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Flora Pettit is Pleased to Announce That Thomas B. Gladin Has Joined the Law Firm in Harrisonburg Office
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Flora Pettit is Pleased to Announce That Thomas B. Gladin Has Joined the Law Firm in Harrisonburg Office

Thomas Gladin focuses his practice on commercial real estate, secured financing, title matters, Section 1031 exchanges, and business matters. Thomas formerly served as a Circuit Court Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward A. Robbins, Jr. of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Virginia and interned at the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Thomas’ judicial clerkship experience provides him with a unique and practical perspective on his client’s legal issues. Following his judicial clerkship Thomas practiced with a mid-sized Virginia law firm in the Tidewater area of Virginia, focusing on real estate transactions and related matters. Thomas earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and his law degree from the Regent University School of Law.

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Flora Pettit is Pleased to Announce that Three New Attorneys Have Joined the Law Firm in its Charlottesville Office
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Flora Pettit is Pleased to Announce that Three New Attorneys Have Joined the Law Firm in its Charlottesville Office

Marc Peritz, formerly of Morin & Barkley LLP, maintains a varied litigation practice devoting a substantial portion of his practice to medical malpractice defense, trucking litigation, insurance coverage litigation and counseling, insurance defense litigation, and other types of complex litigation and commercial matters.

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Fifteen Flora Pettit Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” Survey Conducted Annually by Virginia Business Magazine
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Fifteen Flora Pettit Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” Survey Conducted Annually by Virginia Business Magazine

Flora Pettit proudly announces that fifteen of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine. Statewide, only approximately 1,133 lawyers of the approximate 31,177 active Virginia State Bar members were named this year.

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Nine Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America ®
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Nine Flora Pettit Attorneys Named in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America ®

Flora Pettit announces that nine of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The attorneys listed include Michael E. Derdeyn, John W. Flora, Lisa Anne Hawkins, Richard H. Howard-Smith, Donald D. Long, Jennifer E. Shirkey, Bill Shmidheiser, Cathleen P. Welsh and J. Page Williams.

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Apple to Require Every App in the App Store to have a Privacy Policy

Apple recently issued a reminder that, beginning October 3, 2018, App Store Connect will require a privacy policy for all new apps and app updates before they can be submitted for distribution on the App Store or through TestFlight external testing. For more information about the App Store Connect requirements, see: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#privacy.

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Attorney Matt Von Schuch Joins Lenhart Pettit
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Attorney Matt Von Schuch Joins Lenhart Pettit

Lenhart Pettit is pleased to announce that Matthew Von Schuch has joined the law firm as a shareholder in its Harrisonburg office effective August 6, 2018. In addition to his law degree, Matt is a Certified Public Accountant. Before returning to the Valley to practice law in 2012, Matt was a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice where he served as the IRS’s lawyer in tax cases before federal courts throughout the country. Matt is the recipient of several honors from the U.S. Department of Justice and the IRS.

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Jennifer Shirkey Elected Fellow of The American College Trust and Estate Counsel
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Jennifer Shirkey Elected Fellow of The American College Trust and Estate Counsel

Lenhart Pettit is pleased to announce that Jennifer Erdman Shirkey has been elected as a Fellow of The American College Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Established in 1949, ACTEC is the nation’s premier association of trust and estate lawyers. ACTEC Fellows are peer-elected after demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence and experience as trust and estate counselors. Just 68 of approximately 32,566 active lawyers in Virginia are ACTEC Fellows. Jennifer is currently the only ACTEC Fellow located in the Shenandoah Valley.

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