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Lois Haverstrom is General Counsel to Southern Development.  She assists in numerous areas of both the development and the home building companies.  Lois’ primary responsibility to the development team involves the extensive legal drafting required in the development approval and start-up process.   Having the resource of in-house counsel allows the development team to navigate more quickly through the regulatory approval process.  Lois also handles the corporate and regulatory affairs for the operations of the company.  Lois is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law and was first licensed in Pennsylvania.  She started her career as corporate counsel in the insurance industry.  Her work in the insurance industry ranged from policy drafting, regulatory matters, operations and claims support, as well as mergers and acquisitions.  During her corporate career she worked for FIC Insurance Group in their Philadelphia, PA and Austin, TX offices and for Sisters of Mercy Health Systems in St. Louis, MO.  Upon arriving to Charlottesville, Lois shifted her career to real estate, including real estate sales and four years in private practice with an emphasis on real estate closings, related property matters, business formation and estate work.