Jennifer E. Shirkey Sworn In As Commissioner Of Accounts For Harrisonburg And Rockingham County
Flora Pettit proudly announces that Jennifer Shirkey has been appointed and sworn in as the Commissioner of Accounts for Harrisonburg and Rockingham County for a four-year term starting January 1, 2025. Jennifer was first appointed as an Assistant Commissioner of Accounts in 2012 and has served in that capacity until now.
Virginia Circuit Courts appoint Commissioners of Accounts to provide general supervision of court-appointed fiduciaries. A Commissioner of Accounts is charged with the responsibility of supervising the timely and proper filing of fiduciary inventories and accounts by administrators and executors of decedents’ estates, trustees of testamentary trusts and court-ordered trusts, guardians of minors, conservators of incapacitated adults, and foreclosure trustees. The Commissioner’s office audits and, if satisfactory, approves the inventories and accounts required to be filed by the various fiduciaries. The Commissioner has the statutory obligation to enforce the timely filing of the required documents and the authority to issue a summons, subpoena duces tecum, or request a show cause order from the Court to ensure that all fiduciary obligations are satisfied. Jennifer is accepting these responsibilities while maintaining a robust private practice of law with Flora Pettit.
Cathy Welsh, Business Practice Group Chair of Flora Pettit, stated, “Jennifer Shirkey is particularly well-suited to serve the Circuit Court and the citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County as its Commissioner of Accounts. Not only has Jennifer excelled in this subject area, but her knowledge of technology, and skills as an educator and administrator will result in many benefitHERE.s for our community.”
Flora Pettit is a business and litigation law firm with offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, Virginia. With its 26 attorneys specializing in over 23 diverse practice areas, Flora Pettit serves clients throughout Virginia and beyond in both routine and complex transactional and litigation matters.
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