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I am in my 35th year of legal practice. I focus my practice on four areas: litigation; government; employment; and nonprofits.In litigation, I handle a wide variety of cases, including business disputes relating to education law, contracts, shareholder and partnership conflicts, and intellectual property contests. I am an advocate for early dispute resolution.In my government practice, I handle a variety of litigation and administrative matters for local governments. My matters involve civil rights, education, FOIA, contracts, environmental, employment, election, injunction, nuisance, tax, and municipal finance issues.In employment, I represent employers in litigation matters and counsel employers on employment issues.I believe there is great value in a community having a strong nonprofit sector. For eight years, I have hosted a monthly roundtable of nonprofit CEOs dubbed the "Captains' Table" for a shared dialogue on the management issues and business challenges facing nonprofits. I counsel nonprofits on a variety of legal issues, including employment matters, corporate governance, and issues that can impact an organization's tax exempt status. I have served on the board and the Advisory Committee of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation, a wonderful organization where they connect volunteer attorneys with persons of limited means and the nonprofits that serve them. I am a past president of “GRBF.”I served on the Sands Anderson board of directors for nine years, including five as president of the firm. I am AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell. I am included in the 2013-2023 editions of Best Lawyers in America© for my work in commercial, banking and finance, environmental, and municipal litigation. I have been selected for the 2023 edition of Super Lawyers® as a Business Litigator, and have been listed as such for the past 17 years. I have been listed for 19 consecutive years among Virginia's "Legal Elite" in Virginia Business magazine's annual compilation, most recently in 2023 for my civil litigation practice.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, and 14 others.