George Warren Shanks
- 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
