Lee Handford primarily practices in the areas of business matters, trademarks, trusts, estate planning and administration, and probate. He is a 1991 honors graduate of Tulane Law School and former Coast Guard JAG. While in the Coast Guard, he served as the assistant U.S. delegate to the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization where he drafted and negotiated positions on various maritime conventions. In other assignments, he handled civil litigation involving the Coast Guard and was a criminal prosecutor for military crimes at the Norfolk Naval Station and for civilian crimes as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. He also served as a Legal Assistance Officer, helping military service members with wills, powers of attorney, medical directives, consumer law, and probate matters.

Upon leaving active duty, Mr. Handford practiced several years with McGuireWoods, LLP, a large international firm. There, he developed expertise in corporate law and also focused on admiralty, maritime, and international trade matters. He worked with businesses of all sizes and types, from small, local enterprises to Fortune 100 corporations, on matters of business entity formation and organization, securities and private placements, mergers and acquisitions, commercial disputes, and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business contracts of all types. Mr. Handford left McGuireWoods in 2004 to open his own office in order to better focus on the business and estate planning needs of his local individual and small business clients. In 2010 he joined Inman & Strickler, P.L.C. where his clients can benefit from a full range of legal services provided by the experienced and skilled members of the firm team.

Mr. Handford is the author of award-winning articles on various legal topics, has presented at continuing legal education seminars, and since 1999 has been the co-author of an annual lawyer's treatise on Virginia business entities distributed by leading legal publisher Thomson/West. Please see www.handfordlaw.com for more detailed information on Mr. Handford’s services and background.

Send Mr. Handford an email at lhandford@inmanstrickler.com.