Career
Rufus G. Coldwell was a Richmond, Virginia, trial lawyer whose documented practice included appellate and federal litigation. During the 1970s and 1980s he practiced with Browder, Russell, Little, Morris & Butcher, appearing for clients in matters before the Supreme Court of Virginia and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. His reported legal work included representation in cases involving insurance coverage, tort liability, business disputes, and attorney-client privilege. By 1996 he was identified as a partner of Morris and Morris, a Richmond professional corporation. He also served on an American College of Trial Lawyers special committee that studied proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and supported public discussion of the committee's work.
