ABOUT THE FIRM

In 1905, Allan D. Jones, who served as Assistant Attorney General for Maritime Affairs under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began practicing law in downtown Newport News. He was joined by Franklin O. Blechman in 1926, and in 1932 the two attorneys formed a partnership. The firm continued to grow with the addition of partners Arthur Woltz in 1942 and Herbert V. Kelly in 1946.

Today Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly is one of the preeminent law firms in Southeastern Virginia, providing expertise to individuals and corporate areas of professional legal assistance to our clients.

Combining the personality and vigor of a smaller law firm with the efficiency, resources, and quality of a larger firm, we offer a unique and ideal combination of talents and services coupled with the expertise and experience our clients expect from the largest law firm on the Virginia Peninsula. Our attorneys collectively embrace a philosophy of aggressive and innovative representation. This representation is totally focused on the resolution of legal matters in the way that most benefits the client.

Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, anticipating the more complicated needs of its clientele, is structured with practice groups which focus on specialized areas of the law. This means that our clients have access to the best legal minds and talents available and to a degree of expertise that is unsurpassed in our service area.