EDUCATION:
University of Richmond
T.C. Williams School of Law
Richmond, Virginia, 1984
Juris Doctorate
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Bachelor of Science, 1975
ADMISSIONS:
Virginia
Admitted to practice before all State Courts in Virginia and the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association
- Blue Ridge Legal Services (Volunteer)
- Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Suzanne F. Thomas
Of Counsel
Harrisonburg, VA
Phone: 540-437-3120
E-mail: sft@lolawfirm.com
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At Lenhart Obenshain
Suzanne F. Thomas brings a broad range of experience to Lenhart Obenshain. Having begun a general practice in real estate, wills and estates, and general business law over twenty-five years ago, she now focuses her practice on commercial real estate, handling acquisitions, leasing, finance, and other transactions needed by sophisticated developers of and investors in the real estate market. Her broad background and long-standing experience in law makes her well-suited to understand and address the many issues arising in real estate transactions, from financing needs to insurance and environmental concerns to zoning, land use and even private easement issues, and land use matters and including issues of eminent domain.
Experience
Case results depend on a variety of factors unique to each case and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.- Served as first ever in-house counsel to Bowman Apple Products Co., Inc., for both its Virginia and New York operations, and for its numerous affiliated companies, including Bowman Fruit Sales, LLC and Bowman Orchards, LLC
~ Handled the day-to-day corporate legal matters, including acquisition and sale of property, creation of conservation easements, contract formation and review, environmental oversight, commercial insurance matters and personnel legal issues
~ Negotiated and worked with various local, state and federal agencies in compliance areas, including land use, environmental permitting, immigrant employment and corporate reporting - Served as Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Shenandoah County, Virginia, and also as a Special Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney directing the operation of the first multi-jurisdictional task force in the 26th Judicial Circuit
- Served with organizations in the United Kingdom and in several third-world countries to study, use and improve their legal systems to assist citizens in various legal matters
- Worked with right of way matters for the Virginia Department of Transportation
More than Lenhart Obenshain
- Ms. Thomas continues to be very involved in the support of organizations throughout the world working to improve the quality of life and education of their people, particularly the persecuted.
- Her stateside interests include her family, running, snow skiing, and bicycling.
Susan Workman
540-437-3125
sworkman@lolawfirm.com
Connie Taylor
540-437-3135
ctaylor@lolawfirm.com
Paralegals
Martha Munson
540-437-3102
mmunson@lolawfirm.com
Denny White
540-437-3109
dwhite@lolawfirm.com
Areas of Practice
Commercial Real Estate
Finance
Banking/Foreclosures