Virginia's Leading Waterfront & Riparian Property Rights Law Practice

Your waterfront problems need access to the right knowledge, commitment, and bench strength. Jim focuses his practice on serving Virginians who own residential, commercial and industrial waterfront property. This focus is important because waterfront property law encompasses a variety of specialized practices: riparian property rights law, maritime & admiralty law, and environmental law.

Jim is a solo practitioner. He has worked in law firms of all sizes during his 35+ years in the practice of law. One firm had over 1,000 attorneys, another had 40 attorneys and another had five. Jim acquired a deep well of legal experience over these many decades of practice. But he also realizes that handling a full caseload is no longer the best use of his time. If your case is one that Jim does not handle personally, he will introduce you to a colleague in another firm who has the specialized training and experience demanded in the niche practice of Waterfront Property Law.

Whether representing clients before judges, juries, councils, or commissions, or volunteering for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Elizabeth River Project, Lynnhaven River Now, or Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, Jim keeps his eyes on the ever-changing currents that flow along Virginia's waterfronts.