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Law Firm Moves Into Christiansburg First Bank Building

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA--The Sands Anderson lawyers located in Montgomery County and serving clients throughout the southwest Virginia area are moving into new office space this week.

"We're taking offices in the First Bank & Trust Building on Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg and will be moving four lawyers and five staff members in this week," said managing shareholder James E. Cornwell, Jr.

Since 2006, the office had been in Kent Square, located in downtown Blacksburg. However, this fall the firm spun off a group of lawyers and staff including Blacksburg personnel. The new address is 150 Peppers Ferry Rd NE¸ Christiansburg, and the phone numbers will be (540)  260-9011 (main);  (540)  260-0022 (fax); and (800)  881-8803 (toll free).

"We have a strategic plan in place directing our growth in the coming years and an excellent working relationship with First Bank & Trust, making their building the most prudent choice for our new home," explained Cornwell.

In addition to Cornwell, the office includes N. Reid Broughton, Michael R. Bedsaul and Stephen V. Durbin among the attorneys. Their law practices focus on business operations and growth, municipal law, municipal finance, delinquent real estate tax collection, real estate, zoning and land use, corporate law, employment law and creditors' rights. Clients include many local governments, departments of social services, municipal and development authorities, privately owned companies, corporate executives and individuals. The firm has had a local office serving clients in the southwest part of the state since 1995. One of the office's bankruptcy and creditors' rights attorneys, Peter M. Pearl, is located in downtown Roanoke and will remain in that office location.

Founded almost 160 years ago, Sands Anderson has 74 lawyers practicing among its offices in Richmond, Christiansburg, Fredericksburg and McLean, Virginia, and the Research Triangle of North Carolina. In 2010, it was ranked 8th 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.