James Vance Stallings

Personal Introduction

An attorney with 30 years of experience in providing the highest level of professional attorney services and counsel to individuals and the business community across the Commonwealth of Virginia, Vance brings to Simms Showers a depth of real-world experience in legal representation that sets him apart from his peers. Having at different times served as a partner in a prominent Estate Planning, Real Estate and Commercial Law Firm on the Virginia Peninsula, owned and operated his own boutique Estate Planning and Real Estate transaction law firm, served as a Special Prosecutor for The Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, established and operated the Settlement Services Division of a multi-bank owned regional title agency, and having served as a Criminal Defense Attorney, a practice that took him all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, Vance has proven himself to be an innovative, adaptable and resolute leader in his legal representation and corporate roles. Having served his community on several non-profit and church-related boards, Vance is passionate about his commitment to give back to the community. He has a special commitment to the performing arts, is a professionally trained vocalist, and served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Williamsburg’s very own professional Symphony Orchestra, for two years. Vance, his wife Susan, and their three daughters, attend Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Williamsburg.