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Seth J. Ragosta was recently elected as a Board of Governors Member of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. The section provides information regarding family law to the public through its website and its publications (including Children and Divorce, Marriage in Virginia, Divorce in Virginia, Spare the Child, and Financial Issues in Divorce). The Virginia legislature periodically seeks and obtains information from the section, but because the Virginia State Bar is a state agency, the section does not engage in legislative advocacy. 

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.

Andrew Stockment was one of only 20 attorneys in Virginia recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly in its "Virginia's Go To Lawyers for Cybersecurity/Data Privacy 2025" list published on April 30, 2025. Virginia Lawyers Weekly's "Go To Lawyers" lists are intended to recognize leading lawyers in…

Flora Pettit is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been honored by selection for inclusion in the 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters business.  Two of Flora Pettit’s attorneys have been recognized for inclusion in the “Virginia Super Lawyers” list and one of its attorneys has been named…

At the 2024 Annual Meeting of The Virginia State Bar, Andrew Stockment was elected to a three-year term on the VSB Business Law Section Board of Governors. The VSB Business Law Section members range from solo and small firm to large multi-national law firm practitioners, as well as…