René Adamo is a highly motivated attorney and animal rights activist. Her relentless passion for improving the quality of life of animals everywhere started at a young age, and she has refined that passion into a tool for defending the voiceless, both in Court and in the Virginia legislature. An alumni of the University of Richmond School of Law, René aspires to change the way animals are viewed and treated nationwide. She founded and serves as the president of Humane Virginia, a political action committee, giving a voice to Virginia’s animals. René currently practices in Richmond, VA.