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Cape Charles, Virginia
The Practice of Ernest P. "Rusty" Gates, Jr.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Traffic Defense
- Estate Planning
SPECIALIZING ON NORTHAMPTON AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES
- Appears in Northampton and Accomack County courts on Virginia's Eastern Shore
- Qualified in all Virginia State Courts
- More than 40 years of extensive experience as a trial and business attorney
- As a member of the litigation team of Richmond's widely respected CowanGates law firm, practiced criminal, personal injury and family law
- Practice also included traffic law relating to traffic violations, auto obile accidents and injuries
- Current practice focuses on traffic defense and estate planning
40 years experience
- 2007-2019, CowanGates, Principal, Richmond, VA
- 2001-2007 Gates and Alexander, Partner
- 1989-2001 Ernest P. Gates, Jr. Attorney at Law, Sole practitioner
- 1981-1989, Daffron and Gates, Partner
- 1980, Clerk for Philip V. Saffron, Attorney, Chesterfield, VA
HONORS
- Named to "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by National Trial Lawyers, 2014-2018
- Named to "10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction" by American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2015-2019
- Recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for one of the "Most Important Decisions" cases after serving as lead attorney in the case Sensabaugh v. Gateway, 2000
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Virginia State Bar
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
PRO-BONO PROJECTS
- Bridging the Gap Golf, Inc.; Encouraging racial diversity in the sport of golf; Legal Counsel
- Backpacks of Love, Inc.; Providing nutritional support for needy school children; Founding President & Legal Counsel
- Henricus Foundation, Operating Henricus Historical Park and promoting historical education; Trustee; 2015-2019
EDUCATION
- Hampden-Sydney College, Bachelor of Arts, 1976
- T.C. Williams School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1981