A Richmond law firm that boasts clients in the entertainment industry has expanded its practice westward.
Gavin Law Office, which was founded locally in 2002, last month opened an office in Charlottesville.
The expansion was prompted by the addition of Elva Mason Holland, a Charlottesville attorney who had a longtime solo practice before joining Gavin.
Firm founder Pam Gavin said she’s had her eye on Holland for years.
“I’ve been trying to get her to work with me forever,” Gavin said. “She’s been solo. She needs more depth to the bench and I’m always interested in growing.”
Gavin said her firm’s practice and Holland’s book of business fit nicely together. Gavin Law represents musicians and a range of businesses, from startups up to large companies, in intellectual property matters. Holland represents talent in the entertainment business.
The new addition brings Gavin’s attorney headcount to six. Its local office is in Henrico County at 2229 Pump Road.
Holland has her bachelor’s and law degrees from UVA.
Gavin, also a UVA grad, began her career in bank marketing, before going back to law school at William & Mary. She started her own firm in 2004 after stints at McGuireWoods and Reed Smith.
Gavin has expanded the firm previously, including by adding a solo practioner in Bedford years back, before that attorney in that office decided to go back out on his own. She said this latest stop in Charlottesville won’t be the firm’s last.
“I’m always planning and plotting,” she said. “Continued expansion is on the horizon.”
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