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Richmond, Virginia 23219-2200
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Current Employment Position(s):

Associate, since 2009
Areas of Practice:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law and Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Law and Litigation
Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, 2008
Published Works:

  • The Economic Substance Doctrine, Rules, and Standards: United States v. Coltec Industries and Its Aftermath, 17 Fed. Cir. B.J. 529, 2008

Elliot P. Fitzgerald

Elliot Fitzgerald joined Spotts Fain's Litigation Section as an associate in 2009.  He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, employment, and intellectual property law.  He was admitted to the bar in 2008 and served as a Judicial Clerk for the Hon. William D. Hamblen, Judge, 31st Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 2008 to 2009. 

Elliot received his B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in History and Philosophy cum laude from the University of Florida, where he participated in the Study Abroad Program at Cambridge University, United Kingdon.  He received his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor for the Federal Circuit Bar Journal and President of the Jewish Law Students Association.

Education:
  • George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, 2008
    J.D.
    Honors: Cum Laude
    Law Journal: Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Articles Editor

  • University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, 2005
    B.S. Business Administration, major in Economics
    Honors: high honors
    Major:  B.A. major in History, minor in Philosophy

Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Jewish Law Students Association, 2008
    President
Past Employment Positions:
  • Circuit Court for 31st Judicial Circuit, Chambers of Judge William D. Hamblen, Judicial Clerk, 2008 - 2009

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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