MORE THAN 160 GRADUATE FROM AVERETT UNIVERSITY IN WINTER COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

The E. Stuart James Grant Athletic and Convocation Center on Averett University’s North Campus was brimming this morning with joy and pride from more than 160 graduates and their families in the Winter Commencement exercises. The 164 graduates range in age from 19 to 60, with 13 veterans and six international graduates from Argentina, Finland […]

UMW Takes First Place as a ‘Great Value College’

The University of Mary Washington topped the list of America’s 50 Most Underrated Colleges. Released this week by Great Value Colleges (GVC), the list pinpoints schools that stand out among vast offerings in higher education, but whose size and other factors can preclude them from rising to the top of big-name national rankings. “None of the colleges on […]

University of Mary Washington’s James Farmer Multicultural Center Celebrates 30 Years

Junior Courtney Flowers was writing a high school paper when she stumbled upon a name she didn’t recognize. “It was James Farmer,” said the Los Angeles native, who spent that day on a UMW website, researching the late civil rights pioneer and Mary Washington history professor. “What ultimately drew me here was the James Farmer […]

U.S. Coast Guard Veteran and Retired Law Enforcement Officer Joins Vandeventer Black

Vandeventer Black LLP is pleased to announce that T. Duggan O’Dea has joined the firm’s Richmond office. Duggan will concentrate his practice on providing general business and corporate legal counsel as well as representation related to banking, finance, and commercial real estate. “We are glad Duggan has joined our firm. He is a great addition […]

FIFTEEN FLORA PETTIT LAWYERS NAMED “LEGAL ELITE”

Flora Pettit proudly announces that fifteen of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine.  Statewide, only approximately 1,133 lawyers of the approximate 31,177 active Virginia State Bar members were named this year. The honored lawyers and the expertise for which they were recognized are Patrick […]

Twenty-two Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected as 2019 Legal Elite

Norfolk, VA (December 3, 2019) – Twenty-Two Vandeventer Black attorneys are being recognized as ‘Legal Elite’ for 2019 by Virginia Business Magazine. The magazine partners with the Virginia Bar Association every year to grant this award to attorneys nominated by their peers for this recognition. The selected attorneys are: Christopher Ambrosio – Business Law Anne […]