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 Suzanne
F. Thomas brings a broad range of experience to
Lenhart Obenshain. Having begun a general
practice in real estate, wills and estates,
and general business law over twenty-two years ago, she
now focuses her practice on commercial
real estate, handling acquisitions, leasing,
finance, and other transactions needed by sophisticated
developers of and investors in the burgeoning real
estate market. Her broad background and long-standing
experience in law makes her well-suited to understand
and address the many issues arising in real estate
transactions, from financing needs to insurance and
environmental concerns to zoning and land use matters
and including issues of eminent domain.
Experience
- Served as first ever in-house counsel to Bowman
Apple Products Co., Inc., for both its Virginia and
New York operations, and for its numerous affiliated
companies, including Bowman Fruit Sales, LLC and
Bowman Orchards, LLC
~ Handled the day-to-day corporate legal matters,
including acquisition and sale of
property, creation of
conservation easements, contract formation and
review,
environmental oversight,
commercial insurance matters and personnel legal
issues
~ Negotiated and worked with various local, state
and federal agencies in compliance
areas, including land use,
environmental permitting, immigrant employment and
corporate reporting
- Served as Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for
Shenandoah County, Virginia, and also as a Special
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney directing the
operation of the first multi-jurisdictional task
force in the 26th Judicial Circuit
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Served with an organization in the United Kingdom
and in several third-world countries to study, use
and improve their legal systems to assist citizens
in various legal matters
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Worked with right of way matters for the Virginia
Department of Transportation
Education
- University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of
Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1984
Juris Doctorate
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
Virginia, Bachelor of Science, 1975
Professional and Community
Associations
- Virginia State Bar, admitted 1984
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association
- Blue Ridge Legal Services (Volunteer)
- Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA)
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association,
Treasurer 2007-2008
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