JENNIFER LEE PARRISH
After graduating as valedictorian of Hopewell High School, Jennifer attended Mary Washington College, where she received her bachelor degree in Economics and Political Science in 1986, graduating magna cum laude. She attended law school at the University of Virginia School of Law, and received her law degree in 1990.
Jennifer has been practicing law in Fredericksburg since 1990. Her primary practice areas include civil litigation defense, insurance defense, local government law, school law and employment law defense.
Jennifer has served on the board of the Litigation Section of the Virginia State Bar from 2002 through 2009 (Chairperson, 2008-2009; Secretary, 2006-2007; Vice-Chair, 2007-2008). She served as a member of the Virginia State Bar Sixth District Disciplinary Committee from 2004 to 2010, serving as Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chairperson. Jennifer has served as a substitute judge in the District Courts of the 15th Judicial Circuit; has served two four-year terms on the Commonwealth of Virginia Board for Contractors; and has taught as a faculty member the Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course.
Due to her professional reputation among other lawyers in Virginia, Jennifer has been named for several years as a member of the "Legal Elite" in civil litigation by the Virginia Business Magazine and as a “Top Attorney in Virginia” by Richmond Magazine’s Super Lawyers section. She was named a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America in 2009.
Jennifer is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the 15th Judicial Circuit Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, the George Mason Inn of Court (Barrister), the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (where she served on the Board of Directors from 2001 – 2004), the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (where she currently serves as Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair, and has served as State Chair from 2000 to 2010, and as Chair of the New Member Committee from 2001 to 2007), and the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association, for which she is the current President.
TRACY ANN HOUCK
A native of Fredericksburg, Tracy Ann Houck received her bachelor degree in English Literature from the College of William and Mary, her Publishing Institute degree from the University of Denver, and her law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
Prior to law school, Tracy spent two years in Tokyo as an English language instructor and then several years in New York, where she worked as copy editor/editor and technical writer. After law school, she worked in Charlottesville briefly as a law editor for The Michie Company before returning to her home town to practice law in 1993.
Tracy, whose practice areas include general civil litigation, insurance defense, personal injury, and insurance coverage, is admitted to practice in all Virginia State and Federal courts. She has significant first-chair trial experience and has served as Arbitrator in numerous personal injury cases. Her experience trying cases on both sides of the courtroom gives her a unique edge in assessing personal injury claims. She is a panel member for Arbitration Associates, a Richmond-based ADR group facilitating resolution of cases across the Commonwealth.
Tracy is an active member of the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association (President 2006), Virginia’s 15th Circuit Bar Association (President 2000), and the Virginia State Bar, where she has served on the Bar’s Professionalism Course Faculty. She also is a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, in which she has served on the CLE Committee. She has also co-chaired the Solo and Small Firm Conference for VTLA. She has presented lectures on Ethics and on Insurance Law, providing Continuing Legal Education credit for her fellow attorneys.
In addition to her professional affiliations, Tracy is a member of the Executive Committee of Friends of the Rappahannock, a non-profit conservation organization whose goal is to guard and advocate for the health of the Rappahannock River and its tributaries.
GEORGE P. SNEAD
George received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College and his law degree from the College of William and Mary.
After graduating from law school in 1995, he began practicing law in Fredericksburg. George has a transactional practice that concentrates primarily on general business matters, commercial real estate, and wills and estates. George is a frequent speaker to local and regional groups on estate and business planning, and he has been named to the “Legal Elite” in Virginia Business Magazine’s annual attorney survey.
George is a member of the Virginia State Bar, and the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association. He also is heavily involved in community activities. He coaches his children’s youth soccer team and serves on the Board of the Education Foundation of Germanna Community College (President 2009) and the Board of Directors of the Central Virginia Housing Coalition (President 2010-2011). He also is a charter member of the Board of Directors of Virginia Partners Bank. George is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region, and the Board of Directors of the YMCA Massad Branch.
RICHELLE D. MOORE
Richelle attended James Madison University where she received her bachelor degree in English in 1996, graduating magna cum laude. In 1999, Richelle obtained her law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law.
After graduating from law school, Richelle returned to her native Fredericksburg to practice law. She has a transactional and litigation practice and her primary areas of concentration include eminent domain, wills and estates, guardianships and conservatorships, and real estate. Richelle has been named as a member of the “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business Magazine and named a “Rising Star” by Richmond Magazine’s Super Lawyers section. Richelle is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association (Secretary 2000) , Virginia’s 15th Judicial Circuit Bar Association and the Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Richelle is also a past member of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar’s Young Lawyers Conference and previously served on the Spotsylvania County Court Improvement of Foster Care and Adoption Team and the Spotsylvania County Domestic Violence Task Force.
In addition to her professional affiliations, Richelle is involved in a number of community organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters (President 2008-2009; First Vice President, 2007-2008; Second Vice President, 2006-2007; Secretary, 2005-2006), the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region (Secretary 2010-2011) and the Board of Directors of the Spotsylvania Education Foundation. Richelle is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault.
CHRISTIAN B. FRANKLIN
Chris graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a degree in Political Science and Psychology, and completed law school at the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law.
After two summer internships in Fredericksburg during law school, he began practicing law locally in 2000. Chris is primarily a civil litigator, with particular emphasis in the areas of construction litigation and mechanic’s lien law, debt collection, homeowners’ association law, landlord/tenant law, general business litigation and contract disputes, and issues related to easements and rights of way. He also serves as legal counsel to a quasi-governmental authority and as outside counsel to a large public utility company. Chris has significant trial and arbitration experience throughout the region and before the Virginia Board for Contractors. He has been listed among the “Legal Elite” in Virginia Business Magazine’s annual publication, and named a “Rising Star” in the Virginia Super Lawyers’ publication by Law & Politics and Richmond Magazine.
Chris is a member of the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association (Secretary 2006), Virginia’s 15th Circuit Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar, and the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. He is also an active member of the Stafford Rotary Club, and has served on its board of directors since 2006.
MELINDA J. LEBEAU
Mindy received her bachelor degree in English from the University of Mary Washington and her law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
After graduating from law school in 2008, Mindy began practicing law with Parrish, Houck & Snead, PLC, in Fredericksburg. Her practice areas include collections, landlord/tenant, advising community associations and general civil litigation. She is admitted to practice in Virginia.
Mindy is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association. She currently serves as the 15th Circuit Representative of the Virginia State Bar’s Young Lawyers Conference. Mindy is also a member of the Fredericksburg Jaycees.
MEDFORD J. BROWN, IV
Jay graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He received his law degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a John Marshall Scholar, graduating magna cum laude in 2008.
Jay worked for a variety of legal organizations in the Fredericksburg area while in law school and has been practicing law at Parrish, Houck & Snead, PLC since 2008. Jay’s primary practice areas include insurance defense, personal injury, and general civil litigation. He is admitted to practice in Virginia, and he is proficient in Spanish.
Jay is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association and Virginia’s 15th Judicial Circuit Bar Association.
LANDON C. DAVIS, III
Landon received his bachelors degree in economics from the University of Mary Washington in 2008. In May of 2011 Landon received his MBA and Law Degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Richmond, completing the four year joint-degree program in only three years.
In addition to his coursework Landon participated in many extra-curricular activities while enrolled in law school. He competed in various competitions, earning membership on the Client Counseling Negotiation Board, the Moot Court Board and the Trial Advocacy Board. Landon was also a senior associate on the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business.
After graduating, Landon returned to his native Fredericksburg and joined Parrish, Houck & Snead where he maintains a general practice focused on transactional law and various types of commercial litigation. Landon is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Bar Association and the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association. Landon recently co-authored the article Isaac A. McBeth & Landon C. Davis III, Bulls, Bears, and Pigs: Revisiting the Legal Minefield of Virginia Fraudulent Transfer Law, 46 U. Rich. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2011), which was published in the University of Richmond Law Review.
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