BANKRUPTCY/ CREDITORS’ RIGHTS

Profile of William A. Gray, Sands Anderson, Richmond and list

Published December 2, 2019 by Staff Reports

Title: Shareholder; leader – Bankruptcy Team

Other legal specialties:  Lobbying/government relations

Birthplace: Langley Air Force Base

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Virginia Tech; law degree, Western State College of Law

Hobbies or pastimes: Classic cars/my 2006 Mustang GT; rock ’n’ roll music

First job as a lawyer: Plaintiff personal injury firm in Santa Ana, California

Fan of: Virginia Tech Hokies, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Lakers

Favorite vacation spot: Cancun, Mexico

Recently read book: “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham

Career mentors: Clyde Gray (my dad) for honesty and integrity; several Sands Anderson partners for professionalism and work ethic

What trends are you seeing in bankruptcies since the height of the recession?  Overall, the total number of bankruptcy case filings has declined since the recession, which is to be expected. One disturbing trend is how expensive it has become for business Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. However, there may be some relief on this issue with the recent passage of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.

Which was your most interesting or challenging bankruptcy case? In 2015, the Sands Anderson Bankruptcy Team served as co-counsel to the unsecured creditors committee in the Alpha Natural Resources Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Alpha was one of the largest coal companies in the United States at the time of the filing. Following negotiated settlements with numerous parties on numerous contested issues, a Chapter 11 plan was confirmed.

Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights list

Timothy Anderson
Anderson & Associates PC
Virginia Beach

Christopher Baker
Boleman Law Firm PC
Richmond

Kelly M. Barnhart
Roussos & Barnhart PLC
Norfolk

Darren Bentley
Clement & Wheatley
Danville

Paula S. Beran
Tavenner & Beran PLC
Richmond

Richard Biemiller
Parks Zeigler PLLC
Virginia Beach

Sarah Beckett Boehm
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond

Richard Bolger
Bolger Law Firm PLLC
Fairfax

Corey S. Booker
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond

Ann Brogan
Crowley Liberatore PC
Norfolk

Tyler Brown
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Richmond

Paul K. Campsen
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Norfolk

Robert H. Chappell III
Spotts Fain PC
Richmond

Xue Connelly
Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Alexandria

Karen Crowley
Crowley Liberatore PC
Norfolk

Jed Donaldson
Vandeventer Black LLP
Richmond

Darrell Drinkwater
M. Richard Epps PC
Virginia Beach

Carl Eason
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Andrew Goldstein
Magee Goldstein Lasky & Sayers PC
Roanoke

William A. Gray
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond and Fredericksburg

Michael E. Hastings
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond

Deanna Hathaway
Hathaway Adair PC
Richmond

Dion Hayes
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond

Hannah Hutman
Hoover Penrod PLC
Harrisonburg

Vernon Inge
Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond

Christopher A. Jones
Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP
Falls Church

Hamill Jones
FloranceGordonBrown PC
Richmond

Lawrence Katz
Hirschler
Tysons

Alexander M. Laughlin
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC
Reston

Stephen Leach
Hirschler
Tysons

Dennis T. Lewandowski
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Norfolk

Joseph Liberatore
Crowley Liberatore PC
Norfolk

John Maddock
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond

Robert M. Marino
Redmon Peyton & Braswell LLP
Alexandria

Jeffrey L. Marks
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Virginia Beach

Bruce Matson
Randolph Square
Richmond

Richard Maxwell
Woods Rogers PLC
Roanoke

Neil Edward McCullagh
Spotts Fain PC
Richmond

John McIntyre
McIntyre Stein PLLC
Norfolk

Jennifer McLemore
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Stephan Milo
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC
Staunton

Michael Mueller
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Kevin M. O’Donnell
Henry & O’Donnell PC
Alexandria

Ronald A. Page Jr.
Ronald Page PLC
North Chesterfield

Edrie Pfeiffer
Hampton Roads Legal Services
Virginia Beach

William Prince
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond

Steven Ramsdell
Tyler, Bartl & Ramsdell PLC
Alexandria

Brandy M. Rapp
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Richmond

Jeremy B. Root
Blankingship & Keith PC
Fairfax

Robert Roussos
Roussos and Barnhart PLC
Norfolk

David R. Ruby
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond

Donald C. Schultz
Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC
Norfolk

William Shmidheiser
Flora Pettit PC
Harrisonburg

Cullen Speckhart
Cooley LLP
Washington, D.C.

David Spiro
Spiro & Browne PLC
Richmond

Lynn Tavenner
Tavenner & Beran PLC
Richmond

C. Walker Terry
McCandlish Holton PC
Richmond

Roy Terry
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond

Madeline Trainor
Redmon Peyton & Braswell LLP
Alexandria

Gregory Wade
Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Alexandria

Jennifer West
Spotts Fain PC
Richmond

Robert Westermann
Hirschler
Richmond

Jeremy S. Williams
Kutak Rock LLP
Richmond

Joanne Yi
Bristle & Yi Law PLLC
Manassas

Peter Zemanian
Zemanian Law Group
Norfolk