Mr. Poole is the firm's Chief Executive Officer and co-managing shareholder. He also chairs Huff, Poole & Mahoney's Business Department, handles commercial transactions, and is active in commercial litigation, as well as asbestos defense litigation. Mr. Poole frequently lectures on a variety of commercial topics and acts as general counsel to many area businesses. In 1980, Mr. Poole was admitted to practice law in Virginia, then admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Poole has been repeatedly elected by his peers to be included in Virginia Business magazine's Legal Elite in the category of Business and Richmond magazine’s Virginia Super Lawyers list in the category of Business/Corporate. He has also been selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.