W. Hunter Old is a partner at Heath, Overbey, Verser & Old, P.L.C.,
and is head of Aviation Law Center, the firm’s aviation division.
He has been in private practice for more than 20 years, more than 15 of
which have been in service to the Peninsula region. He has maintained
a varied civil litigation practice throughout that time, and presently
focuses on litigation matters involving aviation, residential and commercial
construction, inheritance disputes and contested real property matters.
He regularly accepts referrals from other attorneys and former and existing clients.
A resident of Williamsburg, Hunter’s career reflects a belief in
service to the community. Locally, he has served on the boards of several
non-profit organizations, and is presently the Vice Chair of the Board
of Williamsburg Faith in Action. For the aviation community, he is a board
member for two state-wide organizations, the Virginia Aeronautical Historical
Association (where he is immediate past president) and the Virginia Aerospace
Business Association. In the legal community, he represents Virginia’s 9th Judicial District (which includes Williamsburg/James City County, York
County/Poquoson, Gloucester, Charles City, King William and Mathews) on
Bar Council, which acts as the board of directors of the Virginia State
Bar. He also has served on the Virginia State Bar’s Special Committee
on Bench-Bar Relations, including two years as the Board’s chair.
Over the years, he has held every officer position in the Williamsburg
Bar Association.
Hunter was in the U.S. Army Reserves for 14 years as an aviator and officer,
and flew both UH-1s (Hueys) and CH-47s (Chinooks). In 2003-04, he was
deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he served
as a company commander. He holds a commercial, rotary-wing pilot’s
license with instrument rating. He is married to Lisa, and has two college
age children. A fan of all things that fly, he can frequently be found
on weekend mornings at one of several disc golf courses in the local area.
