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George Warren Shanks

George Warren Shanks<br />
  • Of Counsel

Location:

Luray, VA

Phone:

Fax:

540-743-3591

Email:

Professional Activities and Honors


• Virginia State Bar Local Bar Leader of the Year, 2000
• Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, 2005
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2012 
• President, Virginia State Bar, 2011 - 2012
• President-Elect, Virginia State Bar, 2010 – 2011
• Immediate Past-President, Virginia State Bar, 2012 – 2013
• Member, Virginia State Bar Council, 2006-2013
• Chair, VSB Conference of Local Bar Associations, 2006-2007
• Member, Conference of Local Bar Associations Executive Committee, 2001-2008
• Chair, VSB Senior Lawyers Conference, 2007-2008
• Member, VSB Senior Lawyers Conference Board of Governors, 2004-2009
• Member, VSB General Practice Section Board of Governors, 2005-2008
• President, Page County Bar Association, 1980, 1991, 2000

Areas of Practice

  • Elder Law
  • Guardianships
  • Wills & Estates

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia, 1970
  • Virginia Supreme Court, 1970
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1972
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1977
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1981
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Education

  • Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • J.D. - 1969
  • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    • B.A. - 1966

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Commissioner of Accounts for Page County, Virginia, 2004 - present
  • Page County Bar Association
  • Warren County Bar Association
  • Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Virginia Association of Commissioners of Accounts
  • Virginia Association of Elder Law Attorneys
  • National Association of Elder Law Attorneys

Past Employment Positions

  • George Warren Shanks, P.C., Luray, Virginia, 1985-2006
  • Hackley, Shanks & Price, Luray, Virginia, 1979-1985
  • Luray, Virginia, Solo practice, 1977 – 1979
  • U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., United States Senate, 1972-1977
  • Larrick & White, Winchester, Virginia, 1970 – 1972

Pro Bono Activities

  • Member Emeritus , Board of Directors, Lawyers Helping Lawyers
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Blue Ridge Legal Services
  • Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Law Foundation
  • Lay Chaplain and Choir Member, First Baptist Church, Front Royal