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411 East Franklin Street
Suite 600
Richmond, Virginia 23219-2200
(804) 697-2031
(804) 697-2131 (fax)
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Current Employment Position(s):

Of Counsel

Areas of Practice:

  • Business Organizations
  • Probate & Estate Administration
Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, 1952
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1952
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1952
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1958
Malcolm M. Christian

Malcolm M. Christian earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1949 and his LL.B. degree from the University of Virginia in 1952. He continues to serve as a Commissioner in Chancery for the Richmond Circuit Court and his past accomplishments include Henrico School Board Member from 1982-1987 and its Chairman from 1986-1987. He is a member of the Richmond, Henrico and Virginia State Bar Associations. He focuses his practice in the areas of Corporate Law, Civil Litigation and Estate Administration Law and is currently of counsel to the Firm.

Mr. Christian has been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Education:
  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1952

  • University of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1949
    B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Richmond Circuit Court
    Commissioner in Chancery
  • Henrico School, 1982 - 1987
    Board Member
  • Henrico School, 1986 - 1987
    Chairman, Board
  • Richmond Bar Association
    Member
  • Richmond Bar Association
    Past President
  • Henrico Bar Association
    Member
  • Virginia State Bar Association
    Member
Past Employment Positions:
  • Richmond Circuit Court, Commissioner in Chancery

  • Henrico School, Board Member, 1982 - 1987

  • Henrico School, Chairman of the Board, 1986 - 1987

  • Richmond Bar Association, Member and Past President

  • Henrico Bar Association, Member

  • Virginia State Bar Association, Member

Birth Information:

1924

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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