Nancy Schlichting to Serve as Chair of Virginia State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section Board of Governors
Nancy Schlichting was elected to the Board of Governors for the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Virginia State Bar in 2023, and will serve as its Chair beginning in June of 2025. The Bankruptcy Law Section of over 800 attorneys, enhances the communication and exchange of ideas and information involving bankruptcy issues among Virginia attorneys. Its objectives include fostering unity among members of the section by providing a forum for sharing information and experiences and promoting public understanding of bankruptcy law.
Ms. Schlichting’s practice focuses on corporate disputes including shareholder conflicts, business dissolutions, and commercial litigation. She also represents lenders in collection cases, foreclosures, lender liability and bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, she represents individuals and corporations in real estate-related litigation.
With her extensive experience in creditor rights and fiduciary litigation, Ms. Schlichting chairs Flora Pettit’s Litigation Practice and Banking Practice Groups. She has been selected in Virginia Business magazine’s Legal Elite list in areas of Bankruptcy Creditors Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolutions.
Jennifer Shirkey, President of Flora Pettit, said, “Nancy brings excellence and passion to everything she does. Her leadership of the Bankruptcy Law Section is just one way she demonstrates her commitment to her practice area and the legal profession.”
Flora Pettit is a business and litigation law firm with 26 attorneys specializing in over 22 diverse practice areas. Flora Pettit attorneys excel at solving their clients’ toughest and most complex issues. Flora Pettit serves the Commonwealth of Virginia from offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg.
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