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Richmond, Virginia 23219-2200
(804) 697-2069
(804) 697-2169 (fax)
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Current Employment Position(s):

Director

Areas of Practice:

  • Business & Corporate Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, 2001
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2003
Representative Cases:

  • Contreras v. Thor Norfolk Hotel, L.L.C., 292 F.Supp.2d 798 (E.D.Va. 2003)


M. F. Mullins, Jr. 

Following graduation from law school, Connell Mullins served as law clerk to the Honorable M. Langhorne Keith of the Fairfax County Circuit Court. He then served as law clerk to the Honorable Henry E. Hudson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Mullins joined Spotts Fain Chappell & Anderson in 2003 as an associate in the litigation department. His practice focuses on commercial and business litigation, products liability defense, and intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Mullins earned his B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1997. In 2001, he earned his J.D. from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond, where he served as Manuscripts Editor for the University of Richmond Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Board.

He is a member of the Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations. Mr. Mullins is also actively involved as a Committee Member of the Richmond Chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

Education:
  • University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2001
    J.D.
    Honors: Member, Moot Court Board, 1999-2001
    Law Review: University of Richmond Law Review, Member, 1999 - 2001
    Law Review: University of Richmond Law Review, Manuscripts Editor, 2000 - 2001

  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1997
    B.A.
    Major:  Foreign Affairs

Fraternities/Sororities:
  • Phi Kappa Sigma
Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Virginia Bar Association
    Member
  • Virginia State Bar
    Member
  • Richmond Bar Association
  • Ducks Unlimited, Richmond Chapter
    Committee Member
  • Federal Bar Association
    Member
Past Employment Positions:
  • Hon. M. Langhorne Keith, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Law Clerk, 2001 - 2002

  • Hon. Henry E. Hudson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2003

Birth Information:

1975

August 20, 2010 - Michael Yager, a Legal Assistant in our Litigation Section, will speak at a NALA LIVE! presentation on electronic discovery, "E-Discovery - Slow Down the Train" 

January 27, 2010 - We are proud to announce that Spotts Fain Managing Director, Hugh M. Fain, III has been elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association. 

December, 2009 - Spotts Fain congratulates our shareholders named in the 2009 Legal Elite list published by Virginia Business magazine.  They are Meade Spotts, Legislative/Regulatory; Hugh Fain, Civil Litigation; Betsy Davis, Labor and Employment; and Dana McDaniel, Intellectual Property. 

December 1, 2009 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination - article by Betsy Davis

October 29, 2009 - Betsy Davis spoke on Recent Changes in Employment Law at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

October 27, 2009 - Spotts Fain presented, Commercial Landlords and Tenants: Planning for and Dealing with Bankruptcy, presenters were Jen West and John Anderson

October 26, 2009 - Comments on President Obama's proposal to increase lending limits on SBA loans, by Tom O'Brien

October 21, 2009 - GINA is Coming - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - article by Betsy Davis
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