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Loan repayment program draws college graduates
Like a lot of recent college graduates, Danielle Hood entered the job market this spring with significant student debt. Even after landing a full-time job as a speech language pathologist at Dinwiddie County Public Schools, she worried that owing $70,000 in student loans would impact her plans to buy a house. “My debt-to-incom[...]
FAMILY LAW/DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Title: Shareholder Birthplace: Norfolk Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Richmond; master’s degree, Ball State University; law degree, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond Spouse: Lisa Children: Madison, Meredith, Annellise and Rachel Hobbies or pastimes: Traveling, hiking, sailing First job as a law[...]
APPELLATE LAW
Title: Principal Other legal specialties: Critical motions practice; education law Birthplace: Virginia; grew up in Huddleston Education: Bachelor’s degree, Harvard College, magna cum laude; law degree, Harvard Law School, cum laude Spouse: Michael Finney (a partner at Gentry Locke) First job as a lawyer: Trial attorney, U.S. [...]
TAXES/ESTATES/ TRUSTS
Title: Partner Other legal specialties: Estate planning; estate and trust administration; fiduciary litigation Birthplace: Fredericksburg Education: Bachelor’s degree, Mary Washington College; law degree, The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law Spouse: Raymond F. Morrogh Children: Jackie (age 25) and Raymond Jr. (age [...]
LEGISLATIVE/ REGULATORY/ ADMINISTRATIVE
Title: Chair, Government Contracts Practice Other legal specialties: Corporate law, litigation Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina Education: Bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Smith College; law degree, University of Virginia School of Law Hobbies or pastimes: Mosaics artist, stylist, interior decorator Firs[...]
Sowing seeds
High on a bluff on the north bank of the Appomattox River, opposite the city of Petersburg, Virginia State University (VSU) has been transforming lives for 137 years. Starting out with 126 students in its October 1883 first class, Virginia State now has 4,385 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled. But Virginia State has e[...]
Inova takes steps to create personalized health ‘ecosystem’
On the former Exxon Mobil campus in Fairfax County, Inova Health System has plans for an “ecosystem” to develop health care startups and build a research hub for treatments tailored to patients’ genetic makeups, environments and lifestyles. In September, the county Board of Supervisors approved updates to Inova’s expansi[...]
CORPORATE COUNSEL
Title: Partner Other legal specialties: Mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing, and emerging growth companies Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Education: Bachelor’s degree, Boston College; master’s degree, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; law degree with honors, University of Mary[...]
CRIMINAL LAW
Title: Partner Birthplace: Milwaukee Education: Bachelor’s degree, Carroll College; law degree, Regent University School of Law Spouse: Shelly Pfeiffer Children: Stephen, 10; and Madelyn, 8 Hobbies or pastimes: Coaching youth sports and running First job as a lawyer: Wolcott Rivers Gates Fan of: Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Br[...]
CIVIL LITIGATION
Title: President and managing partner Other legal specialties: General business, corporate and commercial litigation; fiduciary litigation; partnership and corporate dissolutions; real estate litigation; executive compensation and termination matters; employment litigation; personal injury litigation. Birthplace: Danville Educat[...]
IMMIGRATION LAW
Title: Founder/immigration attorney Birthplace: Portsmouth Education: Bachelor’s degree, Old Dominion University; law degree, Seton Hall University School of Law Spouse: John Gardner, my law partner and firm co-founder Children: Three daughters: Mia, 16; Sami, 13; and Rae, 8. Hobbies or pastimes: Traveling, cooking, challengin[...]
YOUNG LAWYER
Title: Shareholder Legal specialties: Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation Birthplace: Honolulu Education: Washington & Lee University School of Law; University of California, San Diego Spouse: Patrick H. Rinaldi Children: William K. Rinaldi Hobbies or pastimes: Cooking, soap making First job as a lawyer: Law clerk [...]
