Howard R. Sykes Jr.

Background

Sykes, Howard R. was born on July 26, 1951 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Howard R. and Lucile (Gallop) Sykes.

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1973). College of William and Mary (Juris Doctor, 1976. Master of Law and Taxation, 1983).

Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Omicron Delta Epsilon. Phi Kappa Phi: Phi Delta Phi.

Career

Worked at Sykes, Carnes, Bourdon & Ahern, P.C. (Virginia Beach, Virginia) specializing in General Practice in State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Land Use, Zoning and Related Litigation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Civil Litigation, Banking, Foreclosure, Insurance, Corporations, Taxation, Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration, Criminal and Family Law, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Virginia.

Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Omicron Delta Epsilon. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi.

Co-author: "Basic Real Estate Law in Virginia," National Business Institute (1990). Lecturer, Basic Real Estate Law, Virginia Continuing legal education, 1991—. Lecturer, Use of Computers in Real Estate Law, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, 1990.

Lecturer and Co-Author: "Boundary Law in Virginia," National Business Institute, 1992. Member: Virginia Beach and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Business Law and Law Practice Management Sections) Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar.

Sykes, Carnes continues to build its reputation as a leading Southeastern Virginia law firm in all fields of real property law, including residential and commercial transactions, land use, environmental law, condemnation, landlord/tenant law and foreclosure, as six attorneys and an experienced paralegal staff anchor this broad "realty" area of practice.

Our litigation section includes attorneys specializing in plaintiff's injury and medical malpractice claims, civil, commercial and criminal matters, bankruptcy and family law. The firm and its predecessors have continuously practiced from the Pembroke One Building since 1973.

Membership

Member Control Business District, Virginia Beach, since 1988, Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Beach, since 1990, Virginia State Advisory Board Partners in Education, Richmond, Virginia, 1994-1996. Member American Bar Association, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association, Town Point Club, Tidewater Association of Realtors (associate).

Connections

Married Deborah Goodwin Craddock, June 5, 1971 (divorced February 1992). Children: Michelle Cathleen, David Ryan. Married Leigh Mason, February 27, 1992.

1 child, Nathan Wayne.

Father:

Howard R. Sykes

Mother:

Lucile (Gallop) Sykes

Spouse:

Leigh Mason

Spouse:

Deborah Goodwin Craddock

child:

Nathan Wayne Sykes

child:

David Ryan Sykes

child:

Michelle Cathleen Sykes