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Automotive Industry Practice Group

Virginia's Auto Industry Legal Professionals

The skill and experience of Spotts Fain attorneys extends into a broad range of specialized industries. For many years, we have represented Virginia automobile dealerships and their owners, as well as related automotive businesses.

We understand the regulatory, transactional and litigation issues that impact the successful operations of businesses and professionals in the auto industry. Our firm is an associate member of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association.

Our automotive industry team includes:

Contact our office Richmond, Virginia, to schedule an appointment to meet with a member of our automotive industry law group.

Services to this key firm industry group include:

Creditors' Rights for Auto Industry Businesses

Automotive dealerships that provide their own financing are often heavily leveraged with outstanding credit. Our creditors' rights group offers experienced representation that our clients rely on to help limit their financial exposure in bankruptcy courts.

Our attorneys are skilled in a broad array of litigation representing secured and unsecured creditors involved in the automobile and auto products industry.

We represent auto dealers and bank auto loan departments in addressing suits based on statutory, contract and tort recovery theories including:

  • Lender liability
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act
  • Fair Access to Funds Act
  • Truth-in-Lending Act

Contact us to learn more about our automotive industry law group. We look forward to helping you resolve your complex legal matters.

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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