Phoebe Brannock is a member of the firm’s General Commercial practice group where she focuses on commercial transactions; real estate, land use, and zoning work; and estate planning and administration across Virginia. Phoebe works with a broad range of clients, from developers to individuals, to structure and execute real estate deals, leases, tax-free exchanges, and zoning and planning goals. She has extensive experience handling title matters and specializes in identifying and solving complex title, easement, and restrictive covenant issues. Phoebe also enjoys assisting clients with preserving assets and planning for future generations through her estate planning work.
Phoebe received her J.D. from Washington and Lee and her undergraduate degree from the College of William & Mary. She is a native of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where she currently resides. When not at her desk, Phoebe enjoys foxhunting and exploring country roads with her hound.
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Dogs named as tributes to American generals
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Universities attended that are older than the country
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Blue-eyed horse named Blu
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Why did you want to become a lawyer?
My father is a transactional attorney, so I feel like I started learning about property law at the dinner table. The way my father is able to use his skills to help people preserve assets, solve family problems, and grow businesses always appealed to me because it seemed both rewarding and interesting. He is still my best mentor.
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You are fascinated with land surveying. Tell us what interests you so much about it.
Real estate attorneys couldn’t do our jobs without surveyors. I have so much respect for their work. The history of surveying is also, largely, a history of the country: battles have been won and lost based on a mapmaker’s skill, the technology of surveying tools has shaped the physical boundaries all around us, and property lines drawn in the 18th century help us understand frontier settlement and still help us interpret certain legal issues today.
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What is on your bucket list?
Someday, I hope to event at the Training level. I have a long way to go, but I am enjoying learning with my horse while I get there.
Education
- Washington and Lee University, School of Law, J.D.
- The College of William & Mary, B.A., summa cum laude
Experience
- Represent lenders, purchasers, sellers, property’ owners and business owners in commercial real estate and business and financial transactions, including financings, acquisitions and dispositions, contract and leasing matters
- Resolve restrictive covenant, easement issues, and boundary line disputes
- Litigate partition suits and actions for declaratory judgment involving real estate
- Create comprehensive estate plans
- Coordinate with county officials to accomplish clients’ zoning, planning, permitting, and subdivision goals
Affiliations
- Rockbridge Bar Association
- Co-Social Chair Rockbridge Hunt
- Class Notes Reporter, William & Mary Alumni Magazine
Admissions
- Virginia State Bar
