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Gray Chairs Council

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (July 17, 2007)…William A. Gray, counsel in the Business, Finance and Real Estate practice at Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, was elevated to the chairman’s position at the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s Henrico Business Council last week, firm President C. Thomas Ebel announced recently.

Gray, whose law practice is focused mainly in government relations, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy, has been active with the Henrico Business Council for several years. As chair, he will lead a group of twenty business and government leaders in seeking ways for the business community to recognize and join in the solution of community needs such as labor force development, economic growth and transportation. The group holds monthly Wednesday morning inVision meetings for Chamber members and guests at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

”As Chair of the Council, I plan to have programs and events that will help businesses address issues they confront every day, such as planning, growth, employee recruitment and retention, and the like,” said Gray.

“I will also work to foster working relationships with other community and political leaders, so that the Council can be the voice of Henrico County businesses in regional and state-wide matters,” he explained.

Gray earned his law degree at Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California, after receiving his bachelors degree in political science from Virginia Tech. He worked for 12 years for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation during the thick of the “savings and loan crisis”, and also gained experience as staff attorney for a Chapter 13 Trustee after beginning his bankruptcy practice at a firm specializing in debtor Chapter 7 and 13 filings. He is also a 2001 Fellow of the Sorensen Institute of Political Leaders.

Founded more than 150 years ago, Sands Anderson has 76 lawyers practicing among its offices in Richmond, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg and McLean, Virginia, and the Research Triangle of North Carolina. In 2008, it was ranked 9th in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly annual listing of the state’s largest law firms. Sands Anderson provides a full range of legal services to corporations and businesses, healthcare providers, financial institutions, state and local governments, the insurance industry and individuals.