Kirkland is a partner in the firm's Norfolk office where she practices in the Private Client Services and Tax Practice Groups.
Recognition and Honors
· AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
· Fellow; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2002-present
· Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®); National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
· Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2012
· Norfolk Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2010
· Virginia Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate; Law & Politics, 2006-2011
· Virginia's Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004, 2010-2011
· Women of Distinction Award; YWCA of South Hampton Roads, 2012
· Hampton Roads Top Wealth Manager; Hampton Roads Magazine, 2011
· Top 25 Women Lawyers in Virginia; Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006
· Hampton Roads Business Community Outstanding Professional Woman; 1999
· Executive Editor; Washington and Lee Law Review, 1981-1982
Associations
· American Bar Association
· Virginia State Bar; Trusts and Estates Section, Past Chair; Taxation Section, Past Chair
· Virginia Bar Association
· Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
· Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council
· WHRO Public Television; Board of Directors
· The Library of Virginia Foundation; Board of Directors
· Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Inc.; Past President
· Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Norfolk, 1993-2008
· CIVIC Leadership Institute
· LEAD Hampton Roads
· Hampton Roads Community Foundation; Professional Advisory Committee