Rita M. Dunaway, JD
Chairman Virginia Lawyers For Life
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Harrisonburg, VA
Rita M. Dunaway graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia University in 1998, having earned a B.S. in Journalism and a B.A. in Political Science simultaneously. She then attended law school at Washington and Lee University School of Law, graduating cum laude in 2001. Rita practiced law for a short time in a general civil practice in Harrisonburg before becoming a full-time staff attorney at The Rutherford Institute in Charlottesville. When her first child was born in 2004, Rita left full-time legal work to become a stay-at-home mom. Now with two children, she practices part-time for The Rutherford Institute and serves as Chief Legal Counsel to The Valley Family Forum. Rita has been working for several years now to lay the groundwork for a variation of "personhood" legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. Rita's husband, Scott, is a dentist in Harrisonburg. They are members of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Rita blogs on "Fundamental Things"
Inteviews
Valley Faith in Action host Dean Welty speaks with Delegate Bob Marshall and Rita Dunaway, consulting attorney with the Rutherford Institute.
Letters to the Editor by Rita:
Controversial Bill Won't Affect Abortion, Letter to the Richmond Times Dispatch
Give a Voice to the Unborn Written to the Daily News-Record defending the unborn and promoting the upcoming pro-life rally.