Donna J. Hall

Donna Joyce Hall joined Goodman Allen Donnelly in 2019 in the firm’s Norfolk office, bringing extensive experience in tort defense, business and consumer litigation, transportation litigation and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. With extensive knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code and secured transactions, Donna has handled litigation cases involving warranty claims including manufacturer and product warranties, and handles matters throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. She has represented creditors, lenders and foreclosure trustees in litigation cases and secured and unsecured creditors and trustees in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases and loan restructurings, and represents insureds in personal injury and premises liability cases, business negligence cases and automobile accident cases.

• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
• Transportation
• Premises Liability
• Commercial and Business Litigation

• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D.,
  1986
• Cornell University,
  Ithaca, NY
  B.S. Business Administration and Management
  1983

• Commonwealth of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

• Virginia State Bar (Bankruptcy Law Section, Member, 1991-present)
  • Nominating Committee (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Board of Governors (1996-2002)
  • Chair (2001-2002)
  • Vice Chair (2000-2001)
  • Secretary (1999-2000)
  • Chairman of CLE Committee (1998-1999)
  • Nominating Committee (1994)
• Virginia Bar Association (Member, 1991-present)
  • Bankruptcy Law Section Council (2003-2011)
  • Chair (2009-2011)
  • Vice Chair (2007-2009)
  • Secretary (2006-2007)
• Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association (Member, 1992-present)
  • Board of Directors (1992-1996; 2011-2018, 2021-present)
  • Credit Abuse Resistance Education Committee (2018-present)
  • President (2016-2017)
  • President-Elect (2015-2016)
  • Seminar Chair for 23rd Annual Hal J. Bonney, Jr. Bankruptcy Conference (2014-2015)
  • Seminar Co-Chair for 22nd Annual Hal J. Bonney, Jr. Bankruptcy Conference (2013-2014)
  • Nominating Committee (2006, 2008, 2009)
  • Pro Bono Committee (1995-1996)
  • President (1994-1995)
  • President-Elect (1993-1994)
  • Board of Directors, Programs Chair and Seminar Chair for First Annual Bankruptcy Seminar
    (1992-1993)
• Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
  • CLE Committee Member (2013-present)
  • CLE Committee Chair (2015-2017)
  • CLE Committee Co-Chair (2018)
• International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Member, 2014-present)
  • Chair, VA Network (2021-present)
  • Co-Chair-Programs- VA Network (2017, 2018)
  • Vice Chair- VA Network (2019-2021)
  • Regional Planning Committee for IWIRC International (2017-2019)
  • DC, VA, MD Leadership Summit Planning Committee (2018-2019)
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Member, Nov. 2019-present)
  • Planning Committee for Annual Meeting (2020)
• Tidewater Community College Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee (Feb. 2020-present)
• Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (Member, Board of Directors for the Norfolk Division, 2019-2021)
• LeClairRyan Diversity & Inclusion Council (2017-2019)
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Norfolk Division Bankruptcy Bar Liaison Committee (1992 – 1993, 1994 – 1995, 2001 – 2002, 2006 – 2009, 2016 – 2017)
• Standing Committee on Local Bankruptcy Rules, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2003, 2004)
• American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, 2001-2008)
• Virginia CLE Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Institute Planning Committee (2002-2008)
• Virginia Beach Bar Association (1989-2001)
• James Kent American Inn of Court (2000-2005)
• Legal Intern for The Honorable Blackwell N. Shelley, Jr. (Fall 1985, Summer 1986)
• Listed among The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2018-Present
• Listed among The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2017-Present
• Listed among the “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine for Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights, 2014, 2016 and 2020, 2022.
• Listed among the “Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia” for Bankruptcy and Workout, 2023
• Named to the Virginia Lawyers Weekly Class of 2023 Hall of Fame

• “Crossroads: Bankruptcy and Corporate Representation”, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Spring 2020
• Commercial Litigation Section Meeting, May 2020
• “Ethics and Professionalism” (co-presenter with the Hon. S. Bernard Goodwyn, Virginia Supreme Court), Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association 27th Annual Hal J. Bonney, Jr. Seminar, February 2019
• “Creditors’ Rights During Bankruptcy”, National Business Institute Audio Webinar, November 2016
• “Recent Developments in Virginia Bankruptcy Law”, Virginia Bar Association, May 2014
• “Title Issues in the Foreclosure Process and Loan Workouts”, National Business Institute, October 2013
• “Ethics”, National Business Institute, October 2013
• “Selected Ethical Issues in Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Cases”, Virginia Bar Association, May 2012
• “Trends-Mortgage Modifications”, Virginia Bar Association, April 2009
• “Reaffirmations and Motions for Relief from Stay”, Virginia CLE, March 2009
• “Bankruptcy Appeals after the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005”, Virginia CLE, April 2007
• “Trustee Issues”, Virginia CLE, April 2006
• “The New Section 341 Meeting”, Office of the United States Trustee Chapter 7 Trustee Regional Training Program, September 2005
• “Breaking the Code-Bankruptcy Reform Legislation”, Virginia CLE, July 2005
• “Courtroom Skills”, Virginia CLE, April 2004
• “Electronic Case Filing Issues”, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island, August 2003
• “Evidence? What Evidence? The Rules of Evidence and How to Use Them to Your Advantage”, Virginia CLE, May 2003
• “Electronic Case Filing Issues”, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee and Pensacola Divisions, May 2003
• “Bankrupting Mechanics’ Liens”, Virginia Bar Association, April 2003
• “Hot Chapter 7 Issues”, American Bankruptcy Institute, August 2002
• “Federal and State Court Receiverships”, Virginia Bar Association, April 2002
• “Preparing Schedules and Claiming Exemptions”, Virginia CLE, January 2002
• “Important Advice for Local Practitioners: Critical Mistakes and their Consequences”, Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association, June 2001
• “Hot Topics in Chapter 7”, Virginia CLE, January 2001
• “Federal and Foreign State Judgments”, Virginia CLE, June 2000
• “Domestic Relations and Bankruptcy Practice”, Virginia CLE, January 2000
• “Ethics Extravaganza-Bankruptcy Application of New Ethics Rules in Virginia: a Panel Discussion”, Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association, December 1999
• “Bankruptcy Issues and Changing Legislation”, Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Credit Union League, November 1999
• “Payment of Claims”, Bankruptcy Section of the Richmond Bar Association, November 1999
• “Proofs of Claim”, Bankruptcy Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, November 1998
• “Bankruptcy Issues”, Virginia Women Attorneys Association, October 1998
• “Domestic Relations Issues in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases”, Virginia CLE, January 1998
• “Protecting Creditors from Bankruptcy & Debt Loss”, Heritage Professional Publishing, October 1997
• “Bankruptcy Fraud”, Virginia CLE, November 1996
• “Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy – Not an Oxymoron!”, Virginia CLE, January 1996
• “Changes made by The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994”, Virginia CLE, December 1994
• “Chapter 7-A Basic Course”, Virginia CLE, January 1994
• “Fundamentals of Creditors’ Rights in Consumer Bankruptcies”, Virginia CLE, January 1992