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Amy Taipalus McClure

Admiralty and maritime Attorney at Norfolk, VA

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About Amy

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Amy’s practice focuses on construction litigation, creditors’ rights, and insurance defense, including insurance coverage defense.  Her experience extends to admiralty and maritime claims, railroad matters, and eminent domain litigation.  She also handles cases at the appellate level, having briefed multiple cases for argument before the Virginia Supreme Court.  Amy is licensed in Virginia and Georgia.

 

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Licensed for 18 years
State VA
Status Active
Acquired 2009
Updated 12/27/2022
State GA
Status Inactive Member in Good Standing
Acquired 2004
Updated 02/03/2023

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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin
150 West Main Street, Suite 1500
Norfolk, VA, 23510-2111

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AVVO RATING 8.1 (Excellent)

Work Experience

  • Attorney
  • Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C.
  • 2009 - Present
  • Attorney
  • Weiner, Yancy, Dempsey & Diggs
  • 2005 - 2007

Education

  • Georgia State University College of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2004
  • Florida State University
  • BS - Bachelor of Science, cum laude
  • 2001

Legal Cases

  • St. Joe Company v. Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, 283 Va. 403, 722 S.E.2d (2012)

Associations

  • Hampton Roads Utility and Heavy Contractors Association (HRUHCA)
  • Board of Directors
  • 2017 - Present
  • Norfolk Board of Zoning Appeals
  • Member
  • 2017 - Present
  • US Green Building Council, Hampton Roads Chapter
  • Board of Directors
  • 2015 - Present
  • US Green Building Council, Hampton Roads Chapter
  • Member
  • 2014 - Present
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Construction & Public Contracts Law Council
  • N/A
  • Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Member
  • N/A
  • US Green Building Council, Hampton Roads Chapter
  • Chair, Advocacy Committee
  • 2016 - 2016
  • US Green Building Council, Hampton Roads Chapter
  • Communications Committee
  • 2016 - 2016
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Top 40 Under 40
  • Inside Business Magazine
  • 2016
  • Walter E. Hoffman Community Service Award
  • Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
  • 2016
  • Legal Elite, Construction Law
  • Virginia Business Magazine
  • 2016
  • Legal Elite, Construction Law
  • Virginia Business Magazine
  • 2015
  • Rising Star
  • Virginia Super Lawyers
  • 2014
  • Rising Star
  • Virginia Super Lawyers
  • 2013
  • Award of Merit, NPBA Foster Care Project
  • Virginia Bar Association Conference of Local Bar Associations
  • 2010
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Speaking Engagements

  • League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads
  • Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment
  • 2012

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Norfolk Admiralty and maritime Lawyer Amy Taipalus McClure
Amy Taipalus McClure
Admiralty and maritime Attorney
Norfolk, VA
Licensed for 18 years