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General Defense
Vandeventer Black LLP
101 West Main Street, Suite 500
World Trade Center
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Telephone: 757-446-8600
Fax: 757-446-8670
www.vanblk.com


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(Richmond, VA Office: Eighth & Main Building, 707 East Main Street, Suite 1700, 23219-2805, P.O. Box 1558, 23218-1558)
     (Tel: 804-237-8800)
     (Fax: 804-237-8801)
(Kitty Hawk, NC Office: Southern Shores Law Building, 6 Juniper Trail, 27949, P.O. Box 2, 27949-0002)
     (Tel: 252-261-5055)
     (Fax: 252-261-8444)
(Raleigh, NC Office: 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2000, 27601-1895, P.O. Box 2599, 27602-2599)
     (Tel: 919-754-1171)
     (Fax: 919-754-1317)
Established: 1883
Insurance Defense, Fire, Casualty, Surety, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Workers' Compensation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act, Asbestos Litigation, Cargo, Casualty Defense, Construction Law, Contracts, Defense Litigation, Employment Law, Health Care, Insurance Law, International Law, Land Use, Transportation, Environmental Law, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Financial Services, Architecture, Engineering, Accounting

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Ltd.British Marine Mutual P & I Insurance Association Ltd.
Chartis InsuranceChubb Group of Insurance Companies
Commercial Union Insurance CompanyEmployers Insurance Company of Wausau
Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanyGreat American Insurance Company
The Hartford Insurance GroupHudson Insurance Group
Liberty International UnderwritersNorth Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Security Insurance Company of HartfordSignal Mutual Indemnity Association
Southern Insurance Agency, Inc.Standard Steamship Owners Protection & Indemnity Association
Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association LimitedThe Travelers Companies, Inc.
United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association Ltd.West of England Ship Owners Protection and Indemnity Association
XL Insurance CompanyZurich North America
Non-Insurance Company Clients
Crawford & CompanyMarine Office of America Corporation (MOAC)
Nexcom Risk ManagementNorth Netherlands Protection & Indemnity Association
Phoenix Aviation Managers, Inc.

Personnel Information
Attorneys
STEPHAN "HOBIE" F. ANDREWS — 1955 — Virginia Military Institute, B.S., 1977; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1984 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia — Resident Richmond, VA Office
R. JOHN BARRETT — 1949 — Hartwick College, B.A., 1971; College of William & Mary, J.D., 1981 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Virginia
THOMAS S. BERKLEY — 1968 — University of Virginia, B.A., 1991; The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1996 — Admitted to Bar, 1996, Virginia
F. NASH BILISOLY — 1953 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1976; Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1979 — Admitted to Bar, 1979, Virginia
G. WILLIAM BIRKHEAD — 1941 — Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, B.S., 1963; University of Virginia, LL.B., 1966 — Admitted to Bar, 1966, Virginia; 1994, North Carolina
MARK S. BRENNAN SR. — 1961 — University of Delaware, B.A., 1983; University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Virginia; 1993, West Virginia; 1994, Pennsylvania — Resident Richmond, VA Office
DEAN T. BUCKIUS — 1959 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1981; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1984 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Virginia; 1993, North Carolina
MARK T. COBERLY — 1953 — University of Virginia, B.A., 1975; Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, Virginia
JAMES C. COSBY — 1959 — Virginia Military Institute, B.A., 1982; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Virginia
WILLIAM M. DOZIER — 1947 — University of Virginia, B.Ch.E. (with high distinction), 1970; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, Virginia; 1988, Hawaii
J. WILLCOX DUNN — Pratt Institute, B.Arch. (with highest honors), 1991; University of Virginia, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Virginia; 2002, Georgia
DAVID P. FERRELL — 1971 — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1993; Campbell University School of Law, J.D., 1996 — Admitted to Bar, 1996, North Carolina — Resident Kitty Hawk, NC Office
M. CHRISTINA FLOYD — 1960 — Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S. (cum laude), 1982; M.S., 1988; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1992 — Admitted to Bar, 1992, Virginia
WILLIAM E. FRANCZEK — 1951 — Syracuse University, B.S., 1973; New York State College of Forestry, M.S., 1977; Syracuse University, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1982 — Admitted to Bar, 1983, New York; Virginia
PATRICK A. GENZLER — 1949 — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S., 1971; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1978; The George Washington University, LL.M., 1989 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, Virginia
S. SADIQ GILL — 1963 — James Madison University, B.S. (cum laude), 1985; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1989 — Admitted to Bar, 1989, Virginia — Resident Richmond, VA Office
JAMES R. HARVEY III — 1967 — University of Virginia, B.A., 1989; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1996 — Admitted to Bar, 1996, Virginia
GEOFFREY G. HEMPHILL — 1967 — Lehigh University, B.S., 1989; Regent University School of Law, J.D., 1995; Georgetown University, LL.M., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Virginia
TREY R. KELLETER — 1968 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1990; The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Virginia
DANIEL D. KHOURY — 1950 — The Ohio State University, B.S.Ed., 1973; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1976 — Admitted to Bar, 1977, North Carolina; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1977, Supreme Court of North Carolina; 1977, Supreme Court of Ohio — Resident Kitty Hawk, NC Office
ARLENE F. KLINEDINST — 1959 — The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1980; Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1990, Virginia
HEATHER M. KOFRON — 1972 — James Madison University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1994; American University, Washington College of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude), 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Virginia — Resident Richmond, VA Office
DAVID W. LANNETTI — 1960 — United States Naval Academy, B.S. (with distinction), 1981; Troy State University, M.S. (with honors), 1995; College of William & Mary, J.D., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Virginia
JOHN R. LOCKARD — 1964 — University of Virginia, B.A., 1986; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1994, Virginia
NEIL LOWENSTEIN — 1963 — Virginia Military Institute, B.A. (cum laude), 1985; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1989 — Admitted to Bar, 1989, Virginia; 1999, North Carolina; 2004, District of Columbia
EDWARD "NED" E. NICHOLAS — 1955 — University of Virginia, B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa, with honors and distinction), 1977; University of Virginia School of Law, 1981 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Virginia — Resident Richmond, VA Office
ROBERT L. O'DONNELL — 1946 — Spring Hill College, B.S., 1968; University of Virginia, J.D., 1975 — Admitted to Bar, 1975, Virginia; 1993, North Carolina
RICHARD H. OTTINGER — 1969 — Boston University, B.A., 1991; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1996 — Admitted to Bar, 1996, Virginia
ANITA O. POSTON — 1949 — University of Maryland, B.A. (with honors), 1971; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1974 — Admitted to Bar, 1974, Virginia
EDWARD J. POWERS — 1965 — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., 1987; University of Richmond, J.D., 1990 — Admitted to Bar, 1990, Virginia; 1997, North Carolina
KATHARINA K. BREKKE POWERS — 1970 — University of Oslo; University of Stockholm, J.D., 1997; William & Mary School of Law, LL.M., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Virginia — Qualified to Practice Law in Norway and Sweden — Languages: Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German
ADAM S. RAFAL — 1969 — Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1992; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1995 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Virginia
JOHN M. RYAN — 1936 — Dartmouth College, A.B., 1958; University of Virginia, LL.B., 1963 — Admitted to Bar, 1964, Virginia
NORMAN W. SHEARIN, JR. — 1945 — The University of North Carolina, B.S., 1967; Wake Forest University, J.D., 1971 — Admitted to Bar, 1971, North Carolina — Resident Raleigh, NC Office
MICHAEL L. STERLING — 1956 — Lawrence University, B.A. (cum laude), 1979; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1985 — Admitted to Bar, 1985, Virginia
BRIAN L. SYKES — 1967 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1989; Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Virginia
LISA L. THATCH — 1972 — Clemson University, B.S., 1994; George Mason University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Virginia
KIMBERLEY HERSON TIMMS — 1953 — University of Virginia, B.A. (with distinction), 1975; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Virginia
JANE D. TUCKER — 1956 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1978; J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Virginia
JAMES W. WALKER — 1961 — University of Virginia, B.A., 1983; University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1988, Virginia — Resident Richmond, VA Office
DANIEL R. WECKSTEIN — 1953 — University of Virginia, B.A., 1975; College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, Virginia
MURRAY H. WRIGHT — Vanderbilt University, B.A., 0967; Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D. — Admitted to Bar, 1971, Virginia
MICHELLE "MISSY" V. WYCINSKY — 1978 — College of William & Mary, B.B.A., 2000; University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia — Resident Richmond, VA Office


 

 

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