2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 231
Celebrating the life of Victor Anthony Shaheen.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, Victor Anthony Shaheen, an esteemed attorney, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and beloved member of the Richmond community, died on June 20, 2025; and
WHEREAS, after graduating in 1972 from St. Christopher's School in Richmond, where he was a member of the varsity basketball team, Victor Shaheen earned a bachelor's degree and juris doctor degree from the University of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, Victor Shaheen began his distinguished legal career with the firm White, Blackburn & Conte while also supporting his father's business, Phil's Continental Lounge, and later partnered with his brother Arthur in 1995 to found Shaheen & Shaheen, P.C., which became Shaheen Law Firm, P.C., some time thereafter; and
WHEREAS, through Victor Shaheen's tireless efforts, the Shaheen Law Firm became one of the highest-volume real estate closing firms in the Mid-Atlantic region, with offices in Richmond, Virginia Beach, Newport News, and Fredericksburg; and
WHEREAS, Victor Shaheen served thousands of families and businesses in the Commonwealth over his career, a legacy that he was proud to see carried forward by his three sons, who later joined him as practicing attorneys at the Shaheen Law Firm; and