General Information

Year founded: 1988
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Overview

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Spotts Fain is a full-service business law firm focused on advising, counseling, and representing clients in transactional and litigation matters. Our services include general business counseling on such issues as choice of entity, formation, establishment (including creation of client-specific business policies, forms and procedures), employment law planning and compliance, tax planning, real estate acquisition, land use and zoning, development, leasing and sale, intellectual property protection, local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations, banking law and bank regulatory issues, creditors rights, debt collection, HIPAA and other federal regulatory compliance and lobbying. Our litigation attorneys are business trial lawyers who understand the importance of efficient and effective representation and who are experienced in mediation, arbitration, litigation, in state and federal courts, and administrative and licensing hearings. We represent clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters including contract, construction, employment, intellectual property, securities, and shareholder disputes. We defend businesses and manage complex litigation involving toxic tort and product liability claims. Spotts Fain litigators serve as both lead counsel and local counsel in Virginia state courts and federal courts. Spotts Fain also provides wealth management services to individuals in the areas of estate and tax planning and estate and trust administration.

Rankings

Spotts Fain PC is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 14 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Venture Capital Law

Metro Rankings

Richmond
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Venture Capital Law

Metro Rankings

Richmond
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 3 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Real Estate Law
  • Venture Capital Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

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Main Location

Richmond, VA
411 East Franklin Street, Suite 600
Richmond, VA 23219
United States
804-697-2000 Call our Richmond, VA location at 804-697-2000 Get Directions Get directions to our Richmond, VA location

Management and Personnel

Contacts

Creditors Rights
Robert H. Chappell, III
Litigation Section
Henry N. Ware
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