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Legal Elite 2023: Civil Litigation

Phillip Verne Anderson
Frith Anderson & Peake, Roanoke

David Arnold
Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach

Edward Everett Bagnell Jr.
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Samuel J. Banks
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

William J.G. Barnes
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Alan Bart
Reed Smith, Richmond

William D. Bayliss
Williams Mullen, Richmond

D. Cameron Beck Jr.
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

William C. Bischoff
Bischoff Martingayle, Virginia Beach

Bruce T. Bishop
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Lynne Jones Blain
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond

Patrick D. Blake
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Jonathan T. Blank
McGuireWoods, Charlottesville

Ed Booth
Booth Law Firm, Virginia Beach

Stacie C. Bordick
Hirschler Fleischer, Fredericksburg

Jason A. Botkins
Litten & Sipe, Harrisonburg

George H. Bowles
Williams Mullen, Norfolk

David Gregory Boyce
Boyce PLC, Richmond

Amy L. Bradley
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

Elaine Charlson Bredehoft
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft, Reston

Mark Sheridan Brennan Sr.
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Richmond

Turner A. Broughton
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Lynn K. Brugh
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Gary A. Bryant
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

M. Scott Bucci
Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, Richmond

Elliott M. Buckner
Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, Richmond

John S. Buford
Hancock Daniel, Glen Allen

L. Lee Byrd
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Sean P. Byrne
Byrne Canaan Law, Richmond

Dabney J. Carr IV
Troutman Pepper, Richmond

Stephen D. Caruso
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Francis H. Casola
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

James L. Chapman IV
Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, Norfolk

Sandra T. Chinn-Gilstrap
Chinn Gilstrap Law, Danville

Andrew K. Clark
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Harrison J. Clinton
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

John E. Coffey
Redmon, Peyton & Braswell, Alexandria

Richard G. Cole III
Cameron/McEvoy, Fairfax

Eric D. Cook
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

John M. Cooper
Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, Norfolk

David P. Corrigan
Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Anthony S. Cottone
Byrne Canaan Law, Richmond

J. Penn Crawford
The Johnson Injury Firm, Richmond

Alan B. Croft
McCandlish Lillard, Leesburg

Alexandra B. Cunningham
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Diana H. D’Alessandro
D’Alessandro Law, Fredericksburg

Kevin J. Daniel
Troxell Leigh, Leesburg

Christopher Davis
Davis Law, Chesapeake

Mike Deering
Deering Hedrick, Virginia Beach

Jenniffer Ann DeNigris
Whitbeck Bennett, Leesburg

Thomas J. Dillon III
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Bernard J. DiMuro
DiMuroGinsberg, Alexandria

Lawrence A. Dunn
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

Carl A. Eason
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

Lauren Ellerman
Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, Roanoke

Alison Ellis
Holland & Knight, Richmond

Hugh M. Fain III
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Stephen M. Faraci Sr.
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Richmond

Michael J. Finney
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

M. Scott Fisher Jr.
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond

Benjamin Fitzgerald
Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White, Leesburg

H. Aubrey Ford III
Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, Richmond

Calvin W. Fowler Jr.
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Craig J. Franco
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Bryan A. Fratkin
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Ryan D. Frei
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Makiba Gaines
Polaris Law Firm, Virginia Beach

Brent R. Gary
Holland & Knight, Tysons

David Gates
CowanGates, Richmond

Jeffrey H. Geiger
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Danielle Giroux
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Alexandria

Michael A. Glasser
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

David J. Gogal
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

Michael Goodove
Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, Norfolk

Stephanie E. Grana
Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, Richmond

Terrence L. Graves
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Jeffrey H. Gray
Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach

Marc C. Greco
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Matthew D. Green
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Rebekah S. Green
Pesner Altmiller Melnick DeMers & Steele, Tysons

Kevin P. Greene
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Kip A. Harbison
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Warren David Harless
Christian & Barton, Richmond

James Matthew Haynes Jr.
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

David W. Hearn
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Robert T. Hicks
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Braxton Hill
MerrittHill, Richmond

Charles F. Hilton
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

Kevin Walker Holt
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

Richard Dean Holzheimer Jr.
McGuireWoods, Tysons

David D. Hudgins
Hudgins Law Firm, Alexandria

Alexandra E. Humphreys
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

Jeffrey A. Hunn
Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach

James Hurley
Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, Norfolk

Lauren E. Hutcheson
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

Vernon E. Inge Jr.
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Richmond

Jeanine Irving
Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White, Leesburg

James R. Jebo
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Karissa T. Kaseorg
Sands Anderson, Richmond

John A.C. Keith
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

James Mick Kessel
Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond

James B. Kinsel
Protorae Law, Tysons

Allyson Kitchel
Kitchel Law, Washington, D.C.

Steven A. Krieger
Steven Krieger Law, Arlington County

Kari La Fratta
Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Charlottesville

Laura Golden Liff
Miles & Stockbridge, Tysons

Stephen Lofaso
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian, Manassas

Mark D. Loftis
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Robert H.J. Loftus
McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax

Katherine Cabell Londos
Frith Anderson & Peake, Roanoke

Bridget N. Long
Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Petersburg

K. Matthew Long
Bowen Ten Long & Bal, Henrico County

Joshua F. P. Long
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Tariq K. Louka
Bischoff Martingayle, Virginia Beach

John C. Lynch
Troutman Pepper, Virginia Beach

R. Peyton Mahaffey
McCandlish Lillard , Fairfax

Margaret M. Marks
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Brad Marrs
Marrs & Henry, Richmond

Amelia Woehrman May
May Law, Fairfax

Charles F. B. McAleer Jr.
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Lawrence J. McClafferty
McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax

Robert W. McFarland
McGuireWoods, Norfolk

John D. McGavin

McGavin, Boyce, Bardot, Thorsen & Katz

Fairfax

Beth McMahon

Reaves PLLC

Chesapeake

Bryan L. Meadows

Marks & Harrison

Fredericksburg

Craig T. Merritt

MerrittHill

Richmond

Juliane C. Miller
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Alexandria

Scott C. Miller
Williams Mullen , Norfolk

William H. Monroe Jr.
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Michael A. Montgomery
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Richmond

Joseph M. Moore
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

Joseph Patrick Moriarty
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

John B. Mumford Jr.
Hancock Daniel, Glen Allen

Christy L. Murphy
Bischoff Martingayle, Norfolk

Jon Allon Nichols
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Lonnie D. Nunley III
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

B. Patrick O’Grady
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, Glen Allen

Bill O’Mara
Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, Norfolk

Ethan G. Ostroff
Troutman Pepper Virginia Beach

Brendan O’Toole
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Richard Ottinger
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

John R. Owen
Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Julie S. Palmer
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Jennifer Lee Parrish
Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson, Fredericksburg

Dustin M. Paul
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

Olga Valeryevna Pazilova
Ernest Law Group, Virginia Beach

Marc A. Peritz
Flora Pettit, Charlottesville

John E. Peterson Jr.
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Stephen Pierce
Surovell Isaacs & Levy, Fairfax

Godfrey T. Pinn Jr.
Harrell & Chambliss, Richmond

Douglas Pittman
Reed Smith, Richmond

Jeffrey S. Poretz
Miles & Stockbridge, Tysons

William B. Porter
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

Phylicia A. Preston
Byrne Canaan Law, Richmond

Benjamin Rand
Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, Richmond

Ryan Reyes
Alperin Law, Virginia Beach

Brian A. Richardson
Ford Richardson, Richmond

Allison Riddle
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Glen M. Robertson
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

F. Douglas Ross
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

J. Benjamin Rottenborn
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Julia A. Rust
Williams Mullen, Norfolk

Simon Y. Sandoval-Moshenberg
Murray Osorio, Fairfax

John Sawyer
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

LeeAnne C. Schocklin
Parks Zeigler, Virginia Beach

J. Scott Sexton
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

Yama Shansab
Walton & Adams, Reston

Randy Singer
Singer Davis, Virginia Beach

Elizabeth S. Skilling
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Theresa D. Small
McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax

Michael W. Smith
Christian & Barton, Richmond

James Snyder
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

Brett A. Spain
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

W. Edgar “Ed” Spivey
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Heather R. Steele
Pesner Altmiller Melnick DeMers & Steele, Tysons

Christopher W. Stevens
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Richard C. Sullivan Jr.
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Daniel Sullivan
Newton & Sullivan Law, Roanoke

John H. Taylor
Florance Gordon Brown, Richmond

Brian A. Thomasson
Kalfus & Nachman, Norfolk

Wayne G. Travell
Hirschler Fleischer, Tysons

Benjamin J. Trichilo
McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax

William W. Tunner
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

Clinton W. Verity
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Ryan T. Walker
Marks & Harrison, Richmond

Kaley Duncan Ward
Briglia Hundley, Tysons

J. Buckley Warden IV
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

Stanley P. Wellman
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond

Gillian Williston
Troutman Pepper, Virginia Beach

Leslie A. Winneberger
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Marshall A. Winslow Jr.
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

Jaime B. Wisegarver
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Sean C. Workowski
Frith Anderson & Peake, Roanoke

Kristin A. Zech
Berenzweig Leonard, McLean

Alison R. Zizzo
Midgett Preti Olansen, Virginia Beach

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Legal Elite 2023: Intellectual Property

Robert A. Angle
Troutman Pepper, Richmond

Patrick C. Asplin
Flora Pettit, Charlottesville

Timothy J. Bechen
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Richmond

Thomas F. Bergert
Williams Mullen, Charlottesville

Duncan G. Byers
Byers Law, Williamsburg

Destinee Byers
Davis Law Chesapeake 

Janet W. Cho
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Zachary D. Cohen
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

Christopher M. Collins
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian, Manassas

James Creekmore
The Creekmore Law Firm , Blacksburg

Lauren R. Darden
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

William Penn Dickinson III
Kaleo Legal, Richmond

Maya Miriam Eckstein
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

John M. Erbach
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Nathan A. Evans
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Charlottesville

John B. Farmer
Leading-Edge Law Group, Richmond

Clyde E. Findley
Berenzweig Leonard, McLean

David E. Finkelson
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Michael P. Fortkort
Protorae Law, Tysons

Caroline J. Fox
CJ Fox Law, Richmond

Alexandra M. Gabriel
Kaleo Legal, Virginia Beach

Stewart Lee Gitler
Welsh Flaxman & Gitler, McLean

Daniel R. Gropper
Rees Broome, Vienna

Brian Hairston
Potomac Law Group, Washington, D.C.

Nicole Harrell
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Robert P. Henley III
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Eric C. Howlett
Sands Anderson, Richmond

David C. Johnson
Offit Kurman, Tysons

Belinda D. Jones
Christian & Barton, Richmond

R. Neal Keesee Jr.
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Matthew E. Kelley
Ballard Spahr, Washington, D.C.

Kandis Koustenis
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Timothy John Lockhart
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Bradley Lytle
Xsensus, Alexandria

Dana D. McDaniel
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Robert D. Michaux
Christian & Barton Richmond

John Allen Morrissett
Troutman Pepper, Richmond

Susan Morse
Xsensus, Alexandria

Craig L. Mytelka
Williams Mullen, Virginia Beach

Stephen Edward Noona
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Kevin T. Oliveira
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Jeffrey Perez
Precigen, Blacksburg

Janet P. Peyton
McGuireWoods, Richmond

William R. Poynter
Kaleo Legal, Virginia Beach

Brian C. Riopelle
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Peter Shaddock
Shaddock Law Group, Chesapeake

Jeffrey Smith

Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, Arlington County

Stephen E. Story
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

David Tenzer
Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte, Roanoke

Ian D. Titley
Leading-Edge Law Group, Richmond

Peter J. Van Bergen
Peter J. Van Bergen, Patent Attorney, Williamsburg

Robin Cooke Vance
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Lucy Jewett Wheatley
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Edward Thomas White
Williams Mullen, Richmond

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Legal Elite 2023: Administrative/Government/Legislative Q&A

Title: Partner

Legal specialties: My practice is representing electric and gas utilities before state utility commissions.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree, University of Richmond

Family: I am an empty nester with three adult children — Maya, Rowen and Alka (aka the lights of my life). My father and sister and her family also live nearby, and we are very close.

Career mentors: I have been blessed to have three great mentors who have seen me through my legal career and are still guiding me. Jimmy Dimitri and Judy Jagdmann, both from our time at the State Corporation Commission in the Office of General Counsel. They both served as judges at the SCC but within the bounds of judicial ethics were still able to be my career mentors. And the third is Stephen Watts, my retired law partner. These three people have taught me so many things but mainly grace under pressure, incredible work ethic and the highest integrity.

Hobbies: Yoga, cooking and endless home improvement projects. I do love live music and singing like no one can hear me (i.e., badly).

How would Virginia’s withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative affect the state’s utility companies? Virginia’s withdrawal from RGGI would not alter the commonwealth’s policy objectives and requirements for state utilities to move to carbon-free generation. The Virginia Clean Economy Act requires electric utilities like Dominion Energy Virginia to develop substantial new solar and wind generating resources, and to participate in a mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard program, which increasingly requires that electric energy needs be met from renewable resources — reaching 100% in 2045. For utility customers, exiting RGGI will mean that customers will not have to bear the additional costs associated with the purchase of emissions allowances, while still receiving an increasing amount of their electricity from renewable generation resources.

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Legal Elite 2023: Civil Litigation Q&A

Title: Shareholder

Other legal specialties: Construction, insurance, professional liability, commercial litigation and general liability

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Howard University; law degree, University of Virginia School of Law

Family: Wife, Jacqueline Mason-Graves

Career mentors: John Conrad, Albert Orgain, Frank “Bunky” Miller

Fan of: University of Virginia and Howard University sports, and the Washington Commanders

First legal job: Paralegal in Washington, D.C., office of Latham & Watkins

What is it like defending self-insured transportation clients? The transportation sector has long been a haven for self-insured entities due to the high cost of insurance and the size of many of the major carriers. I have tried several cases to verdict on behalf of one of the largest refrigerated fleets in the country. I was blessed to obtain defense verdicts in all of them.

How might artificial intelligence change your work? I believe that AI will make it much easier to conduct research and write briefs, with the right supervision. 

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Legal Elite 2023: Immigration Law Q&A

Title: Partner

Education: Bachelor’s degree, American University; law degree, American University Washington College of Law

Family: Parents in New York and New Jersey; three siblings, including Linda Blessinger

Career mentors: JoAnne Ryan (aunt), the Hon. Jeffrey Chase (ret.), the Hon. Paul Wickham Schmidt (ret.), Linda Monroe (former supervisor), Scott Leighton (former supervisor), Manuel Leiva (colleague), Rick Wilson (law school professor), Howard Newell (seventh-grade math teacher) and Jeffrey Elias (high school bowling coach)

What book or TV show would you recommend to others? I really like all books by Ken Follett. I highly recommend his Century trilogy. I also enjoy the TV show “Derry Girls.”

Favorite vacation spot: Ireland

Virginia has one of the longest backlogs for immigration and asylum cases in the nation. What needs to be done to fix this? We have an urgent need for more immigration practitioners in the area to ensure that people who want representation can be represented before the court. I am also a strong believer that we should bring back the ability for employers to petition their employees to help small business owners, while also working through the backlog.

How has immigration policy changed under the Biden administration? Under the Biden administration, we have seen a significant increase of judges on the bench — especially in this area. We have also seen the return of prosecutorial discretion through the Doyle memo. This means that government attorneys can decide whether a case is a priority for the government and, if not, dismiss the proceedings against the noncitizen.

How does being a dual citizen of Ireland impact your immigration law practice? Being the granddaughter of immigrants has fueled my desire to help the immigrant community.

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Legal Elite 2023: Appellate Law Q&A

Title: Of counsel

Other legal specialties: General business litigation. I also have some experience with insurance defense (general negligence, car accidents, premises liability) and aviation law.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Gordon College; master’s in aviation management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; law degree, Regent University

Family: Wife, Deb, daughter Catherine and son-in-law, Nick Oliveira, with a grandson on the way! Plus, son Jacob and daughter Megan.

Career mentors: Steve Emmert has been a great mentor to me as I develop my appeals practice. Also, Mary Morgan, Judge Glen Huff, Judge David Lannetti and Judge Robert MacDonald.

Fan of: The U.S. Constitution and the truth

Bingeworthy TV show: When I watch TV, it’s usually to unwind and NOT think about work, so I like historical docudramas like “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” or sci-fi/fantasy stuff like “Star Trek: Picard” or the “Star Wars” spinoffs like “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka.”

What are some lessons from your Air Force career that you use in your legal practice? I learned attention to detail in environments where using the wrong codeword on the radio or getting one digit wrong in a set of coordinates led to mission failure. As a result, I have a keen sense about the importance of following court rules, monitoring deadlines and formatting papers correctly. I also do my best to apply my organizational leadership experience when I have the chance to work with and mentor younger professionals (either students or new lawyers). There is more to being a good lawyer, teammate and leader than just knowledge of the law.

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Legal Elite 2023: Alternative Dispute Resolution Q&A

Title: Owner and CEO

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Denison University; law degree, University of Virginia

Family: Husband, Paul Hammond; sons Matthew and John Hammond

Most recent book read: “West with Giraffes,” by Lynda Rutledge

Who is your dream client? Myself

What insights from your time on the Henrico Circuit Court bench have you taken into private practice? Everyone is different, and people don’t see things or feel things the same way. And even though we are different, we all want to be respected and understood. A jury trial is an exceptional process where strangers come together to participate in democracy. I hope we preserve this.

What do you teach as a faculty member of the National Drug Court Institute? We teach best practices for treatment courts, based on national research that is continuously updated. There are over 4,000 treatment courts in the U.S. today, all trying to improve. When we go on-site and work with drug court teams, it is always rewarding. I think their success is based on the cross-disciplinary makeup of the teams. Normally you would not have the prosecutor, clinician, social worker, probation officer, defense attorney and judge working on one case together. This kind of cross-pollination works wonders. 

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Legal Elite 2023: Appellate Law

Erin B. Ashwell
McGuireWoods, Richmond

F. Nash Bilisoly IV
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

Michael H. Brady
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Richmond

Tillman Breckenridge
Stris & Maher, Washington, D.C.

W. Thomas Chappell
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

John K. Cottrell
Cottrell Fletcher & Cottrell, Alexandria

Trevor S. Cox
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Raighne C. Delaney
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

L. Steven Emmert
Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, Virginia Beach

Matthew A. Fitzgerald
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Jennifer L. Fuschetti
Garriott Maurer, Virginia Beach

Patrick R. Hanes
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Christopher Holinger
Davis Law, Chesapeake

William H. Hurd
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Richmond

Elbert Lin
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Robert W. Loftin
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Elaine D. McCafferty
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Charlottesville

Kyle McNew
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law, Charlottesville

Monica Taylor Monday
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

John P. O’Herron
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

James J. O’Keeffe
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law, Roanoke

Michael E. Olszewski
Hancock Daniel, Fairfax

Lucas I. Pangle
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

Juli M. Porto
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

Brandy M. Poss
Barnes & Diehl, Richmond

S. Virginia Bondurant Price
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Joseph M. Rainsbury
O’Hagan Meyer, Richmond

Brian D. Schmalzbach
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Robert E. Scully Jr.
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

Norman A. Thomas
Norman A. Thomas PLLC, Richmond

Robert R. Vieth
Hirschler Fleischer, Tysons

John R. Walk
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Richard Wexell
Wexell Milman, Fairfax

Robert J. Zelnick
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian, Manassas

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Legal Elite 2023: Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights

Laura T. Alridge
Boleman Law Firm, Richmond

Timothy V. Anderson
Anderson & Associates, Virginia Beach

Kelly M. Barnhart
Chapter 13 Trustee, Suffolk

Peter J. Barrett
Kutak Rock, Richmond

Daniel Thomas Bengston
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Darren W. Bentley
Darren W. Bentley PLLC, Danville

Paula Beran
Tavenner & Beran, Richmond

Richard Biemiller
Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach

Sarah B. Boehm
McGuireWoods, Richmond

G. Russell Boleman III
Boleman Law Firm, Richmond

Richard Owen Bolger
Bolger Law Firm, Fairfax

John R. Bollinger
Boleman Law Firm, Virginia Beach

Ann B. Brogan
Ann B. Brogan Counselor at Law, Norfolk

Tyler P. Brown
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Veronica Brown-Moseley
Financial Freedom Legal, Richmond

Kristen E. Burgers
Hirschler Fleischer, Tysons

William E. Callahan Jr.
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

Robert H. Chappell III
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Michael Allen Condyles
Kutak Rock, Richmond

Xue Connelly
Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner, Alexandria

David Cox
Cox Law Group, Lynchburg

Karen M. Crowley
Crowley Law, Norfolk

Andrea Campbell Davison
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Jed Donaldson
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Richmond

Darrell Austin Drinkwater
M. Richard Epps PC, Virginia Beach

Mazin I. Elias
Kramer Elias, Fairfax

Brittany Berlauk Falabella
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

John T. Farnum
Miles & Stockbridge, Tysons

Paul J. Feinman
Petty, Livingston, Dawson & Richards, Lynchburg

Douglas M. Foley
Kaufman & Canoles , Richmond

David W. Gaffey
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Falls Church

Malissa Lambert Giles
Giles & Lambert, Roanoke

Andrew Scott Goldstein
Magee Goldstein Lasky & Sayers, Roanoke

Jonathan A. Grasso
Williams Mullen, Norfolk

William Alan Gray
Sands Anderson, Richmond

David Armistead Greer
Law Offices of David A. Greer, Norfolk

Mark K. Groves
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Donna J. Hall
Goodman Allen Donnelly, Norfolk

Michael E. Hastings
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Dion W. Hayes
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Hannah White Hutman
Hoover Penrod , Harrisonburg

Hamill D. “Skip” Jones Jr.
Florance Gordon Brown, Richmond

Bradley D. Jones
Stinson, Washington, D.C.

Lawrence A. Katz
Hirschler Fleischer, Tysons

Patrick T. Keith
Boleman Law Firm, Richmond

Alexander M. Laughlin
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Stephen E. Leach
Hirschler Fleischer, Tysons

Stephen A. Leon
Cooper, Spong & Davis, Portsmouth

Dennis T. Lewandowski
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Joseph Todd Liberatore
Liberatore DeBoer & Ryan, Norfolk

John H. Maddock III
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Robert M. Marino
Redmon, Peyton & Braswell, Alexandria

Jeffrey L. Marks
Kaufman & Canoles, Virginia Beach

Richard C. Maxwell
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

John D. McIntyre
McIntyre Stein & Ashby, Norfolk

Thomas J. McKee Jr.
Greenberg Traurig, McLean

Jennifer McLain McLemore
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Stephan W. Milo
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

William D. Moore III
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Ashley F. Morgan
Ashley F. Morgan Law, Herndon

Michael D. Mueller
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Nhon Nguyen
Nguyen | Ballato, Richmond

Ronald A. Page Jr.
Ronald Page PLC , Chesterfield County

Nisha R. Patel
Samuel l. White PC, Richmond

Klementina Pavlova
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Robyn D. Pepin
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Christopher L. Perkins
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Richmond

Loc Pfeiffer
Kutak Rock, Richmond

Steven B. Ramsdell
Tyler, Bartl & Ramsdell, Alexandria

Brandy M. Rapp
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Roanoke

Christopher L. Rogan
Rogan Miller Zimmerman, Leesburg

Jeremy B. Root
Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax

Robert V. Roussos
Roussos & Barnhart, Williamsburg

David R. Ruby
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

John M. Ryan
Liberatore DeBoer & Ryan, Norfolk

Nancy R. Schlichting
Flora Pettit, Charlottesville

Donald C. Schultz
Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, Norfolk

Richard D. Scott
The Law Office of Richard D. Scott, Roanoke

Justin E. Simmons
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

David K. Spiro
Spiro & Browne, Glen Allen

Sharon Stuart
Stuart Law Firm, Henrico County

Lynn L. Tavenner
Tavenner & Beran, Richmond

Rachel VanHorn
Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk

Christian “Kirk” Vogel
Vogel Law Group, Richmond

Hunter R. Wells
Canfield Wells, Henrico County

Jennifer J. West
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Robert S. Westermann
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Jeremy S. Williams
Kutak Rock, Richmond

Peter G. Zemanian
Zemanian Law Group, Norfolk

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Theodore F. Adams III
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Dave B. Albo
Williams Mullen, Tysons

Wade T. Anderson
Prince William County County Public Schools, Manassas

Anthony H. Anikeeff
Williams Mullen, Tysons

F. Jesse Bausch
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Dylan D. Bishop
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Richmond

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

Nicole L. Brenner
Reed Smith, Richmond

Derek J. Brostek
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

Graham K. Bryant
Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Richmond

John K. Byrum Jr.
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, 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

Nicole S. Cheuk
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Linda Choe
Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church

David W. Clarke
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Richmond

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 V. Durbin
Sands Anderson, Christiansburg

Will Egen
Virginia Commission on Youth, Richmond

Andrew Ferguson
Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Richmond

Leonard L. Fleisig
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

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

Brian Greene
GreeneHurlocker, Richmond

Eric A. Gregory
Hefty Wiley & Gore, Richmond

Gregory D. Habeeb
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Richmond

Gregory J. Haley
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

Jason J. Ham
Litten & Sipe, Harrisonburg

Paul Hawkins
Reaves PLLC, Chesapeake

Devon Hewitt
Potomac Law Group, Washington, D.C.

Carlos L. Hopkins
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Richmond

Cynthia E. Hudson
The McCammon Group, Richmond

James V. Irving
Bean, Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

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

Kamala Hallgren Lannetti
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School Board, 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

Courtney M. Malveaux
Jackson Lewis, Richmond

Anthony J. Mazzeo
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

James P. “Jim” Miller
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Ashley G. Moss
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Richmond

Dale G. Mullen
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Richmond

Edward A. Mullen
Reed Smith, Richmond

Catherine Sue Mullins
Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Richmond

Christine Cogbill Noonan
Reed Smith, Richmond

Pamela Y. O’Berry
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Eric Michael Page
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Richmond

Jeff Palmore
Capitol Square Strategies, Richmond

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 PLLC, Chesapeake

Cliona Mary Robb
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

Robert Lee Samuel Jr.
Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach

Paul R. Schmidt
Poole Brooke Plumlee, Virginia Beach

Adam Shall
Klein, Rowell & Shall, Virginia Beach

Olaun Simmons
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian, Manassas

Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain, Richmond

Michael L. Sterling
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

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

Joanna L. Suyes
Suyes Law, Richmond

Shannon L. Taylor
Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Henrico County

Ashley L. Taylor Jr.
Troutman Pepper, Richmond

John R. Tolle
Baker, Cronogue, Tolle & Werfel, McLean

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