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Duane H. Zobrist

Duane H. Zobrist

Managing Partner
Location:
Charlottesville, Virginia
Phone:
434-977-9666
Fax:
434-977-0326
E-mail:
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Attorney at law practicing in the areas of corporate and business law with special emphasis on business and tax planning, banking, finance, securities offerings, domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and international business, finance and trade transactions. Mediator for complex civil litigation.   

Currently practicing in Charlottesville, Virginia, with Zobrist Law Group.  Formerly Senior Partner, Carlsmith Ball, a Major Pacific Rim law firm, with offices throughout the Pacific Basin, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Mexico, D.F.    

COMMUNITY   

Member of Boy Scouts of America, San Gabriel Valley Council; Member of Board of Directors, 1982-1992, District Chairman, 1982-1983, Vice President, 1984-1985, recipient, Silver Beaver. Member, Executive Board, Stonewall Jackson Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2006-present. President, Stonewall Jackson Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2007-present. Rotary Club of Charlottesville, President, 2005-2006. Appointee, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Crozet Advisory Committee, 2006. Appointee, Albemarle County Planning Commission, 2006-2010    

RELIGIOUS 

Member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Former missionary (1960-1963) and Mission President (1998-2001) in Brazil; Stake President's Counselor, Bishop, High Councilor; Executive Secretary, Instructor.   

PERSONAL   

Born Salt Lake City, Utah   

Married: Sharon Ann Jones (5 children, 11 grandchildren)   

Hobbies: Falconry, fishing, mountain biking, skiing.   

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1969
  • Virginia, 2002

Education

  • University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California
    • J.D. - 1968
    • Honors: Phi Delta Phi
  • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • A.B. - 1965

Published Works

  • "Businessman's Legal Guide to Doing Business in the United States", (Co-Author), 1992

Classes/Seminars

  • Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993 - 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • University of Southern California Law Alumni Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1967 - 1991
  • University of Southern California Law Alumni Association, President, 1977 - 1978
  • Legion Lex, Trustee, 1981 - 1984
  • Legion Lex, Trustee, 1991 - 1992
  • Brazil-California Trade Association, Trustee, 1974 - 1991
  • Brazil-California Trade Association, President, 1979 - 1981
  • United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Member, Board of Directors, 1981 - 1998
  • United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, President, 1986 - 1988
  • United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, President, 1991 - 1994
  • United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Chair, 1994 - 1998
  • Charlottesville Venture Group, Member
  • Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association, Member
  • Virginia State Bar, Member
  • State Bar of California, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member

Past Employment Positions

  • Carlsmith Ball, Senior Partner, 1988 - 1998

Pro Bono Activities

  • President, Charlottesville Rotary Club, 2005

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi