Carter, Gerald W. S.

Partner
(804) 915-3224
Email: gcarter@hclawfirm.com

Gerald W. S. Carter, a partner in Harrell & Chambliss, is a graduate of the College of William & Mary (B.B.A.) and New York University School of Law (J.D.). Mr. Carter received his Masters of Law (LL.M.) Degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law and focuses his practice on business/tax, estate planning, tax issues in municipal finance transactions, real estate and creditors' rights and bankruptcy. Mr. Carter provides counsel to the Firm's financial institution clients as it relates to banking regulations (Federal and state), commercial transactions, estate issues, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, foreclosure, collection and civil litigation as well as any other legal matter the Firm is requested to address for the client. Mr. Carter has been involved in a full array of matters pertaining to the Firm's business and tax clients. Some of the general business and tax planning assistance provided by Mr. Carter include advising clients of closely held businesses and publicly owned entities, nonprofit and tax exempt organizations, public housing authorities, school divisions, churches and individuals. Mr. Carter's practice also includes providing legal advice to the Firm's estate planning clients. Carter has over twenty (20) years of experience in practicing as an attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Mr. Carter is a certified public accountant and worked as an accountant before entering law school. Mr. Carter served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Richmond Law School and is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Hill Tucker Bar Association. Mr. Carter served as a member of the Virginia Bar Association (Committee on Honoring Members and Judges). Mr. Carter presently serves as a board member on the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation. Mr. Carter was selected as one of the leading lawyers in Virginia as reflected in an article entitled "The Legal Elite," in the December 2000 issue of the Virginia Business Magazine.

Bryant G. Chambliss

Associate
(804) 915-3233
Email: bchambliss@hclawfirm.com

Bryant G. Chambliss is an associate with Harrell & Chambliss with primary practice areas in public finance and structured finance transactions. Mr. Chambliss is a graduate of Hampton University (B.A.) and Howard University School of Law (J.D.). Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Chambliss worked as a law clerk in the Civil and Employment litigation practice groups at a law firm in Greenbelt, Maryland. While in law school, Mr. Chambliss worked as a summer associate with H&C and was a member of Howard Law’s Charles Hamilton Houston Moot Court team. Mr. Chambliss also served as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia as well as a legal intern at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Mr. Chambliss is admitted to the New York State Bar and a member of the New York State Bar Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Nancy Griffin Chambliss

Co-Managing Partner
(804) 915-3239
Email: nchambliss@hclawfirm.com

Nancy Griffin Chambliss is Co-Managing Partner of Harrell & Chambliss, with primary practice areas in public/municipal finance and structured securities finance transactions, contracts and procurement law. Ms. Chambliss received a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. She began her attorney career as an associate in the public finance section of Hunton & Williams. Ms. Chambliss has practiced for over 25 years in public and municipal finance law and has served as bond counsel in bond financings for general obligation public improvement projects, public utility projects of gas, water and wastewater utilities systems, airports, industrial development, hospital, housing, governmental/ 501(c)(3), and educational facilities projects. She has also represented underwriters, issuers, lenders and developers in tax-exempt and taxable bond financings and served as co-legal advisor in multiclass securities transactions. She has served as co-bond counsel in transactions for the issuance of over $9 billion of tax-exempt and taxable bonds and as co-legal advisor in transactions for the issuance of over $14 billion of multiclass securities.

Ms. Chambliss has served as program chairperson, moderator and panelist for various programs on municipal finance and creative financing. She served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Directors of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority and as a Director of the Metropolitan Business Foundation. Ms. Chambliss is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers and has served on various committees of bar associations.

Adam Nelson Harrell, Jr.

Co-Managing Partner
(804) 915-3237
Email: aharrell@hclawfirm.com

Adam Nelson Harrell, Jr. is Co-Managing Partner of Harrell & Chambliss, with primary practice areas in business, banking, creditors’ rights, foreclosure, and real estate. Mr. Harrell is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A.) (With Distinction) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law (J.D.). He has worked closely with financial institution and real estate clients for over 25 years and was formerly associated with Hirshcher Fleischer, a large regional law firm in its corporate and municipal finance practice. Mr. Harrell is active in his church and several community organizations in Richmond. He is actively involved with the following professional associations: Member: Old Dominion Bar Association (Former Member, Executive Committee), Virginia State Bar (Former Member, Third District Committee), Virginia Bar Association (Member, Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee). Mr. Harrell also has served as a member of the Virginia Board for Asbestos Licensing and Lead Certification, Former Member, Board of Directors of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Board of Directors of the Richmond Chapter of National Council for Community and Justice.

Caryl Stephens Johnson

Counsel
(804) 915-3230
Email: cjohnson@hclawfirm.com

Caryl Stephens Johnson, a senior attorney with Harrell & Chambliss, is a graduate of Tufts University (B.A), New School University (M.A.) and the University of Richmond School of Law (J.D.). Ms. Johnson is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Ms. Johnson’s practice areas include public finance, corporate law and tax. Prior to joining H&C, Ms. Johnson’s practice focused on tax exempt financing for educational institutions, not-for-profits, health care facilities, developers and manufacturers. Ms. Johnson has served as bank counsel, underwriters’ counsel and bond counsel on complex financing structures including variable rate demand bonds, private placements, public offerings and 265(b) transactions. In addition, Ms. Johnson has experience working for clients who have tax controversies with federal and state taxing authorities. Ms. Johnson’s prior work experience includes serving as an associate with Kaufman & Canoles, as Assistant Vice President of the Financial Services Corporation of New York City, program administrator of the New York City Industrial Development Authority, Vice President of DSL Capital Corporation, financial advisor to the Virginia Small Business Development Authority’s pooled bond program, and budget analyst and regulatory policy analyst for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Planning and Budget.

Godfrey T. Pinn, Jr.

Partner
(804) 915-3220
Email: gpinn@hclawfirm.com

Godfrey T. Pinn, Jr. is a partner with Harrell & Chambliss. Mr. Pinn received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University in Mass Media Arts and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Mr. Pinn began his career as a litigation associate with McGuire Woods. Mr. Pinn is a civil litigator with experience in several substantive areas of the law, including, general tort defense, commercial litigation, professional malpractice, regulatory compliance, eminent domain and both residential and commercial landlord-tenant. In addition to the Virginia State Bar, Mr. Pinn is an active member of the Richmond and Old Dominion Bar Associations and a volunteer with the Virginia Legal Aid Justice Center's Pro Bono Housing Clinic. Mr. Pinn is an active member of the community through his involvement in a number of social and civic organizations and non-profit boards.

Jonnell P. Lilly

Partner
(804) 915-3223
Email: jlilly@hclawfirm.com

Jonnell P. Lilly is a partner with Harrell & Chambliss, with areas of expertise in education law, employment, and workers’ compensation. Ms. Lilly received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Richmond and her Juris Doctor degree from T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. Prior to joining Harrell & Chambliss, Ms. Lilly served as the Coordinator of Complaints Services for the Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Dispute Resolution and Administrative Services which provides options for parents and school divisions to resolve special education disputes through the systems of complaints, mediation and due process. Ms. Lilly is an active member of her church and is also a member of the Virginia State Bar, Hill-Tucker Bar Association and the Virginia School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys.

Franklin D. McFadden, Jr.

Associate
(804) 915-3258
Email: fmcfadden@hclawfirm.com

Franklin D. McFadden, Jr., an associate with Harrell & Chambliss, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the College of William and Mary and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Richmond School of Law. Frank’s primary areas of practice are civil and criminal litigation. Early in his career, Frank developed his skills as a criminal defense attorney, handling countless matters before judges and juries before state and federal courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prior to joining Harrell & Chambliss, and under the tutelage of one of Virginia’s preeminent civil litigators, Frank honed his skills as a steadfast advocate for those aggrieved by violations of their civil rights and liberties. In 2014, Frank was named to Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” list.

Aubrey W. Fountain, III

Counsel
(804) 915-3227
Email: afountain@hclawfirm.com

Aubrey W. Fountain, III, is a senior attorney with Harrell & Chambliss with areas of expertise in Real Estate, Affordable Housing, Construction Law, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Business Law, and Banking Law. Mr. Fountain is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.S.) and the University of North Carolina School of Law (Joint Degree J.D./M.R.P.). Mr. Fountain was the former Director of Real Estate Development for Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation (“SCDHC”), a nonprofit CDC in South Richmond, Virginia, and was also engaged in the private practice of Real Estate and Affordable Housing Law. As Director of Real Estate Development for SCDHC, Mr. Fountain piloted the development of over 100 single family detached homes for low income families including the coveted “Governors Award for Excellence” for the Paradise Place subdivision; a 75 unit renovation of a drug infested apartment in the Blackwell Community; the acquisition and renovation of the largest multi-family apartment complex in the country (1,286 units) by a nonprofit organization using tax exempt bond financing; the development of a 45 unit adaptive reuse senior living community combining an intricate and complex layering of over 10 sources of financing and equity syndication including Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Federal and State Historic Tax Credits, Virginia Housing Fund and Virginia Partnership permanent financing, soft financial support from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, an Affordable Housing Partnership award, and several other grants and award subsidies; a 100 unit new construction senior living community; and several other development initiatives including a Business Incubator for start up Minority Business Enterprises, a local community center, and a potential cultural arts center. Mr. Fountain’s background lends itself greatly to the physical, social, and economic needs of development initiatives in the low wealth areas of our communities. Aubrey is a current member of the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Richmond Community Development Alliance, the Institute for Professional Executive Developers, the National Business Incubator Association, Coalition for Greater Richmond, East District Family Resource Center, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as serving as an Adjunct Professor and Guest Lecturer at Virginia Commonwealth University's Graduate School of Urban Studies and Virginia Union University's School of Theology.

Nicole Thompson Stock

Counsel
(804) 915-3225
Email: nthompson@hclawfirm.com

Nicole Thompson is a senior attorney at Harrell & Chambliss with areas of expertise in education law and criminal law. She is a graduate of LaSalle University (B.A.) and Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.). Ms. Thompson has been involved in all aspects of a special education case, including drafting an IEP, representing clients during due process hearings, and drafting pleadings for the federal court. Prior to specializing in education law, Ms. Thompson practiced criminal law as Public Defender in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she represented clients during felony and misdemeanor jury trials, pre-trial and post trial motions, preliminary hearings, and appeals. Ms. Thompson is a member of the Pennsylvania bar Association, Virginia School Board Association, Council of School Attorneys, and National School Board Association.