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Law 2025: PAULK, COURTNEY MOATES
Paulk has led Hirschler since 2018, when she became the first female president of the now 79-year-old firm. With 86 attorneys in offices in Fredericksburg, Richmond and Tysons, it is the state’s seventh-largest law firm. Paulk also heads Hirschler’s litigation section. After graduating from Mary Washington College (now the University of Mary Washington) with a degree in theater [&he[...]
Insurance 2025: RUSSELL, W. DOUGLAS
The leader of the TowneBank insurance subsidiary since 2021, Russell oversees more than 500 professionals located across Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Founded in 2001, Towne Insurance offers property and casualty insurance, workers’ compensation, bonding and employee benefits, as well as home, auto, umbrella and flood insurance. It brought in $118.5 million in 2024 revenue. [[...]
LAW 2025: PARKS, RANDALL S.
Parks joined Hunton & Williams, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s predecessor, after graduating from law school at the University of Virginia in 1988. He has served as the chairman of the state’s third largest law firm’s executive committee since 2022. With 35 years of experience under his belt, Parks’ practice focuses on corporate transactions, including business process and [&h[...]
Insurance 2025: SCHMUDE, MONICA
Schmude was tapped to lead Anthem in Virginia in 2023. Before that, she spent almost 13 years at Cigna in different leadership positions, including serving as president of its mid-Atlantic market, which covered Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Schmude, who has a degree in industrial and organizational psychology with a concentration in women’s studies from the […]
LAW 2025: LAVOIE, JOHN ‘JACK’
Having joined Cooley in 2008, Lavoie leads the global firm’s real estate practice group and manages its Reston office. His practice centers on commercial real estate transactions, including buying, selling, developing and leasing office, industrial and retail properties. Lavoie represents landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in the Washington, D.C., area and the mid-Atlantic region. He&[...]
Insurance 2025: LUCIA, FRANK
Since 2017, Lucia has led Delta Dental of Virginia, one of the state’s largest dental benefits providers, and its holding company, Corvesta. Established in 1964, Delta Dental of Virginia provides dental plans to more than 2 million members. The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation, a public charity created by the company in 2012, works to […]
LAW 2025: KENDRICK, LESLIE
Kendrick became the 13th dean of the University of Virginia School of Law in 2024, replacing Risa Goluboff, who stepped down after eight years in the role. A native of eastern Kentucky, Kendrick graduated from U.Va.’s law school in 2006 and became a member of the faculty two years later after clerking for former U.S. […]
Insurance 2025: BROWN, TOM
In 1916, Thomas Rutherfoord launched an insurance agency in Roanoke. Fast-forward to 1979, and Rutherfoord’s grandson, Brown, started his own insurance career at the family business. In 1983, Brown moved from the Star City to Richmond to open a Rutherfoord office. He became president of the company in 1998 and CEO in 2004. In 2010, […]
Law 2025: INGLIMA, THOMAS C.
Inglima has been at Willcox & Savage for more than a quarter century. In 2021, he was tapped to lead the firm. Inglima’s practice centers on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and securities transactions, intellectual property, licensing and technology transfers and general corporate work, including advising executives about corporate governance. He was lead counsel to […]
Insurance 2025: McINERNEY, THOMAS J.
Genworth dropped off the Fortune 500 in 2025, slipping to No. 507. The insurer posted 2024 revenue of about $7.3 billion, down about 2.58% from 2023. Even so, McInerney, who has led Genworth since 2013, says he’s “very proud of the progress we’ve made and the momentum we’re building.” In 2023, the company launched the CareScout […]
