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Principal and chairman, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black Chairman Victor Cardwell oversaw the 2022 merger that resulted in Virginia’s fifth largest law firm. Photo by Don Petersen
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black Chairman Victor Cardwell oversaw the 2022 merger that resulted in Virginia’s fifth largest law firm. Photo by Don Petersen
Principal and chairman, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke
Virginia Business// November 29, 2023//
PERSONAL MOTTO: Every day is a new opportunity to do something good and to help someone succeed.
FIRST JOB: I worked at a fast-food restaurant for about three days in high school. They wanted me to shave my baby-hair mustache, but my parents would not let me. They thought it was too soon for me to start shaving … and they were right!
MOST VALUED POSSESSION: My family and friends
HOW I UNWIND FROM WORK: I try to unwind with exercise and reading, but I am a work in progress.
SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN: Take any day for granted. It is a beautiful world and ever-changing — let’s enjoy it.
DID YOU KNOW? A former University of Virginia football player, Cardwell earned his law degree from Washington and Lee. He leads the state’s fifth largest law firm, which formed in 2022 with the merger of Vandeventer Black and Woods Rogers. Cardwell previously served as Woods Rogers’ chair and was the firm’s first Black partner. He served as president of the Virginia Bar Association in 2022.
