General Counsel
Areas of Coverage: General Government | Legal Issues | FOIA | COIA | Procurement | Courts
Phone: 804.343.2509 | Email: perrico@vaco.org
Phyllis is General Counsel to the Virginia Association of Counties. She received her J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Lehigh University.
She has been an active member of the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia for more than 30 years and served as a Board Member and President of the Virginia Council of School Attorneys. She served on the Board of Governors and as President of the Local Government section of the Virginia State Bar. She Served as President of the National Association of Civil County Attorneys and as President of the Virginia Society of Association Executives. Phyllis is a graduate OF LEAD Virginia.
Prior to her service at VACo, she was a Senior Assistant County Attorney and School Board Counsel for Henrico County, Assistant County Attorney for Hanover County, and Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia.