We are proud to serve our clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region – Virginia, West Virginia, DC and Maryland. At the Richmond office, we have attorneys who specialize in surety, construction, litigation, estates and trusts, health care practice transactions, and bankruptcy and creditor’s rights.
Meet the Attorneys at our Richmond office!
Email: rpledger@wcslaw.com
Rich has practiced surety and fidelity law for over 32 years. He is licensed in, and has practiced in, all of the state and federal courts of Virginia, including the bankruptcy courts. Rich has been heavily involved in the surety industry participating in leadership roles, writing extensively and giving presentations. For three decades Rich has represented surety and fidelity clients in all types of matters including: performance and payment bonds, financing, tender, takeover, bankruptcy, bid bonds, indemnity and salvage, coverage issues, estate matters, financial transactions, procurement contracts, and miscellaneous and commercial bonds. Rich received his juris doctor degree from the William and Mary Law School and his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia.
email: jtrent@wcslaw.com
John offers substantial litigation experience, having prosecuted countless criminal cases, including complex white collar crimes. Previously, he served as an Assistant Attorney General and Prosecutor in the Virginia Office of the Attorney General for over seven years, where he specialized in prosecuting Medicaid Fraud cases.
As a Medicaid Fraud prosecutor, John had a supervisory role over sensitive, complex matters that required nuanced legal analysis and judgment. These cases require the ability to present extremely complex information to judges, attorneys, and other stakeholders in a manner that is understandable and moves the case forward. These cases gave John substantial experience in developing and maintaining working professional relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, whether it be federal agents and prosecutors, officials from regulatory agencies, or representatives from healthcare companies, to name just a few examples. John takes pride in being able to competently navigate the personal side of a legal matter in addition to the courtroom component of a case. He has been a trusted and valued source of advice and knowledge on all things related to court procedures, legal research, case strategy and presentation, the rules of evidence, and trial techniques in general.
We are located in Richmond, Virginia at
301 Concourse Boulevard Suite 120 West Shore III Building, Glen Allen, VA 23059
(804) 362-8293
