John D. McGavin (Fellows Class of 2006), President-Elect of the Virginia Law Foundation, shares his respect for the Rule of Law, his perspective on being a defense attorney, and the legacy he would like to leave in this feature on the Virginia Association of Defense Attorney (VADA) website. Mr. McGavin is a principal and managing partner of Bancroft McGavin Horvath & Judkins, PC, in Fairfax, and will succeed Jon D. Huddleston as President of the Virginia Law Foundation next year (2022).