Overview
Vonda Chappell is the Managing Director of the firm’s Chesapeake office. Her practice focuses on trust & estate planning, commercial transactions including structuring corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. She also assists clients in residential and commercial real estate transactions.
Representative Matters
Represented numerous clients in recommending and implementing estate plans to provide for their individual needs and desires
Administered numerous estates, trusts and guardianship from the qualification process to closing of the estate, trust or guardianship matter
Serves as counsel to Hampton Roads Security Corporation in its registration, development and organization
Represented sellers of assisted living facilities in the Hampton Roads area in sales of the same and structured seller financing to achieve maximum returns and protection to clients
Represented seller of a large specialized furniture manufacturing and distribution company with the sale of its local operations and distribution warehouse facility
Serves as counsel to Chesapeake Montessori School, Inc. in its acquisition and construction of its new school site located in Chesapeake, Virginia
Recognition & Honors
Honors & Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America, 2020-2026
Top Lawyers; CoVaBIZ Magazine, 2026
Women in Business Achievement Award; Inside Business, 2019
Regent University Law Review; Editor, 1993-1995
Press & Publications
News
Community & Professional
Associations
Chesapeake Bar Association
Virginia State Bar
Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council
Townebank; Chesapeake Board of Directors
Credentials
Education
Old Dominion University; B.S., summa cum laude, 1992
Regent University School of Law; J.D., 1995
