The 26th edition of the Virginia Legal Elite
Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association in 2000, the Legal Elite is jointly produced by Virginia Business and Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Lawyers licensed in Virginia are asked each year to identify the top attorneys across 21 legal specialties. Additionally, up-and-coming attorneys are recognized under the Young [...]
Environmental Law 2025
Brian L. Buniva B.L. Buniva Strategic Advisor Midlothian Clayton Burns Dominion Energy Richmond Justin Curtis AquaLaw Richmond Patrick A. Genzler Woods Rogers Norfolk David B. Graham Kaufman & Canoles Williamsburg Lisa Spickler Ivins Hirschler Richmond John Lain Wire Gill Richmond Channing J. Martin Williams Mullen Richmond [...]
Young Lawyer 2025
Rachel W. Adams ThompsonMcMullan Richmond Brandon S. Allred Kaufman & Canoles Norfolk Peter S. Askin ThompsonMcMullan Richmond Nathalie D. Lezcano Beitia Parks Zeigler Virginia Beach Clark J. Belote Kaufman & Canoles Norfolk Caitlyn M. Bender McCandlish Lillard Fairfax Gareth A. Bowen Troxell Leigh Leesburg Genevieve C. [...]
Intellectual Property 2025
Robert A. Angle Troutman Pepper Richmond Patrick C. Asplin Flora Pettit Charlottesville Timothy J. Bechen Woods Rogers Richmond Thomas F. Bergert Williams Mullen Charlottesville David G. Boyce Boyce PLC Richmond Duncan G. Byers Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Richmond Janet W. Cho Williams Mullen Richmond Zachary D. Cohen Thompson[...]
Cybersecurity/ Data Privacy/ Technology 2025
Patrick J. Austin Woods Rogers Richmond Joseph P. Bowser Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin Richmond Ross Broudy Woods Rogers Richmond Beth Burgin Waller Woods Rogers Roanoke John G. Danyluk Gentry Locke Attorneys Richmond Gene Fishel Troutman Pepper Richmond William H. Hall Jr. Hancock Daniel Glen Allen Christopher K. Jones Sands And[...]
Real Estate/ Land Use 2025
Ross C. Allen Whiteford Taylor & Preston Richmond John C. Altmiller Jr. Altmiller Melnick Demers Steele & Rosati Tysons Jennifer L. Banks Odin Feldman Pittleman Reston Pamela S. Belleman Troutman Pepper Richmond R. Robert Benaicha Hirschler Richmond David F. Bernhardt FloranceGordonBrown Richmond Carl H. Bivens Troutman [...]
Business Law 2025
Zachary S. Agee Woods Rogers Roanoke E.G. Allen III Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin Richmond Joseph B. Allen Willcox Savage Norfolk Christopher Ambrosio Woods Rogers Norfolk Joel Ankney Ankney Law Virginia Beach John Badman IV Miles & Stockbridge Richmond James T. Bailey Williams Mullen Richmond David M. Bastiaans Wolcott River[...]
Legal Services/ Pro Bono 2025
Brandon Ballard Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Norfolk Tricia Lund Batson Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Norfolk Arlene Beckerman Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center Fairfax Lisa Bennett Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Richmond Sarah Bennett Bures Troutman Pepper Richmond Tara Casey University of Richmond Scho[...]
Entertainment/ Media/Sports Law 2025
Ashley S. Brooks Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin Richmond Brian Cafritz Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith Chesterfield County Joan B. Davis Schroder Davis Law Firm Richmond Vernon E. Inge Jr. Whiteford Taylor & Preston Richmond Justin Laughter Threshold Counsel Chesterfield County Christopher L. McLean Kaufman & Canoles Norf[...]
Criminal Law 2025
James Abrenio Abrenio Choe Fairfax John D. Adams McGuireWoods Richmond Mark Andrews Wolcott Rivers Gates Virginia Beach Joseph E.H. “Eric” Atkinson Whiteford Taylor & Preston Richmond David G. Barger Greenberg Traurig McLean Jason A. Barlow Parks Zeigler Chesapeake Peter B. Baruch Parcell Webb & Baruch Henrico County[...]
Civil Litigation 2025
Christopher A. Abel Willcox Savage Norfolk George T. Albiston Albiston Brannon & Gilbert Norfolk Phillip V. Anderson Frith Anderson + Peake Roanoke Bruce Edwin Arkema Durrette, Arkema, Gerson & Gill Richmond David Armistead Carluzzo Rochkind & Smith Manassas David L. Arnold Pender & Coward Virginia Beach Edward E[...]




















