Mr. Poole is the firm's Chief Executive Officer and managing shareholder. He also chairs Poole Mahoney PC's Business Department, handles commercial transactions, and is active in asbestos defense litigation. Mr. Poole frequently lectures on a variety of commercial topics and acts as general counsel to many area businesses. In 1980, Mr. Poole was admitted to practice law in Virginia, then admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Poole has been repeatedly elected by his peers to be included in Virginia Business magazine's Legal Elite in the category of Business and Virginia Super Lawyers magazine in the category of Business/Corporate and was most recently named as one of the top 100 attorneys in Virginia. He has also been selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America and has an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell.