Michael James Rothermel

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411 East Franklin Street
Suite 600
Richmond, VA
23219

(804) 697-2078
(804) 697-2178 (fax)

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Areas of Practice

• Land Use and Zoning
• Commercial Real Estate Services
• Corporate and Business Transactions
• Legislative and Governmental Relations Services
• Construction Industry Practice Group

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Michael James Rothermel

Michael J. Rothermel was admitted to practice in Virginia in 1999 and in Pennsylvania in 2010. He served as a judicial law clerk to the Circuit Court in Henrico County, Virginia from 1999-2000 and joined Spotts Fain following his clerkship. He focuses his practice on land use and zoning matters as well as land use and real estate related litigation.  Mike also handles a variety of administrative law matters including ABC issues and tax appeals.

Mike earned a B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science and Philosophy from Randolph-Macon College in 1996. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in 1999, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the McNeill Law Society.

He is a member of the Richmond and Henrico County Bar Associations and currently serves as president of the Henrico County Bar Association.  Mike was named by his peers in the 2010 Virginia Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars.

Education

• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999)
• Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia (B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy, summa cum laude, 1996)

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Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Sigma

Representative Cases

•  County of Chesterfield v. Tetra Associates, LLC, 279 Va. 500 (Virginia Supreme Court 2010)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Virginia State Bar
• Pennsylvania State Bar
• Henrico County Bar Association, 2011 - 2012
  President
• American Bar Association, 2010 - Present
  Chair, Zoning and Land Use Subcommittee, Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee, Section of Litigation

Honors and Awards

•  Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars 2009, 2010

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law, National Business Institute, October 6, 2010
• Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law, National Business Institute, 2006
• Negotiating Complex Real Estate Transactions in Virginia: Land Use Considerations, Lorman Education Services, 2005

Past Employment Positions

•  14th Judicial Circuit of Virginia (Circuit Court of Henrico), Judicial Clerk, 1999 - 2000