NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 2, 2008 - Jeffrey Breit, partner at Breit Drescher & Imprevento and adjunct professor of law at the College of William and Mary, is the 2008-2009 recipient of the St. George Tucker Adjunct Professorship Award. The award, first presented in 1995, is given each year to a member of the Law School adjunct faculty and is selected by nomination from the Law School community for outstanding service. Over the last 4 years, Breit has served as a Professor of Law and Coach of the Trial Team. He also helped develop a new voluntary clinic within the law school called Parents Engaged for Learning Equality (PELE). The program provides free legal representation for families of disabled children to present their cases to public schools in order to receive the financial assistance they are entitled to under federal and state laws.

"It is such an honor to be recognized for such a prestigious award by my colleagues," said Breit. "It was when I was in college working with a federal court judge in New Orleans that I realized my passion for the law. I hope my students are equally inspired by what they learn here at one of the best law schools in the country, and look to us to help them to grow in their professions even beyond school."

The St. George Tucker award was presented to Breit by Interim Dean Lynda Butler during a luncheon at the college's historic Wren Building on September 2.

Breit, a native of the Tidewater area, earned his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in Louisiana, and has been practicing law for more than 30 years. In 1988, Breit left the firm where his father had practiced and together with Jack Drescher started Breit, Drescher & Imprevento, a law firm specializing in representing injured victims located in Norfolk, Virginia. He was instrumental in persuading the Virginia's General Assembly to raise the cap on damages plaintiffs may receive in malpractice suits. He is a member and past president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and both he and his partner, Jack Drescher, have been recognized by publications of the Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who in American Law.

Breit, Drescher & Imprevento represents plaintiffs in a wide variety of personal injury matters including defective products, automotive accidents, medical malpractice and nursing home abuse. The firm tried and settled over $100 million dollars worth of cases in the last ten years and has successfully prosecuted some of the largest personal injury award settlements in Virginia, including a $22 million settlement against a major public utility.