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Eleven Flora Pettit Lawyers Named “Legal Elite”
Flora Pettit proudly announces that eleven of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine.
Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in 2024 Best Lawyers in America® Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Flora Pettit announces that nine of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America®
Eleven Flora Pettit Lawyers Named “Legal Elite”
Flora Pettit proudly announces that eleven of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine.
Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and John W. Flora Named Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year”
Flora Pettit announces that nine of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. (COPYRIGHT 2013 BY WOODWARD/WHITE, INC., OF AIKEN, SC). The attorneys listed include Michael E. Derdeyn, John W. Flora, Richard H. Howard- Smith, Donald D. Long, Marc A. Peritz, Jennifer E. Shirkey, Bill Shmidheiser, Cathleen P. Welsh and J. Page Williams.
Eight Flora Pettit Lawyers Named “Legal Elite”
Flora Pettit proudly announces that eight of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2021 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine. Statewide, only 4.08% or 1,271 lawyers of the approximately 31,151 active Virginia State Bar members were named this year.
Eight Flora Pettit Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers in America
Flora Pettit announces that eight of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. (COPYRIGHT 2013 BY WOODWARD/WHITE, INC., OF AIKEN, SC). The attorneys listed include Michael E. Derdeyn, John W. Flora, Richard H. Howard- Smith, Donald D. Long, Jennifer E. Shirkey, Bill Shmidheiser, Cathleen P. Welsh and J. Page Williams.
Richard Howard-Smith Elected Governing Council Virginia State Bar 16th Judicial Circuit
Flora Pettit congratulates Richard Howard-Smith on his election to the governing Council of the Virginia State Bar (VSB) for the 16th Judicial Circuit for a three-year term. The 16th Judicial Circuit encompasses the City of Charlottesville and the Counties of Madison, Greene, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Orange and Culpeper.
Fourteen Flora Pettit Lawyers Named “Legal Elite”
Flora Pettit proudly announces that fourteen of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2020 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine. Statewide, only 4.2% or 1,377 lawyers of the approximately 32,314 active Virginia State Bar members were named this year.
Nine Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
Flora Pettit announces that nine of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
Richard Howard-Smith Honored with Election as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Richard Howard-Smith has been honored with election as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is one of the world's leading research institutes for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law. The ABF seeks to advance the understanding and improvement of law through research projects on issues facing the legal system in the United States and the world. Richard is proud to play a part in promoting justice and the study of law throughout the world.
Fifteen Flora Pettit Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” Survey Conducted Annually by Virginia Business Magazine
Flora Pettit proudly announces that fifteen of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine. Statewide, only approximately 1,133 lawyers of the approximate 31,177 active Virginia State Bar members were named this year.
Richard Howard-Smith Authors an Article Published in the Fall 2019 Newsletter of the Virginia State Bar’s Trusts and Estates Section
Richard Howard-Smith recently wrote an article entitled “Protecting an Estate Plan from Disruption,” published in the Fall 2019 Newsletter of the Virginia State Bar’s Trusts and Estates Section.
Nine Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America ®
Flora Pettit announces that nine of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The attorneys listed include Michael E. Derdeyn, John W. Flora, Lisa Anne Hawkins, Richard H. Howard-Smith, Donald D. Long, Jennifer E. Shirkey, Bill Shmidheiser, Cathleen P. Welsh and J. Page Williams.
Richard Howard-Smith Elected President of the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association (CABA)
Richard began a one year term as CABA President on July 1st. CABA, currently in its 103rd year, is Virginia's largest all volunteer Bar Association, with approximately 400 members. CABA’s mission is to preserve and improve the legal profession and its services to the people of the Charlottesville-Albemarle community. Richard follows his law partners Page Williams, David Pettit, Ralph Feil (deceased), and Fred Wood (deceased) in this Bar and community service.
Eleven Lenhart Pettit Attorneys Named in 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®
Lenhart Pettit announces that eleven of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. (COPYRIGHT 2013 BY WOODWARD/WHITE, INC., OF AIKEN, SC).
