David Bernhardt is a Director with the Firm. He is the head of the Firm’s Residential Real Estate Practice Group and Commercial Real Estate Practice Group.

EDUCATION

• Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., cum laude, Economics, 1992
• University of Richmond T. C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1995

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Represents purchasers, sellers, investors, and borrowers in the sale or acquisition of commercial, residential, and mixed-use properties
• Represents borrowers and lenders in real estate-based lending including acquisition, construction and permanent financings
• Has formed and represents numerous business entities, including those for professionals, investors, real estate holding companies, distributors, and retailers
• Represents parties in business, stock and asset sale and acquisition
• General representation of buyers, sellers, lenders, and borrowers in residential real estate transactions

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• Virginia Business Magazine, "Legal Elite - The Best Lawyers in Virginia," Young Lawyers - 2004

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Fundamentals of Real Estate Closings,” 2005 and 2006

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Admitted to practice in the following courts
  • All Virginia state courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Member
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Richmond Bar Association
    • Real Estate Section
      • Chair, 2005- 2006
      • Executive Committee, 2003 - 2006