Real Estate

Comprehensive legal services are required in order to ensure your Real Estate issues are resolved properly. The Commonwealth of Virginia is steeped in history, the story behind many parcels of land, and the birth of their ownership rights track the history of Virginia and the founding of the United States of America. The deeds for many pieces of real property in Virginia can be traced back to the Colonial Era where land grants were bestowed upon worthy patrons by English Royalty. These were known as a King’s Land Grant. If your property can be traced to a King’s Land Grant this will fundamentally affect your riparian rights, the rights of waterborne visitors, and the rights of those with adjoining property, among others.

Land grants in Virginia were used as a means of recruiting enlisted and commissioned soldiers during Lord Dunmore’s War, the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Governor Thomas Jefferson, the second Governor of Virginia and the third President of the United States of America, signed off on the land grants issued as compensation for participation in the French and Indian War – did Thomas Jefferson issue the original deed to what is now your property? The unique position and location occupied by Virginia, both historically and geographically, demands legal assistance with an appreciation and awareness of the English history and common law that was the foundation for the American legal system in Virginia during the Colonial Era.