EDUCATION

Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, J.D., 1970

  • Finalist, Thurman Arnold Moot Court Competition
  • Member, Moot Court Board

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, A.B., summa cum laude, 1967

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Matthew Vassar Scholar
 

ADMITTED

Virginia 1971

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

U.S. Supreme Court 1971

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Southampton, England

 
Lawyers / Professionals
 
Anne Marie Whittemore
Partner
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.4359
F: 804.698.2206
awhittemore@mcguirewoods.com

Ms. Whittemore has broad experience in complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels, including general corporate, securities, environmental, and constitutional litigation. She also advises on corporate governance. She is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has served as president of the Richmond Bar Association. She served as chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and currently serves on the boards of several public companies.

Practices & Industries Firm Management
  • Executive Committee
Honors
  • The National Law Journal, “One of the Most Influential Women” in Law
  • Named One of the “Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 20+ Years
  • Named to Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America List, 2006
  • Named a Virginia "Super Lawyer," Business Litigation, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008
  • Named a Virginia "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics Magazine, 2007
  • Named One of Virginia's "Legal Elite," Virginia Business Magazine, 2006
  • Honorary LL.D., University of Richmond, 1993
  • Honorary LL.D., The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, 1993
  • Honorary Omicron Delta Kappa, University of Richmond, 1994
  • Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Previous Experience
  • Law Clerk, the Hon. Albert V. Bryan, Sr., U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1970-1971
Current Affiliations
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Owens & Minor, Inc., Board of Directors
  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., Board of Directors
  • Albemarle Corporation, Board of Directors
  • Wilderness Conservancy at Mountain Lake, Inc., Board of Directors
  • 4th Circuit Judicial Conference, Permanent Member
  • VMI Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Hampden-Sydney College, Board of Trustees
Former Affiliations
  • Promus Hotel Corporation, Board of Directors, 1999
  • Fort James Corporation, Board of Directors, 1994-2000
  • State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 1996-2000
  • St. Christopher's School, Board of Governors, 1993-1999
  • Richmond Bar Association, President, 1992-1993
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
    • Board of Directors, 1989-1993
    • Chairman, 1991-1993
  • Federal Reserve System, Chairman, Conference of Chairmen, 1992-1993
  • USF&G Corporation, Board of Directors, 1993-1998
  • Old Dominion University, Board of Visitors, 1993-1997
  • Museum of the Confederacy, Board of Trustees, 1988-1994
  • Virginia Law Foundation
    • President, 1991-1992
    • Board of Directors, 1987-1993
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Board of Visitors, 1981-1988
  • Greater Richmond Community Foundation, Board of Governors, 1978-1990
  • American Bar Association
    • House of Delegates, 1980-1983
    • Various Committees
  • Virginia State Bar, Former Chairman, Section of Antitrust
  • Virginia Model Jury Instructions Committee