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Firm: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig

8003 Franklin Farms Drive , Richmond , Virginia 23229

Practice Areas: Corporate , Insurance , Products Liability, Regulatory , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Cortland manages the Richmond, Virginia office of Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, a national law firm with offices in multiple states and foreign countries. Prior to joining the firm, Cortland practiced with a prominent international Am Law 100 law firm. He has represented public figures and entities hailing from such distinguished groups as Fortune 500 companies, elected officials, national media pundits, sports anchors, notable authors, statewide political parties, and national political committees. His practice primarily focuses on commercial litigation, intellectual property, products liability, insurance coverage, alcohol beverage control, and political law matters.. Cortland has extensive experience representing and advising corporate clients in high-stakes, multimillion-dollar lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country. He has also represented various foreign corporations, including companies in Japan, Germany, Canada, and China, and worked with counsel around the globe.. Cortland is the recipient of a number of prestigous appointments. In 2018, he was appointed and served as a substitute judge for the City of Richmond General District Court (13th Judicial District of Virginia). Also, in 2013, the Governor of Virginia appointed Cortland to the Board of Corrections, which oversees the Virginia Department of Corrections. And in 2007, the Attorney General of Virginia selected him to serve as special counsel to represent the state in certain cases. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner has also appointed him as the state’s special counsel for the purpose of collecting monies owed to employees.. In addition, Cortland served as an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond School of Law for almost eight years, where he taught first-year students. He has also authored various publications, including serving as a contributor to the Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium. His observations on politics have also appeared in POLITICO and in the Daily Telegraph (London, England), Aamulehti (Finland), Washington Examiner, and Richmond Times-Dispatch newspapers.. Cortland received his J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law. He also graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia, where he received his undergraduate degree.