Community Service
Community service is a priority for Perkins Law, PLLC. Eric Perkins is proud to devote hundreds of hours each year to volunteer work, and he has been recognized by the Virginia Bar Association on multiple occasions as a “Community Servant” for his commitment to community service. In 2010, he was named "Volunteer of the Year" by both the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Section and USTA/Virginia for his contributions to the tennis community, which included aleadership role in the City of Richmond's hugely successful campaign in the USTA's Best Tennis Town in America contest. Eric has mentored elementary school students as part of the Clark Springs Elementary School “Lunch Buddies” program. In 2003, he was recognized as USTA/Virginia’s Committee Chair of the Year for his work as chair of the organization’s Bylaws and Rules Committee. From 2004-2006, he served as President of the Richmond Tennis Association (“RTA”), one of the oldest community tennis associations in the nation, and he recently received his ten-year volunteer service award from the United States Tennis Association (“USTA”), the national governing body for tennis with over 725,000 members. Eric is a charter member of the Short Pump Rotary Club, and he is also an active member of Gayton Baptist Church. Other current community service activities include:
- USTA Tennis Rules and Regulations Committee (Chair)
- Richmond Tennis Association (President-Elect)
- Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Professional Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts Advisory Board (Member)
- Virginia Franchise Forum (Advisory Board Member)