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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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Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America held its annual Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Gala Benefit Auction

On Saturday, November 1st, the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America held its annual Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Gala Benefit Auction at The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center. The event honored John F. Reinhart, CEO/Executive Director of The Port of Virginia for his service to the community.   Chaired by Don Schultz, a partner with the […]

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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin Receives Tier 2 Ranking by U.S. News and Best Lawyers

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin received a Tier 2 Metropolitan Ranking for the 2015 listing of  “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights Law and Bankruptcy Litigation.

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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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Attorneys attend Tidewater Community College’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast

Delphine Carnes and Harriet Reynolds attended Tidewater Community College’s 12th Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast at the Portsmouth Campus Student Center.  This year’s theme for the Women’s Center was “Educate. Empower. Enhance and engage”. The guest speaker, Barbara Hamm Lee, provided a heartwarming and inspirational speech, sharing her own experiences and talking about keys to women succeeding in […]

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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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