| Memberships | The Virginia Bar Association (President, 2008; Chair, Board of Governors, 2006; Member, Board of Governors, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property 2004-2009); Virginia State Bar (Past Chairman, Board of Governors, Real Property Section) American Bar Association; Roanoke Bar Association. |
| Biography | Honorary Order of the Coif Award from Washington and Lee University School of Law (2008). Named to "The Best Lawyers in America" in areas of Banking Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Securities Law. Designated as one of the "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business magazine in the fields of: Business; Real Estate/Construction Law. Named to Virginia Super Lawyers, Real Estate Law, 2007-2010. Author: "Why Appropriate Land Use Planning Matters," 2006; "Strategies in Negotiating, Drafting, and Closing on Contracts for the Purchase of Sale of Commercial Real Estate in Virginia," 2001. Chair, The Business Leadership Fund, 2005—. Chair, The Business Council, 2009. Member: SunTrust Bank Roanoke Advisory Board. Past Chairman, Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1998-2004. Past President, Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership, 2002-2005. Member, Executive Committee, Roanoke Regional Partnership, 2008-2009. Trustee, Hampden-Sydney College, 2005-2009; Past President, Hampden-Sydney College Alumni Association, 2005. Past Member, Roanoke Regional Airport Alliance. Member, Board of Directors, The Virginia Law Foundation, 2009—. Fellow, The Virginia Law Foundation (Class of Fellows, 2010). |