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Legal Elite 2024: Appellate Law

Erin B. Ashwell
McGuireWoods
Richmond

F. Nash Bilisoly
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Beth A. Bittel
ShounBach
Fairfax

Michael Hugh Brady
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
Richmond

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

Lindsay Brooker
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Richmond

Graham K. Bryant
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Richmond

W. Thomas Chappell
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

John K. Cottrell
Cottrell Fletcher & Cottrell
Alexandria

Trevor S. Cox
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Collin Chayce Crookenden
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian
Manassas

Raighne C. Delaney
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Lawrence D. Diehl
Barnes & Diehl
Richmond

Kevin S. Elliker
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Matthew A. Fitzgerald
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Christopher Holinger
Davis, Burch and Abrams
Chesapeake

William H. Hurd
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Richmond

Elbert Lin
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Robert W. Loftin
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Elaine McCafferty
Woods Rogers
Charlottesville

Kyle McNew
MichieHamlett
Charlottesville

Monica T. Monday
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

John P. O’Herron
Thompson McMullan
Richmond

James J. O’Keeffe
MichieHamlett
Roanoke

Jay O’Keeffe
MichieHamlett
Charlottesville

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

Lucas I. Pangle
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Harrisonburg

Marc A. Peritz
Flora Pettit
Charlottesville

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

Norman A. Thomas
Norman A. Thomas PLLC
Richmond

Robert R. Vieth
Hirschler
Tysons

John R. Walk
Hirschler
Richmond

Rachel Yates
Law Office of Rachel Yates
Glen Allen

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Legal Elite 2024: Cybersecurity/Data Privacy/Technology Law

Joseph P. Bowse
Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin
Richmond

John G. Danyluk
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Richmond

Darius Davenport
Crenshaw, Ware & Martin
Norfolk

Gene Fishel
Troutman Pepper
Richmond

William H. Hall
Hancock Daniel
Glen Allen

C. Andrew Konia
McGuireWoods
Tysons

Stephanie Lauterbach-Diaz
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Sharon D. Nelson
Sensei Enterprises
Fairfax

Kellam T. Parks
Parks Zeigler
Virginia Beach

Kevin Pomfret
Williams Mullen
Tysons

Andrew B. Stockment
Flora Pettit
Charlottesville

Bobby N. Turnage Jr.
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Beth Burgin Waller
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

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Legal Elite 2024: Legal Services/Pro Bono

Tricia Lund Batson
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia
Norfolk

Arlene Beckerman
Fairfax Bar Association
Fairfax

Lisa Ann Bennett
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
Richmond

Sarah Bennett Bures
Troutman Pepper
Richmond

Tara Casey
University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond

Steve Dickinson
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
Richmond

Jennifer L. Eaton
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Jenny Fulmer
American Registry for Internet Numbers
Chantilly

Allison Held
VCU Health
Richmond

Chidi I. James
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Alexandra Lydon
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Alexandria

Nora Elizabeth Mahoney
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Fairfax

David S. Mercer
MercerTrigiani
Alexandria

G. Andrew Nea Jr.
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Susan C. Proctor
Blue Ridge Legal Services
Roanoke

Mona Raza
Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley
Roanoke

James W. Speer
The Virginia Poverty Law Center
Richmond

Robert J. Stoney
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Susheela Varky
Virginia Poverty Law Center
Richmond

James L. Weinberg
Hirschler
Richmond

John E. Whitfield
Blue Ridge Legal Services
Harrisonburg

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Legal Elite 2024: Business Law Q&A Jonathan T. Blank

Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content.

Title: Partner and energy industry team co-chair; former chair of business and securities litigation; former Charlottesville office managing partner

Other legal specialties: As a trial lawyer, complex matters are my specialty. As a problem solver, not a problem creator, the more complex the better.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree, U.Va. School of Law

Family: Dr. Susan Blank (wife), two sets of twin daughters, Madeline and Alexandra Blank (17) and Caroline and Isabel Blank (14); parents Irving and Rhona Blank, and sister Lisa Blank

Career mentors: Irving Blank of BlankMarcus, past Virginia State Bar president and past Virginia Law Foundation president. Everyone knows about his legal and leadership acumen, but he is a better father than lawyer. Richard Cullen, McGuireWoods’ former chair: Richard taught me the value of relationships, as well as if there is a problem to be solved, do not wait for others to solve it.

Fan of: Sports and in particular Caitlin Clark and U.Va. basketball

Bingeworthy TV shows: “Jack Ryan,” “The Diplomat” and “Only Murders in the Building”

How do you expect to see policies change or react to the growth of data centers in Northern Virginia? Local, state and federal energy policy will react, change and adapt to the growth of data centers across the state. Sustained economic growth in the commonwealth and across the country will depend in part on more data centers, and data centers must have reliable, secure energy sources. Every level of government needs to be committed and flexible to progress.

Commercial litigation related to generative AI tools seems to be rising. What types of cases are you seeing? AI tools are still in their nascent form, but they will find their way into every part of American jurisprudence. In the near term, substantive cases related to AI tools will continue to surface in labor and employment, intellectual property and business competition/trade secret cases. We will also see AI tools in tort and contract cases as well. From research to jury consulting to trial tactics, AI will influence every part of civil litigation.

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Legal Elite 2024: Labor/Employment Law

Faith A. Alejandro
Sands Anderson
Richmond

Zev Antell
Butler Curwood
Richmond

Ryan M. Bates
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Washington, D.C.

Paul G. Beers
Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte
Roanoke

Amanda Tapscott Belliveau
McCandlish Holton
Richmond

John V. Berry
Berry & Berry
Reston

Lisa Bertini
Bertini Law Firm
Virginia Beach

Anne G. Bibeau
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Susan Blake
Dominion Enterprises
Norfolk

R. Patrick Bolling
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Elaine Charlson Bredehoft
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft
Reston

John Michael Bredehoft
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Carla D. Brown
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft
Reston

Alyson M. Brown
Silgan Dispensing Systems
Richmond

Dean T. Buckius
Woods Rogers
Norfolk

Jack W. Burtch Jr.
Burtch Law
Richmond

Douglas R. Burtch
Burtch Law
Richmond

David C. Burton
Williams Mullen
Virginia Beach

Harris D. Butler III
Butler Curwood
Richmond

Jeremy D. Capps
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Victor O. Cardwell
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Maureen E. Carr
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

Caine Joseph Caverly
Jackson Lewis
Richmond

Brian F. Chandler
Protorae Law
Tysons

Deborah Y. Collins
Yeng Collins Law
Norfolk

David E. Constine III
Troutman Pepper
Richmond

James K. Cowan Jr.
Cowan Perry
Blacksburg

Craig Juraj Curwood
Butler Curwood
Richmond

Kimberly W. Daniel
Hancock Daniel
Richmond

Lauren R. Darden
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Harrisonburg

John E. Davidson
Davidson & Kitzmann
Charlottesville

Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
Richmond

Broderick C. Dunn
Cook Craig & Francuzenko
Fairfax

Elizabeth M. Ebanks
Ogletree Deakins
Richmond

Karen S. Elliott
FordHarrison
Richmond

Lauren E. Fisher
White Christian & Barton
Richmond

William M. Furr
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Todd M. Gaynor
Gaynor Law Center
Norfolk

Sean M. Gibbons
Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin
Richmond

Ryan A. Glasgow
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Sharon S. Goodwyn
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Steven P. Gould
PLDR Law
Lynchburg

Betty S.W. Graumlich
Reed Smith
Richmond

Laura Gross
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Robyn Hylton Hansen
Sands Anderson
Williamsburg

Richard F. Hawkins III
The Hawkins Law Firm
Richmond

Melissa Jackson Howell
Howell Law Group
Virginia Beach

Phillip Henry Hucles
Sentara Health
Norfolk

Edward Lee Isler
IslerDare
Vienna

Joshua L. Jewett
Pierce Jewett
Norfolk

Nick Johnson
Berenzweig Leonard
McLean

Benjamin Johnson
Pierce Jewett
Norfolk

Stephanie P. Karn
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Laurie L. Kirkland
Blankingship & Keith
Fairfax

Paul G. Klockenbrink
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Yiorgos L. Koliopoulos
Williams Mullen
Virginia Beach

Lindsey S. Komisin
IslerDare
Richmond

David A. Kushner
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Todd A. Leeson
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Declan Leonard
Berenzweig Leonard
McLean

Katie Lipp
The Lipp Law Firm
Reston

Vijay K. Mago
O’Hagan Meyer
Richmond

Courtney Malveaux
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Kevin E. Martingayle
Bischoff Martingayle
Virginia Beach

Richard H. Matthews
Pender & Coward
Virginia Beach

Joan C. McKenna
O’Hagan Meyer
Richmond

Charles G. Meyer III
O’Hagan Meyer
Richmond

Christopher M. Michalik
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Melisa G. Michelsen
Litten & Sipe
Harrisonburg

Monique Miles
Old Towne Associates
Alexandria

W. Barry Montgomery
Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith
Richmond

Charlene A. Morring
Morring Law
Norfolk

David E. Murphy
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Brian G. Muse
Sands Anderson
Williamsburg

Susan Childers North
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Williamsburg

Noah S. Oberlander
Reed Smith
Richmond

Samantha Otero
McCandlish Holton
Richmond

William M. Palmer
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Marc E. Pasekoff
Shannon & Wright
Alexandria

W. David Paxton
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Richmond

William Daniel Prince IV
ThompsonMcMullan
Richmond

Barbara Queen
LawrenceQueen Employment Attorneys
Richmond

Elizabeth P. Redpath
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Merrell Beth Renaud
Miles & Stockbridge
Tysons

Sharon Kerk Reyes
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Leigh Rhoads
Virginia Employment Law
Roanoke

John Rigby
McInroy, Rigby & Rhodes
Arlington County

Sarah Flynn Robb
Sarah Robb Law
Richmond

Jimmy F. Robinson Jr.
Ogletree Deakins
Richmond

Barry Rowell
Klein Rowell & Shall
Virginia Beach

Dana Rust
McGuireWoods
Richmond

Matthew Sarfan
Hirschler
Richmond

Thomas J. Sawyer
Odin Feldman & Pittleman
Reston

Andrew P. Sherrod
Hirschler
Richmond

James H. Shoemaker Jr.
Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein
Newport News

Scott Andrew Siegner
Ogletree Deakins
Richmond

Aaron Siegrist
Pierce Jewett
Richmond

Nicholas Simopoulos
Simopoulos Law
Richmond

Randy C. Sparks Jr.
Kaufman & Canoles
Richmond

J. Thomas Spiggle
The Spiggle Law Firm
Alexandria

Kristina Keech Spitler
Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian
Manassas

Leah M. Stiegler
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Tommy Strelka
Virginia Employment Law
Roanoke

Ann Sullivan
Ann K. Sullivan PLC
Norfolk

Jonathan Martin Sumrell
Hancock Daniel
Richmond

Neil Shantaram Talegaonkar
Kaufman & Canoles
Richmond

Sara Tandy
Reaves GovCon Group
Richmond

R. Douglas Taylor Jr.
Bean Kinney & Korman
Arlington County

James R. Theuer
James R. Theuer PLLC
Norfolk

John E. Thomas
McGuireWoods
Tysons

King F. Tower
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Crystal L. Tyler
IslerDare
Richmond

Thomas E. Ullrich
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
Harrisonburg

Roya Vasseghi
Vasseghi Law Group
Fairfax

Amanda M. Weaver
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Cathleen P. Welsh
Flora Pettit
Charlottesville

Burt H. Whitt
Kaufman & Canoles
Norfolk

Jeffrey D. Wilson
Pender & Coward
Virginia Beach

Laura D. Windsor
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Thomas M. Winn III
Woods Rogers
Roanoke

Jaime B. Wisegarver
Hirschler
Richmond

Cher E. Wynkoop
Willcox Savage
Norfolk

Melissa Y. York
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Glen Allen

Kristin A. Zech
Berenzweig Leonard
McLean

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