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        Joseph A. Matthews, Jr.

        (Retired January 1, 2013)

        Education:

        Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1968

        University of Virginia, J.D., 1971

        Bar & Court Admissions:

        Virginia, 1971

        U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

        U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

        U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia

        Classes & Seminars Taught:

        Member, Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism

        Honors, Awards & Affiliations:

        Listed in “The Best Lawyers in America,” 2001-2011

        Listed in “Virginia Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation Defense”

        Omicron Delta Kappa

        University of Virginia Law Review

        Editorial Board, 1969-1971

        Professional Associations and Memberships:

        Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002

        Virginia State Committee, 2004-2008

        Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation

        Roanoke Bar Association

        Virginia Bar Association

        Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

        International Association of Defense Counsel

        Defense Research Institute

        Master Emeritus, Ted Dalton American Inn of Court

        Military:

        JAGC, U.S. Navy, Active Duty 1971-1975

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