As President of Sands Anderson, Margaret Hardy brings 22 years of leadership experience when advising clients and guiding our firm’s growth and vision.
Margaret is a skilled attorney, combining her legal talents with a genuine belief in the value of working together, motivating each other, and learning from one another. Margaret strategically guides operations and supports her clients’ successes with forethought and positive leadership.
In addition to serving as President, Margaret is managing shareholder for the Fredericksburg office and serves healthcare clients, local governments, and businesses with complete legal support. Margaret also offers her talents as Group Leader of the Healthcare Group and member of the Government, Business, and Litigation Groups.
A registered nurse, Margaret applies her experience when representing her health care clients in medical malpractice actions and investigations and proceedings before the Department of Health Professions. Her creative legal solutions can further help businesses and professionals facing litigation to look ahead and proactively address their unique needs. Margaret also works with Treasurers across the Commonwealth in the collection of delinquent real estate taxes. She and her team in the Fredericksburg office have recovered millions of dollars of real estate taxes for local governments across Virginia.
Outside of the office, Margaret is a hobby farmer raising Angora goats. She uses their fleece for spinning and hand-dying mohair yarn to use for her fiber art, including weaving and knitting. She also enjoys riding motorcycles.
Recognition
•Influential Women of Law, Virginia Lawyer's Weekly
2020
•Virginia Business magazine Legal Elite in Health Law
2008-Present
•Virginia Super Lawyer ”
in Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
2013, 2015-2018
•Virginia Super Lawyer ”
in State/Local/Municipal
2019
•Best Lawyers in America, Legal Mapractice Law - Defendants
•Influential Women of Virginia,
2013
Publications
News About Margaret F. Hardy
•Margaret Hardy Selected for Virginia Lawyers Weekly's 2020 Class of Influential Women of Law
•Sands Anderson Confirms 2020 Board of Directors
•Forty Sands Anderson Lawyers Named to 2019 Virginia Business Legal Elite
•21 Sands Anderson attorneys named to 2020 Best Lawyers List
•Happy National Nurses Week!
•Sands Anderson Local Government Attorneys Awarded LGA Special Projects Award
•Twenty Sands Anderson Attorneys Included in 2019 Super Lawyers List
•Firm President Margaret Hardy featured on cover of Virginia Lawyer
•Thirty-One Sands Anderson Lawyers Named to 2018 Virginia Business Legal Elite
•23 Sands Anderson attorneys named to 2019 Best Lawyers list
Favorite Book
•To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Professional Highlights
•Supports health care professionals and providers before the Virginia Department of Health Professions licensing boards
•Defends health care providers, agencies and facilities in malpractice actions
•Represents treasurers and local governments in the collection of delinquent real estate taxes
Community Service
•Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
Legal Counsel
•Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region, Secretary, Board of Directors, 2014 - present
•United Methodist Family Services (UMFS)
Board of Directors, 2008 - present, Chair 2016-2018
•Fredericksburg Regional Alliance, Legal Counsel
•Mary Washington Healthcare, Board of Trustees
Speaking Engagements
•Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Virginia: Lectures to undergraduate, graduate, and RN to BSN students on topics related to malpractice and licensing matters.