Mr. Miller represents individuals, families, and corporations on a variety of sensitive and complex matters. He focuses his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration, debt collection, residential and commercial real estate, closely-held corporations, taxation, and any related litigation.
While attending the University of Virginia, Mr. Miller received the True Wahoo Award for his community commitment. As a graduate of the Duke University Financial Planning Program, he can navigate the multifaceted challenges of retirement, insurance, asset protection, and financial planning. Mr. Miller has passed the Series 65 Registered Investment Advisor exam and can bring a holistic approach to the needs of families as they transfer wealth between generations. Mr. Miller is a nationally syndicated author on estate planning matters.
B.A. (2007) – University of Virginia
J.D. (2013) – University of Richmond School of Law
Elder Law
Guardianship / Conservatorships
Estate Planning and Estate Administration
Wills, Estates and Trusts
Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Mr. Miller is also an alumnus of the Portsmouth Partnership Lefcoe Leadership Program and an active citizen in many charitable endeavors. Mr. Miller received his law degree from the University of Richmond. Prior to joining Cooper, Spong & Davis, Mr. Miller worked for the Energy, Finance, and Info-Structure Team at White & Case in Washington, DC, and apprenticed at an estate planning firm based in Hampton Roads. Mr. Miller is a shareholder at Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C.
For the fifth year in a row, Mr. Miller is included in the 2023 “Top Lawyers” list of Coastal Virginia Magazine and CoVaBiz, having been nominated and voted by his peers. He is being recognized for his expertise in Estate Planning.
Mr. Miller has experience in numerous estate planning situations, including, but not limited to, the following:
Mr. Miller has experience in the following matters, among many others, which closely held business owners and executives face.
Mr. Miller has been practicing real estate law since he joined the firm over a decade ago. His practice is as diverse as the real estate asset class itself. He has overseen numerous residential and commercial transactions. Mr. Miller has experience in numerous real estate situations, including but not limited to the following:
Mr. Miller does not practice government benefits law, such as Medicaid or Veterans’ Benefits.
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Mr. Pomije attended the University of Virginia (B.A. 1971) and College of William and Mary (J.D. 1974). He joined Cooper, Spong & Davis in 1987 and is a shareholder. Mr. Pomije practices elder law and civil litigation, including guardianship / conservatorship issues, wills, estate litigation, collections against decedents’ estates, estate planning, and estate administration. In addition, his civil litigation practice also includes a broad spectrum of chancery matters. He serves as Portsmouth’s Commissioner of Accounts and has earned recognition in recent editions of The Best Lawyers for his expertise in estates.
B.A. (1971) – University of Virginia
J.D. (1974) – College of William and Mary
He serves as Portsmouth’s Commissioner of Accounts, a quasi-judicial position to which he was appointed by the Portsmouth Circuit Court. As Commissioner of Accounts, he oversees the financial transactions of court-appointed fiduciaries in Portsmouth, such as executors of decedents’ estates.
Mr. Pomije is licensed to practice in Virginia. He is a former prosecutor (1974-1982) and served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Portsmouth (1982) and as a substitute judge at Portsmouth General District Court (1990-1997). He was President of the Portsmouth Bar Association (1988-1989), President of the Portsmouth Rotary Club (1991-1992), and Chairman of the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission (1986-1987). He has served and continues to serve on the boards of many other civic organizations. In 2002, he brought The Dictionary Project to Portsmouth. Through that project, he oversaw the Portsmouth Rotary Club’s distribution of thousands of dictionaries to third graders in Portsmouth public and private schools for twelve years. That project continues through the efforts of the Portsmouth Rotary Club.
For several years, Mr. Pomije was an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the former Virginia Guardianship Association, a state advocacy organization for the incapacitated elderly and disabled. He currently chairs the Community Advisory Committee for Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, Inc.’s Personal Affairs Management Program, a program serving the legal, financial, and personal needs of the elderly and disabled in the Hampton Roads region and beyond. He has been instrumental in changes to Virginia’s adult guardianship and conservatorship statutes to enable non-profit agencies to serve better as court-appointed guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults. Mr. Pomije also served for several years on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Conference of Commissioners of Accounts and is a member of the Virginia Bar Association and the Portsmouth Bar Association. He was the co-recipient of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award in 1998. In 2020, he was selected by Virginia Business Magazine for inclusion on its list of “Super Lawyers” in Virginia. Jewish Family Service awarded Mr. Pomije its “Distinguished Service Award” in 2021.
Mr. Pomije is recognized as Best Lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America and selects 5% of America’s lawyers who are found to have a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
After practicing law in Suffolk, VA, for over 40 years, Mr. Eure joins Cooper, Spong & Davis in a counsel capacity. He focuses his practice on estate planning, business planning, and the other challenges associated with transferring wealth between generations. He is uniquely qualified to assist those facing issues relating to the development, management, and transfer of real property, such as family farms.
He has served in the leadership of the Suffolk Ruritans and has been integral to many residential developments in Suffolk. He also served in the United States Marine Corps and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law.
