Edward Sargent has been a Hampton Roads resident since 1967. He graduated from The University of Notre Dame in May 1977 with a B.A. in Government and International Studies and a Certificate in Soviet and East European Affairs. He continued his education at the College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence May, 1981. He has been a member of the Virginia State Bar since June 1981.