History
The firm of Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston, & White, P.C. enjoys a long and distinguished legal heritage in Virginia. The current firm traces its origins to a firm founded in the 1930's by J. Sloan Kuykendall, one of the finest trial lawyers to ever practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sloan Kuykendall served as chairman of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners for more than two decades. He continued to actively try cases in Virginia's state and federal courts until his death in 1996. Sloan's legacy includes numerous contributions to the common law of this state as a result of the dozens of cases he successfully handled before the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Over the course of our history, four of our partners became Circuit Court Judges. One of those was Henry Whiting who served as a Circuit Court Judge in Frederick County and in the City of Winchester and subsequently was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, where he served with distinction until his retirement in August of 1995. SSHW takes great pride in the contributions that it, its predecessor firms and its former partners have made to Virginia's legal system, both as lawyers and judges.
In recent years several members of the firm have served as President of the Loudoun County Bar Association and on June 19th, 2009, Jon Huddleston was sworn in as the 71st President of the Virginia State Bar. Our principals have held elected and appointed offices in local government and have written and lectured for state legal and educational foundations. Several members serve on the boards of hospitals and non profit organizations while many are active in youth sports leagues and local service clubs. We enjoy a culture of service that donates our resources and encourages our staff to give back to the community. SSHW understands the tradition of excellence that has been at the core of the firm's success and has allowed us to maintain a loyal client base for more than a half a century. As we move forward, we continue to focus on our clients' best interests while fostering beneficial relationships within the community.