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Virginia 500 Spotlight: VICTOR O. CARDWELL
Principal and chairman, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke
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
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‘National powerhouse’
McGuireWoods grows while maintaining tight-knit culture
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From 2017 to 2022, McGuireWoods, with offices in 21 cities, added 36.6% in revenue, and still the state’s largest law firm is pushing for yet more growth. With roughly 1,000
William & Mary law dean becomes of counsel at McGuireWoods
A. Benjamin Spencer will consult part time at Va.'s largest law firm
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William & Mary Law School Dean A. Benjamin Spencer is consulting for McGuireWoods as a part-time, of counsel attorney, the law firm announced Thursday. Spencer, who is also a trustee
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Resetting the bar
Law firms consider mergers to meet staffing demands
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Two venerable Virginia law firms — Roanoke’s Woods Rogers PLC and Norfolk’s Vandeventer Black LLP — combined forces in July 2022, creating the state’s fifth largest firm, Woods Rogers Vandeventer
VICTOR CARDWELL
Chairman, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke
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Hall of Fame member A former University of Virginia defensive back and high school athlete from Lynchburg, Cardwell has built a career in labor law. After graduating from Washington &
Smart growth
At 100, Gentry Locke sticks to its ideals
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As Gentry Locke Attorneys prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2023, the venerable Roanoke law firm isn’t slowing down — it’s accelerating. The firm hung out its shingle in
Lawyers aim to lower barriers to legal advice for startups
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It takes a lot to start a business — a marketable idea, available capital and good advice, among other resources. Tricia Dunlap puts legal guidance in the same bucket. A
Hitting home
Firm leaders contend with remote work demand
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“The stereotypical view is that every young lawyer wants to work from home,” unlike their older peers, observes Victor O. Cardwell, principal and chairman of Roanoke-based Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black
VCU Massey Center names internship for attorney
Rudene Mercer Haynes internship will support cancer research interest
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center has established an internship named for Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Partner Rudene Mercer Haynes, the law firm announced last week. “I am humbled by
Woods Rogers, Vandeventer Black law firms to merge July 1
Combined firm will be state's fifth-largest
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Woods Rogers PLC and Vandeventer Black LLP announced Wednesday that the two law firms have agreed to merge as Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, creating the state’s fifth-largest firm, with more