Pender & Coward PC

Overview

Pender & Coward PC is a law firm in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The firm is a Hampton Roads law firm with offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk. Its history dates to W.D. Pender’s establishment of a Norfolk legal practice in 1889, and it serves clients throughout Virginia and coastal North Carolina. It handles banking and finance law, bankruptcy law, construction law, business and corporate law, criminal defense, DUI and DWI defense, environmental law, family law, government and municipal law, immigration law, insurance law, employment law, civil litigation, mediation and arbitration, personal injury, real estate law, tax law, transportation and aviation, estate planning and probate, and workers' compensation.

You can talk to the firm about banking and financial institutions, lending and finance, corporate and transactional, entity formation and structuring, and mergers and acquisitions. The firm’s practices cover business transactions, banking, construction, criminal and traffic matters, family law, immigration, employment, real estate, estates, litigation and local government. David L. Arnold is its current shareholder and CEO, with a practice focused on eminent domain, right of way, real estate and government litigation. It also has offices in Chesapeake, Virginia and Suffolk, Virginia.

Attorneys at Pender & Coward PC include David L. Arnold, Mark R. Baumgartner, and Daniel T. Berger.

Looking for a banking and finance attorney in Virginia Beach? Get in touch with the firm when you are ready, or compare it with other firms nearby first.

Every case is different, so when you speak to the firm, explain what happened and where, and ask whether they have handled matters like yours. It is also worth asking about deadlines, the documents you will need, fees and what happens next.

Who is Pender & Coward PC best for?

Pender & Coward PC is a strong choice when you need help with:

• Legal questions about starting, running or selling a business
• A visa, green card, citizenship or deportation case
• A workplace dispute, such as a firing, a wage claim or a discrimination claim

What Pender & Coward PC handles

These are the kinds of cases the firm says it handles. Not sure if yours fits? Ask the firm when you get in touch.

Before you contact Pender & Coward PC

Before your first call about your banking and finance law matter, jot down a short timeline of what happened, where it happened, any letters or notices you have received and your next deadline. If you already have an open case or claim, keep the case number handy, along with the name of the court, agency, insurer or other side. Write down what you want to achieve and the questions you want answered, so nothing gets missed. Hold on to your original documents until the firm tells you how to share them safely.

• Do you handle banking and finance law cases like mine in Virginia?
• Who would work on my case, and how will you keep me updated?
• Are there deadlines, notices or evidence I need to deal with right away?
• How do you charge, and will you explain consultation fees, retainers or hourly rates before any work starts?

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