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Biography

Practice Areas

Experience

Education

Hunter's practice focuses primarily on commercial and civil litigation, including employment law and construction law in Virginia and North Carolina. He has been active in legal associations, serving as President of the Danville Bar Association and on the Virginia State Bar's Standing Committee for the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Hunter has also been active in the local community, serving as an officer for the YMCA Board of Directors, a past director of the Salvation Army, and is a former adjunct faculty member of Averett University's graduate and undergraduate programs. Hunter also volunteers his time with local youth leagues.


Areas of Practice:
Commercial Civil Litigation
Employment Law
Construction Law
Sports Law
Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Virginia, 2001
North Carolina, 2002
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2001
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2001
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2001
Representative Cases:
Stanley v. Yates Home, 2008 WL 276504 (U.S.D.C. (W. D. Va) 2008)
Bryant v. Yorktowne Cabinetry, Inc., 538 F. Supp. 2d 948 (U.S.D.C. (W. D. Va) 2008)
Coley v. Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 2006 WL 118254 (U.S.D.C. (W. D. Va) 2006)
Romar Elevators, Inc. v. Robin Tomer, Danville Circuit Court (2008)
Representative Clients:
Ameresco, Inc.
American National Bank & Trust Company
Spell Construction, Inc.
BB&T
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Business Law, Averett University


Honors and Awards:
Virginia Business Magazine Legal Elite, 2007 - Present
Virginia Super Lawyers, 2009 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Virginia State Bar, 2001 - Present
        Unauthorized Practice of Law Standing Committee (2006 - 2012)

North Carolina State Bar, 2002 - Present

Danville Bar Association, Member
         2009, President

Virginia Bar Association, 2001 - Present

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011 - Present

Past Employment Positions:
Hunton & Williams, Associate, 2002 - 2004


Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2001
J.D.
Honors: Chancellor, Moot Court Board
Law Journal: Journal of Law & Politics, Editorial Board, 1999 - 2001


Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, 1992
B.A.
Major:  English


Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Contact Information

Danville Office
549 Main Street
P.O. Box 8200
Danville, VA 24543-8200
Telephone (434) 793-8200

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