Background
Walling, W. Challen was born on September 16, 1948 in Bristol, Virginia, United States.
Walling, W. Challen was born on September 16, 1948 in Bristol, Virginia, United States.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, 1970. Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Penn Stuart (Abingdon, Virginia) specializing in General Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Business, Labor, Employment, Corporation, Mining, Oil and Gas, Occupational Disease, Real Estate, Health Care, Bankruptcy and Insurance Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Georgia. 1977, Virginia.
Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Conference, 1977-1980). Virginia Bar Association.
American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. American Bar Association Health Law Forum. Penn Stuart and its predecessor firms have practiced law continuously since 1890.
Over the years, the firm has grown in an orderly manner, until it is now one of the largest law firms in Virginia outside of the state's metropolitan areas and has an expanding practice in Northeast Tennessee. The firm is in general practice, with emphasis on close client relationships and quality of legal services. Many of its clients are nationally-based corporations with local operations in the region.
The firm has a strong tradition of civic and bar involvement by its members.
Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Conference, 1977-1980). Virginia Bar Association. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.
American Bar Association Health Law Forum.