Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C.


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Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C.


200 High Street, Suite 500 Portsmouth, Virginia 23705-1475View Map

Practice Areas:

Corporate, Banking, Taxation, Commercial Transactions, Housing Authority Law, Environmental Law, Construction Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Collection Law, Creditors' Rights, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Criminal and Individual Representation.

Year Established: 1950

Firm Profile:

The firm was founded in the early 1950's when former U.S. Senator William B. Spong, Jr. and former lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis joined together in the practice of law. In 1963, their practice was merged with Clyde W. Cooper's, and the firm became known as Cooper, Spong & Davis. Based in Portsmouth, Cooper, Spong & Davis is a full service law firm that represents its nationwide clientele in Hampton Roads and throughout Virginia. The firm's attorneys are licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State and West Virginia.

Firm Size: 16

Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Clyde W. Cooper (1893-1980).

William B. Spong, Jr. (1920-1997).

Richard J. Davis (1921-1999).

Robert C. Barclay, III (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, April 11, 1922; admitted to bar, 1943, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1942; B.L., 1943). Member: Portsmouth and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning.

Robert C. Barclay IV (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, July 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1986). [Lt., U.S.N. JAGC, 1987-1991]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning; Land Use; Eminent Domain.

David R. Tynch (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, June 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1983, Virginia. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., 1971); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1981); Southern Methodist University (LL.M. Taxation, 1983). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Employee Benefits; Employment Law; Business Entities; Estate Planning.

Gregory M. Pomije (Member) born St. Paul, Minnesota, June 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1974). Reported Cases: Craver-Farrell v. Anderson, 467 S.E. 2d 770, 251 Va. 369. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Elder Law; Commissioner of Accounts for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.

Susan Taylor Hansen (Member) born Provo, Utah, August 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Utah; 1977, District of Columbia; 1981, Minnesota; 1986, Maryland; 1988, Virginia. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1974); American University; University of Utah (J.D., 1976). Reported Cases: PRHA v. BMI Apartments Ass'n 847 F. Supp. 380, 385 (ED VA 1994); Pneumo Abex Corp. v. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. 921 F.Supp. 336 (ED VA 1996). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.

Stephen A. Leon (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, September 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1983; M.A., 1985); Cambridge University Studies Program, Fall (1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Collections.

H. Alexander Johnson (Member) born Danville, Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1980; J.D., 1984). Member: Professional Advisory Committee, United Way Foundation; Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council; Virginia Horse Shows Association. Member: Virginia Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Wills, Trusts and Estates; VBA Wills, Trusts and Estates Legislative Committee); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.

Jeffrey S. Miller (Member) born Princeton, New Jersey, July 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1995); Georgetown University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Housing Law; Construction Law; Employment Law.

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Branch H. Daniels, Jr. (Associate) born Chesapeake, Virginia, May 21, 1936; admitted to bar, 1965, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1960); University of Richmond (J.D., 1965). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Foreclosures; Chancery Practice; Landlord-Tenant; Condominiums.

C. Gerard Thompson (Associate) born Carlisle, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia; 1988, Washington; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, West Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Federal Employers Liability Act; Maritime Law; Criminal Law; Medical Malpractice.

Earnhart A. Spencer, Jr. (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2006, District of Columbia; 2008, Virginia. Education: Roanoke College (B.A., Political Science; B.A., International Relations, 1998); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.

Mary Teresa Morgan (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, September 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: University of Phoenix (B.A., 1996); University of Richmond (J.D., 2000). Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association; American Inns of Court, James Kent Chapter. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Automobile Liability; Premises Liability; Products Liability.

OF COUNSEL

Arnold H. Leon (Of Counsel) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 28, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1957). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Visitors: Old Dominion University, 1986-1990; University of Virginia, 1990-1997. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (President, 1972-1973); Virginia State Bar.

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