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 Stephanie
L. Hamlett, History ‘81
Stephanie
L. Hamlett was recently selected for inclusion in Virginia
Business Magazine’s feature, “The Legal
Elite,” a listing of the best lawyers in Virginia.
Her selection was particularly noteworthy since she
is employed by the state, working in the Attorney General’s
office, while the listing ordinarily consists almost
entirely of lawyers in private practices.
After her graduation from MWC with a History degree,
Ms. Hamlett received her law degree from the University
of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, where she
was elected to the University of Richmond Law Review.
She also received a masters in tax law from the College
of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Ms. Hamlett was admitted to the bar in Virginia in 1986
and has since that time been in both private practice
and in public service. As an employee of the Division
of Legislative Services, Ms. Hamlett served as counsel
to the House Appropriations Committee and co-counsel
to the House Finance Committee of the Virginia General
Assembly and also provided assistance to other committees
on matters of taxation and finance.
Prior to her service with the General Assembly Ms. Hamlett
was an associate in the public finance section of the
prestigious Richmond law firm of McGuire, Woods, Battle,
and Boothe. She subsequently served as counsel for the
Richmond firm of Sands, Anderson, Marks, and Miller,
representing local government clients in state and local
tax matters and lobbying on behalf of clients (mainly
local governments) before the General Assembly.
Immediately before joining the legal staff of Attorney
General Jerry Kilgore, Ms. Hamlett served as Executive
Director of the Virginia’s Heartland Partnership
and a Secretary-Treasurer of the Virginia’s Heartland
Regional Industrial Facilities Authority. These positions
involved extensive efforts toward promoting economic
development in a six-county area within Southside Virginia.
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