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ALAN BRODY RASHKIND, ESQUIRE

Education:

  • 1969 B.A. Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA
  • 1972 J.D. University of Virginia, School of Law Charlottesville, VA


Admitted to Practice:

  • 1972 Supreme Court of Virginia
  • 1972 United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • 1980 United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • 1992 United States Supreme Court


Professional Employment:

  • 1972 to 1975: Associate. Furniss, Davis and Sachs; Norfolk, VA
  • 1976 to date: Partner/Shareholder. Furniss, Davis, Rashkind and Saunders, P.C.,Norfolk, VA (formerly Furniss, Davis, Phelps and Rashkind; Furniss, Davis and Rashkind; and Furniss, Davis, Rashkind and Saunders)
  • 2003 to date: Adjunct Professor. Marshall-Wythe (William & Mary) School of Law, Williamsburg, VA (Insurance Law)


Practice Profile:

Trial and appellate civil litigation in state and federal court, concentrating on (1) defense of personal injury and other civil litigation for insurers, insureds and self-insureds; (2) insurance coverage litigation and (3) defense, primarily in civil rights litigation, of municipalities, governmental agencies, constitutional officers and their employees.

Representative Clients:

ALPS, Canal, Carolina Casualty, Chubb, Farmers, GEICO, Liberty Mutual, Penn National, City of Chesapeake, City (and School Board of the City) of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Newport News, City (and the School Board of the City) of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach

Professional Organizations:

American College of Trial Lawyers, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, Virginia Bar Association, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Defense Research Institute, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Professional Activities:

  • Boyd-Graves Conference (member, 1978 - ; Chair, 1995-97)
  • Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course for Law Students, Faculty Member (2000- )
  • Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course, Faculty Member (1997-99)
  • I'Anson -Hoffman American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, 1987-1994; Executive Committee, 1989-1994)
  • Virginia Beach Bar Association, Civil Litigation Committee, Chair (1985-88)
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors (1976-1983)

Professional Publications:

  • Virginia Insurance Case Finder, 2nd edition, co-authored with R. Craig Gallagher, Lexis Law Publishing (2002)
  • Virginia Insurance Case Finder, Annual Cumulative Supplements, co-authored with R. Craig Gallagher, 1995-2001, 2003- , Michie Co./Matthew Bender/LexisNexis Group
  • "The 'New' State Statute on Experts: Does Virginia Code Section 8.01-401.3 Really Allow Anything New?" The Journal of Civil Litigation, Vol. 9, No.1 (1997) [first presented as lecture at Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Seminar, 1996; article co-authored with R. Craig Gallagher]
  • Virginia Insurance Case Finder, 1st edition, co-authored with Gerard P. Rowe, Michie Co., 1994


Professional Presentations:

  • Co-author and Lecturer, "I Lost, but Here's What I Learned," Virginia CLE, 2005
  • Moderator, "48 Important Issues in Handling Personal Injury Cases," Virginia CLE, 2005
  • Co-author and lecturer, "Defamation Of and By Public Officials," Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Fall Conference, 2004
  • Co-author and lecturer, "Immunities of Governmental Entities & Attempts to Skirt Sovereign Immunity," Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Fall Conference, 2003
  • Co-author and lecturer, "Reviewing Police Policy - Police Pursuits: Rationale, Policy and Liability," Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Fall Conference, 1999
  • Guest Lecturer, Chesapeake Police Training Academy, 1995 - 2002, on Civil Liability issues for basic recruit, police supervisor and emergency communications personnel classes
  • Lecturer, "The 'New' State Statute on Experts: Does Virginia Code Section 8.01-401.3 Really Allow Anything New?" Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Seminar, 1996
  • Chapter co-author and lecturer, "Insurance Law for Virginia Practitioners," Virginia CLE, 1993. Chapter co-author and lecturer, "Insurance Law in the 80's," Virginia CLE, 1989
  • Lecturer, "Discovery Tips, Tactics and Traps," Virginia Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, 1984
  • Program Chair, chapter co-author and lecturer, "Using Experts in Personal Injury Cases," Virginia Trial Lawyers Assn, 1982
  • Program Chair, "Liability Insurance Coverage for Personal Injury and Property Damage Actions," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1981

Civic Activities:

  • Chesapeake Bay Academy, Board of Trustees (member, 1989- ; Secretary, 1991-1995; Vice Chair, 1995-2002; Chair, 2002- )
  • Randolph-Macon College, Board of Trustees (member:1987-89, 1991- 2003 and 2005- ; Executive Committee, 1995-2003 and 2005- ; Vice Chair, 2000-2003)
  • Randolph-Macon College, Society of Alumni, President (1987-89)


Honors:

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, AV rating
  • Listed in :
    • Who's Who in America (since 56th edition, 2001)
    • Who's Who in American Law (since at least Millennium Edition, 2000)
    • Best Lawyers in America (since 7th edition, 1997-8)