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Pitney Elected President of St. John's Church Endowment Fund

Published on: 7/18/2002

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (July 18, 2002)... Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, P.C., one of Virginia's largest law firms, congratulates Brian R. Pitney for his election as President of the Board of Trustees for St. John's Church Endowment Fund, Inc. The Board oversees the administration, investments, and expenditures of the fund. The fund's purpose is to support the activities and grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church in Church Hill.

St. John's Church was erected in 1741 and is the oldest church in Richmond. It is where the Second Virginia Convention was held in 1775 where Patrick Henry challenged his comrades with "Give me Liberty or give me Death." For more information about the church and its history, see www.historicstjohnschurch.org.

Pitney received his J.D., from the University of Richmond- T.C. Williams School of Law in 1992 and his B.S. from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill in 1988.

With nearly sixty lawyers and offices in Richmond, Radford and Fredericksburg, Virginia and the Research Triangle of North Carolina, Sands Anderson provides legal services to corporations and businesses, financial institutions, local governments and insurance companies.

Founded nearly 170 years ago, Sands Anderson has 70 lawyers practicing among its offices in Richmond, Christiansburg, Fredericksburg and McLean, Virginia, and Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2011, it was ranked 11th in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly annual listing of the state's largest law firms. Sands Anderson provides a full range of legal services to corporations and businesses, healthcare providers, financial institutions, state and local governments, the insurance industry and individuals.