Tim’s practice includes the representation of clients in federal and state court, both at the trial and appellate level. Tim focuses his practice on the areas of complex litigation and business disputes, financial services litigation, and consumer litigation.

Before joining the firm, Tim served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Representative Experience
Complex Litigation
Currently representing Fortune 1000 coal mining corporation in shareholder class action challenging terms of proposed $8.5 billion merger. Mandel v. Massey Energy Company, et al., Case No. 3:11cv79 (E.D. Va. 2011).

Currently representing regional tobacco company in declaratory action implicating sale on interest in qualified settlement fund escrow accounts. Kelly Capital, LLC v. S&M Brands, Inc. Case No. 3:10cv728 (E.D. Va. 2010).

Counsel for national brokerage firm for claim of breach of contract/unjust enrichment in relation to the sale of over $400 million in tax-exempt municipal assets. BB&T Capital Markets d/b/a Scott & Stringfellow, LLC v. AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, Case No. 3:10cv825 (E.D. Va. 2010).

Counsel for Fortune 1000 coal mining corporation in breach of contract arbitration. Case resolved after discovery, resulting in millions of dollars of price concessions to coal company. (A.A.A. 2009).

Counsel for international producer of construction aggregates in its breach of contract action against general contractor. Case resolved with general contractor dismissing the action after motions of limine were filed. Luck Stone Corporation v. Branscome, Inc., Case No. 10000078 (Powhatan County 2010).

Counsel for regional healthcare corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary entities with regard to a claim of civil conspiracy seeking damages of $20 million. Obtained dismissal of conspiracy claim on demurrer. Burchette v. Carilion Clinic, et al., Case No. 09001529 (Roanoke 2010).

Amicus curiae counsel to non-profit organization in high-profile lawsuit challenging federal health care legislation. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius, Case No. 3:10cv188 (E.D. Va. 2010).

Financial Services Litigation
Counsel for national banking institution in claim for breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty. Spain v. Bank of America, N.A., Case No. CL10-69 (Suffolk County 2011).

Trial counsel for national banking institution in claim for systematic mortgage fraud. Obtained directed verdict at trial. Taff v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. CL09-169 (Green County 2010).

Counsel for national financial institution with respect to claims of common law civil conspiracy and breach of contract. Obtained dismissal of such claims at demurrer stage. Powers v. Bank of America, N.A., Case No. CL09-7778 (Norfolk 2009).

Counsel for national banking institution in action seeking enforcement of $10 million letter of credit. Obtained favorable settlement prior to trial permitting enforcement of note. SunTrust Bank, Inc. v. Robertson, Case No. 2:09cv197 (E.D. Va. 2009).

Counsel for national banking institution relative to claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust. Obtained dismissal of all claims with prejudice at motion to dismiss stage. Broyhill v. Bank of America, N.A., Case No. 1:10-cv-00905 (E.D. Va. 2010).

Counsel for regional banking corporation in resisting hostile shareholder request for proprietary corporate information under Va. Code § 13.1-773(B). Williams v. Alliance Bankshares Corporation, Case No. CL2010-3996 (Fairfax 2010).

National counsel for Fortune 200 banking institution with regard to numerous claims asserted under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, FTC Holder Rule, and various state consumer protection statutes in Virginia, Nevada, Michigan, California, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.

Consumer Litigation
Currently representing national debt collection firm in 100 plaintiff "mass action" for claims of numerous violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Adkins, et al. v. Midland Credit Management, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:11cv334 (E.D. Va. 2011).

Currently representing national collections agency and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for claim of violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), civil conspiracy, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and abuse of process. James v. Encore Capital Croup, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:11cv221 (E.D. Va. 2011).

Counsel for government contractor specializing in background investigations for class-action claim asserted under § 1681k(a)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Case voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff's counsel after discovery with no settlement. Williams v. Omniplex World Services Corporation, Case No. 3:10cv117 (E.D. Va. 2010).

Counsel for national debt collection agency for class-action asserted under § 1962f(1) and § 1692e of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Sloan v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, Case No. 3:10cv679 (E.D. Va. 2010).

Counsel for national banking institution in declaratory judgment action defending claims under the Truth in Lending act (TILA), D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act (DCPPA), D.C. Human Rights act (DCHRA) and fraud. Pyles v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. 2010 CA 003095 (D.C. Superior Court. 2010).

Counsel for numerous banking institutions and mortgage loan servicers with respect to claims asserted by defaulting mortgages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Equal Opportunity Credit Act (EOCA) and Regulation B, Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z, and state analog statutory compliance obligations.

Publications
Anthony, David N. and Timothy J. St. George, “Business Litigation in Virginia: The Year in Review: 2010 and Early 2011,” Virginia CLE, September 15, 2011.

Anthony, David N. & Timothy J. St. George, "Common Law and Statutory Business Conspiracy - What They Are...Aren't," Virginia CLE, January 25, 2011.

Anthony, David N., Timothy J. St. George, and Hon. Dennis W. Dohnal, CLE Seminar Materials, “Sanctions in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia,” October 2010

Anthony, David N., Timothy J. St. George, Maya M. Eckstein. and Hon. Robert E. Payne, CLE Seminar Materials, "Procedural Issues in Civil Litigation in the Richmond Division of the Rocket Docket,” September 29, 2010.

Timothy J. St. George and David N. Anthony, "'Plausibility' Pleading After Twombly and Iqbal," published in American Bar Association (ABA) and the American Law Institute's (ALI) The Practical Litigator, July 2010. 

Timothy J. St. George, David N. Anthony and Robert M. Luck, III, "Court Gives Guidance on Inadvertent Waivers," published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, June 28, 2010.

Timothy J. St. George, David N. Anthony and Robert M. Luck, III, “Business Litigation in Virginia: The Year in Review: 2009 and Early 2010,” Virginia CLE, May 20, 2010.