Douglas E. Kahle, Esq.

Wake Forest University, 1973, with Honors in Psychology, cum laude
Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, 1976, Doctor of Jurisprudence
Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, 1977, Masters in Law and
Taxation

Member of the Virgina State Bar and other professional associations
Past adjunct professor with the Marshall Wythe School of Law
Lecturer in various legal and professional conferences and seminars
Partner in the law firm Kinser Leftwich and Kahle, P.C. (formerly Basnight Kinser Leftwich &
Nuckolls, P.C.)
Admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court
Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Admitted to practice in the United States Bankruptcy Court
Admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court
Admitted to practice in the Virginia Supreme Court and all courts of record in the
Commonwealth of Virginia
Past pro hac vice counsel admitted to practice in North Carolina, West Virginia and Alaska

Estate Litigation, including challenging and defending Wills and Trusts, survivorship accounts, Petitions for Aid and Direction, claims against trustees
Property Rights, including establishing prescriptive easements and easements by necessity, boundary line disputes, HOA disputes, regulatory taking claims, street closures, partition lawsuits, suits to quiet title, adverse possession
Corporate litigation primarily involving shareholder disputes, derivative actions, plans of share exchange
Commercial litigation of various contract disputes and tort claims
Security Fraud litigation, primarily against brokerage firms for unlawful trade practices
Environmental Litigation including litigation against the EPA, the United States Corps of Engineers, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality regarding the Clean Water Act and the Virginia State Water Control Law as well as establishing clients’ riparian rights and challenges to alleged violations of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
Office practice includes the formation of corporations and limited liability companies, drafting leases and contracts, drafting subdivision declarations of restrictive covenants, coordinating real estate closings

Happily married for 33 years with three sons and a grandson, more on the way
I love everything about the ocean whether it is the OBX or my thousands of miles of blue water sailing
Even more I love getting positive results for my clients - keeps my job rewarding.