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Flora Pettit Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Resources
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Flora Pettit Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Resources

Beginning January 1, 2024, certain types of entities created in or registered to do business in the United States must report information about their beneficial owners—the persons who ultimately own or control the company—to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This requirement is part of federal legislation known as the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

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Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and John W. Flora Named Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year”

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.

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Flora Pettit is Seeking a Full-Time, Highly Motivated Real Estate Paralegal or Legal Assistant for its Charlottesville Office
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Flora Pettit is Seeking a Full-Time, Highly Motivated Real Estate Paralegal or Legal Assistant for its Charlottesville Office

Flora Pettit PC, an established Central Virginia law firm that highly values its employees, seeks a full-time, highly motivated employee with a positive attitude, and strong work ethic who enjoys working in a fast- paced environment for its Charlottesville, VA office. Three years of experience with real estate documentation and closings is desired; however, we will train the right person who has no real estate closing experience.

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Flora Pettit Attorneys Honored by Selection for Inclusion in the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers List
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Flora Pettit Attorneys Honored by Selection for Inclusion in the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers List

Flora Pettit is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been honored by selection for inclusion in the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters business. Three of Flora Pettit’s attorneys have been recognized for inclusion in the “Virginia Super Lawyers” list and two of its attorneys have been named to the “Virginia Rising Stars” list. Super Lawyers annually selects lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement through a rigorous process that includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. To be selected as a Rising Star, lawyers must either be 40 years old or younger, or have been in practice for 10 years or fewer.

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John Flora Named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Class of 2022 Hall of Fame
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John Flora Named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Class of 2022 Hall of Fame

John Flora was selected for the Virginia Lawyers Weekly's “Hall of Fame” Class of 2022. The Hall of Fame award celebrates esteemed members of the legal profession who have reached the age of 60 or older and made lasting contributions to the legal field across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Criteria for selection include: career accomplishments, contributions to the profession, contributions to the development of the law, contributions to the bar and the Commonwealth, and efforts to increase access to justice. An awards ceremony will be held in Richmond in March to honor the 2022 Hall of Fame members.

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