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R. Barrow Blackwell

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T (757) 259.3833
F (757) 259.3838
rbblackwell@kaufcan.com

Barrow is a partner in the firm’s Williamsburg office. His practice includes civil litigation, health care, and labor and employment matters. His civil litigation experience emphasizes business, commercial, construction and real estate litigation matters in addition to insurance defense in personal injury, products liability, premises liability and other liability matters. Barrow’s health care litigation practice ranges from successfully representing physicians and their practices in liability matters and practice dissolution as well as hospitals and health systems in litigation matters. He regularly represents physicians, dentists and other licensed health care providers before their respective licensing boards. Barrow’s corporate health care practice includes the formation of practice entities, employment contracts, fraud and abuse, anti-kickback and Stark regulations, and counseling for hospitals and physicians. He also advises health care clients on risk management and medical staff issues. Barrow also represents employers exclusively in a wide range of employment matters including regulation and litigation, contracts, litigation of federal and state discrimination claims, Fair Housing Act, OSHA, ADA, and wage and hour laws.

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Recognition and honors

  • AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers of America, 2002-2012
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, Law & Politics, 2007, 2011 
  • Recipient; Virginia Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award, 1987
  • Phi Beta Kappa; University of Virginia

Associations

  • Virginia State Bar; Health Law and Litigation Sections
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Virginia Bar Association; Health Law and Labor and Employment Law Sections
  • Williamsburg Bar Association
  • Virginia Trial Attorneys Association
  • Virginia State Bar, Sixth District Lawyer Disciplinary Committee; Member, 2011-present
  • Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels Member; Board of Directors, 2011 - present
  • United Way Campaign; Cabinet, 2008–2010
  • Southern Diocese of Episcopal Church; Church Attorney, 1999–2005
  • Municipal Grievance Panels (involving employment issues)
  • Family Services of Tidewater, Inc.; Board, 1994–1998
  • Tidewater Legal Aid Society; Board, Vice President, 1993–1996
  • Larchmont/Edgewater Civic League; President, 1988–1991
  • Norfolk Community Services Board; Board Member and Vice Chairman, 1987–1990
  • Virginia State Bar, Second District Lawyer Disciplinary Committee, 1987– 1990

Education

  • University of Virginia; B.A., high honors, 1974
  • College of William & Mary School of Law; J.D., 1977

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