Jay concentrates his practice on general corporate matters and commercial transactions. His corporate practice includes advising businesses on a variety of organizational and corporate matters, including business formation, preparation and review of operating agreements and other corporate documents, and contract review and negotiation.
Jay’s commercial transactions practice includes experience in the acquisition, development, financing, sale, and leasing of commercial property. He represents small and medium sized businesses of all types, including developers, lenders, landlords, and tenants in a variety of commercial real estate transactions.
Jay grew up in Virginia Beach and has strong ties to the local community. He received his B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a minor in Social & Economic Justice. He received his J.D. from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, and his MBA from the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business at Campbell University.
Attorney Perspectives
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Electronic Notarization And Remote Notarization: What Is It, And Is It Available In Virginia?
April 22, 2020 -
Virginia and Fourth Circuit Case Summaries
January 18, 2019 -
US Supreme Court Overturns Quill
June 25, 2018
Recognition
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Ten WRVB Attorneys Named “Ones to Watch”
August 17, 2023 -
Thirty-Seven WRVB Attorneys Named to 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
May 1, 2023 -
WRVB Promotes Five to Principal
February 7, 2023 -
26 WRVB Attorneys Named “Top Lawyers” for Norfolk, Coastal Virginia Magazine
January 24, 2023 -
70 WRVB Attorneys Named to 2022 “Legal Elite”
November 29, 2022 -
Ten WRVB Attorneys Named “Ones to Watch”
August 19, 2022 -
Attorneys Selected for the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers List
May 5, 2022 -
Commercial Real Estate Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia
January 6, 2022 -
Vandeventer Black Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia
January 1, 2022 -
Vandeventer Black attorneys named 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 19, 2021 -
Five Attorneys Named 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers ‘Rising Stars’
May 6, 2021 -
Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected as 2020 Legal Elite
November 30, 2020 -
Vandeventer Black Attorneys Named 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers ‘Rising Stars’
May 7, 2020 -
Vandeventer Black’s James B. Rixey III Promoted to Partner
January 1, 2020 -
Twenty-two Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected as 2019 Legal Elite
November 25, 2019 -
Vandeventer Black Attorneys Recognized as 2018 Legal Elite
December 11, 2018 -
Twenty-two Vandeventer Black Attorneys 2016 Legal Elite Finalists
January 9, 2017