He served from 2000 to 2009 as the Office Managing Partner in McGuireWoods’ Charlottesville office. His peer reviews include an AV rating in Martindale Hubbell and inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America” since 1993. In addition to regularly defending colleges and school boards in a variety of employment and regulatory compliance matters, Mr. Wood is a highly regarded lecturer and author. He regularly speaks at the annual meeting of the National School Boards Association and the Education Law Association and teaches Higher Education Law at Washington and Lee Law School. Among many other state and national leadership positions he has been chairman of the Council of School Attorneys of the Virginia School Boards Association and president of the Education Law Association.