 Schar persuaded Coleman to change firms, and he was a partner at the Tysons office of Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn from 1985 until 1992.During this period, Coleman helped handle the merger of Schar's NV Homes with industry giant Ryan Homes, which created NVR, Inc., which was large enough to be in the Fortune 500.While with Arent Fox and NV Homes, Coleman again ran for Virginia statewide office twice.