George H. Roberts, Jr.

Contact Information

Email: sroberts@wawlaw.com
Direct Line: 540 463 3691
Fax: 540 463 3064

Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver
15-E N. Randolph Street
Lexington, VA 24450

George H. "Skip" Roberts, Jr. began his legal career with Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC in 1971. While a partner, he represented a number of local businesses and financial institutions and established the firm's municipal bond practice. In 1991, Mr. Roberts accepted an offer to serve his alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute, as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the VMI Foundation. In 1998, he returned to the private sector joining the Richmond-based law firm, Christian & Barton LLP. He also became General Counsel and Managing Director to Ivor & Co, LLC. In May of 2003, he rejoined Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver and is based in the firm's Lexington, VA office.

Practice Focus

• Commercial Finance
• Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations
• Real Estate and Land Use
• Taxation and Tax Planning
• Wills, Estates, Trusts and Estate Administration

Education

• Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1968)
• University of Virginia (J.D., 1971)

Admitted to Practice

• Virginia (1971)

Memberships & Awards

• Virginia's Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine
• Best Lawyers in America
• Super Lawyers Magazine
• AV Rated with Martindale-Hubbell
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Virginia Law Foundation
• American Bar Foundation