Professional Notices and local fair housing laws. She has represented schools, government entities and property owners in condemnation matters. Former VSB Executive Director Thomas A. Edmonds has been appointed by Governor Northam as Edmonds a Commissioner for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation. Edmonds was also the former Dean of the University of Richmond School of Law. The University of Virginia School of Law remains No. 1 in Best Professors, Best Quality of Life and Best Classroom Experience, according to The Princeton Review ’s annual law school rankings. As part of the 2021 rankings, the Law School is also No. 4 in Best Career Prospects, No. 5 in Best for Federal Clerkships and No. 6 in Toughest To Get Into. Brittany R. Black has joined the law firm of Hugh E. Black, III, P.C. in Chesapeake as an associate. Black’s practice Black areas include criminal and traffic defense, domestic relations, and personal injury. Prior to receiving her law degree from the Appalachian School of Law, Black interned at the Chesapeake Public Defenders Office. Bruce McLaughlin , an attorney based in Leesburg, has published He Said, She S.A.I.D. (Sexual Allegations in Divorce), an autobiography about false charges of child abuse during contentious divorce proceedings. “More than 80% of allegations that happen during a divorce prove to be false,” McLaughlin states. He Said, She S.A.I.D ., tells of his arrest, www.vsb.org trial, conviction, escape attempt, and 4-year incarceration before he was able to prove his innocence and win his freedom. McLaughlin is a retired Army JAG officer who practices across the street from the same courthouse that sentenced him to 13 years in prison. particularly automobile and premises liability. The firm handles litigation for two of the largest insurance companies, as well as some private clients for tort defense and plaintiff cases. Babcock & Moore is a certified 100 percent woman-owned, operated, and controlled law firm. PilieroMazza announces, effective January 1, 2021, Tony Franco became Managing Partner, assuming the role held for over three decades by founding partner Pam Franco Mazza . Commenting on the change, Mazza remarked, “Tony is a proven leader with a solid understanding of not only the practice of law, but also the business of law. He is more than capable of leading us into the future.” Former VSB President Jon D. Huddleston has succeeded Matthew E. Cheek as president of the Virginia Law Foundation for the calendar year of Huddleston 2021. “Passing the baton of the Virginia Law Foundation’s presidency to someone like Jon Huddleston is both an honor and a luxury,” said Cheek. Huddleston is a principal with Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White, P.C., where he has practiced since his admission to the Bar in 1986. Virginia lawyer Timothy J. Lockhart has written another novel, A Certain Man’s Daughter , a thriller in which a lawyer is hired by a senator’s daughter to stifle a compromising videotape. The investigation turns to murder. Lockhart is a former U.S. Navy officer who worked with CIA, DIA, and the Office of Naval Intelligence. Rohrbach Rosenthal David C. Rohrbach and Edward S. Rosenthal have formed Rohrbach Rosenthal LLP, a litigation boutique in Alexandria focused on advising and representing businesses and individuals in civil litigation matters. Owen I. Conway has joined Herndon Law, P.C., owned and founded by Sheryl L. Herndon . Conway’s practice areas include criminal, Conway traffic, estate planning, estate administration, and guardianship and conservatorship matters. She is a graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law. Finnegan announces Ryan P. O’Quinn , Ph.D. is now a partner in the firm’s Reston office. O’Quinn maintains a versatile O’Quinn practice focusing on U.S. district court patent litigation, post-grant proceedings at the USPTO, patent prosecution, and portfolio management and counseling. His practice covers a range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, immunotherapy, medical devices, computer software, business methods, vending technologies, and mechanical systems. Babcock & Moore, PLC announced that recent Bar member Emily M. Strak has joined the firm as a trial attorney. Babcock & Moore, PLC focuses on tort defense, Strak VOL. 69 | FEBRUARY 2021 | VIRGINIA LAWYER 59