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As of April 20, Jeremy Carroll is no longer Lexington’s interim city attorney, as City Council voted to appoint him to the role of city attorney.
“I want to thank everyone for the confidence you’ve shown in me by appointing me city attorney,” Carroll said. “I’m humbled and honored. I have very much enjoyed these past few months working with city staff and with the ladies and gentlemen on Council and I look forward to continuing that relationship.”
Carroll had served as the city’s interim attorney since November when then-attorney Jared Jenkins left the Mann Legal Group and the group ended its contract with the city.
Carroll, who has been practicing law in Virginia for the past 25 years, joined the Roanoke firm Spilman Thomas & Battle in April. Prior to that, he spent five years with Guynn, Waddell, Carroll & Lockaby in Salem, and before that, he practiced 14 years with the firm of Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte.
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Washington and Lee University, graduating cum laude in 1993. He earned his law degree at George Mason University, graduating with honors in 1998.
Prior to being appointed the interim city attorney, Carroll represented the city on several issues, including a suit brought against the city in 2012 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans over the city’s law about what flags could be flown in the city, a suit brought by the Volpe family over the 2006 drowning death of their son at Jordan’s Point, and a 2018 suit brought against the city by a former Lexington patrolman.
In addition to Lexington, Carroll also serves as county attorney for the county of Halifax and town attorney for the town of Vinton. He is also counsel for the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, the Craig County School Board, and Danville Public Schools, among others.
