Virginia State Bar 2011–12 OFFICERS George Warren Shanks, Luray, President W. David Harless, Richmond, President-elect Irving M. Blank, Richmond, Immediate Past President Karen A. Gould, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE George Warren Shanks, Luray, President W. David Harless, Richmond, President-elect Irving M. Blank, Richmond, Immediate Past President Brian L. Buniva, Richmond Tracy A. Giles, Roanoke Ray W. King, Norfolk Kevin E. Martingayle, Virginia Beach Sharon D. Nelson, Fairfax Jean K. Niebauer, Alexandria Robert L. Calhoun, Alexandria, SLC Chair Christy E. Kiely, Richmond, YLC President Edward L. Weiner, Fairfax, CLBA Chair COUNCIL 1st Circuit Nancy G. Parr, Chesapeake 2nd Circuit William Drinkwater, Virginia Beach Kevin E. Martingayle, Virginia Beach Judith L. Rosenblatt, Virginia Beach 3rd Circuit George M. Willson, Portsmouth 4th Circuit I. Lionel Hancock III, Norfolk Ray W. King, Norfolk David W. Lannetti, Norfolk 5th Circuit William H. Riddick III, Smithfield 6th Circuit Peter D. Eliades, Hopewell 7th Circuit Leonard C. Heath Jr., Newport News 8th Circuit Patrick B. McDermott, Hampton 9th Circuit John Tarley Jr., Williamsburg 10th Circuit Robert E. Hawthorne, Kenbridge 11th Circuit Ray P. Lupold III, Petersburg 12th Circuit W. Richard Hairfield, Richmond 13th Circuit Hugh T. Antrim, Richmond Brian L. Buniva, Richmond Doris Henderson Causey, Richmond Guy C. Crowgey, Richmond George W. Marget III, Richmond Eric M. Page, Richmond O. Randolph Rollins, Richmond 14th Circuit Roger T. Creager, Richmond Thomas A. Edmonds, Richmond William J. Viverette, Richmond 15th Circuit Grayson S. Johnson, Rockville 16th Circuit Bruce T. Clark, Culpeper Ronald R. Tweel, Charlottesville 17th Circuit Raymond B. Benzinger, Arlington Mark D. Cummings, Arlington Adam D. Elfenbein, Arlington Gregory T. Hunter, Arlington David A. Oblon, Arlington 18th Circuit Alan S. Anderson, Alexandria Carolyn M. Grimes, Alexandria Jean K. 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