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Pender & Coward attorneys are committed to your success and peace of mind. Our motto is simple, yet effective: “Service. Integrity. Results.” Our adherence to that motto transcends the legal services we provide, whether in complicated business law, complex litigation, family law or estate planning. Our attorneys are dedicated to each client’s best interests, and strive to provide first rate legal services at a very fair value. With offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk, our team of experienced attorneys can provide all your legal needs.

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A long-term care insurance policy is supposed to provide security when a family needs it most. Yet some families discover - only after choosing a smaller, more individualized private care home - that the insurer refuses to pay because the residence does not fit an outdated policy label.This is hugely detrimental because we are experiencing a stark deficiency in available long-term care options in Hampton Roads and elsewhere.  As demand for long-term care...
As discussed in a prior blog post by my colleague, (click here to read), the interplay between a title commitment and an ALTA survey is vitally important to a lender evaluating title to a property in a commercial real estate transaction. The title commitment identifies easements, restrictions, and other recorded instruments affecting the property, while the survey helps put those exceptions on the map and illustrates how they interact with the proposed...
There are over 3,500 active dams in Virginia. Many of those dams create beautiful waterbodies such as lakes and rivers. Most of these artificially created lakes and rivers have existed for decades. It is not always obvious which waterbodies are naturally occurring and which ones were created by dams.As a result, hundreds of Virginia residents have purchased waterfront homes on the shores of artificially created waterbodies. Waterfront homes are highly...
You need to know! These are some of the laws that go into effect on July 1, 2026.  On rare occasions, a law goes into effect immediately upon being enacted (as is the case with some of the new gun safety laws) or has a delayed start date (such as the new retail sales of cannabis law), but most begin on July 1st each year.With one party having control of the legislative and executive governing bodies, we could have expected radical reform. What we got was...
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Joining the Pender & Coward team provides a solid foundation to maintain a dynamic practice and deliver outstanding legal services. Our investment in career development and mentor relationships is particularly attractive to new attorneys. 

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Aristotle