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Commercial and Residential Real Estate,
Development Land Use, Zoning, Condemnation and
Related Litigation, Foreclosure, Civil Litigation,
Banking, Insurance, Corporations and other business
entities, Tax Free exchanges, Trusts, Estate Planning
and Administration, Personal Injury, Family Law,
Bankruptcy and Landlord Tenant.
Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, P.C.
continues to build its reputation as a leading
Southeastern Virginia law firm in all fields of
real property law, including residential and commercial
transactions, land use, environmental law and
foreclosure, as nine attorneys and an experienced
paralegal staff anchor this broad "realty"
area of practice. Our litigation section includes
attorneys specializing in real estate litigation,
plaintiff's injury, civil, commercial and criminal
matters, bankruptcy and family law.
Howard R. Sykes, Jr., born Norfolk,
Virginia, July 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976,
Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University (B.A., with honors and distinction,
1973); Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College
of William and Mary (J.D., 1976; M.L.T., 1983).
Phi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Epsilon; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Presented
seminars and co-authored the written materials
for the "Basic Real Estate Law in Virginia",
National Business Institute (1990); Co-author
of "Boundary Law in Virginia", NBI (1992);
presented seminars and co-authored the written
materials for the "Keys to Success in Real
Estate Transaction in Virginia", NBI (1993);
Lecturer, Basic Real Estate Law, Virginia CLE
(1991); Lecturer, Use of Computers in Real Estate
Law, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, 1990.
Member: Virginia Beach Bar Association and the
Virginia State Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate
and Trust Law, Business Law and Law Practice Management
Sections); Chairman Regional Board of Directors,
The Bank of Middleburg. Practice Areas: Real estate
law, commercial and residential transactions and
settlements, developmwnt law, condominium formation,
tax free exchanges and commercial transactions,
trust and estate planning and administration,
wills and trusts and organization of business
entities.
R. Edward Bourdon, Jr., born
Norfolk, Virginia, October 14, 1956; admitted
to bar, 1982, Virginia; U. S. District and Bankruptcy
Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education:
James Madison University (B.S., summa cum laude,
1979); Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College
of William and Mary (J.D., 1982). Member: Mortar
Board (Percy H. Warren Chapter); Virginia Beach
and Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Associations; Virginia
State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Director, Virginia Beach Vision. Practice Areas:
Development Land Use, Zoning, Condemnation, Environmental,
Corporate and Real Estate Law.
Jon M. Ahern, born Hartford,
Connecticut, December 4, 1953; admitted to bar,
1978, Virginia; 1979, U.S. District and Bankruptcy
Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1975);
T. C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1978). Author:
"State of Virginia Prisoners' Rights Manual,"
State of Virginia for Attorney General's Office
(1977). Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia Beach
and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State
Bar. Member of the RBC Centura Bank Advisory Board
of Directors. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential
Real Estate, Foreclosure;
Kirk B. Levy, born Charlottesville,
Virginia, November 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987,
Virginia; U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts
for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education:
Brandeis University (B.A., 1983); T.C. Williams
School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Virginia State
Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Landlord-Tenant
Law, Real Estate.
James T. Cromwell, born Norfolk,
Virginia, October 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia. Education: Virginia Wesleyan College,
Sigma Nu Fraternity (B.A., 1987); Regent University
School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Virginia State
Bar, Virginia Beach and Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar
Associations (Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Litigation
Sections); Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association;
Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad and Board
of Driectors of the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue
Squad Fourdation. Practice Areas: Wills, Trusts
and Estates, Real Estate, Corporate and Business
Law, Civil Litigation.
L. Steven Emmert, born Elkhart,
Indiana, February 22, 1958, admitted to bar, 1982,
Virginia; 1983, U.S. District Court and U. S.
Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education:
Richmond College, University of Richmond (B.A.,
magna cum laude with departmental honors, 1979);
University of Virginia (J.D. 1982). Phi Beta Kappa.
Assistant, Senior and Deputy City Attorney, City
of Virginia Beach, 1990-1999. Lecturer, “First
Amendment Rights of Public Employees”, Local
Government Attorneys of Virginia, 1996; “Assessment
of Business Personal Property After American Woodmark”,
Virginia Association of Assessing Officers, 1997;
“Telecommunications Law Update”, Virginia
Municipal League, 1998. Member: Virginia Beach
Bar Association (Circuit Court Liaison Committee),
Virginia State Bar (Boyd-Graves Conference), American
Bar Association (Council of Appellate Lawyers),
Virginia Trail Lawyers Association (co-chair,
Amicus Curiae Committee), Federal Bar Association
and Virginia State Bar (chairman, Appellate Practice
Subcommittee). Member of the Supreme Court’s
Appellate Rues Advisory Commission. He is listed
in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of
Appellate Law, and in November 2007 was honored
by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as one of 15 “Leaders
in the Law”. Reported Cases: Tidewater Psychiatric
Institute, Inc., v. City of Virginia Beach, 256
Va. 136 (1998) (Taxation); City of Virginia Beach
v. Giant Shopping Center Co., 255 Va. 467 (1998)
(Eminent Domain); City of Virginia Beach v. Bell,
255 Va. 395 (1998) (Inverse Condemnation); City
of Virginia Beach Police Department v. Compton-Waldrop,
252 Va. 302 (1996) (Workers’ Comp); City
of Virginia Beach v. Flippen, 251 Va. 358 (1996)
(Premises Liability); City of Virginia Beach v.
ESG Enterprises, 243 Va. 149 (1992) (Taxation);
CUNA Mutual Ins. Society v. Lenora Norman, 237
Va. 33 (1989) (Insurance); Keyes v. City of Virginia
Beach, 16 Va. App. 198 91993) (Criminal Law);
AT&T Wireless PCS v. City Council of Virginia
Beach, 155 F.3d 423 (4th Cir. 1998) (Telecommunications
Law); Harris v. City of Virginia Beach, 1997 App.
Lexis 6077 (4th Cir. 1997), 1995 U.S. App. Lexis
30912 (4th Cir.) Civil Rights); Clay v. Yates,
1994 U.S. App. Lexis 26793 94th 1994) (Civil Rights);
Pasquotank Action Council v. City of Virginia
Beach, 909 F. Supp. 376 (E.D. Va. 1995) (Federal
Jurisdiction); Keathley v. Vitale, et al 866 F.
Supp. 272 (E.D. Va. 1994) (Civil Rights); Williamson
v. City of Virginia Beach, 786 F. Supp. 1238 (E.D.
Va. 1992) ( Civil Rights); Mayfield v. City of
Virginia Beach, 780 F. Supp. 1082 (E.D. Va. 1992)
(Criminal Forfeiture). Member: Virginia State
Bar (Litigation Sections Appellate Practice Committee);
Virginia Beach Bar, the American Trail Lawyers
, the Virginia Trail Lawyers and the Federal Bar
Associations. Maintains a web-site devoted to
appellate law in Virginia at www.virgini-appeals.com.
Practice Areas: Civil Rights Litigation; Appellate
Practice; Contract and Tort Litigation; Eminent
Domain.
Jacqueline Ann Fink, born Smithtown,
New York, December 4, 1979. admitted to the bar
of New York State , 2004 and the State of Vriginia,
2006, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia, 2006. Education: College of the Holly
Cross (B.A. 2001), St. John’s School of
Law (J.D. 2004). Member: Virginia State Bar and
New York County Bar Association; Virginia Trial
Lawyers Association; American Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate Transactions,
Civil Litigation, Foreclosure Law and Bankruptcy
and Creditors Rights.
Michael J. Levy, admitted to
practice before the Bars of Virginia, District
of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit. Education: Bachelor of
Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia,
McIntire School of Commerce; Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.) from University of Southern
California and University of Virginia School of
Law (JD). Practice Areas: issues related to zoning,
land use, commercial development and real estate
investments. He is experienced in representing
clients before public hearings of such entities
as the Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission,
City Council and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area
Board (CBPA). Having served as a Marine Corps
Officer in the field of Air Traffic Control and
Airfield Base Operations, Mr. Levy has a unique
understanding of certain land use issues affecting
Hampton Roads, including Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) and Aircraft Noise Zones (AICUZ).
Experience: Represented developers in obtaining
rezonings, conditional use permits, expansions
of nonconformities and text amendments to municipal
ordinances as required for the development of
shopping centers, hotels, offices and other commercial
and mixed use projects. Represented a wide variety
of clients in the purchase and financing of commercial
and residential projects. Counsel to a national
telecommunications client in its acquisition of
easements and leases required for the maintenance
of telecommunications towers and related assets.
Coordinated and analyzed the application of zoning
ordinances in over 300 localities across the country
to properties being purchased in a multi-billion
dollar transaction. Mr. Levy is an experienced
speaker on land use law for CLE accreditation
for attorneys. He serves on the Board of Directors
for the Jewish Family Services of Tidewater.
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