Nate Lavinder Adams

Nate Lavinder Adams

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Nate L. Adams, III, was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1981. Since that time, he has tried or argued cases at every level of the Virginia Courts and, with the sole exception of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Courts. He concentrates his practice in business law, incorporation law, workers' compensation, creditor's rights, employment law for both employers and employees, domestic relations, and personal injury.

Mr. Adams is a graduate of the College of William and Mary (A.B., 1977) and the Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1981).

Mr. Adams is active in the Winchester community, currently serving on the Handley Board of Trustees and as its designated representative to the Board of Directors for the Winchester Education Foundation. He has also served on the Winchester Planning Commission as its Chairman, and as President of the Board of Directors for Blue Ridge Hospice. He has also previously served on the Winchester-Frederick Economic Development Commission and its Executive Committee, the Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals as its Chairman, the President's Roundtable for Shenandoah University, and is a co-founder and former director of the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum.

In addition, Mr. Adams has participated in the Frederick County Schools' Gifted Independent Studies Program for over ten years, mentoring junior and senior high school students. He has also mentored students from Shenandoah University who have an interest in the legal field.

Mr. Adams served as the President of the Winchester- Frederick County Bar Association from 2013 through 2014.

Education
Washington & Lee University
J.D. (1981)
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College of William and Mary
B.A. (1977) | Government and History
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Activities: Honor Council, Resident Aide, Orientation Aide, Pi Kappa Alpha
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Professional Experience
Law Clerk
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
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Awards
2018 Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
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Professional Associations
Handley Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
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Virginia Trial Lawyers Assn
Member
- Current
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Winchester Frederick County Bar Association
President (2013-2014)
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Virginia State Bar  # 20707
Member
- Current
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American Bar Association
Member
- Current
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Virginia Bar Association
Member
- Current
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Blue Ridge Hospice Board of Directors
Chairman (1994-1997)
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Planning Commission for City of Winchester
Chairman (2010-2011)
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Winchester-Frederick Economic Development COmmission
Excecutive Committee (2006-2010)
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Board of Zoning Appeals for City of Winchester
Chairman (1998-2001)
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Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Board of Directors (1993-1997)
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Virginia
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Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Workers' Compensation
Websites & Blogs
Website
Nate L. Adams, III PC Website
Contact & Map
11 S Cameron St
Winchester, VA 22601
Telephone: (540) 667-1330
Fax: (540) 667-7165