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Education
  • Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1989
  • University of Virginia, B.A., History, 1986
Memberships
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Second District Disciplinary Committee
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association (Offices held: President, Secretary, Treasurer)
  • Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association (Offices held: President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, Chairman, Courts of Justice Committee, Chairman, Bench-Bar Conference Committee)
Community Organizations
  • Boy Scouts of America, Tidewater Council, Executive Board
  • Educational Access and Guidance Project (Chairman)
  • Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (Graduate of Leadership Hampton Roads Program)
  • Boys and Girls Club of Hampton Roads (Non-Voting Board Member)
  • Independent Living Program, Norfolk Social Services (Instructor)

Donald C. Schultz

Mr. Schultz is primarily engaged in the practice of bankruptcy law and creditors' rights, civil litigation, construction law and eminent domain.

Relevant Experience and Honors

  • o Former Law Clerk to the Honorable Blackwell N. Shelley of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
  • Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, 2006
  • Named one of Virginia's Legal Elite in the field of Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights by Virginia Business magazine in 2003.
  • Represents regional and national financial institutions in workouts, litigation (bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy) and asset-backed lending.
  • Has successfully represented clients in obtaining pre-judgment property seizures and attachments.
  • Has successfully represented clients in obtaining injunctive relief in federal and state courts.
  • Represents municipal entities in eminent domain and redevelopment matters.
  • Successfully represented non-profit corporation in obtaining summary judgment on all counts of a multi-million dollar class-action civil rights lawsuit.

Practice Area Links:

Businesses and Industries:

  • Banks
  • Financial Services Institutions
  • Municipal Corporations
  • Redevelopment and Housing Authorities
  • Construction Contractors

Articles and Presentations:

  • “Admiralty Law in a Bankruptcy Context”, Bankruptcy Law News, (Winter 1995)
  • “Tenancy by Entirety Law in Virginia and United States v. Kraft”, Bankruptcy Law News, (Summer 2003)