(Main Office)

Whether assisting a Fortune 50 giant or a small start-up, our focus is on building relationships that drive results. Our clients' businesses and industries are as important to us today as they were when we began in 1834, proven by the fact that many of our client relationships have lasted for decades. With over 900 lawyers working from 18 strategically located offices worldwide, McGuireWoods serves public, private, government and nonprofit clients from such industries as automotive, banking and financial services, chemicals, energy resources, food processing, general manufacturing, government, health care, insurance, real estate, retailing, sports and entertainment, technology and telecom, and transportation.

Reviser of the Virginia Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

Accountants Liability, Administrative Law, Advertising Law, Affordable Housing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Asbestos Litigation, Asset Based Finance, Automotive Products Liability, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Acquisitions, Business Divestitures, Business Law, Business Litigation, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Capital Markets, Charitable Giving, Class Actions, Coal Mining, Cogeneration; College and University Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex Commercial Litigation, Computer Contracts, Confidentiality Agreements, Construction Equipment Liability, Construction Litigation, Consumer Finance, Content Licensing, Contracts, Copyright Licensing, Corporate Control Contests, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Investigations, Corporate Law, Corporate Reorganization, Covenants Not to Compete, Creditors Rights, Criminal Taxation, Digital Signatures, Domain Name Infringement, Domain Names, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, E-Commerce, Education Law, Electric Utilities, Emerging Growth Companies, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Litigation, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Energy, Energy Acquisitions, Energy Project Development, Energy Regulation, Entertainment Law, Environmental Administrative Law, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Land Use, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Real Estate, ERISA, Executive Compensation, False Advertising, Family Business Law, Fiduciary Litigation, Finance, First Amendment Law, Franchises and Franchising, Gas Utilities, Government Investigations, Government Relations, Health Care, High Technology Contracts, Hospital Administration, Hospital Law, Hostile Takeovers, Immigration Law, Independent Power, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Portfolio Management, Intellectual Property Procurement, Intellectual Property Rights, International Arbitration, International Mergers and Acquisitions, International Taxation, International Trade, Internet Licensing, Joint Venture Litigation, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment, Labor Relations, Land Use, Latex Allergy Litigation, Lead Poisoning, Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Leveraged Buyouts, Litigation, Litigation Management, Lobbying, Local Taxation, Marketing Law, Media Law, Merger Reorganization, Mergers and Acquisitions Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Motorcycle Products Liability, Municipal Law, Music Law, Natural Gas, North American Energy Trade, Oil and Gas Law, Partnership Law, Partnership Litigation, Partnership Taxation, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Petroleum Trading, Products Liability, Products Liability Insurance Coverage, Project Finance, Promotion Law, Proprietary Rights, Proxy Contests, Public Finance, Public Utility Law, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Leasing, Regulatory Law, Resorts and Leisure, Securities, Securities Litigation, Securities Regulation, Securitization, Software Copyright, Software Licensing, Software Protection, Spin-Offs, Sponsorship Law, Sports Law, Sports Licensing, Sports Marketing Law, State Taxation, Structured Finance, Sweepstakes, Takeovers, Tax Audits, Tax Credits, Tax Exempt Organizations, Tax Litigation, Taxation, Technology Licensing, Telephone Utility Regulation, Toxic Tort Class Actions, Toxic Torts, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademark Registration, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates Taxation, Union Labor Law, Utility Law, Utility Regulation, Vaccine Injury, Web Site Development, White Collar Crime, Wrongful Termination.

Address

One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030, ((Ind. City; Seat of Henrico Co.))

Phone

Phone: 804-775-1000
Fax: 804-775-1061

Website

http://www.mcguirewoods.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

William Allcott (Partner) born Petersburg, Virginia, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1972); University of Richmond (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Regulatory Solutions.Email: William Allcott

Arthur E. Anderson II (Partner) born El Reno, Oklahoma, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1981); University of Virginia (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Local Government Law; State Government Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Bonds; Municipal Derivative Products; Municipal Finance; Municipal Redevelopment; Municipal Securities; Tax Increment Finance; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Nonprofit Tax Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Arthur E. Anderson II

James M. Anderson III (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: James M. Anderson III

Frank B. Atkinson (Partner) born Nassawadox, Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1979); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review. Author: "The Dynamic Dominion," 1992, 2006; "Virginia in the Vanguard," 2006. Chairman, Jamestown 400th (Federal) Commemoration Commission, 2002—. Counselor/Policy Director to Virginia Gov. George Allen, 1994-1996. Office of the Governor (Virginia), 1994-1996. Chairman, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, 2000—. U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1984; 1987-1988 (Deputy Chief of Staff to Attorney General, 1987-1988). Practice Areas: General Business; Government Relations; Elections; Voting Rights; Privatization; Public-Private Partnerships; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights.Email: Frank B. Atkinson

Terrence Mitchell Bagley (Deputy Managing Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.A., 1977); Campbell University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Product Safety; Automotive; Toxic Torts.Email: Terrence Mitchell Bagley

Mary Dalton Baril (Partner) born Radford, Virginia, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); Duke University (J.D., 1989). Alpha Omicron Pi. Practice Areas: Advertising Law; False Advertising; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Lanham Act; Sports Law; Sweepstakes; Technology Transfers; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation.Email: Mary Dalton Baril

John S. Barr (Partner) born Danville, Virginia, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1994, District of Columbia and United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appelas, Fourth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1967); University of Richmond (J.D., 1970). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: McNeill Law Society; John Marshall Inn of Court. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Harold F. Snead, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1970-1972. Appointed by Governor to Virginia Public Buildings Commission, 1985-1991. Director, John Marshall Foundation. Member, Board of Trustees, Averett University. Practice Areas: Trade Secret Litigation; Securities Litigation; Arbitration; Noncompete Litigation; Executive Compensation Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Employee Benefits; Employment Discrimination; Construction Litigation.Email: John S. Barr

Dennis I. Belcher (Partner) born Wheeling, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1973); University of Richmond (J.D., 1976). Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1973). Member, McNeill Law Society. Best Lawyers in America 1987-2007, Virginia Business magazine "Legal Elite," 2001-2007; "Top 45 Trusts and Estates Lawyers," Town & Country, August 1999; listed as one of the top 60 trusts and estates lawyers in the United States in Bloomberg Personal Finance, November 1999; Chambers USA, Wealth Management, Leading Practitioner 2006-2007. St. Christopher's School, Chairman 2000-2003. General Counsel: St. Christopher's School Foundation, 1993—; Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Inc., 1992—. Member, Virginia Public Safety Foundation, Board of Directors, 1997-2007. American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Chairman 2002-2003. American College of Trust and Estate Council, Secretary 2005, Treasurer, 2006, Vice President 2007. Practice Areas: Family Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Charitable Giving; Tax Exempt Organizations; Tax Litigation; Tax Audits.Email: Dennis I. Belcher

Craig D. Bell (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, Florida, U.S. Army Court of Military Review and U.S. Army Court of Military Appeals; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of International Trade; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1979; M.B.A., 1980); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1983); College of William & Mary (LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice). Adjunct Professor: Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary; Graduate Business School Masters in Taxation, Virginia Commonwealth University. Chair, University of Richmond State and Local Tax Institute, 1998-2001. Member, Advisory Council, William and Mary Tax Conference, 1999—. Chairman, Board of Directors, Village Bank Financial Corp., 1999—. Director and Past President, Community Tax Law Project, 1992—. Chair, State and Local Tax and Tax Controversy Groups. Barrister, J. Edgar Murdock Inn of Court (US Tax Court). American College of Tax Counsel. [Lt. Col. Ret., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1979-2006]. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Local Taxation; Tax Litigation; Tax Controversies; Tax Appeals.Email: Craig D. Bell

Thomas M. Beshere (Partner) born Charleston, South Carolina, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation Management; White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Environmental Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Thomas M. Beshere

J. William Boland (Chair, Business & Securities Litigation Department) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1951; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1973); University of Richmond (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Government Investigations; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Actions Litigation; Consumer Financial Services; Intellectual Property; Securities Class Actions.Email: J. William Boland

Mark T. Bowles (Partner) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1986); University of Richmond (J.D., 1989). Executive Vice President, State Government Relations, McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC, 1998—. Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative L.F. Payne, Fifth District-Virginia, 1994-1997. Clerk, Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, 1994. Counsel and Government Affairs Coordinator, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, 1994. Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Virginia Attorney General, 1989-1993. Research Assistant, University of Virginia, Professor Larry J. Sabato, "PAC Power: Inside the World of Political Action Committees" (Norton 1984), 1983-1984. Board Member, James Madison University Board of Visitors. Board Member, University of Virginia Center for Politics. Appointed Council Member (by Governor Mark Warner), Southern Global Strategies Council, 2002. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Regulatory Solutions; Government Affairs.Email: Mark T. Bowles

William G. Broaddus (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1965); University of Virginia (J.D., 1968). Law Clerk to Justice Harry L. Carrico, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1968-1970. Attorney General, Virginia, 1985-1986. Member, Virginia General Assembly Resolution of Commendation, 1986. Past President: Local Government Attorneys of Virginia; Richmond Bar Association. Member: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Government Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: William G. Broaddus

Robert L. Burrus Jr. (Chairman Emeritus) born Richmond, Virginia, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1955; LL.D., Honorary, 2005); Duke University (LL.B., 1958). Recipient: Trustees Distinguished Service Award, University of Richmond; Charles S. Rhyne Award, Board of Visitors, Duke University School of Law. Chairman Emeritus and Former Chairman, 1990-2006: McGuireWoods LLP. Director and Executive Committee, Smithfield Foods. Director, S & K Famous Brands. Former Director of CSX Corporation. Outside Counsel, NYSE Companies. Trustee Emeritus and Former Trustee, Former Rector and former Chairman, Presidential Search Committees, Scholarship Program for Developing Leaders, 2002. Former Trustee, Foundation Director, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Former Member and Chairman, Virginia State Council of Higher Education. Member: Virginia (Fellow) and American (Fellow) Bar Associations. [Captain, U. S. Army Reserve discharged, January 31, 1968]. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy; Utility Law; Corporate Governance.Email: Robert L. Burrus Jr.

Stephen D. Busch (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia; 1991, Maryland; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1977); University of Richmond (J.D., 1980). Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward and White, 2005—; Virginia Super Lawyers, 2008—. Member, Board of Governors, St. Christopher's School, 2004—. President, 2001-2002, and Board of Trustees Member, 1998-2007, United States Law Firm Group. Chairman, Board of Directors, 2000 and Board Member, 1993-2008, Delta Waterfowl Foundation. Member, Boyd-Graves Conference, 2005—. Member: Virginia Bar Association (President-Elect 2009; Board of Governors, Chair, 2008, Member, 2006 —; Chair, Civil Litigation Section, 2003-2004; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1990); Defense Research Institute; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation; Mold and Construction Defects Litigation; Alcoholic Beverage Control Regulatory and Franchise Law; Professional Liability.Email: Stephen D. Busch

Joseph C. Carter III (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking.Email: Joseph C. Carter III

Anitra T. Cassas (Partner) born Reno, Nevada, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Nevada (inactive); 1996, California (inactive); 2003, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Virginia). Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1991); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Government Investigations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities and Corporate Finance; Securities Enforcement.Email: Anitra T. Cassas

Robert M. Cipolla (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1998, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1988); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Robert M. Cipolla

John V. Cogbill III (Partner) born Munich, Germany, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1970); University of Richmond (J.D., 1979). Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission, June 2001—. Member, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1998-2002. Member, Commonwealth Transportation Board, 1995-1999. Member, Richmond Metropolitan Authority Board, 1995-1999. Member, McNeill Law Society. [U.S. Army, 1970-1976; U.S. Army Reserve, 1976-1982]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Legislative Lobbying; Economic Development; Telecommunications.Email: John V. Cogbill III

Richard Cullen (Chairman) born New York, N.Y., 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1971); University of South Carolina; University of Richmond (J.D., 1977). Omicron Delta Kappa. Attorney General of Virginia, 1997-1998. U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-1993. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Government Relations; Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Richard Cullen

Anne Marie Cushmac (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Distribution and Franchising; Government Investigations; White Collar Defense.Email: Anne Marie Cushmac

Clifford A. Cutchins, IV (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., M.B.A., 1975). General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, James River Corporation and Fort James Corporation, 1990-2000. Practice Areas: Corporate Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Corporations; Takeovers; Tender Offers; Corporate Planning.Email: Clifford A. Cutchins, IV

Michael R. Daglio (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia and Connecticut. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1993); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Benzene Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Safety.Email: Michael R. Daglio

Kristian Mark Dahl (Partner) born Copenhagen, Denmark, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Minnesota; 1998, Idaho; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, District of Columbia; 2005, Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1992); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Energy; Utilities; Regulatory Law.Email: Kristian Mark Dahl

David F. Dabbs (Partner) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Wage and Hour Law; Employee Benefits Litigation; Employment Litigation; ERISA Severance Policies; Family and Medical Leave Act; WARN Act; Disabled Access.Email: David F. Dabbs

Patrick A. De Ridder (Partner) born Leuven, Belgium, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia and Brussels, Belgium. Education: University of Leuven, Belgium (J.D., 1988); University of Virginia (LL.M., 1992). Languages: Dutch and French. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Business Planning; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Governance; Covenants Not To Compete; Limited Liability Company Law.Email: Patrick A. De Ridder

W. Birch Douglass III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1965); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1968); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Trustee: Hampden-Sydney College; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond Estate Planning Council. Acquisitions Editor, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal. Member: William and Mary Tax Conference Advisory Council; Family Firm Institute. American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Family Business Law; Charitable Organizations; Private Wealth Services.Email: W. Birch Douglass III

Walter J. Dunn (Partner) born Norwood, Massachusetts, 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Arkansas State University (B.S., 1989; M.B.A., 1995); Georgetown University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Energy; Utilities; Commercial Contracts.Email: Walter J. Dunn

Elizabeth Flannagan Edwards (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1978); University of Richmond (J.D., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, McNeill Law Society. Practice Areas: Business Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete; Directors and Officers Liability; Fraud; Intellectual Property; Trademark Litigation.Email: Elizabeth Flannagan Edwards

David E. Evans (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Virginia; 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Coumbia Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1969); University of Richmond (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member, McNeill Law Society. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Clean Water Act; Environmental Law; Oil Pollution; Superfund; Wildlife Law.Email: David E. Evans

Renée B. Fain (Partner) born Bordeaux, France, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1986, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Raven Society. Member, Virginia Law Review. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Industrial Development Bonds; Letters of Credit; Loans; Municipal Finance; Nonprofit Tax Law; Tax Exempt Bonds; Public Finance; University Finance.Email: Renée B. Fain

Howard Feller (Partner) born Fair Lawn, New Jersey, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1978). General Counsel, Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia, 1986—. Past President and Current Board Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Richmond, 1982—. Virginia State Bar (Past Chair, Antitrust Section); American Bar Association (Secretary and Communications Officer, Antitrust Section; Past Co-Chair, Sherman Act Section 1 Committee, Antitrust Section; Past Chair, Health Care Committee, Antitrust Section). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Advertising and Marketing; Agency and Distributorships; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Howard Feller

Eric J. Finkbeiner (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1990); University of Richmond (J.D., 1999). Chair, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy Development, Office of Governor George Allen, 1994-1996. Director of Public Affairs, Department of Criminal Justice Services, 1991-1993. Member, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Regulatory Solutions; Administrative Law; Government; Legislative Relations.Email: Eric J. Finkbeiner

David E. Finkelson (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2000, District of Columbia; 2003, Utah. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: David E. Finkelson

Timothy E. Flanigan (Partner) born Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, New Jersey; 1987, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Virginia). Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981).Email: Timothy E. Flanigan

Edward L. Flippen (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1939; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia; 1981, North Carolina. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1965); College of William & Mary (M.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1974). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, 1978-1982, 2003—. Distinguished Senior CIP Fellow, George Mason University School of Law, 2004—. General Attorney, Associate and Deputy General Counsel, 1975-1980, Virginia State Corporation Commission. [U.S. Army, 1958-1961]. Practice Areas: Energy; Utility.Email: Edward L. Flippen

Bonnie M. France (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Public Finance.Email: Bonnie M. France

Bryan A. Fratkin (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1992); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Business Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Fraud; Class Action Litigation; Litigation Management.Email: Bryan A. Fratkin

Gloria L. Freye (Partner) born Winchester, Virginia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1972; M. Ed., 1978); University of Richmond (J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk to Justice A. C. Compton, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1988-1989. Member: Board of Directors and Chair, Real Estate Section, Bar Association of City of Richmond; Urban Land Institute; Greater Richmond Association of Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Circle of Excellence. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Real Estate Transactions.Email: Gloria L. Freye

Joy C. Fuhr (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1984); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Robert F. Chapman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Lead Poisoning; Chemical Exposure; Products Liability.Email: Joy C. Fuhr

Earle Duncan Getchell Jr. (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1971); Duke University (J.D., 1974). Omicron Delta Kappa. Duke Law Review. Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Counsel to National Gambling Impact Study Commission. Special Counsel: Columbia Accident Investigation Board; Commonwealth of Virginia in 2000 redistricting litigation. American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. [Capt. USAF (Air Force Honors Program-General Counsel's Office)]. Practice Areas: Appellate; Constitutional Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Consumer Financial Services; Environmental Litigation; Election Law.Email: Earle Duncan Getchell Jr.

Larry M. Goodall (Partner) born Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Consumer Financial Services; Banking; Contracts; E-Commerce; Non-equity Strategic Alliances.Email: Larry M. Goodall

Jonathan P. Harmon (Partner) born Newark, New York, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). Order of Barristers. [U.S. Army, 1987-1992]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Jonathan P. Harmon

T. Craig Harmon (Partner) born Arlington, Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia. Education: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.A., 1983); Emory University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Leasing; Secured Transactions; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Real Estate.Email: T. Craig Harmon

Dion W. Hayes (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia; 1999, Maryland; 2000, District of Columbia; 2006, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1992). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights Law (2006—); Virginia Super Lawyers for Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights Law (2007—). Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by American Board of Certification. Richmond Bankruptcy Bar (FormerChair); American Board of Certification (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Dion W. Hayes

Timothy J. Heaphy (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1995, District of Columbia; 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1991). Law Clerk, The Honorable John A. Terry, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Investigations.Email: Timothy J. Heaphy

Christian E. Henneke (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1966; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1989); University of Virginia (M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1999; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Higher Education; Litigation Management; Toxic Torts; Products Liability.Email: Christian E. Henneke

Collin J. Hite (Partner) born Columbus, Indiana, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Tax Court; 1995, Virginia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1990); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Toxic Torts.Email: Collin J. Hite

Patrick T. Horne (Partner) born Petersburg, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.A., 1984); University of Richmond (J.D., 1993). Managing Counsel, Generation and Clearinghouse, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 2002. Practice Areas: Energy; Utility Law.Email: Patrick T. Horne

Bryce D. Jewett, III (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1997); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Emerging Growth Companies; Technology Law; Securities.

J. Brent Justus (Partner) born Grundy, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S.,1997); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: J. Brent Justus

Peter E. Kane (Partner) born Kingston, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1991); College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Asset Securitization; Corporate Finance.Email: Peter E. Kane

Stephanie P. Karn (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., 1995). The Order of Barristers. Member: University of Richmond Law Review; Moot Court Board. Speaker: "Communicating with Corporate Employees: The Extent of the Attorney-Client Privilege," Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Spring Section Series - Employment Law, May 14, 2001; "Preventing Intermittent Leave and Other FMLA Absences from Wrecking Your Organization's Attendance Levels," FMLA Update 2002, June 26, 2002; "Avoiding Problems Under the Family and Medical Leave Act," Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia Annual Meeting, Business and HR Officers, June 9, 2005; "Problem Employees & the Law," SES, July 26, 2005; "Recruiting and EEO Compliance," Roundtable Discussion, Virginia State CUPA-HR Chapter Conference, April 21, 2008. Member, Board of Directors: The READ Center, 1998-2001; The John Marshall Foundation, 2002-2004. Member: University of Richmond Law School Alumni Association, 2004—; U.S. Law Firm Group - Labor & Employment Committee, 2008—; John Marshall Inn of Court, 2004—. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Confidentiality Agreements; Employee Contracts; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Securities Litigation; Trade Secrets; Wrongful Termination; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Termination; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Restrictive Covenants.Email: Stephanie P. Karn

Joanne Katsantonis (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1986); University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1989). Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy; Corporate Law.Email: Joanne Katsantonis

D. Brennen Keene (Partner) born Beckley, West Virginia, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: Guilford College (B.S., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., 1996). Executive Editor, University of Richmond Law Review (1995-96); Published articles include "2002 Annual Survey of Virginia Law: Real Estate and Land Use Law," 37 University of Richmond Law Review 271 (2002) (Co-authored with John V. Cogbill, III), "New Urbanism: A Design Concept for the Twenty-First Century," 2 Virginia Land Title Association Examiner 16 (Winter 1996-1997) (Co-authored with John V. Cogbill, III), and "Transportation Conformity and Land Use Planning," 30 University of Richmond Law Review 1135 (1996); Speaking engagements include Virginia Zoning and Land Use Law Seminar, April 2004; Presentation to the Virginia Planning Commissioner Academy Regarding Recent Developments in Land Use Law, Fall 1998; Civic Affiliations include Board of Directors, Falling Creek Ironworks Foundation, Inc., President, Board of Directors, Guilford College Alumni Association, 2005-2007. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use; Economic Development; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Acquisitions; Municipal Corporation Law; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Easements.Email: D. Brennen Keene

Donald E. King (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia; 1995, Brussels, Belgium (Foreign Lawyers List). Education: Loyola University at Chicago (A.B., 1973); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). (Also at Almaty, Kazakhstan Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Transactions; International Arbitration.Email: Donald E. King

William H. King Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia; 1990, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1963; M.A., 1991); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1967). Member, Board of Trustees, Dartmouth College, 1992-2002. American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Product Litigation; Automotive.Email: William H. King Jr.

Mark J. La Fratta (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1978); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). In House Attorney, Virginia Power, 1981-1990. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Cogeneration; Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation; Energy; Federal Energy Regulation; Gas Transportation; Railroad Contracts; Utility.Email: Mark J. La Fratta

John M. Lain (Partner) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia; 1993, Colorado. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1986); University of Colorado (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mining Law; Land Use; Wetlands Regulation; Zoning; Energy.Email: John M. Lain

Douglas E. Lamb (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1998, West Virginia; 2000, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1993); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). Member: Virginia State Bar. [Capt., U.S. Army Reserves and Virginia Army National Guard, 1993-2006]. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Capital Markets; Energy and Utilities.Email: Douglas E. Lamb

Vishwa Bhargava Link (Partner) born Mumbai, India, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Utility Regulation.Email: Vishwa Bhargava Link

Nancy R. Little (Partner) born Tappahannock, Virginia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Member: American Bar Association (Group Chair, Real Estate Financing Committees, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); National Association of Bond Lawyers; National Health Lawyers Association; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys (State Chair and Board of Regents). Practice Areas: Capital Markets; Finance; Off Balance Sheet and Lease Financing Transactions; Public Private Partnerships; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Real Estate; Real Estate Development.Email: Nancy R. Little

John H. Maddock III (Partner) born Southampton, New York, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1997, Virginia. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1991); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1995). [U.S. Air Force, 1984-1988; N.Y. Air National Guard, 1988-1989]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: John H. Maddock III

George Keith Martin (Partner) born Fort Lee, Virginia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1975); Howard University (J.D., 1978). Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation. Associate Member, American Institute of Architects. Member: Board of Directors, Housing Development Law Institute; Board of Visitors, Regent University School of Law; Bar Examiners, Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (1992 - 2002); Board of Visitors, James Madison University (1999 - 2003); Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education. Practice Areas: Land Use; Public Finance; Affordable Housing; Construction; Public-Private Partnerships.Email: George Keith Martin

Eugene Edward Mathews III (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); Tulane University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Nauman S. Scott, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1993-1994. Member, Sections on Environmental Law and Litigation, Virginia Bar Association. Member, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, American Bar Association, 1993—. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Clean Water Act; Constitutional Law; Freedom of Information Act; Hazardous Waste; Mine Safety; Superfund; Toxic Torts; Wildlife Law; White Collar Crime; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Eugene Edward Mathews III

Steven C. McCallum (Partner) born Parsons, Kansas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of Texas Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Power Line Contact Injury; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; Mediation.Email: Steven C. McCallum

Anne Bentley McCray (Partner) born Williamsburg, Virginia, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia; 1998, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1988); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation/Arbitration; Litigation.Email: Anne Bentley McCray

James P. McElligott Jr. (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., Economics, 1970); Harvard University (J.D., 1973). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; College of Labor & Employment Lawyers; Chambers USA; Who's Who in American Law; Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite; Virginia Super Lawyers. Member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Employee Benefits Committee. President, 2006-2007 and Board Member, 2002-2008, Central Virginia Employee Benefits Council. Author: "Executive Compensation Litigation" NY ExecuSummit 2007; "Understanding Retirement Plan Expenses" (with R. Menson) (2007); "State and Local Government Benefit Promises: Introduction to OPEB" (2006); "Focus on Executive Compensation: Avoiding the Disney Trap" (with S. Kittrell), Executive Counsel, 2005; "Retiree Medical Developments in the Courts, Congress and EEOC" Compensation and Benefits Review 2005; "Employee Benefits in the Ownership Society," College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2005; "ERISA Litigation" and "COBRA" in Employment Law in Virginia," Virginia Law Found. 2005; "HIPAA Privacy Enforcement," Amer. Health Lawyers Assoc. 2004; "Avoiding Litigation Pitfalls in HIPAA Privacy," Southern Benefits Council 2003; "Subrogation After Great West," Intern'l Found. of Employee Benefits Plans, 2003; "Plan Sponsor's Guide to HIPAA Privacy Rules," Professional Services Council, 2002; "Whistleblower Protections of Sarbanes-Oxley," Virginia Bar Assoc. Corp. Counsel Forum, 2002. Contributing Author, Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2001-2007. Member, Local Government Attorneys Association. Former Chairman, Employment Law Committee, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Former President, Federal Bar Assoc, Richmond Chapter. Phi Beta Kappa. Note Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation, 1972-1973. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Management Labor Law; ERISA Litigation; Executive Compensation; ERISA Class Actions.Email: James P. McElligott Jr.

Robert G. McElroy (Partner) born Stamford, Connecticut, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1992, Virginia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1975); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1986). Certified Public Accountant, 1984. Contributing Editor of Tax Treaties, including Treatise on International Taxation and Treatise on Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Virginia. Adjunct Professor, Taxation of Reorganizations, Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Tax Program. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2006. Member: American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Leveraged Buyouts; Partnership Taxation; Federal Taxation; International Taxation; Tax Planning; Partnership Law; Limited Partnerships; Spin-Offs; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Restructuring; Corporate Tax Planning; Closely Held Business Taxation; Pass-Through Entities.Email: Robert G. McElroy

Michele A. W. McKinnon (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1982); T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1985); College of William & Mary (LL.M., 1992). American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chair, Virginia; Member, Charitable Planning Committee). Practice Areas: Charitable Giving; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Charitable Organizations Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Private Foundations; Public Charities; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Trust Law.Email: Michele A. W. McKinnon

Joseph P. McMenamin (Partner) born York, Pennsylvania, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1974); University of Pennsylvania Medical School (M.D., 1978); Emory University (Residency, Internal Medicine, 1978-1981); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1985). Associate Professor, Department of Legal Medicine, MCV/VCU. On-Camera Interview, "Food Fight: Who's to Blame for America's Obesity Epidemic?" Dateline NBC Special Report with Stone Phillips, August 18, 2006. Co-Author with Andrea D. Tiglio, "Not the Next Tobacco: Defenses to Obesity Claims," 61 Food and Drug Law Journal 445-518 (2006). Presentations on Obesity, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Health Law, Legal Issues Implicated by Web Sites, and Risk Management. Publications on Pandemic Preparedness, Products Liability, Telehealth, E-Health, and Claims Avoidance. Member, McGuireWoods: Life Sciences Industry Group; Emergency Preparedness Team. Former Chairman, Committee on Law and Medicine, International Bar Association. Certified, American College of Legal Medicine, 1985. Chairman, Board, Richmond Ambulance Authority. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device; Toxic Torts; Health Law; Risk Avoidance.Email: Joseph P. McMenamin

David E. Melson (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia; 1992, Maryland. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1980); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Asset Securitization; Finance; Secured Transactions.Email: David E. Melson

Charles L. Menges (Partner) born Newport News, Virginia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Finance; Foreclosures; Leasing; Commercial Loans; Loan Workouts; Real Estate Investment Trust; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Real Estate; Unsecured Finance; Structured Finance.Email: Charles L. Menges

Christopher M. Michalik (Partner) born Hampton, Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2002, Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Management Labor Law; Noncompete Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Executive Compensation.Email: Christopher M. Michalik

Perry W. Miles, IV (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). McNeill Law Society. Law Clerk to Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy, Supreme Court of Virginia. Practice Areas: Automobile Crashworthiness; Products Liability; Class Action Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Perry W. Miles, IV

Bernard L. McNamee (Partner) born Elkhart, Indiana, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1994, Georgia (inactive). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Energy; Utility.Email: Bernard L. McNamee

David N. Oakey (Partner) born Fort Meade, Maryland, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1978); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Securities Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Executive Compensation.Email: David N. Oakey

John Brad O'Grady (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1981); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Charitable Giving; Tax Exempt Organizations; Trusts and Estates; Family Business Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Audits.Email: John Brad O'Grady

Scott C. Oostdyk (Partner) born Morristown, New Jersey, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 2003, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1996-1997. Member, Virginia Health and Human Resources Year 2000 Task Force. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Electronic Commerce; Litigation Management.Email: Scott C. Oostdyk

Rosewell Page III (Partner) born Beaverdam, Virginia, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (A.B., 1962); University of Virginia (J.D., 1968). Member, McGuireWoods Board of Partners. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who Legal-International. Member: American Bar Association (Past Chair, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section); Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; American College of Trial Lawyers; John Marshall Inn of Court; Lewis F Powell Inn of Court (Executive Committee); Product Liability Advisory Council. [Officer, USMCR]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Products; Health Care; Environmental Litigation; Business Torts; Fraud; Hospital Law; Professional Malpractice; RICO; Toxic Torts; Uniform Commercial Code Claims; Fire Claims.Email: Rosewell Page III

Janet P. Peyton (Partner) born Alexandria, Virginia, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1989); Tulane University (J.D., 1995). Chair, McGuireWoods Intellectual Property, Data and Privacy Practice Group. Member: Virginia State Bar (Immediate Past Chair, Intellectual Property Section, 2008). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Trademark Registration; Technology Transfers; Copyright Licensing; Trade Secrets; Trademark Licensing; Web Site Auditing; Corporate Contract Writing and Administration Programs.Email: Janet P. Peyton

Edmund S. Pittman (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1989); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Leasing; Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Tax Credits; Capital Markets.Email: Edmund S. Pittman

Joseph K. Reid III (Partner) born Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989; M.A., 1993; J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Administrative Adjudications; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Energy.Email: Joseph K. Reid III

Martin B. Richards (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1978); University of Michigan (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Securities.Email: Martin B. Richards

David L. Richardson II (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Chair of McGuireWoods' Capital Markets Department. Head of McGuireWoods' Public Finance Group. Fellow: Healthcare Financial Management Association. Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Banking; Health Care; Municipal Law.Email: David L. Richardson II

Brian C. Riopelle (Partner) born Brockville, Ontario, Canada, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1993, Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Chair, McGuireWoods IP Litigation/Patents Department. Law Clerk to the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1989-1990. Listed in Best Lawyers in America by Woodward and White, 2006-2009. Named One of America's Leading Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law, Chambers USA, 2004-2009. Named One of Virginia's Super Lawyers, 2006-2009. Listed, Virginia Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine. Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Electronic Commerce; False Advertising; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trade Secret Litigation; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Litigation.Email: Brian C. Riopelle

David W. Robertson (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Audit Letters; Blue Sky Law; Business Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Leveraged Buyouts; Private Placement; SEC Compliance; Securites Registration; Tender Offers.Email: David W. Robertson

Thomas P. Rohman (Partner) born Portsmouth, Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1977); Michigan State University (J.D., 1982); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1980—. Co-Author: "S Corporations: Federal Taxation," Clark Boardman/Callaghan, 1989. Adjunct Professor: Partnership Taxation and Corporate Taxation, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, 1989—; Member, Advisory Council, College of William and Mary Tax Conference, 1994—; Member, Advisory Council, University of Virginia Tax Conference. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Business Dissolutions; Business Divestitures; Business Reorganization; Closely Held Corporations; Family Business Law; Leveraged Buyouts; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; S Corporations; Corporate Tax; Partnership Tax; Tax Audits; Tax Litigation.Email: Thomas P. Rohman

Deborah Moreland Russell (Partner) born Schenectady, New York; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1975); University of Richmond (J.D., 1979). Chair, Products Liability and Litigation Management Department, 2000-2004. Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, McNeill Law Society (Chancellor, 1978-1979). Notes and Comments Editor, 1978-1979 and Member, 1977-1978, University of Richmond Law Review. Member: Lawyers Committee, The National Center for State Courts; Alternative Dispute Resolution Legislative Committee, Supreme Court of Virginia, Office of the Executive Secretary, Department of Dispute Resolution Services, 1999-2002. Permanent Member, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference. Vice Chair, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, 2000-2002, Member, Editorial Board of The Brief, 2000-2002. Member, Virginia State Bar/Virginia Bar Association Joint Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1995-2004. Member: American (Member: Dispute Resolution Section, 1993—; Litigation Section, 1981—; Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1989—) and Richmond Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); Defense Research Institute; Virginia State Bar (Member, Litigation Section); Virginia Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Automobile Crashworthiness; Automotive Litigation; Business Torts; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Product Warning Labels; Risk Management; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Deborah Moreland Russell

Dana L. Rust (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1982); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to Honorable Robert R. Beezer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1986-1987. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Labor Management Relations; Employment Discrimination.Email: Dana L. Rust

Rodney A. Satterwhite (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Labor Management Relations.Email: Rodney A. Satterwhite

Michael J. Schewel (Co-Chair, M&A and Securities Department) born Lynchburg, Virginia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1975); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade, 2002-2006. Partner, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP, 1979-2002. Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, 2006—. Practice Areas: Energy; Utility; Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Project Finance.Email: Michael J. Schewel

Gilbert E. Schill Jr. (Partner) born Orange, New Jersey, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Higher Education.Email: Gilbert E. Schill Jr.

Jane Whitt Sellers (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia; 2002, North Carolina. Education: Hollins College (B.A., 1975); Virginia Tech (M.S., 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Mergers and Acquisitions; SEC Compliance; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration.Email: Jane Whitt Sellers

Jeffrey S. Shapiro (Partner) born Port Chester, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: Le Moyne College (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., 1995). Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1997-2000. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Labor Management Relations; OSHA and MSHA Compliance.Email: Jeffrey S. Shapiro

Alexander H. Slaughter (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1960); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1963). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Co-Editor: Vinson and Slaughter, "Products Liability Pharmaceutical Drug Cases," Shepard's McGraw-Hill, 1988. Law Clerk to Judge Warren L. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1963-1964. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage.Email: Alexander H. Slaughter

Daniel K. Slone (Partner) born Greeneville, Tennessee, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1980); University of Michigan (J.D., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Advisors, BNA's Environmental Due Diligence Guide. General Counsel, Virginia Sustainable Building Network; National Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council; Counsel, Seaside Institute. Charter Member and General Counsel, Congress for the New Urbanism. Advisory Board Member, Eco Industrial Development Council. Board Member: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities; National Charette Institute; Form Based Codes Institute; National Counsel, World Green Building Council. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law; Wetlands Regulation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Land Use Permitting; Real Estate.Email: Daniel K. Slone

R. Gordon Smith (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1960); University of Bordeaux, France (Fulbright Scholar, Certificat d'Etudes Politique, 1961); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1964). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1963-1964. Law Clerk to Judge Griffin B. Bell, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1964-1965. President, Virginia Bar Association, 1987-1988. Director: Scott & Stringfellow, 1987-1999; Trigon, 1995-2002. Legal Counsel, Board of Directors, Signet Banking Corporation, 1997-1998. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Virginia Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Securities; Commercial Litigation; Health Care.Email: R. Gordon Smith

Thomas J. Stallings (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Clerk for Hon. Boyce F. Martin, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1987-1988. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, 1993-1999 and Chair, 1995-1996, Health Law Section); Virginia Bar Association (Member, Health Care Law Section Council, 1998—); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Regulation.Email: Thomas J. Stallings

Jacquelyn E. Stone (Partner) born Williamsburg, Virginia, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1980); Harvard University (J.D., 1985). Omicron Delta Kappa. Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives, 1980-1982. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Government Relations.Email: Jacquelyn E. Stone

Karl M. Strait (Partner) born Aurora, Colorado, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1983); Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div., 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Corporate Finance; SEC Compliance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Governance.Email: Karl M. Strait

William J. Strickland (Partner) born Newport News, Virginia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1969). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, McNeill Law Society. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tax Exempt Finance Committee); National Association of Bond Lawyers; Virginia Bond Club; Virginia Local Government Attorneys Association; Virginia Government Finance Officers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Law; Public Finance.Email: William J. Strickland

Charles R. Swartz (Senior Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1965); University of Georgia (J.D., 1968). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1999—; Who's Who Directories. Fellow: American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1983—. Practice Areas: Finance; Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Real Estate Exchanges; Foreclosures; Mechanics Liens; Sales; Leasing; Title Insurance; Contracts; Workouts.Email: Charles R. Swartz

Samuel L. Tarry Jr. (Partner) born Henderson, North Carolina, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.Email: Samuel L. Tarry Jr.

R. Trent Taylor (Partner) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee; 2002, Virginia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1995); Harvard University (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to Judge Harry Wellford, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Class Action Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Pharmaceuticals; Product Warning Labels; Toxic Torts; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: R. Trent Taylor

James A. Thornhill (Partner) born Beckley, West Virginia, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; 1988, West Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A, 1984); University of Richmond (J.D., 1987). Member, McNeill Law Society. Managing Editor, University of Richmond Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Walter E. Hoffman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Natural Resources; Historic Preservation.Email: James A. Thornhill

Robert M. Tyler (Partner) born Gillingham, England, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Honorable James R. Spencer, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1994-1995. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Lawyering Skills, University of Richmond, 1997-2002. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Advertising and Marketing; Trademarks; Trade Dress Litigation; Copyrights; Copyright Litigation; False Advertising Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert M. Tyler

Robin Cooke Vance (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1995); Cambridge University (1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Robin Cooke Vance

Howard C. Vick, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., B.A., 1975); University of Richmond (J.D., 1997). Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico County, Virginia, 1994-2000; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, 1990-1994; U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 1987-1990; Department of Justice, Organized Crime Strike Force, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1985-1987; Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Arlington, Virginia, 1980-1983; Assistant Attorney General, State of Virginia, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Howard C. Vick, Jr.

William R. Waddell (Partner) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Virginia; 1991, North Carolina. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1962); University of Virginia (J.D., 1965). Order of the Coif. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America. Adjunct Faculty, Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Virginia School of Law, 1993—. Member, Lex Mundi Board of Directors 1989-1993 and College of Mediators, 1990-1997. American Bar Association Business Section (Chair, Telecommunications Committee, 1986-1990 and 1994-1996, Vice Chair, Cyberspace Committee, 1996-1999 and Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Committee on Law Firms, and Dispute Resolution Committee). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: William R. Waddell

J. Tracy Walker IV (Partner) born Hendersonville, North Carolina, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.S.M.E., 1987); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Toxic Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Environmental Litigation; Appellate.Email: J. Tracy Walker IV

James H. Walsh (Partner) born Astoria, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Bridgewater College (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1974-1975. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Virginia Super Lawyers; Best of the U.S.; Best of Class; Virginia Business Magazine, Legal Elite; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law.; Who's Who in the World. Member, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees and Member, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia, 1990—. [U.S. Army, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Class Action Defense; Distribution; Franchises and Franchising; Advertising; Trade Secrets; Trademark Litigation; White Collar Crime; Sports Law; Appellate Practice.Email: James H. Walsh

Stephen H. Watts II (Partner) born Lynchburg, Virginia, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Virginia; 1973, West Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Environment, Energy and Transportation Law; Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law); Energy Bar Association (President, Southern Chapter, 2004-2005; Member, Committees on: Electric Utility Regulation; Generation and Power Marketing; Programs and Meetings); Virginia State Bar (Member and Former Chair, Administrative Law Section). Practice Areas: Energy; Utility Law.Email: Stephen H. Watts II

John M. Weisner (Partner) born DeLand, Florida, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1981, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1968); Stanford University (J.D., 1971); University of Munich, Munich, Germany (Cert. in Ger. Law, 1973). Practice Areas: Litigation Management; Risk Management.Email: John M. Weisner

Anne Marie Whittemore (Partner) born Southampton, England; admitted to bar, 1971, Virginia. Education: Vassar College (A.B., 1967); Yale University Law School (J.D., 1970). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Albert V. Bryan, Sr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Accountants Liability; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation; Litigation Management; Securities Litigation.Email: Anne Marie Whittemore

Barbara Ann Williams (Deputy General Counsel) born Florence, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., 1976); University of Rochester (M.A., 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Charles H. Dana Scholar. Rush Rhees and University of Rochester Fellow. Hardy C. Dillard Fellow. Lawyers Helping Lawyers North Star Award Recipient. Author, "Recent Developments in Professional Regulation," Virginia CLE, 1998-2005. Board Member, Lawyers Helping Lawyers. American Bar Foundation; Virginia Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Professional Liability.Email: Barbara Ann Williams

Steven R. Williams (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1985); Cornell University (J.D., 1988). Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney, Southern Georgia District, 1989-1991. Member, Board of Governors, Military Law Section, Virginia State Bar Association, 1994-2000. Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section; Mass Torts Litigation Committee, American Bar Association. [JAGC, U.S. Army, 1988-1992]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Drug and Medical Device; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Steven R. Williams

Michael Bowman Woodard (Partner) born Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1994); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Michael Bowman Woodard

W. Carter Younger (Partner) born Portsmouth, Virginia, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1971, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Theta; Order of the Coif. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America for Labor and Employment, since first edition Who's Who Legal; The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for Labour and Employment,. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers, for Labor and employment; Virginia "Legal Elite". Law Clerk to Justice Thomas C. Gordon, Jr., Supreme Court of Virginia, 1970-1971. Lex Mundi, Chairman, Labor and Employment Committee, 1991-1999, Board of Directors, 1999-2003. Member: Union International des Advocats (President, Labor Law Commission, 2002—2005). Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Government Regulatory Compliance; Labor Management Relations; Employment Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Employment Policy Development.Email: W. Carter Younger

RETIRED PARTNERS

W. Allen Ames Jr. (Retired Partner) born Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Energy; Utility Law; Banking Law; Project Finance; Leasing; Capital Markets.Email: W. Allen Ames Jr.

John W. Bates III (Retired Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1963); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1966). Listed in: Who's Who in American Law, 1996; Best Lawyers in America, 1996. Recipient, Hill-Tucker Public Service Award, Richmond Bar Association. Member, Circle of Excellence, School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Public Finance; Economic Development.Email: John W. Bates III

John W. Burke III (Retired Partner) born Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1976); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. (Retired). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Technology Licensing.Email: John W. Burke III

Richard H. Catlett Jr. (Retired Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1921; admitted to bar, 1952, Virginia. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.S., 1943); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1952). Member, McNeill Law Society. Director, 1969-1994, and General Counsel, 1969-1989, James River Corporation. General Counsel, Signet Banking Corporation, 1985-1991.Email: Richard H. Catlett Jr.

Thomas F. Dean (Retired Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, Indiana; 1955, Illinois; 1982, Virginia. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1950; LL.B., 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Thomas F. Dean

Marshall H. Earl, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Ocala, Florida; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia; 1998, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1963); Harvard University Law School (LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Marshall H. Earl, Jr.

Ernest K. Geisler Jr. (Retired Partner) born St. Charles, Virginia, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Virginia. Education: Hiwassee College and Emory and Henry College (B.A., 1955); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1958). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member: Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board, 1992—; Chesterfield County Electoral Board, 1994—.Email: Ernest K. Geisler Jr.

William F. Gieg (Retired Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.E., 1962); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Easements; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Forest Products; Construction Contracts.Email: William F. Gieg

Henry H. McVey III (Retired Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., and B.S., 1957); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1960). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Board of Trustees Member, 1990-1995, 1996— and Rector, 2004—, Hampden-Sydney College. American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Henry H. McVey III

John M. Oakey Jr. (Retired Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1935; admitted to bar, 1963, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient: VADA's Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation; VSB's Lewis F. Powell Pro Bono Award; RBA John C. Kenny Pro Bono Award. Law Clerk to Judge John D. Butzner, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1963-1964. American College of Trial Lawyers. President, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, 1994-1995. Chairman, Boyd Graves Conference, 1993-1995. Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation. [Lt., U.S.Navy, 1958-1961]. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Pro Bono.Email: John M. Oakey Jr.

Robert H. Patterson Jr. (Retired Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1927; admitted to bar, 1952, Virginia. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1949); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1952). Omicron Delta Kappa; Raven Society. Member, Board of Editors, Virginia Law Review, 1950-1952. President, Virginia State Bar, 1985-1986. American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation Management.Email: Robert H. Patterson Jr.

James H. Price III (Retired Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1967); University of Richmond (J.D., 1973). Author: Products Liability 50 State Handbook, West Publishing Co., 1994. Co-author: Virginia Evidence Workshop Handbook, Professional Education System, Inc., 1990. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Toxic Torts.Email: James H. Price III

Raymond F. Scannell (Retired Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928; admitted to bar, 1953, District of Columbia; 1955, Pennsylvania; 1982, Virginia. Education: Duquesne University (A.B., 1950); University of Pittsburgh (LL.B., 1953).. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles Alvin Jones, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1955-1957. Associate General Counsel, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1981-1982. Partner, McGuire Woods, LLP, 1982-1998.

Eva S. Tashjian-Brown (Retired Partner) born East Orange, New Jersey, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Former Executive Director, McGuireWoods LLP. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law.Email: Eva S. Tashjian-Brown

SENIOR COUNSEL

Ashley H. Harrison (Senior Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Notes Editor, University of Virginia Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Construction Contracts.Email: Ashley H. Harrison

William D. James (Senior Counsel) born Washington, D.C., 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia School of Engineering (B.S., 1985); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Business Law; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Securities; Financing Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: William D. James

Bethany G. Lukitsch (Senior Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: The College of William and Mary (B.S.B.A., 1994); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). Chancellor, McNeill Law Society. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Class Actions; Health Care Facility Licensing; Litigation Management; Complex Litigation; Electronic Discovery.Email: Bethany G. Lukitsch

OF COUNSEL

Robert L. Hodges (Of Counsel) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1953; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1974); George Mason University (J.D., 1990). Adjunct Assistant Professor, T.C.Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, 1993—. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Easements; Housing Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lender Liability; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Uniform Commercial Code; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Robert L. Hodges

H. Carter Redd (Of Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1973); Virginia Tech (B.S.C.E., 1980); University of Richmond (J.D., 1992). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member: Hanover Bar Association (President, 2004—). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: H. Carter Redd

Jennifer Valaika (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 2004).Email: Jennifer Valaika

Thomas S. Word Jr. (Of Counsel) born Christiansburg, Virginia, 1938; admitted to bar, 1961, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College and Virginia Tech (B.S., 1959); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1961). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, McNeill Law Society. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Family Business Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Audits; Charitable Giving; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Thomas S. Word Jr.

COUNSEL

Kristen M. Calleja (Counsel) born Queens, New York, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: The College of William and Mary (B.A., 1993); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Rebecca Beach Smith, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation.Email: Kristen M. Calleja

Kimberly R. Hillman (Counsel) born Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1992); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1997). Heusler Honor Society. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Workers Compensation; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Liquor Licensing; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Premises Liability.Email: Kimberly R. Hillman

Kathleen McMahon McDaniel (Counsel) born Westchester County, New York; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A.); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Age Discrimination in Employment; Family and Medical Leave Act; Wrongful Termination Defense; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Title VII Discrimination; ERISA; Employee Discipline; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Personnel Policies; Public Sector Employment Law; Noncompete Litigation.Email: Kathleen McMahon McDaniel

Janet Selph Moyers (Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1983); University of Richmond (J.D., 1986). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, 1984-1985 and Manuscripts Editor, 1985-1986, University of Richmond Law Review. Member, Client Counseling and Negotiations Board, 1984-1986. Member: Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Janet Selph Moyers

Martha L. Steele (Counsel) born York, Pennsylvania, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., 1994). McNeill Law Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Federal Jurisdiction and Criminal Procedure. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: Martha L. Steele

Cristin K. Traylor (Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1997); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Criminal Antitrust; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Fraud; Trust Litigation.Email: Cristin K. Traylor

ASSOCIATES

Latoya Asia (Associate) born Nuremberg, Germany, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 2006); Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 2009). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Latoya Asia

Richard F. Blair (Associate) born Santa Clara, California, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2002); University of Virginia (J.D., 2006; M.A., 2007). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Richard F. Blair

Sarah B. Boehm (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1995); University of Richmond (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk to: Hon. Blackwell N. Shelley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2000-2001; Hon. Douglas O. Tice, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2001. Co-Chair, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Virginia Network. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights.Email: Sarah B. Boehm

Leo J. M. Boyd (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Iota; Phi Alpha Theta. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation Management.Email: Leo J. M. Boyd

Martin C. Boyle (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., 2001); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Virginia Bar Association (Co-Chair, Choose Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2006—; Member, Litigation Section); Virginia State Bar (Chair, Committee on Admission and Orientation, Young Lawyers Conference, 2008—); Bar Association for the City of Richmond; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product and Consumer Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Consumer Products; Complex Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Martin C. Boyle

Alexander Jones Brackett (Associate) born Charlotte, North Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Export Compliance; FCPA.Email: Alexander Jones Brackett

Jeremy S. Byrum (Associate) born Charlottesville, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002; M.A., 2005); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: E-Commerce; Intellectual Property; White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Investigations.Email: Jeremy S. Byrum

Jennifer M. Campbell (Associate) born Fairfax, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert G. Doumar, United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Theta (President); Golden Key National Honor Society. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jennifer M. Campbell

Benjamin S. Candland (Associate) born Washington, D.C., 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2001); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2004). Editorial Board, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. Adjunct Professor, Averett University. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration.Email: Benjamin S. Candland

Kyle C. H. Chambers (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Litigation Management.Email: Kyle C. H. Chambers

Tennille J. Checkovich (Associate) born Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2004, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A. 1998); Yale Law School (J.D., 2001). Editor in Chief and Managing Editor, Yale Symposium on Law and Technology, 1999-2001. Law Clerk to Hon. Barbara S. Jones, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2001-2002. Litigation Associate, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, 2002-2004. Co-Author: with Steven Stern, "Shared Caregiving Responsibilities of Adult Siblings with Elderly Parents," The Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2002. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents; Securities Litigation; White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Employee Benefits; Drug and Medical Devices; Pharmaceuticals; Products Liability.Email: Tennille J. Checkovich

Jonathan Chiu (Associate) born Stuart, Florida, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.S., 2003); University of Richmond (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Leroy R. Hassell, Sr., Supreme Court of Virginia, 2006-2007. Author: Comment, "United States v. Booker: The Demise of Mandatory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the Return of Indeterminate Sentencing," 39 University of Richmond Law Review 1311, 2005. Languages: Cantonese. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Jonathan Chiu

Michelle M. Christian (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 2001); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Michelle M. Christian

Christopher M. Dabney (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2004); University of Richmond (M.B.A., 2007; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Capital Markets; Energy and Utilities.Email: Christopher M. Dabney

Ashley T. Davis (Associate) born Big Spring, Texas, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1996); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Occupational Safety and Health; Industrial Accidents; Occupational Injuries; OSHA; Personal Injury; Accidents; Premises Liability; Asbestos Defense; Asbestos Litigation; Chemical Exposure; Mold Litigation; Occupational Cancer; Occupational Disease.Email: Ashley T. Davis

Katherine K. DeLuca (Associate) born Springfield, Massachusetts, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1991); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures.Email: Katherine K. DeLuca

Elizabeth A. Diller (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 2001); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Care.Email: Elizabeth A. Diller

Vincent A. Dongarra (Associate) born Seaford, Delaware; admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 2001); University of Sheffield (M.Sc., 2004); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions.Email: Vincent A. Dongarra

Regina J. Elbert (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Regina J. Elbert

William N. Federspiel (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., 1999); College of William & Mary (Master of Public Policy; J.D., 2008). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: William N. Federspiel

Matthew D. Fender (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1995); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Class Action and MDL Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Matthew D. Fender

William G. Fendley, IV (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: Emory and Henry College (B.A., 1995); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1999); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Reorganization; Divestitures; Family Business; International Transactions; Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Private Wealth Services; State Taxation; Local Taxation.Email: William G. Fendley, IV

Dana G. Fitzsimons, Jr. (Associate) born New Britain, Connecticut, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1994); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Member, William & Mary Law Review. Frequent speaker and published on trusts and estates topics. Virginia (Member, Trusts and Estates Legislative Committee and Council; Former Executive Committee Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American (Vice Chair, Ethics and Malpractice Committee; Member, Sections on: Tax; RPPT; Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Litigation; Trust Litigation.Email: Dana G. Fitzsimons, Jr.

Ryan D. Frei (Associate) born Falls Church, Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 2002); University of Richmond (J.D., 2005). Recipient: T.C. Williams Law School Scholarship Award, 2005; First Place, 2004 and 2005, Walter Scott McNeill Legal Writing Competition; CALI Book Awards for Academic Excellence in Contracts (2003, Section Honor) and International Business Transactions, 2004. Law Clerk for the Honorable Chief Judge James R. Spencer, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2005-2006. Senior Notes & Comments Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2004-2005. Author: Comment, "Reforming U.S. Immigration Policy in an Era of Latin American Immigration: The Logic Inherent in Accommodating the Inevitable," 39 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1355 (2005); Note, "Does Time Eclipse Crime?: Stogner v. California and the Court's Determination of the Ex Post Facto Limitations on Retroactive Justice," 38 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1011 (2004); Comment, "Extracting Oil from Turmoil: The Iraqi Oil Industry and its Role as a Promising Future Player in the Global Energy Market," 4 Rich. J. Global L. & Bus. 147 (2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts.Email: Ryan D. Frei

Geoffrey F. Gasperini (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 2001); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2008). Recipient: Bronze Stat Medal; Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device for Valor; Army Parachutist Badge. [Captain, U.S. Army, 2001-2005; With 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Carson, Colorado, 2002-2005]. Practice Areas: Energy and Utilities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Geoffrey F. Gasperini

Andrea C. Glasgow (Associate) born Glens Falls, New York, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2001); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Energy; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures.Email: Andrea C. Glasgow

Robyn Suzanne Gray (Associate) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1996); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1999). Order of the Barristers; Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Kappa; Leadership Honor Society; Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court; National Moot Court Competition; Wake Forest Moot Court Board. Recipient, Moot Court Board Award for Outstanding Contributions. Member, Wake Forest Law Review. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Noncompete Litigation; Wrongful Discharge.Email: Robyn Suzanne Gray

Patrick L. Gregory (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2001); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 2006). News Analyst, Media Research Center, 2002-2003. Associate Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review, 2003-2004. President, Stanford Christian Legal Society, 2004-2005. Treasurer, Stanford Federalist Society, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Energy and Utilities.Email: Patrick L. Gregory

Warren E. Greth, Jr. (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1998); Georgetown University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: PublicFinance.

Matthew T. Gunlock (Associate) born Owensboro, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 2003); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Finance; Securities; Capital Markets; Real Estate; Leasing; Resorts and Leisure.Email: Matthew T. Gunlock

Kristen Frances Hager (Associate) born Tampa, Florida, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2001); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Omicron Delta Kappa. Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration.Email: Kristen Frances Hager

Jeffrey B. Hassler (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 2003); Pepperdine University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services.Email: Jeffrey B. Hassler

Kelly L. Hellmuth (Associate) born Gainesville, Florida; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia; 2007, California. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Private Finance; Trusts and Estates.Email: Kelly L. Hellmuth

Robert F. Holland (Associate) born Farmville, Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bob Jones University (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Wage and Hour; Employment Discrimination; Covenants Not To Compete; Wrongful Discharge; OSHA; Employee Benefits; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA; ERISA Class Actions; ERISA Litigation.Email: Robert F. Holland

John L. Hughes, Jr. (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S.B.A., 1999); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Finance and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Securitizations; Energy and Utilities.Email: John L. Hughes, Jr.

Christina M. Jones (Associate) born Fairfax, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Co-author, "The Self-Critical Analysis Privilege," Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation, Fourth Edition, American Bar Association, 2008. Co-Author, "Recent Developments in Medicine and Law: Regulation of Online Pharmacies and Telemedicine Prescriptions," Tort Trial & Insurance Law Journal, Winter Edition, 2004. Speaking Engagements: 1) "The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and its Regulatory Impact," CLE, December 2008; 2) "Legislative Update and Recent Trends at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission," Seminar, March 2008. Adjunct Professor, Appellate Advocacy, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation Management; Consumer Product Safety.Email: Christina M. Jones

Matthew A. Kapinos (Associate) born Frankfurt, Germany, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 2001); Georgetown University (J.D., 2008). [Captain, U.S. Army, 2001-2006]. Practice Areas: Energy and Utilities.Email: Matthew A. Kapinos

Jennifer A. Kosteva (Associate) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 2001; M.S., 2002); University of Virginia (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates.Email: Jennifer A. Kosteva

Nathan A. Kottkamp (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (A.B., 1996); University of Pittsburgh Faculty of Arts and Sciences (M.A., 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2001). Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Care, University of Pittsburgh. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Nathan A. Kottkamp

David F. Kurzawa (Associate) born Westfield, New York; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1999); Cornell Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Private Equity; Securities.Email: David F. Kurzawa

Benjamin E. Ladd (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1998); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Benjamin E. Ladd

Suzanne Sones Long (Associate) born Farmville, Virginia, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1994); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Business Law.Email: Suzanne Sones Long

K. Lorraine Lord (Associate) born Washington, D.C., 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Products Liability; Torts.Email: K. Lorraine Lord

Adam Lovelady (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 2002); University of Virginia (J.D., 2008; Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, 2008). Practice Areas: Environmental Solutions; Land Use.

Eric B. Martin (Associate) born Corvallis, Oregon; admitted to bar, 2002, Washington; 2007, Virginia and Oregon (inactive). Education: City University of Seattle (B.S., 1999); University of Washington (J.D., 2002). Recipient: ABA Higginbotham Essay Award, 2002; WSBA Pro Bono commendation, 2004-2007. Recognized as "Rising Star," Washington Law and Politics, 2005-2006. Editor in Chief, Washington Law Review, 2001-2002. Member: Board of Directors, King County Municipal League, 2005-2006; Board of Directors, Broad Appeal, Richmond, Virginia, 2008·. Author: "Grandma Got Run Over by the Supreme Court: Suggestions for a Constitutional Non-Parental Visitation Statute after Troxel v. Granville," 76 Wash. L. Rev. 571, 2001; Maintaining Sibling Relationships for Children Removed from their Parents, 22 Children's Legal Rights Journal No. 4 (Winter 2002-2003); Republished by the Children's Advocacy Resource Center, Vol. III No. 3, 2003; Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in Employment Agreements, Trial News, April 2003; Cupid's Arrow Has No Bounds: An Early Look at the Legal Relevancy of Same-Sex Unions, (with Jennifer K.T. Warner), Bar Bulletin, February 2004; A 12-Step Program to Understanding Post-Judgment Garnishment, Bar Bulletin, January 2006; Seattle School District Plan Violates Equal Protection, (with Harry J.F. Korrell) ABA Minority Trial Lawyer, June 2007; Access to Indian Reservations (Chapter in Access: A Guide to Government Information), Society of Professional Journalists, Spring 2008. Speaker: "Payroll Fundamentals," Richmond, Virginia, October 10, 2008; "Best Employment Law Practices for Government Contractors," June 2008; "Hot Topics in Employment Law," Richmond, Virginia, June 2008; "Should Schools Test for Drugs?" The Dori Monson Show, Seattle, Washington, May 2007; "Race and the Public Schools," St. John's University School of Law, New York, New York, March, 2007; "Race and Diversity in Public Schools," William Dwyer Inns of Court, Seattle, Washington, December 2006; "Sealing Court Records," Seattle, Washington, 2006; "Understanding the Class Action Fairness Act," Seattle, Washington, 2005. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Appellate; Class Action/MDL Litigation.Email: Eric B. Martin

Aaron G. McCollough (Associate) born Rochester, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Restructuring.Email: Aaron G. McCollough

Jeffrey D. McMahan, Jr. (Associate) born Cadillac, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Virginia Tech (B.S., Finance, Insurance and Business Law; B.S., Accounting and Information Systems, 2003); University of Richmond (J.D., 2008). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate; Business and Securities Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Litigation.Email: Jeffrey D. McMahan, Jr.

Christine D. Mehfoud (Associate) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; White Collar Crime; Government Investigations.Email: Christine D. Mehfoud

Evan Miller (Associate) born Fresno, California, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 2002); University of Richmond (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Business and Securities Litigation; Financial Services Litigation; Consumer Financial Services .Email: Evan Miller

Mitchell K. Morris (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: Mitchell K. Morris

Jonathan G. Neal (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia and New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Tax.Email: Jonathan G. Neal

Briton K. Nelson (Associate) born Rhinebeck, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: State University of New York College at Geneseo (B.A., 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Briton K. Nelson

Virginia L.H. Nesbitt (Associate) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2003); University of Memphis (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts.Email: Virginia L.H. Nesbitt

Crystal L. Norrick (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., 1997; M.B.A., 2006); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employment Discrimination; Management Labor Law; Noncompete Litigation; Wrongful Discharge.Email: Crystal L. Norrick

Rohan Oberoi (Associate) born New Delhi, India; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom (LL.B., 2001); The Inns of Court School of Law, London, United Kingdom (L.P.C., 2002); Duke University School of Law (LL.M., 2005). Staff Editor, Duke Law Journal of Comparative and International Law. Languages: Hindi. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Finance and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures.Email: Rohan Oberoi

Kevin J. O'Brien (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.A., Political Science, 2002; B.A., History, 2002); Columbia University (M.A., 2004); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation.Email: Kevin J. O'Brien

Sandra B. Park (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business and Securities Litigation.Email: Sandra B. Park

Brian E. Pumphrey (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1998); University of Richmond (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa; McNeill Law Honor Society. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Brian E. Pumphrey

Matthew P. Rash (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to Hon. James R. Spencer, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virignia, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Matthew P. Rash

R. Brent Rawlings (Associate) born Owensboro, Kentucky, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1995); Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University (M.H.A., 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care.

Jontille D. Ray (Associate) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Automotive; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Jontille D. Ray

Elizabeth Ridler (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., English and History, 2001); University of Virginia (M.A., English, 2004); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities and Corporate Finance.Email: Elizabeth Ridler

Christine H. Rogerson (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1995); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Shopping Center Acquisitions.Email: Christine H. Rogerson

Jacob H. Rooksby (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (A.B., 2004); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007); University of Virginia (M.Ed., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Jacob H. Rooksby

Elaine S. Ryan (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy, Regulatory and Utilities.Email: Elaine S. Ryan

William I. Sanderson (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates.Email: William I. Sanderson

Bindhya Reuben Savedoff (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S.B.A., 2002); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: International Transactions.Email: Bindhya Reuben Savedoff

Seth A. Schaeffer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2007, Virginia; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1998); Fordham University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Banking Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Seth A. Schaeffer

Peter E. Schurig (Associate) born Morristown, New Jersey, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2008, Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1996); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 2001). [Captain, U.S. Army JAG Corps, 2001-2004]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Consumer Products; Intellectual Property; Product and Consumer Litigation.Email: Peter E. Schurig

Lori Michelle Scott (Associate) born Wheeling, West Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, Virginia. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Restructuring and Insolvency.Email: Lori Michelle Scott

Lisa M. Sharp (Associate) born Lewiston, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A, 1996); Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (M.A., 2000); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2004). Coach, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, University of Richmond School of Law, 2005-2007. Best Speaker: Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Atlantic Regional, 2004; Winning Team, Desmond Moot Court Competition, 2001. Recipient: American Inns of Court Pegasus Scholarship, 2007; Max Koren Award for Academic Achievement, 2004. Author, "Internationalizing Post-Conflict Justice: The 'Hybrid' Special Court of Sierra Leone," 11 Buff. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 89 (2005). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts.Email: Lisa M. Sharp

Joseph S. Sheerin (Associate) born Mineola, New York, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1998); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient, National Merit Scholarship, 1994. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: Joseph S. Sheerin

K. Elizabeth Sieg (Associate) born Statesboro, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2008). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Restructuring and Insolvency.Email: K. Elizabeth Sieg

Douglas B. Smith (Associate) born Queens, New York; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987; J.D., 2006); Virginia Commonwealth University (M.S., 1991). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Transactions.Email: Douglas B. Smith

Sandra K. Snead (Associate) born South Boston, Virginia, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1991); Virginia Commonwealth University (M.S.W., 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Sandra K. Snead

Brian D. Sorkin (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 2003); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities and Corporate Finance.Email: Brian D. Sorkin

Bryan A. Stark (Associate) born Berea, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2007). Recipient, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence. Manuscripts Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2006-2007. Law Extern Clerk, Hon. Douglas O. Tice, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, January 2007-May 2007. Law Clerk, Hon. William F. Stone, Jr., Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2007-2008. Author, "Chapter 15 and the Advancement of International Cooperation in Cross-Border Bankruptcy Proceedings," 6 Rich. J. Global L. & Bus. 203, (2006). Interscholastic Chairman, Client Counseling and Negotiation Board. Practice Areas: Restructuring and Insolvency.Email: Bryan A. Stark

Jeffrey F. Starling (Associate) born Danville, Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia and U.S.Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Jeffrey F. Starling

Heather N. Stevenson (Associate) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia and Florida. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1981); Duke University (Master of Environmental Management, 1983); University of Richmond (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental Solutions; Environmental Litigation; Community Association Law; Real Estate Development; Condominium Development.Email: Heather N. Stevenson

Derek H. Swanson (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability Defense; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints.Email: Derek H. Swanson

Martha J. Swicegood (Associate) born Danville, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A.); College of William & Mary (J.D.). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Martha J. Swicegood

Meredith Sanderlin Thrower (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1994; J.D., 2003); University of Kentucky (M.S.L.S., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Meredith Sanderlin Thrower

Christopher E. Trible (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995; J.D., 2002); University of Richmond (M.A., 1997). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation.Email: Christopher E. Trible

Darin K. Waylett (Associate) born Aguana Heights, Guam; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Virginia Tech (B.S., 1992); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Environmental Solutions; Land Use.Email: Darin K. Waylett

Lisa M. Williams (Associate) born Germany, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 2000); University of Richmond (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Lisa M. Williams

STAFF ATTORNEYS

Stephanie Albright (Attorney) born Newport News, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates.Email: Stephanie Albright

William F. Branch (Staff Attorney) born Alexandria, Virginia, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1969); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 1974). Internal Revenue Service, Estate & Gift Tax (1975 - 2006). Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates.Email: William F. Branch

Brandy J. F. Burnett (Staff Attorney) born Richmond, Virginia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1993); University of Richmond (J.D., 1996). Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1996. Practice Areas: Private Finance; Trusts and Estates.Email: Brandy J. F. Burnett

Zachary D. Cohen (Attorney) born New Haven, Connecticut, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2001); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology and Telecommunications.Email: Zachary D. Cohen

J. Christian Tennant (Staff Attorney) born Annapolis, Maryland, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.B.A., 1995); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). Senior Tax Policy Analyst, Virginia Department of Taxation, Office of Policy and Administration, Policy Development (formerly the Office of Tax Policy), 1998-2004. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Local Taxation.Email: J. Christian Tennant