Hope V. Payne

 
 

Meet Hope

Hope joined the firm in 2015. She focuses her practice on assisting individuals and entities with residential and commercial real estate matters. Hope diligently represents clients by offering one-on-one attention to help them resolve the various issues that arise during the real estate settlement process. She is experienced with negotiating and drafting contracts, reviewing title, reviewing surveys, and reviewing diligence. She is well respected by builders, realtors, and mortgage lending institutions in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. 

Hope was born and raised in this community.  She grew up in Fluvanna County and graduated from Fluvanna County High School.  Prior to joining the firm, Hope practiced residential real estate law and family law.  She also worked for a local nonprofit and for both the Charlottesville and Albemarle Departments of Social Services. When Hope is not working, she is actively involved in her local church and enjoys spending time with her husband and three boys.

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Real Estate

  • Residential Real Estate

  • Business Law

EDUCATION

  • J.D. University of Virginia, School of Law, 1993

  • B.S. James Madison University, Magna cum laude, 1990

Admitted

  • Supreme Court of Virginia, 1993

AFFILIATIONS

  • Virginia State Bar

  • Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association

  • Virginia State Bar Real Property Section - Area Representative

  • Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Committee - Seventh District Committee Member

CIVIC PARTICIPATION

  • Board of Directors, PACEM (People and Congregation Engaged in Ministry)

  • Piedmont Housing Alliance First Time Homebuyer Class Speaker, 2018 - 2020

Email Hope at hpayne@scottkroner.com

 
 

Scott | Kroner, PLC, is a Charlottesville-based law firm serving Central Virginia. Our attorneys specialize in banking, business organization, collections, litigation, estate planning, special needs planning, trust and estate administration, and commercial and residential real estate. Scott | Kroner, PLC, traces its beginnings to April 1951 when C. Armonde Paxson, who had been in practice in Charlottesville since his graduation from law school in 1930, formed the firm of Paxson, Marshall & Smith with David B. Marshall and William Massie Smith. The firm has since evolved and expanded to include a growing and diverse client base. Now named Scott | Kroner, PLC, in recognition of principal members W. Stephen Scott (retired 2014) and Robert J. Kroner (retired 2022), our firm is regularly recognized as one of the premier firms in the region. Our lawyers offer wide-ranging expertise and experiences, drawing on our work as national firm lawyers, judicial law clerks, and active participants in government and community organizations. We understand that people have choices in terms of legal services, and we are pleased to offer great value to our clients. From business law to real estate matters, and from litigation to complex commercial transactions, we share a sense of purpose with our clients and take pleasure in giving valuable, timely, reliable, and trusted legal advice. Our attorneys serve Charlottesville, Central Virginia, and beyond.