Robert H. Chappell, III

Mr. Chappell's practice is focused in the areas of bankruptcy, foreclosure and collections. From 1990 to 1991, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Hal J. Bonney, Jr., a United States Bankruptcy Court Judge in Norfolk, Virginia.

Mr. Chappell earned a B.A. in English and History from the University of Virginia in 1987 and his J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in 1990.

Mr. Chappell is a Director of Froehling & Robertson, Incorporated and has also served on the Board of Directors of the Richmond Bar Association. He has been chosen by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights category and Virginia Business magazine's Legal Elite.  He has also been named for several years in Virginia Super Lawyers.

 

Education

  • The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia (J.D., 1990)
  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (B.A. in English and History, 1987)

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Representative Cases
  • Parker v. N.C. Agric. Fin. Auth., 341 B.R. 547 (U.S. District Court E.D. Va. 2006)
  • Phillips v. Rinehart, 352 B.R. 427 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Va. 2005)
  • Richards v. Rapid Funding, LLC, 336 B.R. 722 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Va. 2004)
  • In re Ahearn, 318 B.R. 638 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Va. 2003)
  • In re Herndon, 218 B.R. 821 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Va. 1998)
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Professional Associations and Memberships
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • American Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Virginia Creditors Bar Association
  • National Association of Retail Collections Attorneys
  • Debt Buyers' Association
  • Virginia State Bar
    Member, Board of Directors
  • Bar Association of the City of Richmond
    Member, Board of Directors
  • Bar Association of the City of Richmond, Bankruptcy Section, 2003 - 2004
    Past Chair
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Honors and Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Category
  • Virginia Legal Elite, Creditors' Rights Category
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
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Classes/Seminars Taught
  • Guide to Revised Article 9 - Changes in the Law of Secured Transactions and Selected Bankruptcy Issues, Atlantic Agricultural Credit Conference, 2003
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Past Employment Positions
  • Hon. Hal J. Bonney, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, Norfolk, Virginia, Law Clerk, 1990 - 1991
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Birth Information
  • 1965, Richmond, Virginia