Delphine Carnes Speaks at 2014 VAHCDO Legal Seminar

Delphine Carnes, Chair of the firm’s Project Finance Practice Group, presented “RAD Conversion and Rehabilitation using LIHTC: Key Considerations for PHAs”, at the Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials (“VAHCDO”) 2014 Legal Seminar held in Richmond, Virginia. Click here to view presentation >

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Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s 2014 ‘Legal Elite’

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been named among the “Legal Elite” for 2014 by Virginia Business Magazine: James L. Chapman, IV – Civil Litigation Donald C. Schultz – Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights W. Ryan Snow – Civil Litigation

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Steven M. Stancliff Named Chair of the Firm’s Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group

Mr. Stancliff joined the firm in 2007 following a distinguished career in the United States Coast Guard, retiring at the rank of Commander.  “Steve’s background and expertise make him ideally qualified to head the firm’s Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group,” said Jim Chapman, chair of the firm’s Litigation Department.  The firm’s Admiralty & Maritime Law […]

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Firm Receives Tier 1 Ranking for the 2015 Listing of Best Law Firms

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin received a Tier 1 Metropolitan Ranking for the 2015 listing of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers in three practice areas:  Admiralty & Maritime Law, Eminent Domain Law and Project Finance. The firm also received a Tier 2 Ranking in Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy Litigation, Public Finance Law and Real Estate Law and a Tier 3 Ranking […]

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2014 Corporate Live Wire Roundtable on Shipping & Maritime Law

James Chapman was a member of the panel of experts from around the world in the Shipping & Maritime Law 2014 roundtable presented by Corporate Live Wire.  The panel discussed the latest changes and developments in Shipping & Maritime Law. Among the highlighted topics, the experts discussed the contentious issue of a captain’s abandonment of the […]

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Delphine Carnes Speaks at Governor’s Conference on Economic Development

Virginia Economic Development Association presented the 2014 VEDA Fall Conference, “The Governor’s Conference on Economic Development – Increasing the Odds:  Deal-Making in the New Economy.” Delphine Carnes was a member of the panel of speakers for the conference and presented the topic on New Markets Tax Credits. Click here to view presentation >

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James Chapman and Steve Stancliff represent partnership in win for rights to salvage gold treasure

CINCINNATI (AP) — A fugitive treasure hunter’s company has lost its bid to stop deep-sea explorers from bringing up gold and other artifacts from a ship that sank off the South Carolina coast in 1857 and has been the subject of legal fights for nearly 30 years.   > NBC News “Ohio Company Wins Rights […]

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Chapman to Serve as Vice Rector of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Tech

James L. Chapman, Jr., a partner with the firm, was chosen to serve as vice rector of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Board of Visitors for the coming year. He is a 1979 Tech graduate with a law degree from Washington and Lee University. Mr. Chapman will also serve as Chair of the […]

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CWM attorneys, Delphine Carnes and Harriet Reynolds close on transaction to build grocery store in Decatur, Illinois

On April 25, 2014, CWM attorneys, Delphine Carnes and Harriet Reynolds, closed on a transaction that utilized New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTCs”) to finance the construction of a new grocery store and affiliated convenience store and gas station in a low-income community in Decatur, Illinois (the “Project”).  CWM represented Hampton Roads Ventures, L.L.C. (“HRV”), a […]

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Jury Awards Nearly $800,000 to CWM Client

A jury awarded nearly $800,000 to a client of CWM after a six-day trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  James Chapman represented MidAtlantic International against AGC Flat Glass in this commercial dispute.  AGC had refused to make payment under the terms of a “take-or-pay” clause in their contract.  AGC filed a […]

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