Personal injury, medical malpractice, family, contracts, construction, condemnation, real estate, corporate disputes, trusts and estates, and employment.
Credentials
Judge, 15th Judicial Circuit Court covering Fredericksburg and the surrounding counties, 1987-2005; Chief Judge, 1990-1992.
Member, Boyd-Graves Conference.
Member, Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar, Litigation Section.
Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation.
Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Virginia.
Former Partner, Sokol, Ledbetter & Haley and predecessor firms, 1971-1987.
Former President, 15th Judicial Circuit Bar Association.
Former Member, Education Committee, Executive Committee and Sentencing Guidelines Committee; Judicial Conference of Virginia.
Faculty Member, National Trial Advocacy Institute; Virginia College of Trial Advocacy.
Past President, Rappahannock United Way.
Former Board Member, Rappahannock Area Legal Aid.
Yale Law School, LL.M., 1967.
T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, LL.B., 1966.
Campbell College, B.A., 1963.
Recipient, Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award, 2004.
