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Mark Popovich Assists Covington, VA, with Smart Cities Initiative
On January 3, 2020, the City of Covington and Aeronyde of Virginia, Inc. announced an exciting new public-private partnership on a “Smart Cities” initiative involving the use of drones to assist the City with critical data collection for a number of projects. Firm attorney Mark Popovich who also serves as
Paul Mahoney Transitions to New Public Role
Our friend and (now former) colleague, Paul Mahoney, left GWCL at the first of the year to serve as the new Cave Spring representative on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. We are excited for Paul’s new public role in the community and are proud of his achievement to elected
Mark Popovich Helps Covington, VA, Secure New Jobs
New high-tech jobs are coming to the City of Covington. Aeronyde Corporation, an aerial informatics solutions provider based in Melbourne, Florida, selected the City of Covington as the location for its new drone operations command and control center. Firm attorney Mark Popovich who also serves as Covington’s City Attorney, worked
Jeremy Carroll Successfully Defends Bedford County Zoning Administrator
On September 24, 2019, the Bedford County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) denied Liberty University’s appeal of two determinations made by the Bedford County Zoning Administrator. Jeremy Carroll successfully represented the Zoning Administrator before the BZA. At issue, was whether the Zoning Administrator accurately interpreted and applied the Bedford County
GWCL Attends 2019 NABL Workshop
Firm Attorney Mike Lockaby attended the annual NABL Workshop held September 11-13, 2019, in Chicago, IL. The Workshop was a three-day seminar for CLE credit hosted by the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), the premier organization of public finance lawyers in the U.S. This year, over 600 lawyers attended
Jim H. Guynn, Jr. Prevails in Defamation Case Before the Supreme Court of Virginia
On June 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a ruling by the Patrick County Circuit Court, and found in favor of the defendant, the former superintendent for Patrick County Public Schools, in a defamation lawsuit. In the suit, a former county school principal claimed she was defamed when