Practice Areas - Asbestos
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury
- Municipal Law
| - Wrongful Death
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Business Law
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| University | University of Richmond, B.A., 1964 |
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| Law School | University of Virginia, LL.B., 1967 |
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| Admitted | 1967, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Newport News, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Former President); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates. |
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| Born | Newport News, VA, October 30, 1942 |
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| Biography | Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2008. Recognized as, "Super Lawyer," Hampton Roads Magazine. Member: Board of Trustees, Mariner's Museum; Board of Directors and Executive Committee, International Cooperating Ministries; Advisory Board, College of William and Mary. Former Chairman, Peninsula Airport Commission. Former Rector and Member of Board of Visitors, College of William and Mary. Former Member and Vice-Mayor, Newport News City Council. Former Chairman, Newport News City Planning Commission. Former Member, Virginia State Council of Higher Education. |
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| Reported Cases | United Virginia Bank/Citizens and Marine v. Union Oil Co. of California, 214 Va. 48, 197 S.E. 2d 174, 66 A.L.R. 3d 1286 (Va., June 11, 1973); Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 413 S. E. 2d 630 (1992); Curtis Fishing and Hunting Club, Inc. v. Johnson, et al., 200 S.E. 2d 542, 214 Va. 388 (Nov. 26, 1973); Cunningham v. Insurance Co. of North America, et al., 189 S.E. 2d 832, 213 Va. 72 (June 12, 1972); Huggins v. Commonwealth, 191 S.E. 2d 734, 213 Va. 327 (Oct. 9, 1972); Collier v. Raymark, 729 F. Supp. 485 (E.D. Va. 1989); Cannon v. H. K. Porter Co., 705 F. Supp. 288 (E.D. Va. 1989); Cave v. Johns-Manville Corp., 843 F. 2d 1386 (4th Cir. 1988). |
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| ISLN | 904559871 |
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