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Criminal Law 2022
James Abrenio Abrenio Law Fairfax John D. Adams McGuireWoods LLP Richmond Anthony F. Anderson Anderson & Friedman Law Offices Roanoke Mark A. Andrews Wolcott Rivers Gates Attorneys at Law Virginia Beach Joseph E.H. “Eric” Atkinson Hancock Daniel & Johnson PC Glen Allen Ridley Penn Bain Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White PC Leesburg Jason A. Barlow […]
Smart growth
As Gentry Locke Attorneys prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2023, the venerable Roanoke law firm isn’t slowing down — it’s accelerating. The firm hung out its shingle in 1923 and spent its first 40 years as a regional specialist representing insurance companies before adding corporate and business work in[...]
2022 Health Law Q&A
Wimbish Gentile McCray & Roeber, Richmond Title: Attorney Education: Bachelor’s degree, State University of New York College at Buffalo; law degree, University of Richmond Family: Married to J. Buckley Warden IV (partner at ThompsonMcMullan PC). We have two sons in the fifth and third grades. Career mentors: Randy [...]
Legal Services/Pro Bono 2022
Tricia Lund Batson Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Norfolk Arlene Beckerman Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center Fairfax David Dennis Beidler Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley Roanoke Lisa Ann Bennett Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc. Richmond Jeffrey F. Brooke Poole Brooke Plumlee PC Virginia Beach Tara Casey University of Richmond School of […]
Environmental Law 2022
Candace A. Blydenburgh McGuireWoods LLP Richmond Brian L. Buniva B.L. Buniva Strategic Advisor PLLC Richmond Clayton T. Burns Dominion Energy Inc. Richmond Patrick A. Genzler Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC Norfolk Lisa Spickler Goodwin Hirschler Fleischer Richmond Harry M. “Pete” Johnson III Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond Dan Jordanger Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond John […]
D.C. AG’s office sues Snyder, Commanders, NFL
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon that his office is suing the Washington Commanders team, owner Dan Snyder, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the National Football League, accusing the defendants of “colluding to deceive District residents … about an investigatio[...]
Former commerce secretary returns to Williams Mullen
Former Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball is returning to his former law firm, Williams Mullen. Ball rejoined Williams Mullen on Oct. 10 as of counsel in its corporate section, supporting and serving the firm’s Economic Development Team and aiding clients with business expansion needs. He’ll be based[...]
Virginia State Bar names new exec director/COO
The former deputy executive director of the Virginia State Bar has been promoted to lead the organization responsible for the licensing of more than 50,000 lawyers in the commonwealth. Cameron M. Rountree’s appointment to the state bar’s executive director and chief operating officer was approved by the Supreme Court[...]
Hitting home
“The stereotypical view is that every young lawyer wants to work from home,” unlike their older peers, observes Victor O. Cardwell, principal and chairman of Roanoke-based Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC. Indeed, 51% of baby boomer attorneys report being eager or very eager to get back to the office, but just 22% of t[...]
McLean-based Appian wins $2B verdict in trade secrets lawsuit
Appian Corp., a cloud computing firm based in McLean, won $2.03 billion — an amount estimated to be the largest award in Virginia state court history — in a trade secrets verdict against a competitor Monday in Fairfax County Circuit Court. Appian sued Massachusetts-based Pegasystems Inc. and an individual, Youyong Zou, in Ma[...]
Legal review
In law firms across Virginia, power is now definitely on the side of individual attorneys, who can command larger salaries and other perks so long as they’re willing to cope with heavier workloads. As demand for legal services has soared, the number of lawyers available to perform that work has slumped, leaving even the mo[...]
