FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
X   Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response. . .0.5

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Trani, Dr. Eugene P., President	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (LFG)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)  X  Director                                        10% Owner     Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)     ___________________________________
(Last)      (First)     (Middle) Virginia Commonwealth University 910 West Franklin Street	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 03/04/2003
(Street) Richmond, VA 23284		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)	Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock Common Stock Common Stock Common Stock	03/04/03 03/04/03 03/04/03 03/04/03		M S M S		1,500.0000 1,500.0000 1,500.0000 1,500.0000	A D A D	$17.1300 $37.6000 $11.7500 $37.6000	573.0000	D D D D

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$11.7500

03/04/03

M

1,500.0000

11/18/94

5/18/04

Common Stock

1,500.0000

0.0000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$17.1300

03/04/03

M

1,500.0000

11/19/93

5/19/03

Common Stock

1,500.0000

0.0000

D

Explanation of Responses:   By: /s/ W. Chadwick Perrine
as Power of Attorney
**Signature of Reporting Person
Dr. Eugene P. Trani
March 5, 2003
Date

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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