PRACTICES
Civil Litigation
Family Law
Domestic Relations
Real Estate Law
ADMITTED
Virginia (1976)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (1977)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (1989)
EDUCATION
George Washington University (J.D., 1976, with honors)
University of Virginia (B.A., 1970, with distinction)
SELECTED CASES
1. Woods v. Mendez, 265 Va. 68, 574 S.E.2d 263 (2003).
2. Waller v. Comm., 22 Va. App. 53, 467 S.E.2d 844 (1996).
3. Bromley v. Bromley, Court of Appeals of Virginia, Record No.
1905-96-2 (1997, unreported).
4. Foster v. Geller, 248 Va. 563, 449 S.E.2d 802 (1994).
5. WHW, Inc. and Selective Insurance Company of America v.
Bristow, Court of Appeals of Virginia, Record No. 1460-99-2
(2000, unreported).
MEMBERSHIP
Northern Neck Bar Association
Virginia State Bar
Section Member: Litigation, Family Law and
Criminal Law
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
BIOGRAPHICAL
Born 1948 in Richmond, Virginia
Captain, U.S. Army Reserves (1970-1978)
Commissioner in Chancery, Circuit Court Middlesex County
In 2004, 2005 and 2006, Bill was named in Virginia Business Magazine as one of Virginia's "Legal Elite" in the category of Civil Litigation. He practiced in the State and Federal courts in Northern Virginia for several years before moving to Middlesex County in 1979. He and his wife, Blair, are avid sailors. They have three daughters, all students at or graduates of the University of Virginia.
