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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: Labor/ Employment Law Q&A

Title: Member

Other legal specialties: I occasionally take on matters outside my practice area that pique my interest. I’m currently engaging in trusts and estates litigation that involves the slayer statute and a dispute over who owns a very large collection of guns.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in history and law degree, University of Virginia

Family: I’m married to Stephen Pettler, who is also a lawyer. I have two adult children, Jack and Kate Rasmussen, from my previous marriage, and I now have three adult stepdaughters: Zoe, Olivia and Sophia Pettler. It’s a fun crowd when we’re all together.

Career mentors: I’m so happy to have this forum to thank Eddie Isler and Steve Ray at Isler Dare for all of their encouragement and support. They have been my mentors since I worked as of counsel at Ray & Isler in 2002-03. I loved working there, but decided to go solo to work part time at home while my children were young.

What aspect of employment law do you find most challenging or rewarding? I particularly enjoy conducting internal investigations. I am often retained by employers or their legal counsel to investigate particularly complicated and sensitive factual allegations of unlawful discrimination and harassment, including allegations of sexual assault and predatory behavior. I believe I have a gift for getting people to open up and share critical, private information that enables me to get to the truth.

You joined Harrison & Johnston in 2021 but were a solo practitioner before that. Why did you make that decision? The long answer is that I always wanted to work at a small but sophisticated country law practice and live on a horse farm. The short answer is that in 2021, I married Steve Pettler, H&J’s managing partner.  

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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: Labor/ Employment Law

 Christopher A. Abel
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Faith A. Alejandro
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Matthew T. Anderson
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Zev Hillel
Antell Butler Curwood, Richmond

Robert J. Barry
Kaufman & Canoles, Richmond

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

Paul G. Beers
Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte, Roanoke

John V. Berry
Berry & Berry, Reston

Anne G. Bibeau
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

John M. Bredehoft
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Carla D. Brown
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft, Reston

Alyson Brown
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Dean T. Buckius
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

Jack W. Burtch Jr.
Burtch Law, Richmond

Douglas R. Burtch
Burtch Law , Richmond

David Christopher Burton
Williams Mullen, Virginia Beach

Harris D. Butler III
Butler Curwood, Richmond

David C. Canfield
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington

County Jeremy D. Capps
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

Victor O. Cardwell
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Maureen E. Carr
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Brian F. Chandler
Protorae Law, Tysons

Deborah Yeng
Collins Yeng Collins Law, Norfolk

David E. Constine III
Troutman Pepper, Richmond

Craig Juraj Curwood
Butler Curwood, Richmond

Kimberly W. Daniel
Hancock Daniel, Glen Allen

John E. Davidson
Davidson & Kitzmann, Charlottesville

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

Barry Dorans
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

Broderick C. Dunn
Cook Craig & Francuzenko Fairfax

Elizabeth M. Ebanks
Ogletree Deakins, Richmond

Karen S. Elliott
Ford Harrison, Richmond

Lauren E. Fisher
White Christian & Barton, Richmond

William M. Furr
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Todd Gaynor
Gaynor Law Center, Norfolk

Sean Gibbons
Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin, Richmond

Ryan A. Glasgow
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Betty S. W. Graumlich
Reed Smith, Richmond

Laura Geringer
Gross Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Robyn H. 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 Healthcare, Norfolk

Edward Lee Isler
Isler Dare Vienna Joshua 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. “George” Koliopoulos
Williams Mullen, Virginia Beach

Lindsey S. Komisin
Isler Dare, Richmond

David A. Kushner
Willcox & Savage ,Norfolk

Todd A. Leeson
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

Jane Lemley
Harrison & Johnston, Winchester

Declan Leonard
Berenzweig Leonard McLean

Katie Lipp
The Lipp Law Firm, Reston

Vijay K. Mago
O’Hagan Meyer, 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
McGuire Woods, 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

Monica R. Munin
Husch Blackwell, Washington, D.C.

David E. Murphy
McCandlish Lillard Fairfax

Brian G. Muse
Sands Anderson, Williamsburg

Susan Childers
North Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Williamsburg

Jonathan Eugene
O’Connell Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Samantha Otero
McCandlish Holton, Richmond

Marc E. Pasekoff
Shannon & Wright, Alexandria

W. David Paxton
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

William D. Prince IV
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

Barbara Queen
Lawrence Queen Employment Attorneys, Richmond

Merrell Beth
Renaud Miles & Stockbridge, Tysons

Sharon Kerk
Reyes Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Linda Leigh
Rhoads Strelka 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 Fleischer, Richmond

Nathan H. Schnetzler
Frith Anderson & Peake, Roanoke

Andrew P. Sherrod
Hirschler Fleischer, 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

Kristina Keech
Spitler Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, Manassas

Leah M. Stiegler
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Tommy Strelka
Strelka Employment Law, Roanoke

Ann Sullivan Babcock
Moore & Lambert Virginia Beach

Jonathan M. Sumrell
Hancock Daniel, Glen Allen

Neil S. Talegaonkar
Kaufman & Canoles, Richmond

Sara Tandy
Reaves PLLC, Richmond

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

James R. Theuer
James R. Theuer PLLC, Norfolk

John E. Thomas
McGuire Woods, Tysons

King F. Tower
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Crystal L. Tyler
Isler Dare, Richmond

Thomas E. Ullrich
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

Roya Vasseghi
Vasseghi Budd, Fairfax

Amanda Michael Weaver
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Cathleen P. Welsh
Flora Pettit, Charlottesville

Burt H. Whitt
Kaufman & Canoles, Chesapeake

Jeffrey D. Wilson
Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach

Laura D. Windsor
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Thomas M. Winn
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Melissa Y. York Harman
Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Glen Allen

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Legal Elite 2023: Taxes/ Estates/ Trusts

Paul J. Abraham
PJI Law, Fairfax

Maureen C. Ackerly
Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild, Richmond

Alvi Aggarwal
Yates Campbell, Fairfax

Farhad Aghdami
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Morgan Wade Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, White Stone

Rebecca Shwayder Aman
Carney Patterson Meade, Newport News

Hugh T. Antrim
ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond

Elizabeth Atkinson
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Richmond

Sarah C. Aviles
McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax

Paul W. Barnett
Manning Murray Barnett & Baxter, Arlington County

Craig D. Bell
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Gregory P. Bergethon
Sands Anderson, Richmond

Fred J. Bernhardt Jr.
Florance Gordon Brown, Richmond

Neil V. Birkhoff
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Jessica M. Booth
Pender & Coward, Suffolk

Churchill Gibson Bowles
Bowles Affiliates, Richmond

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

Calvin H. Cobb III
Reed Smith, Tysons

Deborah D. Cochran
Cochran Law Group, Tysons

Jenny H. Connors
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Payton Dickinson Cromwell
Midgett Preti Olansen, Virginia Beach

Lawrence G. Cumming
Kaufman & Canoles, Newport News

Gregory R. Davis
Kaufman & Canoles, Williamsburg

C. Richard “Dick” Davis
Stiles Ewing Powers, Henrico County

Scott A. Dondershine
Reston Law Group, Reston

Allan G. Donn
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Miriam Epstein
MDE Law Group, Fairfax

Matthew M. Farley
Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild, Richmond

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

J. Conrad Garcia
Williams Mullen, Richmond

Scott James Golightly
Golightly Mulligan & Morgan, Richmond

Elizabeth L. Gray
McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax

Timothy H. Guare
Timothy H. Guare PLC, Henrico County

W. William Gust
Gentry Locke Attorneys, Roanoke

Henrik B. Haeckel
Hirschler Fleischer, Tysons

Kristen Hager
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Philip L. Hatchett
Kaufman & Canoles, Newport News

Jessica A. Hayes
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

Geoffrey G. Hemphill
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

Patrick W. Herman
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Norfolk

Will Holt
Kaufman & Canoles, Franklin

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 Fleischer, Richmond

David M. Knasel
Protorae Law, Tysons

David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Jennifer Lucey
Lucey Law, Washington, D.C.

David C. Majors
The Majors Law Firm, McLean

Erik McCauley
Melone Hatley, Virginia Beach

James E. McNair
Reed Smith, Tysons

Gretchyn G. Meinken
Wade Grimes Friedman 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 Fleischer, Richmond

Catherine F. Schott Murray
Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston

Ashley E. Nimitz
Midgett Preti Olansen, Virginia Beach

Nathan Olansen
Midgett Preti Olansen, Virginia Beach

J. Lee E. Osborne
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Roanoke

Mark V. Pascucci
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

John Morrill Peterson
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen, Norfolk

Amanda Plant
Geller Law Group, Fairfax

Katherine E. Ramsey
Virginia Estate & Trust Law, Richmond

Bradley A. Ridlehoover
McGuireWoods, Richmond

Arthur Robinson
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach

N. Pendleton Rogers
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond

Nancy N. Rogers
Virginia Estate & Trust Law, Richmond

Neil L. Rose
Willcox & Savage,  Norfolk

Gregory James Rupert
Reed Smith, Tysons

Harry P. Sakellaris
Harry P. Sakellaris PC, Danville

William I. Sanderson
McGuireWoods, Charlottesville

Jennifer O. Schiffer
Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington County

Jennifer Schooley
Schooley Law Firm, Richmond

Jennifer Erdman Shirkey
Flora Pettit, Harrisonburg

Donald E. Showalter
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg

Kendal Sibley
Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond

Stephanie C. Smith
Midgett Preti Olansen, Virginia Beach

George P. Snead
Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson, Fredericksburg

David A. Snouffer
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Martha Leary Sotelo
Vaughan Fincher & 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
The Geller Law Group, Fairfax

Stephen E. Taylor
Oast & Taylor, Virginia Beach

Frank A. Thomas III
Frank A. Thomas III PLC, Orange County

E. Diane Thompson
Pender & Coward, Suffolk

Robert V. Timms Jr.
Inman & Strickler, Virginia Beach

Alec S. von Elten
Hancock Daniel, Glen Allen

Lewis W. Webb III
Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk

Caryn R. West
Parks Zeigler, Virginia Beach

Kyle H. Wingfield
Williams Mullen, Richmond

G. Christopher Wright
Shannon & Wright, Alexandria

Joshua C. Wykle
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, Charlottesville

Cher E. Wynkoop
Willcox & Savage, Norfolk

Thomas Yates
Yates Campbell, Fairfax

Gino Zaccardelli
McGuireWoods, Tysons

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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
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Jeremy S. Williams
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