Robert H. Powell III
Biography
Bob is Of Counsel in the firm’s Norfolk office where his practice focuses on trust and estate planning, real estate, and corporate transactions.
Representative Matters
- Represented major transportation company in acquisition and rezoning of large tract of land in Isle of Wight County for location of coal storage facility
- Represented estate in sale of farm property and old English antiques
- Represented majority of contingent heirs in complex litigation necessitating IRS Letter Ruling
- Provided legal argument in case regarding beneficiaries’ attempt to terminate irrevocable trust
- Handled numerous foreclosure sales involving hotels, corporate businesses, and large undeveloped tracts of land for insurance companies and banks
- Represented numerous families in estate planning and administration matters involving multi-generational factions
Recognition & Honors
- AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
Associations
- American Bar Association; Real Property; Probate & Trust Section
- Virginia Bar Association; Legislative Committee of Wills, Trusts & Estates Section
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation; Board Member
- Virginia State Bar
- Courtland Ruritan Club; Chair Program Committee
- Boykins Lyons Club; Acting Secretary, Member Sight & Hearing Committee and Scholarship Committee
- Tidewater Estate Planning Council; President, 1994-1995
- National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
- Revision of Virginia Stock Corporation Act; Joint Bar Committee
- Paul D. Camp Community College; Foundation Board, 2012-2014
- Rotary Club of Norfolk; President, 1994-1995, Paul Harris Fellow
- Bank of Hampton Roads; Director Emeritus
- Foundry United Methodist Church; Past Chairman of Administrative Board, Stewardship Committee, Building Committee,
- Finance Committee, President of Board of Trustees
- Norfolk Jaycees; Past President
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Education
- Washington & Lee University; B.S., 1964
- Washington & Lee University School of Law; LL.B., cum laude, 1967
Press & Publications
- Robert H. Powell, III Elected President of Franklin-Southampton Bar Association
- Private Client Services Update – Portability Election Simplified
- Private Client Services Update – But My Tax Expert Told Me****
- Private Client Services Update – Dotting Your I’s and Crossing Your T’s in Charitable Giving
- Private Client Services Update – Decanting: A New Tool in the Trustee’s Arsenal
- Private Client Services Update – Special Attention for Special Needs
- Private Client Services Update – No Longer a Need to Rush to the Funeral Home
- Private Client Services Update – Virginia Adopts Uniform Power of Attorney Act