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Law 2025: GOODWYN, THE HON. S. BERNARD
It’s little wonder Goodwyn’s classmates at Southampton High School handed him the “most likely to succeed” superlative. Quarterback of the football team, Goodwyn was also president of the student body and valedictorian. After high school, Goodwyn headed to Harvard, where he played football and ran track. An economics major, Goodwyn graduated magna cum laude. After […]
Law 2025: WILSON, MELANIE D.
Before entering academia, Wilson clerked for a federal district court judge and practiced for 13 years in both the private and public sectors. For six years, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney. She also worked as assistant attorney general for the state of Georgia for four years. Dean of Washington and Lee’s law school […]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2025: NEIL, ERIK H.
Since joining the Chrysler Museum in 2014, Neil has guided the museum’s growth. In 2022, his position was endowed through a $34 million donation from Virginia Beach philanthropist Joan Brock that included donated artwork. He’s been focused on the $30 million Perry Glass Studio expansion project. The culmination of a $55 million fundraising campaign, the […]
Law 2025: GEIGER, JEFFREY H.
In January, Sands Anderson announced Geiger would serve as president of the firm’s three-person board. He has sat on the board since 2018. Since joining the firm in 1998, Geiger has shaped his practice to focus on business litigation, eminent domain, legal ethics discipline and legal malpractice. In May, Sands Anderson announced it had completed […]
Law 2025: WHITE, JACK L.
White joined McGuireWoods’ government investigations and white-collar litigation practice in 2022. The following year, he was named the Tysons office managing partner. White was one of five civilians who sat on an independent review panel that examined Fort Hood’s command climate and culture. In 2020, he and the other members testified before the House Armed […]
Law 2025: FOWLER JR., CALVIN W. ‘WOODY’
In 2024, Williams Mullen tapped Fowler to serve a fourth three-year term as the president and CEO of the state’s second-largest law firm, which employs 450 people, including more than 200 attorneys in Virginia. Last year, the firm experienced double-digit percentage growth in revenue, bringing in $195.5 million in 2024. Fowler attributes its success partly to […]
Law 2025: SUMMERLIN III, DANIEL C.
For more than 25 years, Summerlin has advised businesses — from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 companies — in environmental matters. Summerlin also assists employers with employment laws and regulations, including investigations with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A Roanoke native, Summerlin returned to the Star City in 1997 to work at Woods Rogers after graduating [&hellip[...]
Law 2025: SPENCER, A. BENJAMIN
An expert in civil procedure and federal jurisdiction, Spencer became William & Mary’s first Black dean in 2020. Prior to his appointment, Spencer served on the faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law. He was the Bennett Boskey Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School during the 2019 to 2020 academic year. […]
Law 2025: FLETCHER, PAUL
A former journalist, Fletcher has led the state’s oldest voluntary bar association since 2021. Under his leadership, the bar this year launched the VBA Leadership Academy to train the legal industry’s next generation of leaders in Virginia. Additionally, it has developed the first model policy for AI use by law firms and established task forces to address […]
Law 2025: SMITH, BROOKS M.
In 2019, Smith was named managing partner of the Richmond offiCEOf the firm that was then Troutman Sanders. In 2020, its name changed to Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders following a merger. In January, the firm completed another merger, this time with Texas-based Locke Lord, becoming Troutman Pepper Locke. Smith oversees over 150 attorneys working in […]
