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The 25th edition of the Virginia Business Legal Elite

Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association in 2000, Virginia Business’ Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their peers are the top attorneys across 21 legal specialties. Additionally, up-and-coming attorneys are recognized under the Young Lawyer category.

In compiling the 25th edition of the Legal Elite, Virginia Business contacted more than 14,000 attorneys and more than 50 law firms, directing them to a balloting website, which was available only during the annual voting period. Virginia Business contracted with Colorado-based media research and analytics firm DataJoe to conduct balloting.

This year’s Legal Elite list includes a total of 1,572 lawyers, 32.4% of the 4,845 attorneys who were nominated by their peers this year. Attorneys cast 1,241 ballots, making 23,032 separate votes across all 22 categories.

Additionally, the 18 attorneys who have appeared in all 25 editions are recognized in a special list. Ten are from Central Virginia, while five are based in Hampton Roads and three are in Northern Virginia.

Two firms are well represented in this list of 25-year honorees, with three attorneys each. Willcox & Savage has Allan G. Donn, William M. Furr and Thomas G. Johnson Jr. Williams Mullen also has three long-term honorees: William D. Bayliss and firm president, CEO and Chairman Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler Jr., who are based in Richmond, and Thomas R. Frantz, the firm’s chairman emeritus, in Virginia Beach. 

The 25th annual Legal Elite

Silver Jubilee: Attorneys recognized as Virginia’s Legal Elite for all 25 years

 

Legal Elite 2024: Taxes/ Estates/ Trusts

Paul J. Abraham
PJI Law
Fairfax

Maureen C. Ackerly
Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild
Richmond

Jeffrey R. Adams
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Staunton

Alvi Aggarwal
Yates Campbell
Fairfax

Farhad Aghdami
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Morgan W. Alley
Dunton Simmons & Dunton
White Stone

Rebecca Shwayder Aman
Carney Patterson Meade
Newport News

Hugh T. Antrim
Thompson McMullan
Richmond

Elizabeth J. Atkinson
Baker Donelson
Falls Church

Sarah C. Aviles
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Craig D. Bell
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Gregory P. Bergethon
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Neil V. Birkhoff
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Jessica M. Booth
Pender & Coward
Suffolk

Churchill Gibson Bowles
Bowles Affiliates
Richmond

Leigh Anne Bowling
Leigh Anne Bowling JD LLM PC
Virginia Beach

John Decker Bristow
Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild
Richmond

Neal P. Brodsky
NB Law Group
Virginia Beach

Jonathan R. Bronley
Bronley Law
Fairfax

Gerald W.S. Carter
Harrell & Chambliss
Richmond

W. Hall Carter Jr.
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Deborah D. Cochran
Cochran Law Group
Tysons

Jenny H. Connors
Williams Mullen
Richmond

James P. Cox III
MichieHamlett
Charlottesville

Payton Dickinson Cromwell
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

Gregory R. Davis
Kaufman & Canoles
Williamsburg

C. Richard “Dick” Davis
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Anna K. Derewenda
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Scott Dondershine
Reston Law Group
Reston

Allan G. Donn
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Miriam Epstein
MDE Law Group
Fairfax

James A. Evans
James A. Evans Attorney at Law
Virginia Beach

Matthew M. Farley
Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild
Richmond

Foster S.B. Friedman
Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner
Alexandria

J. Conrad Garcia
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Timothy H. Guare
Timothy H. Guare PLC
Henrico County

David J. Gundlach
Sands Anderson
Richmond

W. William Gust
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Henrik B. Haeckel
Hirschler
Tysons

Kristen Hager
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Brooke R. Hannah
Litten & Sipe
Harrisonburg

Philip L. Hatchett
Kaufman & Canoles
Newport News

Jessica A. Hayes
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Geoffrey G. Hemphill
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Patrick W. Herman
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Elizabeth M. Horsley
Christian & Barton
Richmond

Richard H. Howard-Smith
Flora Pettit
Charlottesville

Meghan Gehr Hubbard
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Lauren A. Jenkins
Offit Kurman
Tysons

Susanna Brailsford Jones
Florance Gordon Brown
Richmond

David Kamer
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Joshua D. Kelly
Hirschler
Richmond

Helen Lewis Kemp
Virginia Estate & Trust Law
Richmond

Benjamin J. Kinder
Odin Feldman & Pittleman
Reston

Ann H. Larkin
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

David S. Lionberger
Hirschler
Richmond

Stephan J. Lipskis
Williams Mullen
Norfolk

Jennifer A. Lucey
Lucey Law
Washington, D.C.

Deborah G. Matthews
Law Office of Deborah G. Matthews
Alexandria

James E. McNair
Reed Smith
McLean

Gretchyn G. Meinken
Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner
Alexandria

Melinda Merk
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Bruce L. Mertens
Sands Anderson
Richmond

John T. Midgett
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

Pamela G. Morand
Odin Feldman & Pittleman
Reston

Elizabeth C. Morrogh
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

J. Kevin Muldowney
Hirschler
Richmond

Ashley E. Nimitz
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

Nathan Olansen
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

J. Lee E. Osborne
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Mark V. Pascucci
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Paula L. Peaden
Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden
Richmond

John M. Peterson
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen
Norfolk

Amanda Plant
Geller Law Group
Fairfax

Holly Pratt
Dunlap Law
Richmond

Ellis Pretlow
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Norfolk

Katherine E. Ramsey
Virginia Estate & Trust Law
Richmond

Bradley A. Ridlehoover
Tuckahoe Holdings
Richmond

Arthur Robinson
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

C. Arthur Robinson II
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

N. Pendleton Rogers
Hirschler
Richmond

Nancy Newton Rogers
Virginia Estate & Trust Law
Richmond

Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Seth Benjamin Royster
Shannon & Wright
Alexandria

Gregory J. Rupert
Reed Smith
McLean

Harry P. Sakellaris
Harry P. Sakellaris PC
Danville

William I. Sanderson
McGuireWoods
Charlottesville

Jennifer Schooley
Schooley Law Firm
Richmond

Catherine F. Schott Murray
Odin Feldman & Pittleman
Reston

Robert Edwin Sevila
Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White
Leesburg

George B. Shepherd Jr.
Freed & Shepherd
Richmond

Jennifer Erdman Shirkey
Flora Pettit
Harrisonburg

Kendal Sibley
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Theresa D. Small
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Stephanie C. Smith
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

David A. Snouffer
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Elizabeth M. Soc
The Law Office of Elizabeth M. Soc
Alexandria

Martha Leary Sotelo
Vaughan, Fincher and Sotelo
Tysons

Bruce C. Stockburger
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Kathryn C. Swain
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Heather H. Szajda
Virginia Estate & Trust Law
Richmond

Cameronne Taillon
Taillon Law
Vienna

Sharon B. Ten
Bowen Ten Long & Bal
Richmond

Frank A. Thomas III
Frank A. Thomas III PLC
Orange

E. Diane Thompson
Pender & Coward
Suffolk

Robert Vaughan Timms Jr.
Inman & Strickler
Virginia Beach

Jaime E.K. Tyler
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Alec S. von Elten
Hancock Daniel
Richmond

Lewis W. Webb III
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Caryn R. West
Parks Zeigler
Virginia Beach

Carolyn A. White
Midlothian Estate and Elder Law
Midlothian

Kyle H. Wingfield
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Gordon M. Wolcott
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

G. Christopher Wright
Shannon & Wright
Alexandria

Joshua C. Wykle
Woods Rogers
Charlottesville

Thomas Yates
Yates Campbell
Fairfax

Gino Zaccardelli
McGuireWoods
Tysons

Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024: Health Law Q&A Jason R. Davis

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Title: Member, president and CEO, co-chair of Health Care Practice Group

Other legal specialties: Litigation

Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, University of Virginia; law degree, William & Mary Law School

Family: Wife, Leigh Davis, vice president for donor engagement at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation; daughter, Ella Davis, senior at Duke University; daughter, Kate Davis, sophomore at Southern Methodist University

Career mentors: The Hon. William T. Prince Jr., R. Barrow Blackwell

Book I’d recommend: “The Underground Railroad,” by Colson Whitehead

First legal job: I worked in the Williamsburg/James City County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office as a law student, which introduced me to the courtroom and taught me to think on my feet. After law school, I clerked for Magistrate Judge Prince in the Eastern District of Virginia, which was the single most important learning experience of my career.

Favorite place I’ve traveled: Iceland. An incredible combination of beautiful, otherworldly landscapes and exciting activities

In a post-Dobbs legal environment, are hospitals and multistate health systems likely to be seeking more legal advice around Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act compliance? I believe so. On a national level, there either are or will be state statutory schemes surrounding reproduction that arguably conflict with federal obligations under EMTALA. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has recognized this and reaffirmed its commitment to enforce compliance with EMTALA obligations even in the face of conflicting state laws. This all can leave hospitals and physicians (who likewise can be penalized under EMTALA) with a great deal of uncertainty.

As Kaufman & Canoles’ new president and CEO, how do you balance your administrative and strategic role with your own practice and clients? By being part of an incredible team. I have a group of attorneys and support staff in our Health Care Practice Group who are extremely good at what they do. Our clients know they can rely on all of us. I am part of a four-attorney executive committee that is diligent and firm-minded. We work very well together. Our administrative team at K&C is top notch. And time management!

 Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Legal Elite 2024: Taxes/ Estates/ Trusts Q&A Elizabeth “Liz” Soc

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Title: Founder and managing attorney

Other legal specialties: Business and corporate law, commercial contracts and leasing, personal injury 

Education: Bachelor’s degree, George Mason University; law degree, Penn State Dickinson Law

Family: My beautiful, amazing and bada** parents, Khom Soc and Thanh H. Ly, as well as my sister, Soriya Walker, nephew, Ezra, and nieces, Micah, Mikaila and Joelle. I am a “bachelorette” currently seeking the right person to try and start a family of our own.

Career mentors: Too many to name them all but from Randy Ogg and Peter Grenier, the first lawyers I ever worked for as a paralegal at a “well-oiled machine” personal injury firm, to Jamel Rowe, a phenomenal domestic relations attorney with whom I worked side by side gaining tremendous courtroom and highly contested case experience, to Tonya Penn and Tori Bramble, fellow women of color law firm owners, to Andrea Bryk, another amazing woman warrior law firm owner, to retired Judge Lorraine Nordlund and Judge John Tran, who have kindly and graciously been litigation, general career and life mentors, I have been tremendously blessed.

TV show I’d recommend: “Life Below Zero,” a National Geographic documentary series about subsistence hunters making a living in remote parts of Alaska

How does being a second-generation American influence you as an attorney? Being a second-generation American informs my belief in the core American values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Navigating different home and societal cultures and expectations equipped me with more patience, empathy and compassion and also trained me as a cultural bridge, helping to find and/or create solutions to meet complex goals among diverse individuals that foster growth and mutual respect. 

What do you find most satisfying about estates and trusts work? Helping clients attain peace of mind by guiding them through the complexities of estate and succession planning, ensuring the future of their assets, businesses and families are protected and well cared for. I call it “happy law” because I help them to proactively avoid and/or solve conflicts and problems before they arise rather than duke it out after a conflict arises.

Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Legal Elite 2024: Young Lawyer Q&A Jamie Wood

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Title: Associate attorney

Legal specialties: Commercial litigation, government and special investigations, regulatory compliance

Education: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, University of Texas at Austin; law degree, University of Richmond

Family: I live in Floyd with my husband, Alex Wood, who works as a dentist at a local community health center, and our beagle, Ruby.

Career mentors: I feel lucky to have many mentors across my career so far. In law school, Professors Rachel Suddarth and Carl Tobias provided valuable perspective and encouragement as I explored different career paths. I learned so much during my year clerking with Judge Thomas Cullen through his mentorship and example. Now, at Woods Rogers, I work alongside so many incredible mentors, like Ben Rottenborn, Patice Holland, Mike Hastings, Chip Casola and Justin Simmons, who have all given me great guidance, opportunity and trust, for which I am grateful.

Favorite place you’ve traveled: This is a tie between Costa Rica and Peru for me. I traveled to Costa Rica as a high schooler and then had the pleasure of taking a group of high schoolers back to Costa Rica in my former life as a teacher. I traveled to Peru in college with a good friend and we completed the Inca trail hike to Machu Picchu!

Bingeworthy TV show: I am generally terrible at keeping up with new shows and prefer to rewatch my old favorites. For example, I love rewatching “Gilmore Girls” each fall.

What do you do for fun outside of work? I love to do just about anything outside. We live in a great area for kayaking and hiking along the Blue Ridge Parkway. I have been attempting to teach myself piano too, but that is a work in progress.

What was the most valuable experience you had during law school, and how does it affect your work today? My judicial internships and externships were some of the most valuable experiences that I had during law school. They provided a great opportunity to see how different attorneys practice, confront various legal questions, and engage with the judges and my fellow interns to analyze legal issues.

Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Legal Elite 2024: Young Lawyers

Kate B. Adams
KPM Law
Roanoke

Rachel W. Adams
ThompsonMcMullan
Richmond

Brandon S. Allred
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Matthew T. Anderson
Williams Mullen
Richmond

John Baker
Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers
Norfolk

Yolanda Beasley
Invictus Law
Virginia Beach

Clark J. Belote
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Caitlyn M. Bender
McCandlish Lillard
Leesburg

Laura M. Berry
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Genevieve C. Bradley
Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin
Richmond

Charles L. Brewer II
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Alexandra Bailee Brumfield
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Mark A. Burgin
PLDR Law
Lynchburg

Josue M. Casanova
Josue M. Casanova Esq
Virginia Beach

Diana H. D’Alessandro
D’Alessandro Law
Fredericksburg

Michele Fanney Dallman
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Justin D. deBettencourt
Reed Smith
McLean

Katie M. DeCoster
Sands Anderson
Christiansburg

John Patrick Dunnigan
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Bethany Fogerty
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Bailey Gifford
Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers
Virginia Beach

Emily Gindhart
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Harrisonburg

Alicha M. Grubb
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Ashley T. Hart
Flora Pettit
Charlottesville

Paul Hawkins
Reaves GovCon Group
Chesapeake

Alicia A. Hilger
Glasser and Glasser
Norfolk

Maxwell C. Hlavin
Sands Anderson
Richmond

M. Barkley Horn
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Sarah C. Jessee
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Roanoke

Callie Rae Kyhl
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian
Manassas

Morgan A. Lambert
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Tia-Marie Lane
Byrne Canaan Law
Richmond

Kambria Taryn Lannetti
Hancock Daniel
Fairfax

Katherine Skilling Larkin
Wimbish Gentile McCray & Roeber
Richmond

Katherine Marguerite Lennon
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Alexander T. Lewis
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Angela R. MacFarlane
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Ranuel P. Magalong
Odin Feldman & Pittleman
Reston

Danielle A. Matie
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Julie Colaneri Mayer
Hancock Daniel
Virginia Beach

Shannon M. McDonough
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Ian J. McElhaney
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Jennifer McGovern
Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson
Fredericksburg

Matthew Dorsey Meadows
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Williamsburg

Arian Noori
Melone Hatley
Reston

Gaela Normile
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Quinn Novak
Florance Gordon Brown
Richmond

T. Duggan O’Dea
Unison Infrastructure
Richmond

Elizabeth Papoulakos
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Alicia M. Penn-Taylor
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Meredith P. Renegar
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Alexander M. Rivera
Glasser and Glasser
Norfolk

Shevarma T. Robertson
Hancock Daniel
Glen Allen

Eva C. Roffis
McCandlish Holton
Richmond

Tyler J. Rosá
Williams Mullen
Virginia Beach

Daniel P. Rose
Litten & Sipe
Harrisonburg

Hunter W. Routten
Glasser and Glasser
Norfolk

LeeAnne C. Schocklin
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

J. Westwood Smithers III
Marks & Harrison
Richmond

Imani E. Sowell
Harmon Claytor Corrigan Wellman
Glen Allen

Ryan John Starks
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Lynchburg

Vanessa Macias Stillman
Midgett Preti Olansen
Virginia Beach

Jessica A. Swauger
Hancock Daniel
Richmond

Evan Xavier Tucker
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Erin M. Vincent
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Megan N. Watson
McCandlish Holton
Richmond

Michael K. Wilgus
ThompsonMcMullan
Richmond

Benjamin Wills
Kaufman & Canoles
Richmond

Jamie H. Wood
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024: Construction Law Q&A Juanita F. Ferguson

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Title: Shareholder

Other legal specialties: Commercial and real estate litigation

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, University of Michigan; law degree, George Washington University

Family: A large extended family throughout the District of Columbia and the Tidewater area

Career mentors: Too many to name. They all provided me with opportunities to get out of my comfort zone and encouraged me to simultaneously take what I do seriously and remain humble.

Your dream client: One who takes my advice and trusts that I am working in [his or her] best [interest].

Bingeworthy TV show: “Yellowstone” or “The Wire”

Did Virginia banning pay-if-paid clauses impact your practice? Yes. There was definitely an increased need for amending contracts and educating clients about contract negotiations.

What has your work taught you about relationships? The importance of trusting others, being able to work collaboratively, understanding that there is more than one way to accomplish a goal, acceptance and being able to give and receive support.

Will the new presidential administration impact construction law?  Absolutely, depending on the regulations that will undoubtedly be enacted or removed, policies will be implemented that will affect the agreements [between] contractors and owners …  Those agreements will have a direct [impact] on who can be hired to work on projects as well as benefits that must be offered to construction workers. Those issues will increase the need for counsel to ensure that parties appreciate what may be a very different landscape under which construction occurs in the United States.

Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Legal Elite 2024: Administrative/Government/Legislative Law

Theodore “Tray” F. Adams
McGuireWoods
Richmond

David B. Albo
Williams Mullen
Tysons

Lars E. Anderson
Odin Feldman Pittleman
Reston

Wade T. Anderson
Prince William County Public Schools
Manassas

Anthony H. Anikeeff
Williams Mullen
Tysons

F. Jesse Bausch
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Jessica J. Berdichevsky
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Dylan D. Bishop
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

James Y. Boland
Venable
Tysons

Jason A. Botkins
Litten & Sipe
Harrisonburg

Christopher S. Boynton
City of Virginia Beach Office of the City Attorney
Virginia Beach

Nicole Brenner
Reed Smith
Richmond

Derek J. Brostek
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Harrisonburg

John K. Byrum Jr.
Woods Rogers
Richmond

John F. Cafferky
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Brett Callahan
Fairfax County Office of the County Attorney
Fairfax

Gerald C. Canaan II
Byrne Canaan Law
Richmond

Vanessa Carter
City of Newport News
Newport News

Nicole S. Cheuk
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Linda Choe
Fairfax County Public Schools
Falls Church

Whittington W. Clement
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Susan Elizabeth Cooke
Spotsylvania County Attorney’s Office
Spotsylvania County

Martin R. Crim
Sands Anderson
Fredericksburg

Thomas K. David
Reston Law Group
Reston

John G. “Chip” Dicks
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Richmond

Stephen Vincent Durbin
Sands Anderson
Christiansburg

Will Egen
Virginia Commission on Youth
Richmond

Leonard L. Fleisig
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Michelle Glover Foy
City of Norfolk – City Attorney’s Office
Norfolk

Brian Greene
Greene Hurlocker
Richmond

Eric Gregory
Hefty Wiley & Gore
Richmond

M. Tolley Gwinn
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Greg Habeeb
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Richmond

Gregory J. Haley
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Jason J. Ham
Litten & Sipe
Harrisonburg

Carlos L. Hopkins
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Richmond

W. Scott Johnson
Hancock Daniel
Glen Allen

Nancyellen Keane
Dunton Simmons & Dunton
White Stone

John-Garrett Kemper
Kemper Consulting
Norfolk

Anne Leigh Kerr
Kerr Government Strategies
Richmond

Bradford A. King
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Amy Miles Kowalski
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Lynchburg

Kamala Lannetti
School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach

Suzanne M. Lim
Byrne Canaan Law
Richmond

Vishwa B. Link
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Thomas A. Lisk
Cozen O’Connor
Richmond

Heather Hays Lockerman
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Alexander M. Macaulay
Macaulay Jamerson, Satterlund & Sessa
Richmond

Anthony J. Mazzeo
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Ashley Goin Moss
Woods Rogers
Richmond

Edward A. Mullen
Reed Smith
Richmond

Dale G. Mullen
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
Richmond

Christopher Nolen
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Christine Cogbill Noonan
Reed Smith
Richmond

Pamela Y. O’Berry
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Jeff Palmore
Capitol Square Strategies
Richmond

Bernard Pishko
Norfolk City Attorney’s Office
Norfolk

Joan Heishman Proper
The Law Office of Joan H. Proper
Manassas

Michael J. Quinan
ThompsonMcMullan
Richmond

Stephen P. Ramaley
Miles & Stockbridge
Richmond

Bradley Reaves
Reaves GovCon Group
Chesapeake

Cliona Mary Robb
ThompsonMcMullan
Richmond

Robert L. Samuel Jr.
Pender & Coward
Virginia Beach

Adam Shall
Klein Rowell & Shall
Virginia Beach

Daniel M. Siegel
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain
Richmond

Mark D. Stiles
City of Virginia Beach – Office of the City Attorney
Virginia Beach

Kerry K. Stolz
Pender & Coward
Virginia Beach

Joanna L. Suyes
Suyes Law
Richmond

Ashley L. Taylor Jr.
Troutman Pepper
Richmond

John R. Tolle
Baker Cronogue Tolle & Werfel
McLean

Benjamin Hawks Traynham
Hancock Daniel
Richmond

Daniel R.Weckstein
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Stephanie Wilson
Berenzweig Leonard
McLean

Read all of the 2024 Virginia Legal Elite here.

Legal Elite 2024: Corporate Counsel

Caroline Bailey
Vinson & Elkins
Richmond

Daniel G. Bloor
CarMax Enterprise Services
Goochland County

Ryan Boggs
Dominion Energy
Richmond

N. Reid Broughton
Sands Anderson
Christiansburg

Carlos M. Brown
Dominion Energy
Richmond

Michelle Calloway
HCA Healthcare Capital Division
Richmond

Joseph Hannah Carpenter IV
Norfolk Southern
Atlanta

Nicholas Conte
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke

J. Benjamin English
Hirschler
Richmond

Guy R. Friddell III
Dominion Enterprises
Norfolk

Ute Heidenreich
TowneBank
Norfolk

Jason Oliver Houser
Riverside Health System
Newport News

Trey Huelsberg
Trader Interactive
Norfolk

John Jongbloed
Greenberg Traurig
McLean

Herschel V. Keller
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Lynchburg

Amanda L. Kutz
SANS Institute
Virginia Beach

Kevin R. Learned
Reston Law Group
Reston

Clare M. Lewis
McGuireWoods
Charlottesville

Ryan A. Logan
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Ross Longood
CarMax Enterprise Services
Goochland County

Michael J. Lowell
Reed Smith
McLean

Joyvan Malbon-Griffin
Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
Richmond

Sarah McCoy
The Port of Virginia
Norfolk

Sean C.E. McDonough
American Diabetes Association
Arlington County

Michael R. Newby
Hancock Daniel
Richmond

Stephen Dennis Otero
Capital One Financial
Richmond

Hugh L. Patterson
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Charles W. Payne Jr.
Hirschler
Fredericksburg

Cari Lyn B. Pierce
Williams Mullen
Tysons

Jennifer M. Rafferty
Titan America
Norfolk

John Matthew Ramirez
ADS
Virginia Beach

Tyler A. Rankin
Kinsale Insurance
Richmond

John MacDonald Robb III
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Glen Allen

Joe Romero
BAE Systems
Norfolk

Rod Satterwhite
The Hilb Group
Richmond

Jennifer Schiffer
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Gene Schleppenbach
Miles & Stockbridge
Tysons

Katherine J. Seikaly
Reed Smith
McLean

William F. Seymour IV
Florance Gordon Brown
Richmond

L. Scott Seymour
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

C. Brandon Spalding Jr.
Hirschler
Richmond

Kenneth T. Stout
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Richmond

Mary Thexton
McGuireWoods
Richmond

William J. Walsh
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Darryl D. Whitesell
Foster Fuels
Brookneal

Michael Wilson
Reaves GovCon Group
Chesapeake

Michael B. Woodard
McGuireWoods
Richmond

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Legal Elite 2024: Family Law/ Domestic Relations Law

Carolyn M. Abbate
Grenadier Duffett Levi Winkler & Rubin
Alexandria

Luis A. Abreu
Luis A. Abreu PLLC
Danville

Alice Ahearn
Geller Law Group
Fairfax

Debra C. Albiston
Albiston Brannon & Gilbert
Virginia Beach

Carmelou Aloupas
Aloupas Law
Chesapeake

Regina Amick
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Allison W. Anders
Chaing Anders
Virginia Beach

Carly M. Anderson
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Susan C. Armstrong
Armstrong Law Firm
Richmond

Erica Giovanni Baez
Erica Baez Law
Richmond

Nupur S. Bal
Bowen Ten Long & Bal
Richmond

Edward D. Barnes
Barnes & Diehl
Richmond

Mollie C. Barton
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Jessica Catharine Beatty
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Michael R. Bedsaul
Sands Anderson
Christiansburg

Scott Ivars Bemberis
Clifford, Bemberis & Duke
Chesterfield County

Dale Truitt Berrett
Kaufman & Canoles
Virginia Beach

Michelle A. Bieber
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Marc A. Boyko
BoykoNapier
Richmond

Jennifer A. Bradley
Mullett Dove & Bradley Family Law
Arlington County

Mallory Brennan
Owen & Owens
Midlothian

Anna Bristle
Bristle Schulze
Manassas

Sarah G. Buitrago
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Cynthia Lynne Chaing
Chaing Anders
Virginia Beach

Mary B. Chamberlin
PLDR Law
Lynchburg

Peter V. Chiusano
Chiusano & Associates
Virginia Beach

Julie M. Cillo
Owen & Owens
Midlothian

David Rust Clarke
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Mary G. Commander
Commander Law
Norfolk

Joseph A. Condo
Offit Kurman
Vienna

Deanna D. Cook
Deanna D. Cook PC
Glen Allen

James Ray Cottrell
Cottrell Fletcher & Cottrell
Alexandria

Catherine S. Croft
Farrell & Croft
Manassas

Kristina Cruz
Premier Family Law Group
Reston

Julie Hottle Day
Culin Sharp Autry & Day
Fairfax

Dawn B. DeBoer
DeBoerSouth
Richmond

David G. DeFazio
Friedman Law Firm
Chesterfield

Jessica H. Dixon
Resilience Law Group
Virginia Beach

Laura Christine Dove
Mullett Dove & Bradley Family Law
Arlington County

Melissa Ann Dragone
Masterman Krogmann
McLean

Michael S. Ewing
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Kathleen Latham Farrell
Farrell & Croft
Manassas

William T. Fitzhugh
Rosen & Fitzhugh
Chesterfield

Lynn R. Fletcher
Lynn Fletcher Attorney at Law
Arlington County

Sherry A. Fox
Fox Family Formation
Ashland

Melanie A. Friend
CowanGates
Richmond

Richard E. Garriott
Garriott Maurer
Virginia Beach

Julie Gerock
Maddox & Gerock
Falls Church

Sandra Chinn Gilstrap
Chinn Gilstrap Law
Danville

David Ginsberg
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Brittany Gordon
Steidle & Gordon Attorneys at Law
Roanoke

Tashina M. Gorgone
Maddox & Gerock
Falls Church

Daniel L. Gray
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Carolyn Grimes
Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner
Alexandria

Ameet I. Habib
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Virginia C. Haizlip
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Robert L. Harris
Barnes & Diehl
Richmond

Sandra L. Havrilak
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Lynn E. Hawkins
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Brian M. Hirsch
Hirsch & Ehlenberger
Reston

Sarah W. Houck
PLDR Law
Lynchburg

Mary C. Huff
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Mary W. Hunt
Family Law Associates of Richmond
Richmond

Jeanine Irving
Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White
Leesburg

Kristen Konrad Johnstone
Johnstone Law
Roanoke

Brian H. Jones
Barnes & Diehl
Richmond

Naveed Kalantar
Garriott Maurer
Virginia Beach

Julia E. Keller
Keller Law Group
Virginia Beach

Taylor N. Klauza
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Shannon L. Kroeger
Family First Law Group
Alexandria

Kristen L. Kugel
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Christian M. Lapham
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Kara Lee
Lee Lopez Law
Arlington County

Harris W. Leiner
Friedman Law Firm
Chesterfield County

Jessica Leischner
Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner
Alexandria

Bretta Zimmer Lewis
Pender & Coward
Virginia Beach

Richard Lewis Locke
Locke Family Law
Richmond

Mikhail N. Lopez
Lee Lopez Law
Arlington County

Ann N. Luu
Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu
Fairfax

Linh H. Ly
Law Office of Linh H. Ly
Fairfax

Erika E. MacCormac
Winslow, McCurry & MacCormac
Midlothian

Christopher Macturk
Evolution Divorce & Family Law
Richmond

Katharine Maddox
Maddox & Gerock
Falls Church

Reeves W. Mahoney
Mahoney Richmond Thurston
Virginia Beach

Besianne Tavss Maiden
Tavss Fletcher
Norfolk

Patrick L. Maurer
Garriott Maurer
Virginia Beach

Michael Christopher May
May Law
Fairfax

Jennifer L. McCammon
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Player B. Michelsen
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Heather Scott Miller
Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White
Leesburg

Marcus K. Mitchell
MKM Law
Virginia Beach

Lindsay Jefferies Mohler
Troxell Leigh
Leesburg

Sarah Elizabeth Morris
Morris Williams
Norfolk

Frank West Morrison
PLDR Law
Lynchburg

Jennifer Mullett
Mullett Dove & Bradley Family Law
Arlington County

Christy L. Murphy
Bischoff Martingayle
Norfolk

Mary Napier
BoykoNapier
Richmond

Laurie Forbes Neff
Next Chapter Family Law and Mediation
Fairfax

Vania O’Keefe
Morris, Currin & O’Keefe
Chesapeake

Nathan J. Olson
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Mary Burkey Owens
Owen & Owens
Midlothian

Corrynn Jessica Peters
Phillips & Peters
Norfolk

Kimberly Hughes Phillips
Phillips & Peters
Norfolk

Sarah A. Piper
Hicks Crandall Juhl
Fairfax

Sonya L. Powell
Powell Radomsky
Fairfax

Kelly A. Powers
Miles & Stockbridge
Washington, D.C.

Debra Powers
Taylor Huguley Powers
Fairfax

Joy Lee Price
Caskie & Frost
Lynchburg

Dianya Pu
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Colleen Marea Quinn
Quinn Law Centers
Richmond

Cynthia Marie Radomsky
Powell Radomsky
Fairfax

Seth J. Ragosta
Flora Pettit
Charlottesville

Kimberlee Harris Ramsey
Florance Gordon Brown
Richmond

Steven L. Raynor
Raynor & Farmer
Charlottesville

Nicholas David Renninger
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Virginia Beach

Andrew T. Richmond
Mahoney Richmond Thurston
Virginia Beach

Janipher W. Robinson
Robinson & Greene Attorneys at Law
Richmond

Anne L. Roddy
Barnes & Diehl
Richmond

Brooke C. Rosen
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Rachel E. Rubinstein
Burr Law Firm
Washington, D.C.

Philip Russo
Philip L. Russo Jr. PC
Virginia Beach

Craig W. Sampson
Barnes & Diehl
Richmond

Douglas J. Sanderson
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Sean P. Schmergel
Schmergel & Mersberger
Alexandria

Jill C. Seiferth
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Jessica Sherwood
Smith Strong
Henrico County

Maria C. Simon
Geller Law Group
Fairfax

Stephanie J. Smith
Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Fairfax

Michelle Anthony Snell
Winslow, McCurry & MacCormac
Midlothian

Briana A. Stevens
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Harrisonburg

Andrea R. Stiles
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Wyatt Taylor
Owen & Owens
Midlothian

Nicole M. Thurston
Mahoney Richmond Thurston
Virginia Beach

Jessica N. Trotman
Mahoney Richmond Thurston
Virginia Beach

Rebecca J. Wade
Alexandria City Circuit Court
Alexandria

Richard Wexell
Wexell Milman
Fairfax

Craig E. White
Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White
Leesburg

Leslie A. Williams
Morris Williams
Norfolk

Gwen Massie Wind
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Christy J. Wood
Parks Zeigler
Virginia Beach

Larachelle “Shelly” Fularon Wood
Parks Zeigler
Chesapeake

Alexandra D. Wood
Shupert Chaing
Virginia Beach

Kristi A. Wooten
Wooten Law Group
Chesapeake

Clayton A. Worthington
Stiles Ewing Powers
Richmond

Julia Anna Yolles
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

David Zangrilli
Premier Family Law Group
Reston

Brandon H. Zeigler
Parks Zeigler
Virginia Beach

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