Kelly Combs Necessary 
Published: March 1, 2010
Tazewell lawyer Kelly Noel Combs Necessary died Feb. 14 after a battle with breast cancer. She was 42.
A 1990 graduate of James Madison University, she earned her law degree from the University of Richmond in 1994.
She clerked in Henrico Circuit Court from 1994-1995. She returned to Tazewell, where she established a law practice. When [...]
Thomas P. Mains Jr.
Published: March 1, 2010
Northern Virginia lawyer Thomas P. Mains Jr. died Jan. 17. He was 75.
A graduate of Williams College, he earned his law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University then went into practice in Alexandria.
Initially a criminal defense lawyer, he developed a general practice. He later focused on medical malpractice and business tort [...]
Bruce M. Marshall
Published: February 15, 2010
Bruce Montgomery Marshall, managing director of the Richmond law firm of DurretteBradshaw PLC, died Feb. 4 from cancer. He was 58.
A descendant of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, Mr. Marshall was a graduate of St. Christopher’s School, the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond law school.
He joined DurretteBradshaw in 1987 and was its [...]
David C. Kohler
Published: February 15, 2010
David C. Kohler, a law professor at the Southwestern University law school in Los Angeles and a former partner at Christian & Barton in Richmond, died Oct. 15 of colorectal cancer. He was 56.
Mr. Kohler was born in Richmond and raised in Roslyn, N.Y. He was a graduate of Duke University and its law school, [...]
Benjamin A. Williams Jr.
Published: January 25, 2010
Benjamin A. Williams Jr., a retired judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit and a veteran of World War II, died Jan. 16. He was 90.
A native of Courtland, Judge Williams attended Virginia Tech and received his law degree from Washington and Lee University in 1943. He enlisted in the Army after graduating from law school, [...]
George M. Warren Jr.
Published: January 18, 2010
George M. Warren Jr., a former state senator and longtime commonwealth’s attorney for the city of Bristol, died Jan. 12 Wellmont Hospice House after an illness of several months. He was 87.
A native of Bristol, Sen. Warren was the son of a lawyer who served in the General Assembly for 26 years and as mayor [...]
John A. MacKenzie
Published: January 11, 2010
John A. MacKenzie, a retired federal judge who sat in Norfolk, died Jan. 1 in Portsmouth. He was 92.
A native of Portsmouth, Judge MacKenzie received his undergraduate and law degrees from Washington and Lee University. He served as an officer in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He served as an assistant judge in Portsmouth [...]
Robert J. O’Neill
Published: January 11, 2010
Robert J. O’Neill, a retired attorney in Front Royal, died Dec. 21. He was 81.
Mr. O’Neill grew up in the Bronx, New York, during the Great Depression and earned a law degree from Fordham University in 1956 after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.
He worked in labor law for the [...]
Edward A. Natt
Published: January 11, 2010
Edward A. Natt, Roanoke’s first county attorney and an expert on land use law, died Dec. 29 after a 21-month battle with cancer. He was 64.
A native of Roanoke, Mr. Natt graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Richmond law school. He served briefly as an assistant city [...]
Robert J. Smith
Published: January 11, 2010
Robert James Smith, a retired judge of the Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, died Dec. 30. He was 85.
Judge Smith received his bachelor’s and law degrees from Washington and Lee University after serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He practiced law with his father, Percy S. Smith, [...]
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