BANKRUPTCY/ CREDITORS’ RIGHTS
Profile of William A. Gray, Sands Anderson, Richmond and list
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Title: Shareholder; leader – Bankruptcy Team
Other legal specialties: Lobbying/government relations
Birthplace: Langley Air Force Base
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Virginia Tech; law degree, Western State College of Law
Hobbies or pastimes: Classic cars/my 2006 Mustang GT; rock ’n’ roll music
First job as a lawyer: Plaintiff personal injury firm in Santa Ana, California
Fan of: Virginia Tech Hokies, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite vacation spot: Cancun, Mexico
Recently read book: “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham
Career mentors: Clyde Gray (my dad) for honesty and integrity; several Sands Anderson partners for professionalism and work ethic
What trends are you seeing in bankruptcies since the height of the recession? Overall, the total number of bankruptcy case filings has declined since the recession, which is to be expected. One disturbing trend is how expensive it has become for business Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. However, there may be some relief on this issue with the recent passage of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.
Which was your most interesting or challenging bankruptcy case? In 2015, the Sands Anderson Bankruptcy Team served as co-counsel to the unsecured creditors committee in the Alpha Natural Resources Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Alpha was one of the largest coal companies in the United States at the time of the filing. Following negotiated settlements with numerous parties on numerous contested issues, a Chapter 11 plan was confirmed.
Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights list
Timothy Anderson
Anderson & Associates PC
Virginia Beach
Christopher Baker
Boleman Law Firm PC
Richmond
Kelly M. Barnhart
Roussos & Barnhart PLC
Norfolk
Darren Bentley
Clement & Wheatley
Danville
Paula S. Beran
Tavenner & Beran PLC
Richmond
Richard Biemiller
Parks Zeigler PLLC
Virginia Beach
Sarah Beckett Boehm
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond
Richard Bolger
Bolger Law Firm PLLC
Fairfax
Corey S. Booker
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond
Ann Brogan
Crowley Liberatore PC
Norfolk
Tyler Brown
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Richmond
Paul K. Campsen
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Norfolk
Robert H. Chappell III
Spotts Fain PC
Richmond
Xue Connelly
Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Alexandria
Karen Crowley
Crowley Liberatore PC
Norfolk
Jed Donaldson
Vandeventer Black LLP
Richmond
Darrell Drinkwater
M. Richard Epps PC
Virginia Beach
Carl Eason
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach
Andrew Goldstein
Magee Goldstein Lasky & Sayers PC
Roanoke
William A. Gray
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond and Fredericksburg
Michael E. Hastings
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond
Deanna Hathaway
Hathaway Adair PC
Richmond
Dion Hayes
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond
Hannah Hutman
Hoover Penrod PLC
Harrisonburg
Vernon Inge
Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond
Christopher A. Jones
Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP
Falls Church
Hamill Jones
FloranceGordonBrown PC
Richmond
Lawrence Katz
Hirschler
Tysons
Alexander M. Laughlin
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC
Reston
Stephen Leach
Hirschler
Tysons
Dennis T. Lewandowski
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Norfolk
Joseph Liberatore
Crowley Liberatore PC
Norfolk
John Maddock
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond
Robert M. Marino
Redmon Peyton & Braswell LLP
Alexandria
Jeffrey L. Marks
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Virginia Beach
Bruce Matson
Randolph Square
Richmond
Richard Maxwell
Woods Rogers PLC
Roanoke
Neil Edward McCullagh
Spotts Fain PC
Richmond
John McIntyre
McIntyre Stein PLLC
Norfolk
Jennifer McLemore
Williams Mullen
Richmond
Stephan Milo
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC
Staunton
Michael Mueller
Williams Mullen
Richmond
Kevin M. O’Donnell
Henry & O’Donnell PC
Alexandria
Ronald A. Page Jr.
Ronald Page PLC
North Chesterfield
Edrie Pfeiffer
Hampton Roads Legal Services
Virginia Beach
William Prince
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond
Steven Ramsdell
Tyler, Bartl & Ramsdell PLC
Alexandria
Brandy M. Rapp
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond
Jeremy B. Root
Blankingship & Keith PC
Fairfax
Robert Roussos
Roussos and Barnhart PLC
Norfolk
David R. Ruby
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond
Donald C. Schultz
Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC
Norfolk
William Shmidheiser
Flora Pettit PC
Harrisonburg
Cullen Speckhart
Cooley LLP
Washington, D.C.
David Spiro
Spiro & Browne PLC
Richmond
Lynn Tavenner
Tavenner & Beran PLC
Richmond
C. Walker Terry
McCandlish Holton PC
Richmond
Roy Terry
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond
Madeline Trainor
Redmon Peyton & Braswell LLP
Alexandria
Gregory Wade
Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Alexandria
Jennifer West
Spotts Fain PC
Richmond
Robert Westermann
Hirschler
Richmond
Jeremy S. Williams
Kutak Rock LLP
Richmond
Joanne Yi
Bristle & Yi Law PLLC
Manassas
Peter Zemanian
Zemanian Law Group
Norfolk