Background
Vinyard, Walter Darnall was born on February 6, 1943 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of W. Darnall and Claiborne (Wood) Vinyard.
Vinyard, Walter Darnall was born on February 6, 1943 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of W. Darnall and Claiborne (Wood) Vinyard.
College of William & Mary (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1964). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1967).
Worked at Vinyard & Associates (Washington, DC) specializing in Specialists in Tax, Insurance, Antitrust, International, Financial Law, Health Care and Government Relations. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Virginia. 1979, District of Columbia.
Author: "Higher Taxes, Stricter Audits Lie in Wait," Financial Times, August, 1990. "That (Non-) Problem, the American Budget Deficit.," The Wall Street Journal: Europe, June, 1990. "Federal Courts May Preempt State Takeover Laws," The National Underwriter 38, December, 1981.
"Who's Liable Under the Superfund Legislation?" Business Insurance, April, 1982. "IRS Annuity Rulings Contradict Public Policy on Retirement Savings," 36 The Business Lawyer 4, 1765, July, 1981. "Retaliatory Taxes: A Crack in the Foundation?" 81 Best's Review 14, April, 1981.
"Statist Controls or State Action Immunity: Unattractive Alternatives for Regulating Insurers," XV Forum 3, 406, Winter, 1980. "Federal Tax Policy and Current Problems in Liability Insurance," 80 Best's Review 12, 20, April, 1980. "Municipal Securities: Financial Disclosure," University of Michigan Business Review, November, 1977.
Co-Author: "Breaking Away: Implementing the Privacy Commissions Insurance Recommendations," XVI Forum 3, 587, Winter, 1981. Attorney, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1968-1972.
Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, 1972-1979. Who's Who in American Law. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar; American (Chair Emeritus, Committee on Financial Institutions, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Association. French-American Chamber of Commerce (National Vice-President. President, Washington Chapter).
Vinyard & Associates specializes in representing corporations, associations, non-profit organizations, and governmental bodies before the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government in Washington.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Virginia State Bar; American (Chair Emeritus, Committee on Financial Institutions, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Association. French-American Chamber of Commerce (National Vice-President.
President, Washington Chapter).
Married Joanne Nusrala, June 12, 1971. Children: Emily Darnall, Abigail Devin, Julia Claiborne.