The VLW Blog

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is now accepting nominations for the 2009 class of “Leaders in the Law.”
This program, now in its fourth year, recognizes attorneys and professionals in law-related fields who have a significant accomplishment or achievement.
We aim to honor the lawyers who are setting the standard for other lawyers.
Our criteria for selection are broad and [...]

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Williams Mullen partner Robert C. Nusbaum of Norfolk was honored this week for 60 years of service to his clients.
As reported by The Virginian-Pilot, his colleagues showered the 84-year-old Nusbaum with accolades.
“He’s unwavering,” said Howard Gordon, a partner who has worked with Nusbaum for 35 years. “When he takes a position or gets involved in [...]

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The Norfolk office of McGuireWoods received the Attorney General’s Cup today for collecting the most food per capita of any law firm in the state during the first statewide “Legal Food Frenzy” in April.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell presented the Revere bowl to John Padgett, the office’s managing partner, and Shana Jones, an associate who coordinated [...]

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It is good to be Sen. Tommy Norment this month.
In the past few weeks, the College of William and Mary, where he went to law school, laid two big awards on him.
This afternoon’s e-mail says that now Virginia Military Institute, the senator’s undergraduate alma mater, is saluting him as well.
The board of [...]

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Sen. Tommy Norment, R-James City County, and the College of William and Mary have quite a thing for each other.
Norment, a graduate of the W and M law school and a partner in the Williamsburg office of Kaufman & Canoles PC, represents an area that includes the school’s Williamsburg campus. He is one of [...]

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