Stephanie Grana (Fellows Class of 2014) has been announced as the President-elect of the Virginia State Bar. A partner with the law firm of Breit Cantor Grana Buckner in Richmond, Stephanie and will take over the presidency of the Bar from current president-elect, Jay Myerson, in 2022.
In Memoriam: The Honorable Wiley R. Wright (Fellows Class of 1989)
The Virginia Law Foundation family mourns the loss of the Honorable Wiley R. Wright, Jr. (Fellows Class of 1989), former Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Alexandria from 1979 to 1984. After retiring from the practice of law in 1996, he served as a substitute circuit court judge in various jurisdictions throughout Virginia. Judge Wright…
Edward L. Weiner (Fellows Class of 2011) Receives Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award from Governor Northam
CHARLOTTESVILLE, November 3, 2020: Edward L. Weiner (Fellows Class of 2011) has been honored as the 2020 Outstanding Senior Volunteer by Governor Ralph Northam, who yesterday announced the recipients of the annual Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards. Mr. Weiner is a Virginia Law Foundation board member, the 2020 Fellows Committee Chair, and serves on…
Tara A. McGee (Fellows Class of 2020) Receives LGA Edward J. Finnegan Award for Distinguished Service
CHARLOTTESVILLE, October 29, 2020: Tara McGee (Fellows Class of 2020) has been honored with the 2020 Local Government Attorneys of Virginia’s Edward J. Finnegan Award for Distinguished Service. According to LGA’s website, the award “recognizes an individual in the Commonwealth of Virginia who has made significant contributions to local government law or the Local Government Attorneys…