A. David Hawkins

Overbey, Hawkins, Wright & Vance

Lynchburg, VA

45+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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David Hawkins was born on December 20, 1946, and raised on a family dairy farm in Campbell County, Virginia, graduating from Rustburg High School in 1965. He has been married to Cheryl Ford Hawkins since 1970. They have two children and five grandchildren. David's hobbies include tennis, whitewater kayaking, and working on the family farm. He served in the Virginia Air National Guard from 1969-1975. David is an active member of Rustburg Methodist Church and volunteers for the Rustburg Lions Club, Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation, Legal Aid Society Board Directors, Rustburg Cemetery Association, Red Cross Board Directors (Lynchburg). He is a Legal Advisor for Rustburg Rescue Squad, Rustburg Fire Department, Gladys Community Rescue Squad, and Brookneal Fire Department. David is a member of the Lynchburg Bar Association (President, 1986-1987), Campbell County Bar Association, The Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Central Virginia Plaintiffs Association (President, 1985-1986). Over the past forty-five years, David has represented a wide variety of clients, now primarily focusing on Personal Injury cases. He is known as a premiere trial lawyer in Central and Southwest Virginia. David is rated as an AV lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, listed in Virginia Super Lawyers, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Who’s Who in American Law, 10th ed., and voted Best Lawyer in Lynchburg. He has been involved in a number of appellate court decisions. David has litigated cases in most areas of the law including personal injury, criminal defense, real estate, construction, condemnation, business, school and municipal law, administrative, wills and estate planning, and general litigation.