RESTON, VA—Former First Potomac Realty Trust executive James “Skip” Dawson has joined locally-based Verity Commercial LLC as a principal.

Dawson, who resigned from his post as chief operating officer at First Potomac last October, will join Verity co-founders Herman Diebler Jr. and Kenneth Traenkle to lead the brokerage's expansion that will include looking for acquisition opportunities for tenants and investors alike. Dawson is to provide operational and transactional support for Verity.

"It was just a situation where I wanted to take a look at the balance of my career," he says. "I've enjoyed real estate for a long time and I wanted to step back and take a look at my opportunities."

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