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Attorney Biographies

The Law Office of Jeremiah A. Denton III is passionate about our cases and causes. Located in Virginia Beach, our attorneys and staff provide experienced service to clients throughout Virginia with defamation, legal malpractice, sexual harassment, and other areas of the law.

Our firm's paralegals are Irene M. Diehl, Deborah S. Windt, and Carolyn S. Wade.

Jeremiah A. Denton III

An AV® Peer Review RatedSM attorney, Jeremiah A. Denton III has 32 years legal experience. He is a determined attorney committed to difficult or unprecedented cases for clients throughout Virginia.  Mr. Denton's areas of practice include:

  • Aviation law
  • Criminal law
  • Defamation law
  • Divorce
  • Legal malpractice
  • Personal injury law
  • Medical malpractice
  • Sexual harassment

Mr. Denton served voluntarily as a helicopter gunship pilot in the Vietnam War while his own father was a prisoner of war there.  Licensed pilot since 1969. He is the father of five sons and enjoys raising homing pigeons, flying airplanes, playing guitar, and reading history.

Admitted to practice

  • Virginia, 1977
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1980
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1982
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1991
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Education

  • University of Virginia, LL.B., 1977
    • Student Body President
  • Old Dominion University, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1974

Memberships

  • Virginia Beach Bar Association
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Published articles

Lecturer

  • "Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Virginia: Strategies in Preparation and Valuation," 1997

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David A. Buzard

Attorney David A. Buzard has been practicing law for 18 years.  Before commencing private practice, David served on active duty as a Navy JAG officer.  He is certified by the Virginia Supreme Court as a qualified guardian ad litem for incapacitated persons.

David's main practice areas include:

  • Military administrative law
  • Military justice
  • Medical malpractice
  • Personal injury
  • Federal tort liability
  • Civil litigation
  • Workers compensation
  • Wrongful death

In 2002, David taught a course on judicial process and behavior as an adjunct faculty member at Old Dominion University.  From 2006 to 2008, David was a staff judge advocate for the U.S. Navy, Maritime Expeditionary Security Group Two.  He was also a lay judge on the Ecclesiastical Court of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia from 2005 to 2008.

David is fluent in French, an officer of the U.S. Navy Reserve, and an arts enthusiast.  His children are both alumni of Norfolk Public Schools.  In 2001, he received the fifth annual Judge Walter E. Hoffman Community Service Award.

Admitted to practice

  • Illinois, 1991
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Armed Forces, 1991
  • Virginia, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1998
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Education

  • Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1990
  • Carleton College and Northwestern University, B.A. in Linguistics, 1984

Memberships

  • Virginia Beach Bar Association
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association—Executive committee, 2004-2005
  • South Hampton Roads Bar Association
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association—Board of Governors, 2004-2006; Member, workers compensation section
  • Virginia State Bar, Board of Governors—Military law section, 2000-2006, Chair 2003-2004
  • James Kent American Inn of Court
  • Military Officers Association of America
  • American Legion
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Disabled American Veterans
  • Naval Reserve Association
  • Navy League of the United States
  • AARP Foundation Litigation
  • Alliance Française Chapitre de Grasse—Counsel, 1996-
  • Ballet Virginia International—Board of Directors, 2009-

Published articles

  • "U.S. Medical Care Recovery Act Liens," Liens in Personal Injury Actions, LexisNexis, 3d ed. 2009
  • "The Posse Comitatus Act: A Constraint Upon Commanders in the Fight Against Terrorism?," Virginia State Bar Military Law Section Newsletter, Fall 2002
  • "Military Tort Claims: A Primer," 50/5 Virginia Lawyer, Issue 27, December 2001
  • "U.S. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Country Injunctive and Specific Performance Decrees," 20 California Western International Law Journal, Issue 91, 1989; reprinted in 16 Droit et Pratique du Commerce International, Issue 270, Masson, 1990; reprinted in 28 Comparative Juridical Review 115 1991, Spanish translation

Lecturer

  • Trainer in Law of War and Rules of Engagement to U.S. Navy Maritime Expeditionary Security forces, 2006-2008
  • Guest Lecturer on "War Crimes" session during the "Ethics for the Military Officer" course at Joint Forces Staff College, 2003

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