
Zwerdling, Oppleman, Adams & Gayle
Experience Counts.

Established1972



Jeffrey M. Zwerdling, Retired
Residential and commercial real estate
Business Transactions
Trusts and Estates
Family law
• Experienced in large multi-state mergers and acquisitions
• Serves as director of a NASDAQ-traded shopping center REIT
• Captain, United States Army (1967 - 1980)
• Supreme Court of the United States, Member
• Virginia State Bar
• J.D. Marshall-Wythe School of Law / William and Mary, 1970
• B.S. University of Richmond / Virginia Commonwealth University, 1967



Jeffrey A. Oppleman
Personal Injury
Family law
Criminal
Traffic
DUI
• Over 40 years of courtroom experience in Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover,
New Kent and Caroline Counties as well as the City of Richmond
• Concentration in custody and support cases in Juvenile and
Domestic Relations and Circuit courts
• Virginia State Bar
• J.D. University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law, 1970
• B.S. University of Virginia, 1967
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Brett Alexander Zwerdling
Bankruptcy
• Over 20 years bankruptcy experience
• Creative solutions for difficult bankruptcy issues
• Previous practice includes real estate, collections, landlord tenant,
lemon law, personal injury, and wills.
• Supreme Court of the United States, Member
• Virginia State Bar
• J.D. Marshall-Wythe School of Law / William and Mary, 1995
• B.S. James Madison University
Minor VSB Certified Paralegal Studies, 1992
• Chairperson, Emergency Legal Services Committee
Virginia State Bar (2001 - 2003)
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Matthew J. Zwerdling
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death / Medical Malpractice
Commercial and Residential Landlord/Tenant
Corporate and Business Litigation
Child Support / Spousal Support
Divorce and Custody/Visitation
Wills/Estates/Trusts
Criminal Defense
Collections
• Has experience in the litigation of over 1000 Civil, Divorce, and Criminal Trials
• Won a landmark decision in the Supreme Court of Virginia
(Northridge Apartments v. Ruffin, 257 Va. 481, 514 S.E.2d 759)
• Nominated for 2015 Richmond Times-Dispatch Readers Choice Attorney
• Qualified through the Supreme Court of Virginia as a Guardian ad litem for
children, 1998-2015
• Committee Member on the Henrico County Fatality Review Board, 2008
• Served as an attorney for victims of domestic violence under the Pro Bono
Protective Order Program
• Virginia State Bar, 1997-Current
• J.D., T.C. Williams School of Law / University of Richmond, 1997
• B.S., George Mason University, School of Business Administration, 1994
• Lewis F. Powell Inn of Court, Executive Committee(Membership Chairman and
Programming Chairman) and Member, 2005-Current
• Chariman, Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar General Practice Section,
2011-Current
• Board of Directors, Monument Corporate Centre, a 250,000 sq ft Commercial
Office Park, 2006-Current
• Henrico County Bar Association


Charles E. Adams
Litigation, Divorce, Child Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Spousal Support, Criminal Defense, DUI, Personal Injury, Wills/Estate/Trust, Residential and Commercial Landlord/Tenant, Collections, Appeals to the Virginia Court of Appeals and Virginia Supreme Court, Fair Housing Defense, Administrative Appeals/ Abuse & Neglect/ CPS Complaint Defense cases
• Over 20 years of litigation experience in Civil, Domestic and Criminal Trials and Hearings
• Lead Counsel in the precedent-setting decision of Chev R. Carter vs Meadowgreen
Associates t/a Coventry Garden Apartments before the Virginia Supreme Court
• Qualified through the Supreme Court of Virginia as a Guardian ad Litem for children
1998-2015
• Has taught numerous Continuing Legal Education classes in the areas of Residential and
Commercial Landlord/Tenant Law
• Virginia State Bar, 1994 to present
• Juris Doctor, T.C. Williams School of Law /
University of Richmond, 1994
• Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University,
magnum cum laude, Honors in History, 1990
• Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar, General
Practice Section, Secretary 2005, Chairman, 2006/2007
• Martindale-Hubbell: Peer Review Rating: BV Distinguished
Client Review Rating: Preeminent
• 2015 Martingale-Hubbell Client Distinction
Award Recipient
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Legal Assistant: Emily Pemberton epemberton@zandolaw.com
Legal Assistant: Ida Ezell iezell@zandolaw.com
Legal Assistant: Jennifer Tignor jtignor@zandolaw.com
Legal Assistant: Audra Lowry alowry@zandolaw.com


A. Blake Gayle
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Landlord/Tenant and Collections
Custody / Child Support
Business Litigation
Wills/Estates/Trust
Bankruptcy
Divorce
• Has litigated of over 500 Civil cases.
• Claims Examiner for international insurance
company from 2001-2006
• Virginia State Bar, 2008-Current
• J.D., T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond, 2008
• B.S., Wake Forest University, School of Business & Accountancy, 1998
• Lewis F. Powell Inn of Court, Member, 2010-Current
• Henrico County Bar Association
Legal Assistant: Jenny Morgan jmorgan@zandolaw.com


