Flora Pettit is pleased to announce that Samuel B. Armstrong has joined the law firm as an attorney in its Charlottesville office. Sam is concentrating his law practice in civil litigation with a focus on commercial disputes, insurance defense, and real estate litigation.

Sam graduated in 2024 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a quarterfinalist in the William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition, participated in the National Trial Advocacy College, and was on the Editorial Board of Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. Sam did all this while also clerking for Flora Pettit the summer of his second year and all through his third year of law school. Sam is a native Virginian, growing up in Buena Vista, Virginia, where he also received his undergraduate degree in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Southern Virginia University.

Jennifer Shirkey, President of Flora Pettit, said, “We are very excited to welcome Sam as a full-time litigator in our Charlottesville office. Sam’s exceptional intellect, work ethic, and attention to detail will continue to serve him and our clients well as he continues his legal career with our firm.”

Flora Pettit is a business and litigation law firm with 26 attorneys specializing in over 22 diverse practice areas. Flora Pettit serves clients throughout Virginia and beyond in both routine and complex transactional and litigation matters. The firm’s attorneys excel at solving their clients’ toughest issues. Flora Pettit maintains offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg.