Robert “Paul” Lawrence is the Special Assistant to the President and CEO of the National Counseling Group, Inc. and is the Vice President of the organization serving as the Director of Operations.
Mr. Lawrence is a tenth generation Fauquier County, Virginia native. Born in Warrenton, Virginia, he grew up in the village of Marshall (the ancestral home of, and named for, our country’s fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Marshall).
In lieu of High School, Mr. Lawrence was graduated from Randolph-Macon United States Air Force Academy in 1987 with the rank of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Corps Commander for Operations. While attending the Academy he received the prestigious General Douglas A. MacArthur Award for excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership and is among the most prestigious awards given by the association of Military Schools and Colleges of the United States.
Mr. Lawrence went on to attend James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia graduating in 1990 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Real Estate Law. While attending JMU, Mr. Lawrence became a licensed Realtor® and a licensed property-casualty/life-health insurance agent. Also during this time period, Mr. Lawrence became a certified Emergency Medical technician-Paramedic and served in both paid and volunteer positions to include President of the Marshall Volunteer Rescue Squad and as a certified Law Enforcement Officer of the Commonwealth.
Upon graduation, Mr. Lawrence joined his father in the family’s insurance business which began in 1969. While serving as the office manager, Mr. Lawrence attended Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia and was graduated in 1998 with a Masters Degree in Business Administration. Upon his father’s retirement in 1995, Mr. Lawrence assumed management of the insurance business and grew it to annual revenues in excess of three million dollars.
Mr. Lawrence is involved in many civic and community organizations to include the Shriners Hospitals for Children, served as Past Master Cochran Lodge No. 271 (2009), and co-chairman of the Marshall District Comprehensive Plan advisory committee.
Mr. Lawrence terminated his insurance business in early 2009 to join his friend and mentor, Thomas W. Minnick, in assisting with the management of the growing National Counseling Group enterprise.
Mr. Lawrence continues as the managing member of his family’s property corporation and enjoys politics, boating, and construction projects in his free time. He is married to Dr. Kimberley Ryan-Lawrence, DNP, FNP-C.
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