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| | Location: Two James Center, 1021 East Cary Street, P.O. Box 1320, Richmond, Virginia 23218-1320(Ind. City; Seat of Henrico Co.) | | |
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| Williams Mullen practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Aviation Law, Business Law, Commercial Banking and Finance, Communications, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment, Environmental, Family Law, Franchise, Government Contracts, Governmental Affairs, Health Care, Immigration, International Business and Trade, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Loan Workouts, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mortgage Banking, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Technology and Intellectual Property, Trusts and Estates Planning and Administration. | | Year Established: 1909 | Firm Profile:
Williams Mullen provides comprehensive legal services to regional, national and international business clients. With 300 attorneys and offices throughout Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and London, we deliver innovative solutions to support our clients' diverse business activities. Attention to clients' individualized needs and an extensive application of new technology and legal information services have been the foundation of Williams Mullen's progressive approach to law practice since the firm was founded more than 90 years ago. | | Firm Size: 325 |
Other Office Locations of Williams Mullen
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.
London, England
| | PARTNERS | | Fred G. Pollard (1918-2003). | | James Mullen (1876-1967). | | David D. Addison (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, August 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1964); University of Virginia (J.D., 1967). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Co-Chairman, Insurance Committee, 1987-1994, American Bar Association. Member, Legislative Committee of Wills, Trusts and Estates Section, Virginia Bar Association. President, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, 1998-1999. Member: Planned Giving Committees, Hampden-Sydney College, The Virginia Museum Foundation and St. Christopher's School; Virginia Gift Planning Council; Member, Board of Directors of the Virginia Gift Planning Council; Member, Board of Directors of the Westminter-Canterbury Foundation. Member: Estate Planning Council of Richmond (President, 1987-1988); Trust Administrators Council of Richmond (President, 1986-1987); University of Richmond Estate Planning Advisory Council. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chairman, 1986-1992). Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Administration; Personal Tax Planning; Estate Planning. Email: David D. Addison | | Farhad Aghdami (Partner) born Tehran, Iran, January 4, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia; 1997, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1992); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Chair, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee, American Bar Association Tax Section. Co-Chair, Insurance Planning Committee, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Section. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning and Administration; Business Succession Planning. Email: Farhad Aghdami | | Naila Townes Ahmed (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, December 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia. Education: Hampton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Darden Graduate School (M.B.A., 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Beta Kappa Chi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Raven Society. Member and Notes Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1989-1991. Chairperson, The Retozon Group, 2001—. Board Member and Immediate Past Chairman, Friends of the Richmond International Airport, 1999—. Chairperson of the Board of Directors, The Metropolitan Business League, 1996-1998. Board Member and Secretary, Richmond First Tee, 1998-2000. Board Member, YWCA (Richmond), 1999-2000. 1998 graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond. Board Member, Secretary and Vice Chair, INROADS/Richmond, Inc., 1994-1998. Metropolitan Business Member League's "League Leadership Award," 1997. Member, Advisory Committee, The Virginia Strategy,1998. Member, Virginia Elite, 2000. Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council's "Chairman's Challenge Award," 2002. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Antitrust Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Naila Townes Ahmed | | Ralph L. Axselle, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, February 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A. Pol.S., 1965); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa; Member, McNeill Law Society. Contributor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1967. Member, House of Delegates, Virginia General Assembly, 1974-1990. Chairman, Governor's Regulatory Reform Advisory Board, 1983-1985. Chairman, Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government, 1986-1988. Chairman, Regulatory Climate Workgroup of Economic Recovery Commission, 1991. Member: Commission on Government Reform, 1994; Governor's Commission on the Virginia Strategy of Prosperity for all Virginia, 1998; Governor's Commission on Transportation Policy, 1999-2000; Administrative Law Advisory Committee, Virginia Code Commission, 1995-2000; Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, 2002—. Board of Visitors, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1999-2008; Chairman, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, 2002-2003. Chairman, Richmond Region 2007, 2004-2008. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Governmental Law; Lobbying; Business; Land Use Law; Real Estate Law; Public Finance. Email: Ralph L. Axselle, Jr. | | R. Brian Ball (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia; 1979, District of Columbia; 1982, California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Echols Scholar. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 1981-1982. Member: Board of Directors, Association for Corporate Growth; Virginia Land Conservation Foundation; Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Securities Law; Governmental Relations; Public Finance. Email: R. Brian Ball | | Stephen E. Baril (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, May 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Richmond (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge D. Dortch Warriner, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1980-1981. President, Chesterfield Bar Association, 1990. Chairman, Chesterfield Business Council, 1991. Vice-Chairman, 288 FREEWAY Committee, 1995. Member, Virginia Criminal Justice Services Board, 1998-2002. Chairman, John Tyler Community College Foundation Board, Chairman, 2000-2002. Republican Candidate, Attorney General of Virginia, 2005. Member, Board of Directors, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1997, 2009—; General Counsel, Greater Richmond Partnership, 2008-2009. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Venture Richmond, 2009—. Member, Board of Directors, YMCA of Greater Richmond, 1993-1997. Member: Richmond (President, 2004-2005), Chesterfield County (President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Council Member, 2000-2006; Chairman, Standing Committee on Lawyer Advertising, 2002-2004). Practice Areas: Complex Business and Federal Litigation. Email: Stephen E. Baril | | William D. Bayliss (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, April 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1969); University of Richmond (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, McNeill Law Society. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1972-1973. Prior Member, Special Committee on Lawyer Malpractice Insurance, Virginia State Bar; Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate and Construction Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Product Liability Defense. Email: William D. Bayliss | | Wyatt S. Beazley, IV (Partner) born Fort Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Contracts and Creditor's Rights. Associate Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1991-1992. Co-Author, "Federal Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Laws: A Primer for the General Business Lawyer," Virginia Lawyer, June/July 2004. Member, McNeill Law Society, 1990-1992. Member, Board of Directors, YMCA of Greater Richmond. Practice Areas: Corporate; Health Care. Email: Wyatt S. Beazley, IV | | William J. Benos (Partner) born London, Ontario, Canada, October 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario; 1988, Virginia. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1982); University of Richmond (J.D., 1988). Designated Legal Elite. Author, "The Movement of Professionals, Technicians, and Other Workers Across NAFTA Borders," United States-Mexico Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Vol. 8, Spring 2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, International Business Transactions and Immigration Law, University of Richmond. Past Chair, International Practice Section, Virginia State Bar. Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law; Negotiated Acquisitions; Franchising Law; American Bar Association. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Commercial Transactions; International Business Transactions; Business Immigration. Email: William J. Benos | | Gregory R. Bishop (Partner) born Bluefield, West Virginia, October 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.B.S., 1987); University of Richmond (J.D., 1999). Listed in: "Legal Elite," Virginia Business magazine; Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine - Mergers & Acquisitions; Central Virginia Legal Aid (1999-2003); Leadership Metro Richmond, Class of 2007. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central Virginia Chapter, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Chair Elect. University of Richmond's Young Graduate's Council, Board Member (2000-2004). Venture Forum, Board of Directors. Weinstein Jewish Community Center, Board of Directors. Member: Richmond Bar Association (Business Law Section, Executive Committee Member). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity. Email: Gregory R. Bishop | | Paul S. Bliley, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, June 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Chairman, Bankruptcy Counsel Section, Richmond Bar Association, 1987-1988. Member, Board of Directors: Sacred Heart Center; Benedictine High School. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditor's Rights Law; Commercial Law. Email: Paul S. Bliley, Jr. | | Judy Lin Bristow (Partner) born Taiwan, August 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1999, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1992); University of Richmond (M.B.A., J.D., 1997). Member, 1995-1997 and Manuscripts Editor, 1996-1997, Richmond Law Review. Author: "United States v. National Treasury Employees Union and the Constitutionality of the Honoraria Ban; Protecting the First Amendment Rights of Public Employees," 29 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1555 (1995). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Taiwanese. Practice Areas: Business Formation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Corporate; Business Aviation; Securities. Email: Judy Lin Bristow | | A. Peter Brodell (Partner) born Wellesley, Massachusetts, August 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984); Tulane School of Law. Order of the Coif; The Order of Barristers; Winner, 1984 Marshal Wythe Invitational Moot Court Tournament. Staff Law Clerk to Judge Robert R. Merhige and Judge D. Dortch Warriner, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation. Email: A. Peter Brodell | | Turner A. Broughton (Partner) born Florence, Alabama, June 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1995); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Member: Virginia Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, Young Lawyers Division, 2007—); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Nursing Home Litigation. Email: Turner A. Broughton | | Lynn K. Brugh, IV (Partner) born Lexington, Virginia, April 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient, American Juris Prudence Award for Civil Procedure. Law Clerk to Hon. Glen M. Williams, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; General Civil Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Lynn K. Brugh, IV | | Stephen W. Burke (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1975, Washington; 1981, Virginia. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1972); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1974). Chair, Vice-Chair, City of Virginia Beach Development Authority, 1996-2000. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Stephen W. Burke | | Michael C. Buseck (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1987, Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1979); Columbia University (J.D., 1982). Member: Richmond, Virginia and American (Past Chair, Affordable Housing Committees Group, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Lender Representation Law; Commercial Real Estate; Affordable Housing Financing; Low Income Housing; Historic Tax Credits. Email: Michael C. Buseck | | Charles L. Cabell (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, October 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1974); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Land Use; Lender Representation; Corporate; Estate Planning. Email: Charles L. Cabell | | M. Eve G. Campbell (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, August 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Kappa Phi. Administrative Board Member (Internal Editor), Widener Journal of Public Law, 1996-1997. Law Clerk for the Honorable James A. Beaty, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge, Middle District of North Carolina, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: M. Eve G. Campbell | | Clement D. Carter (Partner) born Blacksburg, Virginia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2005, Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: Virginia State Bar; West Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Clement D. Carter | | Matthew E. Cheek (Partner) born Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., cum laude, 1994), Phi Beta Kappa; Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1999). Member, Moot Court Board. Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking; Land Use. Email: Matthew E. Cheek | | Andrew M. Condlin (Partner) born Waddington, New York, April 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia. Education: State University of New York at Potsdam (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Sigma Alpha. William and Mary Administrative Law Review. Member, Judicial Honor Code Council. Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk, Henrico County Circuit Court, 1991-1992. Past Chair, Urban Land Institute, VCU Real Estate Circle of Excellence, Henrico Business Council. Recipient, Virginia State Bar Local Bar Leader of the Year Award. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Henrico County (Board of Directors; President; Chair, Education Committee) and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Historic Preservation; Economic Development; Zoning and Land Use; Local Government Law. Email: Andrew M. Condlin | | Benjamin C. Crumpler (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, October 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1997). Previous Employment: Trapani, Bernard & Lloyd. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law. Email: Benjamin C. Crumpler | | Steven D. Delaney (Partner) born Somerville, Massachusetts, May 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1981, Virginia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1978). Member: Richmond, Virginia, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Finance. Email: Steven D. Delaney | | Robert C. Dewar (Partner) born Edinburgh, Scotland, July 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1985, Licensed as a Solicitor in Scotland; 1990, Virginia; 1995, England and Wales; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Edinburgh (LL.B., Hons, 1984; DIP. L.P., 1985); George Washington University (M.C.L., 1990). Member, International Law Section and Business Law Section, American Bar Association. Member: Anciens Stagiares; Scottish Lawyers European Group; The Law Society of Scotland; The Law Society of England and Wales; International Bar Association. Languages: French, Italian. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Commercial; Joint Venture; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Secured Transactions; Private Equity; Venture Capital. Email: Robert C. Dewar | | Brydon M. DeWitt (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, June 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: Bridgewater College (B.A., 1992); University of Richmond (J.D., 1995). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member: Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Brydon M. DeWitt | | Edward J. Dillon (Partner) born March 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); University of Richmond (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Member, Moot Court Board; McNeill Law Society. Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. Spencer, U.S. District for Eastern District of Virginia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Edward J. Dillon | | Howard W. Dobbins (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 19, 1919; admitted to bar, 1941, Kentucky; 1946, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1941; J.D., 1942). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review. Recipient: Richmond Bar Association Professionalism Award, 1997. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America. Member, Judicial Conference Fourth Circuit. Member, House of Delegates, 1981-1986, American Bar Association. Council, 1966-1972 and 1973-1976; Member, Executive Committee, 1969-1976; Chairman: Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1970-1972; Chairman, Business Law Section, 1970-1971; Member, Board of Governors, Senior Section, 1988-1997; President-Elect, 1973-1974; President, 1974-1975, Virginia State Bar. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Virginia Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Banking Law. Email: Howard W. Dobbins | | Allison T. Domson (Partner) born Manhattan, Kansas, March 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Real Estate; Banking Law. Email: Allison T. Domson | | Martin A. Donlan, Jr. (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1976, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Innsbruck, Austria; University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1970); University of Denver (J.D., 1974). Assistant Public Defender, Cook County, Illinois, 1974-1976. Assistant Attorney General, Virginia, 1976-1980. Member, 1977-1979 and Member, Board of Directors and Regional Chairman, 1978-1979, National Association of State Mental Health Attorneys. Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1994 and President, 1988-1993, St. Francis Home. Member, 1989-1994 and Chairman, 1994, Board of Governors, Health Law Section, Virginia State Bar. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services; Virginia Department of Health; Bureau of Insurance. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Medicare and Medicaid Law; State and Federal Litigation; Administrative Law; Health Insurance Law. Email: Martin A. Donlan, Jr. | | David V. DuVal (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, March 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.B.A., 1987); University of Richmond (J.D., 1995). Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1993-1995. Member, Real Estate Council, 1999-2005, Virginia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking and Finance; Land Development. Email: David V. DuVal | | John R. Easter (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, March 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Oberlin College (A.B., 1975); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Executive Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to Judge Walter E. Hoffman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1981-1982. Member: Chesterfield County Planning Commission, 1992-1995; Government Relations Committee, Chesterfield County Chamber of Commerce; Urban Land Institute. Cabinet Member, 2004— and Member, 1992—, Chesterfield Business Council. Member: Richmond, Virginia (Member, Real Property Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Subdivisions; Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain. Email: John R. Easter | | Robert E. Eicher (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 4, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors, 1958; LL.B., 1961). Phi Beta Kappa; Raven Society. Member, Virginia State Bar Legal Ethics Committee, 1992-1999 and Chairman, 1997-1999. Faculty, Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course, 1999-2002. Member, 2003— and Chair, 200-2009, Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Wills; Trust Litigation. Email: Robert E. Eicher | | Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. (Partner and Chairman, Litigation and Labor Section) born Richmond, Virginia, November 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia's Legal Elite and Super Lawyers. Chairman, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Richmond Metropolitan Division. Member: Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Former Member, Board of Directors); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability and Toxic Tort; Business Torts; Health Care Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Insurance Coverage. Email: Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. | | Jonathan A. Frank (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., cum laude, 1992); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: McNeill Law Society; University of Richmond Law Review, 1993-1995. Counsel, Board Member, Virginia State Chapter and Member, Steering Committee, March of Dimes. Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Member: Richmond (President, Real Estate Law Section, 2004-2005; Member, Executive Committee, 1998—), Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Land Development; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Finance. Email: Jonathan A. Frank | | W. F. Drewry Gallalee (Partner) born Seaford, Delaware, July 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1977); University of Richmond (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1981. Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard B. Kellam, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1981-1982. Member: Defense Research Institute; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Defense; Product Liability; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Malpractice Defense. Email: W. F. Drewry Gallalee | | J. Conrad Garcia (Partner) born Deming, New Mexico, November 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: New Mexico State University (1994); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1997). Listed in: "Legal Elite," Virginia Business magazine;Listed in Best Lawyers in America - Tax Law; Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine - Tax Law. Animal Adoption & Rescue Foundation, Board Member. Leadership Metro Richmond, Class of 2008. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: J. Conrad Garcia | | Pamela C. Gavin (Partner) born Franklin, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., cum laude, 1981); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1994). Pamela C. Gavin is vice chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice. She focuses her practice in U.S. and international trademark and copyright protection and enforcement, entertainment/music law, Internet, domain name and e-commerce issues, technology development and transfer, intellectual property licensing, software and related agreements, and website development, deployment and compliance. Ms. Gavin has represented internationally famous musicians and authors, handled dozens of cases before the World Intellectual Property Organization, and has ranked nationally in terms of number of trademarks filed. Ms. Gavin has written numerous articles on intellectual property topics including "Surveys in Prosecuting a Trademark Application" for the International Trademark Association Newsletter, July 2004 and has participated in several seminars, including one entitled "Copyright Law" at a Richmond Public Relations Professional Development Workshop. She has repeatedly been named among the "Legal Elite" in the field of intellectual property by Virginia Business magazine and has been recognized as one of the "Top Lawyers" in the field of intellectual property by Richmond magazine. She is admitted to practice in Virginia and is a member of the International Trademark Association, the Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association and is a former board member of the Greater Richmond Technology Council. Ms. Gavin serves on multiple special committees of the Virginia State Bar. Ms. Gavin earned her Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, featuring a dual degree in marketing and finance from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and her Juris Doctor degree from the College of William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Special Committee on Personal Insurance; Special Committee on Virginia Lawyer Referral Service); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Trademarks; Entertainment and the Arts; Intellectual Property. Email: Pamela C. Gavin | | Sean M. Gibbons (Partner) born Fairfax, Virginia, August 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and New Jersey; 1996, District of Columbia; 1997, Virginia. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1991); St. John's University (J.D., 1994). Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Sean M. Gibbons | | Philip H. Goodpasture (Partner) born Lisbon, Portugal, September 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1982; J.D., 1985). Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Virginia State Bar; Virginia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Business Law; Trademark and Copyright; Entertainment Law. Email: Philip H. Goodpasture | | Alexander C. Graham, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, December 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Eta Sigma Phi. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate Finance; International Law; Real Estate; Housing Authorities; Hotel and Resort Development. Email: Alexander C. Graham, Jr. | | Patrick R. Hanes (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1994). Echols Scholar. Member, University of Virginia Law Review. Law Clerk to U.S. Senior District Judge Albert V. Bryan, Jr., 1994-1995. Adjunct Law Professor, Appellate Advocacy, T.C. Williams School of Law, 2005—. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Appellate Practice; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Patrick R. Hanes | | Hugh T. Harrison, II (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, September 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1976); University of Richmond (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, University of Richmond Law Review, 1980-1981. Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, Council of Real Estate Law Section, 1990— and Chairman, 1999-2000, Virginia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Lenders Representation; Condominium. Email: Hugh T. Harrison, II | | A. Brooks Hock (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, October 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1978); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1983). Chairman, Real Estate Law Section, Richmond Bar Association. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: General Business; Petroleum Law; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Leasing; Like-Kind Exchanges. Email: A. Brooks Hock | | Elizabeth Mason Horsley (Partner) born Front Royal, Virginia, March 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: Sweet Briar College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1990); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Richard B. Kellam, Eastern District of Virginia, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Fiduciary Litigation. Email: Elizabeth Mason Horsley | | Lynn F. Jacob (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1976); University of Richmond (J.D., 1982). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Member, Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act Subcommittee, Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Law; ERISA Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Lynn F. Jacob | | Charles E. James, Jr. (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Charles E. James, Jr. | | Reginald N. Jones (Partner) born Jarratt, Virginia, February 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Former Member: Board of Trustees, University of Richmond; Virginia Board of Medicine. Former Member of Council and Chairman, Legislative Committee, Virginia State Bar. Board Member and Treasurer, Robins Foundation. Board Member, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. Counsel, Virginia State Golf Association Foundation. Past President of the Jamestown Foundation, Inc.; Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, Board Member. Member: Richmond, Henrico County (Founding President, 1974-1975) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation (President, 1989-1990); American Bar Foundation. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1970; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for Southern Thailand, 1969-1970]. Practice Areas: Regulatory; Health Care; Financial Institutions; Administrative Law; Government. Email: Reginald N. Jones | | Charles W. Kemp (Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S., Accounting, 1994); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, Executive Board, Washington & Lee Moot Court. Listed as a Rising Star in Virgina Super Lawyers magazine. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Charles W. Kemp | | Jerry W. Kilgore (Partner) born Virginia; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia, College at Wise (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1986). Attorney General of The Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002-2005. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia, 1988 -1992. Member: Virginia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government Affairs. Email: Jerry W. Kilgore | | R. Hart Lee (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, January 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Trust; Corporate Finance; Municipal Finance Law; Structured Finance; Public Finance; Securities. Email: R. Hart Lee | | Randolph H. Lickey (Partner) born Alexandria, Virginia, May 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., with honors, 1975); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnerships and Joint Ventures. Email: Randolph H. Lickey | | Catherine M. Marriott (Partner) born Tokyo, Japan, August 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia. Education: Dickinson College (B.S., 1971); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Catherine M. Marriott | | Channing J. Martin (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, August 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Justice A. Christian Compton, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1979-1980. Author: "Voluntary Disclosure of Environmental Violations: Is Mea Culpa a Good Idea or a Bad Move?" 32 Environmental Law Reporter 10692 (June 2002); "From Brownfields to Greenbacks: A Primer on Virginia's Voluntary Remediation Program," 47 Virginia Lawyer 24 (February 1997); "Local Governments as Environmental Plaintiffs," 8 Journal of Local Government Law 10 (June 1998). Co-Author: "Brownfields Law and Practice," LEXIS Publishing, 2009. Chairman, Board of Governors, Environmental Law Section, Virginia State Bar, 1993. Founder and Past Chairman, Environmental Law Section, Richmond Bar Association, 1993. Speaker, White House Conference on Global Warming, 1997. Editor-in-Chief, "Trends," 2007-2009, and Chair of 2010 Fall Meeting, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources. Member: Fiduciary Standards Task Force of ASTM Committee, E-50 on Environmental Assessments, 1993-1996; EPA Federal-State Underground Storage Tank Committee, 1994; Virginia DEQ Technical Advisory Committee on Voluntary Remediation Program and on Section 112 (g) MACT Standards, 1992, 1997, 2000 and 2008. Editor, Williams Mullen Environmental Report, 1992—. Member, Board of Directors, 1996— and Chairman of Campaign, 2002, United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Petroleum Marketing. Email: Channing J. Martin | | William R. Mauck, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, October 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to Justice A. Christian Compton, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1985-1986. Member, Board of Governors, 2006—, Executive Council, 1995-2004 and Chair, 1998, Construction and Public Contracts Law Section, Virginia Bar Association. Executive Council, 1999-2006 and Chair, 2005, Civil Litigation Section, Virginia Bar Association. Board of Governors, 1998-2007 and Chair, 2005-2006, Construction Law and Public Contracts Section, Virginia State Bar. Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association, 1993—. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers, 2009. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: William R. Mauck, Jr. | | Monica McCarroll (Partner) born Belleville, New Jersey, July 11, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Monica McCarroll | | Mary Katherine McGetrick (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Metro Richmond Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mary Katherine McGetrick | | James V. Meath (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 1971); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (M.U.A., 1974); University of Richmond (J.D., 1979). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1992—. Member: Employment Law Panel and Complex Case Panel, American Arbitration Association. Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1995-1997 and Chairman, Board of Governors, 2003, Virginia Bar Association. Member, Committees on: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Developing Labor Law, American Bar Association. President, Virginia Bar Association, 2005. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Virginia Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Labor and Employment Litigation. Email: James V. Meath | | John M. Mercer (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, November 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1990, Virginia. Education: Union College (B.A.,1982); Vermont Law School (J.D.,1985). Editor, Vermont Legal Research Group, 1984-1985. Member, Real Property Law Section, Virginia Bar Association. Member, Commercial Leasing Committee, American Bar Association. Member, Real Estate Law Section, Virginia State Bar. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Mortgage Banking Law. Email: John M. Mercer | | Mark H. Miller (Partner) born Alexandria, Virginia, May 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1990); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1996). Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Mark H. Miller | | Douglas M. Nabhan (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, October 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1977); Cumberland Law School; University of Richmond (M.B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa; The Order of Barristers. Recipient, Emerson G. Spies Award, 1991. Member, Cumberland Law Review. National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to The Virginia Supreme Court, 1984-1985. Author: "The Jencks Rule," Labor Law Journal, 1994; "Employment Aspects of Extraterritorial Anti-Bribery Laws," Center for International Legal Studies, Austria; "International Labor and Employment Laws," Saudi Arabian Labor Law, BNA Books; "Inside the Minds: Working with Government Agencies in Labor Law" (August 2008). Richmond Forum, Chairman, 1999, Legal Counsel, 2000—. Member, Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, 2001. General Counsel to Associated Builders and Contractors, Central VA Chapter. Member, Virginia Law Foundation's Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2005. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Douglas M. Nabhan | | G. Andrew Nea, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, March 16, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1963); University of Richmond (LL.B., 1966). Counsel: Metro Richmond Habitat for Humanity; Heart of Virginia Council, Boy Scouts of America. Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Member, McNeill Law Society. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America. Author: "Virginia Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code." Instructor, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, 1967. Law Clerk to Justice Harold F. Snead, Virginia Supreme Court, 1966-1968. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Creditor's Rights Law; Public Finance. Email: G. Andrew Nea, Jr. | | Christopher R. Nolen (Partner) born Salem, Virginia, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1992); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Dean's Scholar, 1998-1999. Notes Editor, George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal, 1998-1999. Chairman, Floyd County Republican Committee, 1989-1993. Member, Joint Commission on Technology and Science Citizen Advisory Committee on Criminal Law, 2000. Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993 and Vice-Chairman, 1991-1993, New River Valley Community Services Board. Member, Board of Management and Chairman, Board Development Committee, YMCA, Shady Grove. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Technology Law; Government Relations. Email: Christopher R. Nolen | | Eliot Norman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1979, Virginia. Education: Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris, France; Yale University (B.A., 1969); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1974-1976. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1976-1981. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Virginia State Bar (Chair, International Practice Section, 1994-1995); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: International Practice; Antitrust; Litigation); American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Business Immigration. Email: Eliot Norman | | Robert D. Perrow (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, February 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1970); University of Richmond (J.D., 1974). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Judge J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1975-1976. Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1976-1978. Chair, Bench-Bar Relations Committee, Virginia State Bar. Member, Virginia "Legal Elite". Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Eminent Domain; Consumer Finance; Litigation; Public Finance. Email: Robert D. Perrow | | Craig L. Rascoe (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, May 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: Ferrum College (A.A., 1974); University of Richmond (B.S., 1976; J.D., 1979). Member, Taxation Section, Virginia State Bar. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Executive Compensation. Email: Craig L. Rascoe | | Robert F. Redmond, Jr. (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, Virginia; 1993, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Co-Author: "Defending the Distributor in Mass Tort Litigation". Member: Defense Research Institute; Executive Committee, John Marshall Inns of Court; Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (Member, International Association of Defense Counsel); Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar. [United States Army, JAGC, 1986-1990]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Litigation Management; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert F. Redmond, Jr. | | David A. Reed (Partner) born Boynton Beach, Florida, March 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 2002, Virginia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Real Estate, 1986); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1990). Real Estate Sales License, Florida, 1986—. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property Law); International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Land Acquisitions; Land Dispositions; Real Estate Due Diligence; Land Development; Mergers, Acquisitions and Asset Swaps; Permitting. Email: David A. Reed | | Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr. (Partner) born Farmville, Virginia, May 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia; 1967, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Raven Society. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Health Care; Antitrust. Email: Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr. | | Paul G. Saunders, II (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, July 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Stanford University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Editorial Board, Stanford Law Review, 1976. Member, Real Estate Law Section, Richmond Bar Association. Member, Sections on: Real Property Law and Business Law, Virginia State Bar. Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Commercial and Industrial Development; Purchase and Sale Arrangements for Electric Power and Fuel; Secondary Mortgage Market; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Electric Power. Email: Paul G. Saunders, II | | William H. Schwarzschild, III (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, May 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee; 1975, Virginia; 1994, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1970); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1974). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1973-1974. Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Banking Law and Financial Institutions and Transactions Law. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate; Business; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights. Email: William H. Schwarzschild, III | | Julious P. Smith, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.S., 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Chairman, 1994-1995 United Way Campaign. President, 1995-1996 and Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1973-1974, Richmond Bar Association. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Fellow: Society of International Business Fellows; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Succession Planning; Corporate; Business. Email: Julious P. Smith, Jr. | | Robert E. Spicer, Jr. (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1978); University of Richmond (J.D., 1984); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Securities Regulation, 1996). Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Judge Blackwell N. Shelley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1984-1985. Chairman: Mentor Program Committee, 1992-1993; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988-1989, Richmond Bar Association. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law. Email: Robert E. Spicer, Jr. | | King F. Tower (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, October 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 2003, North Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, William & Mary Moot Court Board. Staff Editor, William & Mary Law Review. Member, Board of Directors Central Virginia Legal Aid Society. Member: Virginia Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1998-2004; Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: King F. Tower | | Sandy T. Tucker (Partner) born Portsmouth, Virginia, July 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1994, North Carolina; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Omicron Delta Kappa; McNeill Law Society. Editor-in-Chief, University of Richmond Law Review. Chairman, Board of Directors, Virginia College Fund. Member: Litigation Section; Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association. Member, Board of Directors, University of Richmond Law School Association. Listed: Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009; Franchise and Distribution Law; Super Lawyers, Virginia, 2009. Member: Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Bar Association; International Franchise Association (Member: Legal-Legislative Committee; Membership Committee). [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Eminent Domain. Email: Sandy T. Tucker | | John Henderson Turner, III (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, July 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1987); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Trusts and Estates Section, 2003—). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Law; Probate. | | John L. Walker, III (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, September 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1983); University of Richmond (J.D., 1989). University of Richmond: Winner/Best Advocate, Carrico Moot Court Competition, National Moot Court Team, Moot Court Board. Virginia Bar Association: Executive Committee, 1996-1997, Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1997. Virginia Law Foundation: President, 2007-2008, Board of Directors 2001-2009. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Virginia Business magazine's Legal Elite, Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. Member: Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation. Virginia Lawyers' Weekly "Leader in Law" Award, 2008. Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: John L. Walker, III | | Charles E. Wall (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, October 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.B.A., 1986); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1989). Marshal, Phi Alpha Delta, 1988-1989. Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference, 1992-1996. Chair, Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1999-2000. Member, Board of Directors, Community Futures Foundation, 2005—. Practice Areas: Business Law; Administrative Law; Public-Private Partnerships; Insurance Regulation; Corporate Compliance. Email: Charles E. Wall | | Wayne A. Whitham, Jr. (Partner) born Winchester, Virginia, October 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1976-1977. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Banking; Securities; Partnerships; Corporations. Email: Wayne A. Whitham, Jr. | | Fielding L. Williams, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, April 26, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia; 1984, Vermont. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1963); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1966). Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2009. Member: Trust Administrators Council of Richmond; Estate Planning Council of Richmond. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.. Practice Areas: Trust and Estate Planning and Administration; General Corporate. Email: Fielding L. Williams, Jr. | | ASSOCIATES | | D. Earl Baggett, IV (Associate) born Anchorage, Alaska, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.S., 1995); Virginia Commonwealth University (M.S., 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 2003). Member: Richmond and American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration and Nationality. Email: D. Earl Baggett, IV | | J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr. (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2006). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr. | | Gray B. Broughton (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1998); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Member: Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; John Marshall Inn of Court; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys.. [Captain, U.S. Army JAG Corps, 2002-2006]. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime. Email: Gray B. Broughton | | W. Alexander Burnett (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: W. Alexander Burnett | | Edward M. Eakin, III (Associate) born Petersburg, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000); University of Richmond (J.D., 2005). Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, Editorial Board, University of Richmond Law Review. Member: Virginia State Bar. Email: Edward M. Eakin, III | | Alden Eldredge (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2006, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virgina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2002); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Order of Barristers. Moot Court Board, Trial Advocacy Board. Member, Board of Directors, Chesterfield CASA, Inc. Member: American Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Alden Eldredge | | John Erbach (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 2005); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John Erbach | | Alyson E. Fickenscher (Associate) born Monterey, California, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: George Mason University (B.A.); George Washington University Law School (J.D.). Member: Virgina State Bar. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; International Law; Government Investigations. Email: Alyson E. Fickenscher | | Ryan E. Furgurson (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2006, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001); Emory University (J.D., 2004). Member, Moot Court Society. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Virginia Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance. | | Heath H. Galloway (Associate) born Greenville, South Carolina, October 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1999); Washington & Lee School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Editorial Board Member, Washington & Lee Law Review. Author: "Don't Forget What We're Fighting For: Will the Fourth Amendment be a Casualty of the War on Terror," 59 Washington & Lee L.Rev. 921; "But It's Not My Fault: Avoiding OSHA Liability for Someone Else's Violation," Construction Executive Magazine, March 2004. Co-President, Washington & Lee Alumni Association, Richmond Chapter. Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Heath H. Galloway | | Matthew P. Groh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 2003); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2008). Matt Groh focuses his practice on complex and general litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Groh worked in the Executive Office of the President in Political Affairs and Presidential Personnel. He also served as personal aide and advance agent to Cabinet Secretaries Mel Martinez and Alphonso Jackson at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Groh is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and the Richmond Bar Association. Mr. Groh received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Groh was a member of the Student Bar Association, Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, and served as notes development editor for the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. Member: Richmond and Virginia (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew P. Groh | | Andrea J. Harlow (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1997); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Andrea J. Harlow | | Travis G. Hill (Associate) born Hahn USAFB, Germany, April 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Pi. Author: "U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Threat to Self ADA Defense," Virginia Employment Law Letter, July, 2002. Member, Board of Directors, Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. Appointee to the Virginia CLE Committee, VBA-YLD. Member: Richmond, Virginia (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Executive Committee) and American (Member, Administrative Law Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: State Legislative Practice; Government Relations; Regulatory Agency Practice. Email: Travis G. Hill | | Elinor P. Hindsley (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 2005); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Ellie Hindsley focuses her practice on employee benefits. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hindsley served as a legal intern at a public interest law organization, Civil Justice Inc. During her third year of law school she was an intern at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia and prosecuted federal cases in U.S. Magistrate Court. Ms. While in law school, Ms. Hindsley served as an editor of the Washington and Lee Environmental Law Digest. She also volunteered as an income tax assistant with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. She was also a member of the Labor and Employment Law Mock Trial Team which won the semi-finals at the American Bar Association's regional competition in Washington, DC. Member: Virginia Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Division); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefit; Employee Compensation. Email: Elinor P. Hindsley | | R. Willson Hulcher Jr. (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2006, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Robert B. McKay Scholar. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate. Email: R. Willson Hulcher Jr. | | Beth G. Hungate-Noland (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, November 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: Roanoke College (B.A., 1994); Armstrong Atlantic State University (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2003). Author: "Texas v. Cobb: A Narrow Road Ahead for the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel," 35 U.Rich.L Rev.1191 - 2002. Member: Virginia State Bar; Virginia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Beth G. Hungate-Noland | | Angela Isabell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Virginia Union University (B.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, 1998); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Special Committee for Lawyer Malpractice Insurance); Old Dominion Bar Association; Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Angela Isabell | | Harold E. Johnson (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, February 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Listed in Virginia Rising Stars magazine, 2009. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Harold E. Johnson | | Joseph A. Krawczel (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); University of Virginia (M.S., 2004); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 2008). Joseph Krawczel focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions as well as other corporate matters. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Krawczel served as an intern in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maine. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Krawczel worked in the York County School Division teaching earth science at York High School. While in law school, Mr. Krawczel was recognized for excellence in research, writing, analysis and client relations. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Joseph A. Krawczel | | Mark J. Kronenthal, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1998); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 2003). Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mark J. Kronenthal, II | | Derek Kung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2002); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Richmond and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law. Email: Derek Kung | | Amanda L. Kutz (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: Springfield State (B.A., 2002); College of William and Mary (J.D., 2005). Notes Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 2003-2005. Staff Member, William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 2003-2005. Author, "A Jury of One's Peers: Virginia's Restoration of Rights Process and its Adverse Effect on the African American Community," 46 William and Mary Law Review 2109 (2005). Member: Administrative Law and Health Law Sections, Healthcare Business Women's Association, Mid-Atlantic Chapter; Young Lawyers Conference; Virginia Women Attorney Association. Member: Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Administrative Law Section, 2005-2006). Email: Amanda L. Kutz | | Lee G. Lester (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., cum laude, 2002); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member, McNeill Law Honor Society. Author, "Small v.United States: Defining "Any" as a Subset of "Any" 40," University of Richmond Law Review 631, 2006. Member: Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Lee G. Lester | | Clara B. Marks (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Member: Virginia Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Clara B. Marks | | Matthew C. Marshall (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1998); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2004); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Certified Public Accountant, Virginia. Practice Areas: Taxation and Employee Benefits. Email: Matthew C. Marshall | | Andrew O. Mathews (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1998); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Andy Mathews focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Mathews was a financial consultant at Smith Barney and sold insurance and annuities with Genworth Financial. While in law school, he was a member of the University of Richmond Law Review. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Andrew O. Mathews | | Jennifer D. Mullen (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2000); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2005). Member, Quoit Club, Historic Richmond Foundation. Member: Richmond and Virginia (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jennifer D. Mullen | | Adele M. Neiburg (Associate) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: University of Mary Washington (B.S., 2001) Phi Beta Kappa; Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2004) Order of the Barristers. Member, Society of Human Resources Management. Member: Richmond (Member, Communications Committee), Virginia (Young Lawyers Division, 2006) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Adele M. Neiburg | | Michael P. Nicholson (Associate) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 2006, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2001); Syracuse University (J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; Richmond Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association; Virgina State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: Michael P. Nicholson | | R. Joseph Noble (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2004); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., with honors in Legal Skills IV, 2008). Joey Noble focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial real estate. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Noble worked as a legal assistant at a real estate law firm in Charlottesville, Va. and served as an intern in the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia where he worked on numerous projects. While in law school, Mr. Noble was recognized for excellence in research, writing, analysis, and client relations and worked as an articles editor on the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. He also was honored with the Benjamin Rush Health Scholar Award for a research paper he wrote on health law. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Division); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: R. Joseph Noble | | Lauren Dickey Nowlin (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 2004); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Vice-Chancellor, Walter Scott McNeil Law Honor Society, 2005-2007. John Marshall Scholar. Articles Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2005-2007. Client Counseling and Negotiation Board, 2006-2007. Member, Junior League of Richmond. Member: Richmond Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Estate, 2007; Young Lawyers); Virginia State Bar (Member, Real Property Section; Young Lawyers Division, 2007); Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate; Virginia Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers Division; Real Estate); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: Lauren Dickey Nowlin | | Brendan O'Toole (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A.); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D.). Order of the Barrister. Semi-Finalist, Client Counseling and Negotiation Competition, University of Richmond, 2003. Champion, University of Richmond Intrascholastic Trial Advocacy Competition, 2004. Honor Council, Student Advocate Corps. Senior Associate, Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Brendan O'Toole | | W. Benjamin Pace (Associate) born Martin, Tennessee, March 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1994); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, Order of Barrister. Moot Court Champion. Member, 2000-2002 and Notes and Comments Editor, 2001-2002, University of Richmond Law Review. Listed in Virginia Rising Star's magazine, 2009. Member: Richmond Bar Association (Chair, Pro Bono Committee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: W. Benjamin Pace | | Laurence V. Parker, Jr. (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, April 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995); University of Richmond (J.D., 2003). Listed in Virginia Rising Star's magazine, 2009. [Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1995-1999]. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Laurence V. Parker, Jr. | | W. Wilhelm Rabke (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi Alumni Association for Hampden-Sydney College (President, 2000-2005). Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Healthcare Regulation, 2007. Will Rabke focuses his practice on complex business matters such as deal structures, transaction strategy and strategic planning. Prior to law school, Mr. Rabke founded and managed a specialty electrical contracting company for nearly 10 years. As a former small business owner, he brings a unique perspective to the practice of law. Mr. Rabke is serving a three-year term on the Family Advisory Board of the International Rett Syndrome Foundation and serves as a co-chair for the annual Rett Syndrome fundraiser in Richmond, Va. While in law school, he served on the staff of the Journal of Law and Technology, as a student member of the John Marshall American Inn of Court, and on the executive boards of the Client Counseling and Negotiation Board, the VBA Law School Council and the Student Bar Association. Prior to graduation, Mr. Rabke was elected to serve on the law school's Young Graduates' Council. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; International Rett Syndrome Foundation; University of Richmond School of Law Young Graduates' Council (Member, Family Advisory Board); Hampden-Sydney College Young Alumni Taskforce (Member, 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: W. Wilhelm Rabke | | Heather H. Szajda (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina; 2000, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia; 2006, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997); Georgetown University (LL.M., 2000). Member: Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; North Carolina State Bar; Virginia State Bar; Richmond Bar Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax Planning; Corporate and Partnership Tax Planning. Email: Heather H. Szajda | | Samuel T. Towell (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 2000) Pi Tau Sigma; University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to Justice Barbara Milano Keenan, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2005-2006. Legal Fellow to Governor Mark R. Warner of Virginia, 2003-2005. Member: Richmond Bar Association (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section); Virginia Bar Association (Committee Chairman, Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (Member, Appellate Practice Subcommittee).. Reported Cases: Cox v. City of Charleston, 416 F.3d 281 (4th Cir. 2005). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation. Email: Samuel T. Towell | | Jamie Lynn Watkins (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., with honors in Legal Skills I and II, 2008). Jamie Watkins focuses her practice on banking and real estate matters. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Watkins worked as a legal assistant in Washington, DC where she conducted legal research and prepared materials for depositions. While in law school, Ms. Watkins was recognized for excellence in research, writing, analysis, and client relations. She also served as a Graduate Research Fellow and an articles editor for the William & Mary Journal of Woman and the Law. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate. Email: Jamie Lynn Watkins | | Lauren M. Wheeling (Associate) born Salem, Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Executive Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2006-2007. Member: Richmond, Virginia (Member, Young Lawyers Division, 2007—) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Lauren M. Wheeling | | James Nelson Wilkinson (Associate) born Charlottesville, Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 2000); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Virginia Bar Association; State Bar of Virginia. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: James Nelson Wilkinson | | Elizabeth Connolly Stone (Associate) born Hanover, New Hampshire, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. (Not admitted in Virginia). Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with distinction, 2002; J.D., with honors, 2007). Comments Editor, University of North Carolina Law Review, 2006-2007. Author: "Bargain Basement Annexation: How Municipalities Subvert the Intent of North Carolina Annexation Laws," 29 N.C. Cent. L.J. 77, 2006. Member: North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Elizabeth Connolly Stone | | OF COUNSEL | | Jessica Sanders Jones (Of Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia, October 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (B.A., 1970); University of Rhode Island (M.L.S., 1975); Rutgers University School of Law-Camden (J.D., with high honors, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Acting Deputy Attorney General of Virginia, 1993-1994. Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, 1990-1994. Member: Virginia State Bar; Metropolitan Richmond Woman's Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Jessica Sanders Jones | | Nona K. Massengill (Of Counsel) born Gary, Indiana, September 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1988; J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Iota; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Nona K. Massengill | | Linda Flory Rigsby (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, December 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia; 1988, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.M., 1969); University of Richmond (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member, McNeill Law Society. Counsel, Executive Committee, American Bankers Association, 1995. Chairman, 1992— and Member, 1990—, Legal Affairs Committee, Virginia Bankers Association. Member, Richmond Estate Planning Council, 1991—. Chairman, 1990-1992, Vice Chairman, 1988-1990 and Member, 1984—, University of Richmond Estate Planning Advisory Council. Member, Virginia Commission of Women and Minorities in the Law, 1990-1993. Member, Alumni Board, University of Richmond Law School, 1986-1988. Member, Bon Secours Richmond Foundation Board, 2007—. Member, Bon Secours Richmond Health Systems Audit Committee, 1997—. Member: Richmond, Virginia (Member, Executive Committee, 1993—) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, 2007—. Formerly associated with McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe, Richmond, Virginia, 1981-1984. Practice Areas: Fiduciary Litigation; Financial Services. Email: Linda Flory Rigsby | | W. Scott Street, III (Of Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia, May 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed in Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite. Commissioner in Chancery, Circuit Court of Chesterfield County, Virginia, 1971—. President, Virginia State Bar, 1999-2000. Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1998-2007. Past Trustee, National Conference of Bar Examiners. Fellow: Virginia Law Foundation (President, 2004-2005). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Financial Restructuring and Workouts; Insurance Law; Business Law; Wills; Estate Litigation. Email: W. Scott Street, III | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Danny W. Jackson (Executive Director) born Vernon, Alabama, July 21, 1950; Education: University of Alabama (B.S., honors, 1972). Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Alabama, 1974. Email: Danny W. Jackson | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Washington, D.C. Office: 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1200, 20006. Telephone: 202-833-9200. Fax: 202-293-5939.
Durham, North Carolina Office: 4721 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400, 27703. Telephone: 919-361-4900. Fax: 919-361-2262.
Raleigh, North Carolina Office: 3200 Beechleaf Court, Suite 500, 27604. Telephone: 919-981-4000. Fax within area: 919-981-4300.
Wilmington, North Carolina Office: 300 North Third Street, Suite 420, 28401. Telephone: 910-256-5135. Fax within area: 910-256-6451.
Charlottesville, Virginia Office: 321 East Main Street, Suite 400, 22902-3200. Telephone: 434-851-5700. Fax: 804-783-6507. Fax within area: 434-817-0977.
McLean, Virginia Office: 8270 Greensboro Drive, Suite 700, 22102. Telephone: 703-760-5200. Fax: 804-783-6507. Fax within area: 703-748-0244.
Newport News, Virginia Office: Fountain Plaza Three, Suite 200, 721 Lakefront Commons, 23606-3324. Telephone: 757-249-5100. Fax: 804-783-6507. Fax within area: 757-249-5109.
Norfolk, Virginia Office: Suite 1700, Dominion Tower, 999 Waterside Drive, 23510-3300. Telephone: 757-622-3366. Fax: 804-783-6507. Faxes within area: 757-629-0660; 757-629-0700.
Portsmouth, Virginia Office: 355 Crawford Street, Suite 600, 23704. Telephone: 757-391-3366. Fax: 804-783-6507. Fax within area: 757-391-3363.
Virginia Beach Office: 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1700, 23462-3035. Telephone: 757-499-8800. Fax: 804-783-6507. Fax within area: 757-473-0395.
London, England Office: The Lanterns, Bridge Lane, SW 11 3AD. Telephone: +(011-44-207) 978-7748. Fax: +(011-44-207) 350-0156.
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