matters, I represent localities in acquiring land for public purposes and financing for courthouses, fire and rescue facilities, landfills and public school expansion projects. I also have represented issuers and underwriters in private activity and other bond financings throughout Virginia, including such diverse financings as the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, a motorcycle sidecar manufacturing facility in Nelson County and the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy. I have been named to Best Lawyers in America and the Virginia Business' "Legal Elite" since 2007. I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Owners Club at the Homestead and of Shrine Mont, Inc., a retreat site and the seat of the Episcopal Diocese in Virginia. I am a past President and former member of the Board of Directors of the Downtown Club of Richmond, a past President of the Central Virginia Investment Council and a former member of the Board of Directors of the City of Richmond's Alternative Dispute Resolution Center.Specialties: municipal finance, contract, real estate, zoning, FOIA, procurement

Listed skills include Government, Real Estate, Zoning, Local Government, and 7 others.