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Leighton S. Houck

Leighton S. Houck

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Practice Areas

  • Creditor’s Rights Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Law

Biography

Leighton Houck joined Caskie & Frost in 1970. His areas of practice include creditor’s rights law, real estate law and commercial law. He has extensive experience in representing creditors in bankruptcy matters and financial institutions in commercial litigation. Leighton has represented plaintiffs and defendants in Virginia in both Federal and State courts, as well in appellate courts. He is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Virginia, as well as in the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

A well-respected member of the Lynchburg business community, Leighton served as Chairman of the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2004.

Leighton is a graduate of the Washington & Lee University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, and served as the Associate Editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review.

Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
    • J.D. - 1970
    • Honors: summa cum laude
    • Honors: Order of the Coif, Member
    • Law Review, Washington & Lee Law Review, Associate Editor
  • Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1967
    • Major: History
    • Major: Political Science

Bar Admission

  • Virginia, 1970
  • U.S. Federal Courts, 1970
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, 2004

Representative Clients

  • Crestar Bank
  • Sovran Bank
  • Investors Savings Bank

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Associations

  • Virginia State Bar Association (Chair Bankruptcy Section 2002-2003)
  • Lynchburg Bar Association
  • Lynchburg Estate Planning Council (President 2002-2003)
  • Virginia Conference of Commissioner of Accounts (Board Member 2008-2014), Chairman of Board (2009-2010), Chairman of Board (2009-2010)
  • Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association (2010-2013)
  • Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of the Board 2004)

Current Employment Positions

  • Attorney