Edward F. Younger was born in Lynchburg,
Virginia, and graduated from
Hampden-Sydney College in 1966, where he
was awarded a BA degree in Economics. He
was awarded a LL.B. Degree from the
University of Richmond, T.C. Williams
School of Law, a University known for
its strong emphasis on Virginia Law. He
has traveled extensively, including
independent study of the British Legal
System, and the INNS of Court in London,
England. He has traveled throughout
Europe, Turkey, Afghanistan, Nepal, and
India. He was an Assistant Commonwealth
Attorney in Arlington County,
prosecuting cases that included sexual
abuse, robbery, murder, rape, grand
larceny, bad checks, credit card fraud,
shoplifting cases, complex embezzlement
cases, and white collar offenses
including construction fraud, and
business fraud cases.
He was selected as Vice President and
General Counsel for the Rahau Companies
for the United States and Canadian
corporations. He was responsible for
corporate acquisitions; preparing
“Technology Agreements”, preparing
corporate contracts and company wide
compliance with legal standards. He
served on the Management Committee for
North America for 3 ½ years, and he was
selected for a three person committee to
administer credit up to $450,000,000.00;
responsible for trade secrets
litigation, safety compliance, severance
and employment agreements, wrongful
termination, legal issues concerning the
headquarters plus six plants and eight
sales offices in the U.S. and Canada.
Responsible also for land acquisition
and technology acquisition and
compliance with all US and Canadian Laws
concerning importing and exporting
products, and employee compliance with
immigration requirements.
He has experience in arbitrating
construction disputes as an Arbitrator
with the American Arbitration
Association.
He was involved with the Task Force for
Tyson’s Corner transportation corridor,
President of the McLean Planning
Committee, a former Vice President of
McLean Citizen’s Association, active
with zoning, planning and traffic issues
and concerns in the county.
His background includes 36 years
experience in representing clients in
all facets of business, construction,
and zoning. He is a Member of the
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association,
Fredericksburg Area Bar Association,
Virginia State Bar, Spotsylvania
Preservation Association, Fredericksburg
Area Builders Association, and the
American Bar Association.
