
The
Prince
William
County
School
Board
has
hired
Wade
Anderson
as
Division
Counsel.
He
replaces
Mary
McGowan,
who
retired
last
year
after
nearly
40
years
of
practicing
law.
Anderson
has
20
years
of
legal
experience,
with
most
of
his
experience
focused
on
education.
He
currently
serves
as
an
attorney
at
Sands
Anderson,
P.C.
in
Richmond,
which
has
the
largest
group
of
education
lawyers
in
Virginia,
representing
school
divisions
throughout
the
Commonwealth.
As
Division
Counsel,
Anderson
will
serve
as
the
chief
in-house
legal
counsel,
advising
the
School
Board,
Division
Superintendent,
and
staff
on
legal
issues,
including
School
Board
authority
and
duties,
students'
rights
and
discipline,
education-related
laws
and
regulations,
employment
matters,
civil
rights,
real
estate,
contracts,
local
government,
procurement,
and
tort
law.
Previously,
Anderson
served
as
Senior
Assistant
County
Attorney
and
counsel
to
the
Henrico
County
School
Board
for
seven
years.
His
experience
also
includes
serving
as
a
law
clerk
at
the
United
States
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Fourth
Circuit,
the
Supreme
Court
of
Virginia,
and
the
Court
of
Appeals
for
Virginia.
Anderson
received
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
in
political
science
from
High
Point
University
and
a
Master
of
Arts
degree
in
political
management
from
The
George
Washington
University.
He
earned
his
law
degree
from
the
University
of
Richmond,
T.
C.
Williams
School
of
Law.
He
is
expected
to
begin
his
position
with
PWCS
by
March
1.