 | Cantor Arkema, P.C. | | | | | Bank of America Center, 1111 East Main St., 16th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219 View Map | |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Plaintiff's Tort Litigation including Catastrophic Motor Vehicle Collisions and Other Accidents, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Litigation, Class Actions, Toxic, Environmental and Mass Torts Litigation, Class Actions, Sexual Abuse, Legal Malpractice, Business Tort Litigation, Qui Tam (False Claim) Litigation. Commercial Business including Corporate, Business, Bankruptcy and Reorganizations, Commercial Real Estate and Development, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Securities, Capital Formation, Finance, Employment Law, Trusts and Estates, International Law, Technology Law. | | | | Firm Profile: | | Cantor Arkema, P.C. combines an established, sophisticated commercial business practice with a highly regarded litigation practice. The firm includes attorneys recognized by their peers as leading practitioners in Virginia and among the best lawyers in America. Seven of the firm's lawyers were voted by their peers for inclusion in "Virginia Super Lawyers." Seven of the firm's trial attorneys have been elected or appointed to the Board of Governors of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and one is a Past President of the Association. The combination of business and trial attorneys uniquely positions the firm to handle complex transactional and litigation matters, including mass tort, pharmaceutical, class actions and business litigation. | | | | Firm Size: 20 | | | | Irvin V. Cantor (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, June 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Author: "Civil Conspiracy and the Hospital Staff Controversy," published in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, 1980; "Insurance Coverage for Automobile Injury Cases," published in the VTLA Journal, Volume 2, No. 4, 1990; "Use of Demonstrative Evidence in the Trial of a Mild Brain Injury Case," published in the VTLA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1995. Chapter 4, Handling an Automobile Negligence Case in Virginia, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996; "How to Use a SPECT Scan in the Trial of a Traumatic Brain Injury Case," published in the VTLA Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1998; "Medio Legal Aspects of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury," published in the VTLA JOURNAL, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2004; Chapter 62, "Medical Aspects of TBF," in Brain Injury Medicine Demos Medical Publishing, 2006. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1978-1979. President, VTLA, 2002-2003. Vice President, 1997-2001, Member, Board of Governors, 1992-2001 and Legislative Chairman, 1993-1995, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Member, Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of Virginia, 2002—. President, Brain Injury Association of Virginia, 2004-2006. President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Virginia Chapter, 2005-2006. Listed in: Virginia Super Lawyers - Voted Top 50 Superlawyers in Virginia; Who's Who in American Law; Directory of Legal Resources in Brain Injury and Disability, published by the Brain Injury Association; National Directory of Lecturers and Resources in Traumatic Brain Injury, published by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Virginia Chapter, 2005-2006); Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Gardner v. Warden, 222 Va. 491, 281 S.E. 2d 876 (1981); Jane Doe I-II, et.al. v. District of Columbia, 374 F.Supp. 2d 107 (2005). Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Catastrophic Litigation; Motor Vehicle and Tractor Trailer Litigation; Traumatic Brain Injury; Neurolaw; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. | | | | Bruce E. Arkema (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1976); University of Richmond (J.D., 1979). Delta Theta Phi (Vice-President, 1976-1979). Author: "Enforcing the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code," Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000. Instructor, Virginia Building Code Academy, 1979—. Administrative Law Hearing Officer for Commonwealth of Virginia, 1981-1987. General Counsel, Virginia Petroleum Marketers Convenience Grocery Store Association, 1982—. Listed: Virginia Business Magazine "Legal Elite" in Construction, 2001; Virginia Business Magazine "Legal Elite" in Domestic Relations, 2002-2003; "Virginia Super Lawyer," 2006, Law and Politics and Richmond Magazine. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Granny's Cottage v. Town of Occoquan, 3 Va. App. 577 (1987); Harrison & Bates, Inc. v. Featherstore Assoc., 253 Va 364, 484 S.E. 2d 883 (1997); W.S. Carnes v. Board of Supervisors 252 Va 377, 478, S.E. 2d 295 (1996); In Re Duty 78 B.R. 111 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1987). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Petroleum Marketing; Commercial Litigation; Domestic Relations. | | | | H. Aubrey Ford, III (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, June 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1975); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Dillard Fellow. Author: "Employment Law 2000: The 100 Year Odyssey of Wrongful Termination in Virginia," VTLA Journal, Vol .12, No.1, 2000; "Thimerosal Litigation: The Tragic Use of Mercury in Childhood Vaccines," VTLA Journal, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2002. Listed in: Current Edition of "The Best Lawyers in America;" Virginia Business Magazine, "Legal Elite;" 2003-2005. Appointed, Faculty of Supreme Court Mandatory Professionalism Course. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (1999 State Chairman, Employment Law Section); American Board of Trial Advocates; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Garraghty v. Jordan, 830 F.2d 1295 (4th Cir. 1987); Magann Equipment Co. v. Buffkin, 238 Va. 712 (1989); Reinhardt v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance, 819 F.2d 494 (4th Cir. 1987); Fike v. United Methodist Childrens Home, 709 F.2d 284 (4th Cir. 1983); Mawyer v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, 237 Va. 288 (1989); Goins v. Wendy's International, 242 Va. 333 (1991); Rash v. Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company, 251 Va. 281 (1996); McDaniel v. Terry, 873 F.2d 1439 (4th Cir., 1989); Conner v. National Pest Control Association, Inc., 257 Va. 286 (1999). Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Class Actions; Employment Litigation. | | | | Grant S. Grayson (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, June 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); University of Richmond (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. McNeill Law Society; Moot Court Society. Listed, Best Corporate Lawyer, Virginia Business Magazine, "Legal Elite," 2003. Attorney, A. H. Robins Company, 1977-1982. Corporate Attorney and Assistant Secretary, Figgie International, Inc., 1982-1985. President, Figgie Acceptance Corporation, 1987-1988. Member: Richmond (Chairman, Corporate Counsel Section, 1985-1986) and American (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member: Corporate Counsel Section); Chairman, Board of Directors, First Capital Bank. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | | | Lewis T. Stoneburner (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1973); University of Richmond (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member, McNeill Law Society. Staff Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1974-1976. Contributing Author, "Medical Malpractice law in Virginia," Virginia Law Foundation, 2003; Author, "Motions Practice in Medical Malpractice Cases," Virginia Lawyer, 1999. Co-Author: "Re-Examining the Independent Contractor Defense: Determining a Lab's Liability for Its Pathologist's Negligence," Medical Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation, Vol. 1, No. 12 & Vol. 2, January and February, 1996. Voted one of Richmond's Best Lawyers (Products Liability), Richmond Magazine, July 1999. Super Lawyers, 2006, Top 12 Medical Malpractice Lawyers. Fellow, Roscoe Pound Institute. Fellow: Roscoe Pound Institute. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1993-2006; Chair, Legislative Subcommittee, Medical Malpractice Section, 2001-2006); American Board of Trial Advocates; Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocate Forum; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Habel v. Indus. Dev. Auth. of City of Lynchburg, 241 Va. 96 (1991); Metrocall of Delaware, Inc.; v. Continental Cellular Corporation, 246 Va. 365 (1993); Archambault v. Roller, 254 Va. 210, 491 S.E. 2d 729 (1997). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts (Plaintiff). | | | | David K. Spiro (Member) born October 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1986-1987. Author: "In re Bonner Mall Partnership: The Ninth Circuit Upholds the New Value Exception," Bankruptcy Law News, Vol. VI (Winter 1993); "Deprizio: Need We Worry About it Anymore?" Bankruptcy Law News, Vol. XII, No. 1 (Fall 1998). Co-Author, "The Accountant's Role in a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy," Disclosures Vol. 7, Nos. 1 and 2 (Jan. & Feb. 1994); Co-Author: "Preference Actions for Trust-Fund Tax Transfers," Bankruptcy Law News, Winter 1995; "Recovery of 'Perk' Payments as Fraudulent Transfers," Bankruptcy Law News, Vol. XVI, No. 4 (Winter 2001). Listed, Virginia Business Magazine, "Legal Elite" in Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights, 2007. Member: Richmond (President, Bankruptcy Section, 2002-2003) and Virginia (Member, Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations; Business Finance and Turnaround Association (President, 1999-2000). (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Business Reorganizations; Personal Bankruptcy; Creditor's Rights; Commercial Litigation; Receiverships. | | | | Colleen Marea Quinn (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, September 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to Hon. Harry L. Carrico, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1988-1989. Named: "Super Lawyer," Richmond Magazine, 2006, 2007, 2008; "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine, 2005; "Top 40 Under Forty" by Inside Business Magazine, 1999. Author, Publications: "Flushing Out the Mechanics of Plaintiff's Wrongful Discharge Law Suit," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Fall 1996; "Charting Out the Viability of Your Client's Wrongful Discharge Claims," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Fall 1996; "Recognizing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment: Comments and Guidelines for a Congenial Workplace," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Winter 2000-2001; "Injury Cases Intake: A Primer on Gathering and Processing the Evidence," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Fall 2004; "Ask An Attorney: Can You Recoup Birthmother Expenses of the Adoption Fails?" Adoptive Families Magazine, October 2004; "Traps and Pitfalls in Handling Immunity Cases," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Summer 2008. Founder, Women's Injury Law Center. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America; Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association (Member, 2004— and Chairperson, 2005-2008, Judicial Endorsement Committee; Treasurer, 2008—); American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (Member, 1996—; Chairman, Birth Parents Rights Committee, 2000-2004; Assisted Reproduction Technology Committee, 2001—; Chairperson, 2007 Annual Meeting, Board of Trustees, 2006—). Member: Richmond (CLE Committee, 2001-2002, Financial Committee, 2008) and American (Vice-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division Publications Committee, 1990-1992; Member, Sections on: Litigation; General Practice) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Young Lawyers Conference: No Bills Night Statewide Coordinator, 1988-1991; Docket Call Editor, 1991-1993; Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1996; Virginia CLE Employment Law Planning Committees, 1998-2003; Adoption Law Planning Committee, 1998—); Virginia Bar Association; The American Association for Justice; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member and Vice-Chairman, 1999-2000 and Chairman, 2001-2002, Employment/Civil Rights Law Section; Member, Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, 2002; CLE Committee, 2003—; Member, Litigation Support Committee, 2006—); American Society of Reproductive Medicine. Reported Cases: Gilbert v. Summers, 240 Va. 155 (1990); Call v. Shaw Jewelers, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 636 (E.D. Va. Jan. 7, 1999); Shoppers Food Warehouse v. John Matis Godfrey, Jr., 1996 WL 721869 (Va. App. 1996); Aldridge v. Atlantic Rural Exposition, 2005 WL 1388406 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2005). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Torts; Products Liability; Adoptions; Surrogacy Law. | | | | James C. Cosby (Member) born West Hartford, Connecticut, December 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1982); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. National Moot Court Team. Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award. Law Clerk to Justice Charles S. Russell, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1987-1988. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, 1993—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers. Securities Industry Association (Executive Committee, 2001). Compliance and Legal Division; John Marshall American Inn of Court. Listed, "Legal Elite" in Litigation, Virginia Business Magazine, 2001—. Member: Richmond (Director, 1994 and Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1994; Co-Chair, Bench-Bar Conference, 2003), Virginia and American (Member, Sections on Litigation and Business) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Sections on: Business; Litigation; Construction and Public Contracts). [USAR, 1982-1996]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities; Financial Services Law; Construction Law; Technology Law; Employment Law; Business Torts; Arbitration Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Trade Secrets Litigation. | | | | Dwight F. Hopewell (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1980); Duke University (M.A., 1982); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1987). Member, 1985-1987 and Editor-in-Chief, 1986-1987, University of North Carolina Law Review. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate. | | | | Stephanie E. Grana (Member) born Malverne, New York, June 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., Criminal Justice and Sociology, magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Alpha Kappa Delta; Phi Alpha Delta (Secretary); Order of Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Finalist, Carrico Moot Court Competition. 2nd Place, Best Brief Award. Winner, McNeill Law Society Writing Competition. Listed in, Who's Who of American Women. Author: Editor, "Collateral Source, Medicaid/Medicare Liens & Amounts 'Written Off," October 1997; Medical Malpractice in Virginia - Overview published in VTLA seminar materials: "Welcome to the Real World - A New Lawyer's Guide to Litigation," March 13, 1996; "Thurgood Marshall and The Fight for Life," article published in Volume 20-1, The Southern University Law Review; "Hopping Through HIPAA's Hoops Without Falling On Your Face...Sort Of," VTLA Journal Practice Printers, Fall 2003; "Interviewing Your Potential Client-Hire or Not?" VTLA Journal, Winter 2005. Founder, Women's Injury Law Center. Member: Richmond and Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Health Law Section); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors; Chairman, Young Trial Lawyers Section, 1999-2000); Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association (President, 2003-2004); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; John Marshall American Inn of Court (Member, Executive Committee, 1995-2003); Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Inn of Court (Secretary/Treasurer, 2003—); Greater Richmond Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2005—). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability. | | | | Drew S. Reiferson (Member) born May 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia and Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Creditors Rights. | | | | Kevin D. Pomfret (Member) born Sacramento, California, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1985); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1989). Listed: "Virginia Super Lawyer," 2006; "Top Forty Under 40," Inside Business, 1996. Member, World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond, 1996—. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Private Equity; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law. | | | | Elliott M. Buckner (Member) born San Diego, California, September 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2003, New York. Education: University of Richmond (B.B.A., 1993); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Order of Barristers; Moot Court. American Bar Association Appellate Advocacy Competition National Champion (1999-2000). Listed in "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine, 2005. Member: Richmond and Henrico County Bar Associations; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Brain Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability. | | | | —————————— | | | | Neil E. McCullagh (Associate) born Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: Radford University (B.S., 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1995). Articles Editor, Journal of Law & Politics, 1994-1995. Law Clerk to Hon. Ross W. Krumm, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1995-1996. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy Law News Committee); Virginia and Richmond (Member, Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation. | | | | Kevin J. Funk (Associate) born Petersburg, Virginia, December 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2000); University of Richmond (J.D., 2003). Articles Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2002-2003. Law Clerk to Hon. William F. Stone, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia, 2003-2004. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Construction Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Real Estate; Business Torts. | | | | John C. Selbach (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1978; (Admission pending). Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2000); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Member, University of Richmond Client Counseling and Negotiation Board. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. |
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