Kaufman & Canoles names Williamsburg managing partner

Dustin H. DeVore has been named managing partner of Kaufman & Canoles’ Williamsburg office, effective May 21, the law firm announced.

DeVore joined Kaufman & Canoles in 2002 and chairs the firm’s lender representation practice group and the firm’s credit union team. Outside the firm, he serves on the board of directors of the Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance and has also served on the boards of Child Development Resources, the Williamsburg/James City County City Education Foundation, Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate, the James City County Technology Incubator (now Launchpad) and the Williamsburg Bar Association.

DeVore takes over from Gregory R. Davis, whom he’s worked with for the past 22 years. Davis will continue at the practice, where he focuses on trust and estate matters.

“Dustin’s deep-rooted commitment to excellence and the community makes him the ideal candidate to lead our Williamsburg office,” Kaufman & Canoles President and CEO Jason R. Davis said in a statement. “Under his guidance, we are poised to further strengthen our presence on the Peninsula and uphold our tradition of delivering unparalleled legal services.”

DeVore is an alumnus of the Virginia Military Institute, where he earned his bachelor’s degree with distinction, and earned his law degree from the William & Mary Law School and was a member of the school’s Law Review. He served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve from 1994 until 2000.

Created by the merger of two law firms in 1982, Kaufman & Canoles had 92 lawyers in Virginia as of Jan. 1.