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411 East Franklin Street
Suite 600
Richmond, Virginia 23219-2200
(804) 697-2039
(804) 697-2139 (fax)
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Current Employment Position(s):

Associate

Areas of Practice:

  • Corporate and Business Transactions
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation
  • Construction and Real Estate Litigation
Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2004
Peter A. Gambardella

Pete Gambardella joined Spotts Fain in 2008 and practices in the business section of the firm where he focuses on commercial, business and real estate transactions.  He also represents clients in land use and zoning matters as well as construction and real estate litigation.

Pete earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia in 1996.  He received his J.D., cum laude, from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in 2004 where he was a member of the Trial Advocacy Board.

Pete is admitted in all Virginia courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  He is a member of the Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations as well as the American Bar Association.  Pete currently serves as President of the Benedictine High School Alumni Board of Directors.  He is also a member of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Executive Committee for Soccer and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond Distinguished Leadership Awards Committee.

 

Education:
  • University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2004
    J.D.
    Honors: Cum Laude
    Honors: Trial Advocacy Board

  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1996
    B.A., Psychology

Fraternities/Sororities:
  • Sigma Nu
Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Bar Association of the City of Richmond
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Benedictine High School Alumni Board of Directors, 2008 - Present
    President
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond
    Member, Distinguished Leadership Awards Committee
  • Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association
    Member, Executive Committee, Boys Soccer
Past Employment Positions:
  • Parker, Pollard & Brown, P.C., Associate, 2004 - 2008

Birth Information:

August 23, 1974, Fairfax, Virginia

October 5, 2010 - Mike Rothermel will speak at a seminar in Richmond, Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law

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

August 5, 2010 - Four Spotts Fain lawyers named in Best Lawyers in America, Meade Spotts, Hugh Fain, Robert Chappell and Dana McDaniel.

August 2, 2010 - Spotts Fain attorney, Lee Stephens assisted clients with first Fort Pickett Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) conservation easement held by a State agency.

July 28, 2010 - Lessons on Charitable Conservation Contributions from Schneidelman v. Commissioner, by Robert Allen and Lee Stephens.

July 2010 - Spotts Fain congratulates Brian Marron, who begins his term as President of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation.

July 9, 2010 - 'Much Ado About Nothing' - Bilski v. Kappos, by Bob Barrett.

June 23, 2010 - We are proud to announce that six Spotts Fain lawyers were named in the Virginia Super Lawyers list for 2010 and six named Virginia Rising Stars.

June 21, 2010 - Section 1031 Update - Exchange Facilitators Act is effective July 1, 2010, by John Anderson

June 19, 2010 - You may be required to notify your employees of their right to join a union, by Betsy Davis.

June 15, 2010 - Spotts Fain Creditors' Rights lawyers spoke at a Virginia Association of Community Banks Teleseminar on Bankruptcy and Collections

May 24, 2010 - Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Circuit Court Decision Confirming Arbitration Award in Dispute Involving a Limited Liability Company, by Andrew Oxenreiter and John Anderson.

May 18, 2010 - Health Care Reform - Priorities for Employers 2010 by Elliot Fitzgerald

May 13, 2010 - Mark With Care: The Rise of § 292 False Patent Marking Lawsuits, by Bob Barrett.

April 23, 2010 - Business people should be aware of the consequences for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

April 23, 2010 - Bob Barrett presented The $612.5 Million Question: How to protect your intellectual property at the Greater Richmond Chamber.

April 7, 2010 - The Spotts Fain Intellectual Property Team welcomes Bob Barrett to our growing practice group.

April 1, 2010 - We are very pleased to announce that Connell Mullins has been elected a shareholder of the firm and Deborah Fourness has been elected a director. 

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

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