Carter, Gerald W. S.

Partner
(804) 915-3224
Email: gcarter@hclawfirm.com

Gerald W. S. Carter, a partner in Harrell & Chambliss, is a graduate of the College of William & Mary (B.B.A.) and New York University School of Law (J.D.). Mr. Carter received his Masters of Law (LL.M.) Degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law and focuses his practice on business/tax, estate planning, tax issues in municipal finance transactions, real estate and creditors' rights and bankruptcy. Mr. Carter provides counsel to the Firm's financial institution clients as it relates to banking regulations (Federal and state), commercial transactions, estate issues, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, foreclosure, collection and civil litigation as well as any other legal matter the Firm is requested to address for the client. Mr. Carter has been involved in a full array of matters pertaining to the Firm's business and tax clients. Some of the general business and tax planning assistance provided by Mr. Carter include advising clients of closely held businesses and publicly owned entities, nonprofit and tax exempt organizations, public housing authorities, school divisions, churches and individuals. Mr. Carter's practice also includes providing legal advice to the Firm's estate planning clients. Carter has over eighteen (18) years of experience in practicing as an attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Mr. Carter is a certified public accountant and worked as an accountant before entering law school. Mr. Carter served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Richmond Law School and is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Old Dominion Bar Association. Mr. Carter served as a member of the Virginia Bar Association (Committee on Honoring Members and Judges). Mr. Carter presently serves as a board member on the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation. Mr. Carter was selected as one of the leading lawyers in Virginia as reflected in an article entitled "The Legal Elite," in the December 2000 issue of the Virginia Business Magazine.

Nancy Griffin Chambliss

Co-Managing Partner
(804) 915-3239
Email: nchambliss@hclawfirm.com

Nancy Griffin Chambliss is Co-Managing Partner of Harrell & Chambliss, with primary practice areas in public/municipal finance and structured securities finance transactions, contracts and procurement law. Mrs. Chambliss received a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. She began her attorney career as an associate in the public finance section of Hunton & Williams. Mrs. Chambliss has practiced for over 25 years in public and municipal finance law and has served as bond counsel in bond financings for general obligation public improvement projects, public utility projects of gas, water and wastewater utilities systems, airports, industrial development, hospital, housing, governmental/ 501(c)(3), and educational facilities projects. She has also represented underwriters, issuers, lenders and developers in tax-exempt and taxable bond financings and served as co-legal advisor in multiclass securities transactions. She has served as co-bond counsel, bond counsel, underwriters' counsel and issuer's counsel in transactions for the issuance of over $9 billion of tax-exempt and taxable bonds and as co-legal advisor in transactions for the issuance of over $13 billion of multiclass mortgage-backed securities.

Mrs. Chambliss has served as the program chairman and moderator for a municipal finance program presented to the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia and as a panelist for programs on creative financing. She served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Directors of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority and as a Director of the Metropolitan Business Foundation. Mrs. Chambliss is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers and has served on various committees of bar associations.

Adam Nelson Harrell, Jr.

Co-Managing Partner
(804) 915-3237
Email: aharrell@hclawfirm.com

Adam Nelson Harrell, Jr. is Co-Managing Partner of Harrell & Chambliss, with primary practice areas in business, banking, creditors' rights, foreclosure, and real estate. Mr. Harrell is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A.) (With Distinction) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law (J.D.). He has worked closely with financial institution and real estate clients for the past 25 years and was formerly associated with Hirshcher Fleischer in its corporate and municipal finance practice. Mr. Harrell is active in his church and several community organizations in Richmond. He is actively involved with the following professional associations: Member: Old Dominion Bar Association (Former Member, Executive Committee), Virginia State Bar (Former Member, Third District Committee), Virginia Bar Association (Member, Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee). Mr. Harrell also has served as a member of the Virginia Board for Asbestos Licensing and Lead Certification, Former Member, Board of Directors of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Board of Directors of the Richmond Chapter of National Council for Community and Justice.

Rondelle D. Herman

Partner
(804) 915-3238
Email: rherman@hclawfirm.com

Rondelle D. Herman is a partner with Harrell & Chambliss. Ms. Herman is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B. A.) and the George Mason University School of Law (J.D.). Ms. Herman also is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Old Dominion Bar Association, the Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, and the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Ms. Herman also serves as a bar exam grader for the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners and serves on the Third District Disciplinary Committee for the Virginia State Bar. Her practice areas include insurance defense, creditors' rights, civil litigation and criminal litigation.

Bradford A. King

Partner
(804) 915-3225
Email: bking@hclawfirm.com

Bradford A. King is a partner with Harrell & Chambliss, with areas of expertise in school and municipal/education law, eminent domain, laws effecting the administration of social services, and employment law. Mr. King received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Virginia Tech and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia. He is a Director of the Council of School Board Attorneys (COSA) and serves as counsel to several Virginia school boards, including the Richmond, Hopewell and Poquoson City Public Schools and the Hanover, Montgomery, Carroll and King Williams County Public Schools. Mr. King also provides counsel to other Virginia School Boards, including Prince William County, Louisa County, and Alexandria City, on an as needed basis. He provides daily counsel to school divisions on student and employee, policy development and revision, special education, and other governance matters. He is co-author of “Constitutional and Statutory Limitations on Disciplining Public Employees for Speech and Off-Duty Conduct,” which appears in the National School Boards Association publication Termination of School Employees: Legal Issues and Techniques and is a regular presenter on school law and employment topics. Mr. King serves as an independent hearing officer for the Virginia High School League in student eligibility appeals. Mr. King also represents the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner of Virginia/Virginia Department of Transportation and the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority in eminent domain proceedings.

M. Janet Palmer

Partner
(804) 915-3222
Email: jpalmer@hclawfirm.com

M. Janet Palmer is a partner with Harrell & Chambliss with practice areas in civil litigation and personal injury and worker's compensation defense. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia (B.S.N) and Wayne State University School of Law (J.D.) In addition to the practice of law, Ms. Palmer has served on the Executive Board of the Virginia State Bar Council, Conference of Local Bar Associations (Immediate Past Chair), Virginia Commission for Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession, Virginia Association of Black Women Attorneys (Past President) and is a member of the Richmond Chapter of the Old Dominion Bar Association. She recently served on the Advisory Board of the Chesterfield Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of America.

Godfrey T. Pinn, Jr.

Partner
(804) 915-3220
Email: gpinn@hclawfirm.com

Godfrey T. Pinn, Jr. is a partner with Harrell & Chambliss. Mr. Pinn received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University in Mass Media Arts and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Mr. Pinn is a civil litigator with experience in several substantive areas of the law, including, general tort defense, commercial litigation, professional malpractice, regulatory compliance, eminent domain and both residential and commercial landlord-tenant. In addition to the Virginia State Bar, Mr. Pinn is an active member of the Richmond and Old Dominion Bar Associations and a volunteer with the Virginia Legal Aid Justice Center's Pro Bono Housing Clinic. Mr. Pinn is an active member of the community through his involvement in a number of social and civic organizations and non-profit boards.

Robyn N. Seabrook

Associate
(804) 915-3233
Email: rseabrook@hclawfirm.com

Robyn N. Seabrook is an associate with Harrell & Chambliss and her practice areas include administrative, employment law, education and multiclass securities transactions. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A.) and Temple University School of Law (J.D.). Ms. Seabrook is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division and the Council of School Board Attorneys (COSA).