|   | | Law Firm in Roanoke, Virginia | |
|
| | Address | | 10 So. Jefferson Street, Suite 1800 | | Roanoke, Virginia 24011 | | (Independent City) | | | |
| | | LeClairRyan practices in the following areas of law:
General practice, including Administrative, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Business Law practice, including Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions. Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Discovery and E-Discovery Solutions, Employee Benefits, Employment, Energy, Entertainment and Art, Environmental, Estate Planning, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Internet and Biotechnology Development, Labor (Management), Land Use, Legislative Representation, Mass Tort Defense, Medical Malpractice, Patents, Products Liability, Public Finance, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Sports, Taxation, Telecommunications, Venture Capital and Zoning. | | Year Established: 1988 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1988, LeClairRyan serves its dynamic client base with more than 290 attorneys in 21 offices in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. | | Firm Size: 290 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
|
Other Office Locations of LeClairRyan
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Glen Allen, Virginia, U.S.A.
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Tara A. Branscom (Partner) born Saint Andrews, Scotland, April 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, United Kingdom; 1996, Virginia. Education: Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, London, England (LL.B., 1991); College of William and Mary (LL.M., 1992). Member, The Licensing Executives Society, U.S.A. and Canada. Member: Roanoke, Virginia and American Bar Associations (Member, Intellectual Property Section); Virginia State Bar; Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Tara A. Branscom | | William E. Callahan, Jr. (Partner) born Sheffield, Alabama, January 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1975); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif; Contributor, Washington & Lee Law Review. Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia. Adjunct Professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law. Member: Roanoke, Virginia and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: William E. Callahan, Jr. | | James K. Cowan, Jr. (Partner) born Silver Springs, Maryland, November 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Towson State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1994). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law; Virginia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite". Notes and Comments Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review. Omicron Delta Kappa. Author: "Interviewing Job Applicants: Can I Ask This Question?" with Laura Effel, ACCA Docket, March 2001. Member: Montgomery County and Virginia (Member, Labor Relations and Employment Section, Young Lawyers Division Liaison) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. (Resident, Blacksburg, Virginia Office). Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Virginia Employment Commission; Virginia Human Rights Commission. Practice Areas: Private and Public Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; Affirmative Action; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Contracts; Trade Secret and Non-Compete; Employee Handbooks; Employment Policies; Commercial Litigation. Email: James K. Cowan, Jr. | | James Chapman Hale (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia; 1996, District of Columbia; 1997, Virginia. Education: George Mason University (Economics, 1989); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1994). Member: Virginia State Bar (Chair, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Debt and Equity Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law. Email: James Chapman Hale | | Michael E. Hastings (Partner) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, January 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 2008, New York. Education: Eastern New Mexico University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1989); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1993). Member: Roanoke and Virginia (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 2006) and New York State Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Disciplinary Committee, 1998-1999); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael E. Hastings | | John T. Jessee (Partner) born Princeton, West Virginia, April 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia; 1980, West Virginia. Education: Concord College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Hon. John A. Field, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1979-1980. Selected Virginia Business "Legal Elite," 2002 and 2003. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Defense. Member: Roanoke, Virginia (Judiciary Committee), West Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Former Member - Board of Governors, Health Law Section); West Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (Master). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: John T. Jessee | | Powell M. Leitch, III (Partner) born Covington, Virginia, July 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A. cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Member: Roanoke, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Powell M. Leitch, III | | Jeffery K. Mitchell (Partner) born Tazewell, Virginia, July 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., Accounting, 1986); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Editor in Chief, University of Richmond Law Review, 1991-1992. Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1995. Former Member, National Board of Directors, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Alumni Association. Gubernatorial Appointee, State Board for Virginia Community Colleges. Member and Chairman of the Board, Virginia Economic Bridge. President: Virginia Public Safety Foundation; Blacksburg Country Club. Member, Blacksburg Rotary Club. Member: Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member: Business Law Section; Middle Market and Small Business Committees; Co-Editor, Business Visions - Committee Newsletter). (Resident, Blacksburg, Virginia Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Securities; Emerging Companies; Corporate Law. Email: Jeffery K. Mitchell | | Clinton S. Morse (Partner) born Vallejo, California, May 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; 1982, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1967); University of Texas (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Texas Law Review, 1969-1970. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law. Selected Virginia Business "Legal Elite," 2002-2007. Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006-2007. Member: Roanoke and Virginia (Chairman, Labor Relations and Employment Law Section, 1990-1992) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor Law Section); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Clinton S. Morse | | Kevin P. Oddo (Partner) born Englewood, New Jersey, December 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1984); University of Richmond (J.D., 1987). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2006—. Member, McNeill Law Society. Manuscripts Editor, Richmond Law Review, 1986-1987. Selected: Virginia Business "Legal Elite," 2002—; Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006-2007. Member: Roanoke, Virginia (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1994-1999) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Litigation Council Board of Governors, 2004—). Reported Cases: USCOC of Virginia RSA #3, Inc. v. Montgomery Co. Board of Supervisors, 343 F.3d 262 (4th Cir. 2003); Stinson v. BB&T Investment Services, 285 B.R. 239 (Bankr. W.D.Va. 2002); Payne v. First Union, 50 Va.Cir. 99 (1999); ANR Coal Co. v. Money, 992 F. Supp. 833 (W.D. Va. 1998); Cerceo v. Schmidheiser, 1996 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6872 (W.D. Va 1996), aff'd, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 13680 (4th Cir. 1997); First Security Bank v. First Virginia Bank, 1996 U.S. App. Lexis 18115 (4th Cir. 1996); Persinger v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 920 F.2d 1185 (4th Cir. 1990); Carlton v. Irvin, 1990 U.S.App. Lexis 12946 (4th Cir. 1990); Gasner v. County of Dinwiddie, 162 F.R.D. 280 (E.D. Va 1995); Kas v. First Union Corp., 857 F. Supp. 481 (E.D. Va 1994); Glamorgan Coal Corp. v. Ratners Group PLC, 854 F. Supp. 436 (W.D. Va 1993); Dubowski v. Dominion Bankshares Corp., 763 F.Supp. 169 (W.D. Va. 1991); Puryear v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 250 Va. 559 (1995); von Gal v. BB&T Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49035 (W.D. Va. 2007); Cole Shows Amusement Co., Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Company, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38729 (W.D.Va. 2006); Rogers v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79177 (W.D. Va. 2006); Brunson/Ross Communications, LLC v. BIP, Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19124 (W.D. Va. 2005); Makel v. Tredegar Trust Co., 69 Va. Cir. 204 (Roanoke 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Kevin P. Oddo | | David E. Perry (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, August 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina; 1989, Virginia and District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1982); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1987). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Employee Benefits Law). Selected: Virginia Business "Legal Elite," 2002-2008; Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006-2008. Member: Roanoke, Virginia and American (Member, Taxation Section and Employee Benefits Committee) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Tax; Business Law. Email: David E. Perry | | Joseph M. Rainsbury (Partner) born Eugene, Oregon, April 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2002, Bankruptcy Court for Western District of Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jackson L. Kiser, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. Author, Biotechnology on the RAC, 55 Food and Drug Law Journal 575 (2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Joseph M. Rainsbury | | Nancy F. Reynolds (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, July 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1979); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Recipient, Center for Public Resources Annual Award for Published Law Journal Article, 1991. Articles Editor, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to the Hon. Samuel G. Wilson, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1992-1994. Author, "Why We Should Abolish Penalty Provisions for Compulsory Nonbinding Alternative Dispute Resolutions," Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 7 No. 1, 1991. Mediator and Board Member, Dispute Settlement Services of New River Valley, 1985-1987. Member: Roanoke (No Bills Night Attorney Volunteer and Young Lawyers Conference Mentor for Fourth Grade Classrooms, 1996-1997) and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Nancy F. Reynolds | | Richard D. Scott (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, February 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2001, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia; 2002, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Selected as Roanoke Bar Association's 2007 Young Lawyer of the Year. Associate Member, Ted Dalton American Inn of Court. Member, Board of Directors, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Board Member and Immediate Past President, U.Va. Club of the Roanoke Valley. Member, University of Richmond Law Review (Notes & Comments Editor) and Moot Court Board (Intrascholastic Competitions Chair), 1998-1999. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section; Editor, Bankruptcy Law News); Virginia Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section; Young Lawyers Division Representative, Committee on Federal Judgeships-Western District); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Richard D. Scott | | David J. Sensenig (Partner) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1989); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, McNeill Law Society, 1995-1997. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: David J. Sensenig | | Lori D. Thompson (Partner) born Lexington, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: Radford University (B.S., Social Science, summa cum laude, 1992); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1997). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights); Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite; Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star; Roanoke Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year (2006); Blue Ridge Business Journal's "20 Under 40" in Business (2006). Executive Editor, Virginia Tax Review (1996-1997). Member: Roanoke (Member, Board of Directors) and Virginia (Young Lawyers Division: Chair, 2006; Member, Executive Committee; Member, Board of Governors, 2005-2006) Bar Associations; Leadership Roanoke Valley (2003); Virginia Women Attorneys Association (Roanoke Chapter President, 2000). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Eminent Domain. Email: Lori D. Thompson | | Jeffrey A. Van Doren (Partner) born Trenton, Michigan, August 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia; 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Selected Virginia Business "Legal Elite," 2002, 2003. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Immigration Law. Member: Roanoke, Virginia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Labor and Employment. Email: Jeffrey A. Van Doren | | Hugh B. Wellons (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, March 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1978; M.B.A., 1979); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member: Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia (Joint Committee on Uniform Securities Act) and American (Chairman, Biotechnology Committee) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Banking Law; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions; Biotechnology Law; Biotechnology Licensing; Biomedical Technology; Life Sciences; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers. Email: Hugh B. Wellons | | ASSOCIATES | | Leah S. Gissy (Associate) born Parkersburg, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Burks Scholar Teaching Fellow. Member: Roanoke, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Tort Defense. Email: Leah S. Gissy | | Eleanor A. Lasky (Associate) born Arlington, Virginia, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; 1987, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1980); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Eleanor A. Lasky | | Brandy M. Rapp (Associate) born Low Moor, Virginia, August 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., with honors, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Managing Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2004-2005. Member, McNeill Law Society. Treasurer, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Honorable William F. Stone, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia, 2005-2006. Member: Virginia State Bar (Circuit Representative, Young Lawyers Conference). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Business Litigation. Email: Brandy M. Rapp | | Kendra L. Roberson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2003); College of William and Mary (M.P.P., 2003). Law Clerk to the Hon. Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr., Supreme Court of Virginia, 2001. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section, Employee Benefits Committee). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Kendra L. Roberson | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Richmond, Virginia Office: Riverfront Plaza - East Tower, 951 East Byrd Street, Eighth Floor, 23219. Mailing Address: Post Office Box 2499, Richmond, VA 23218-2499. Telephone: 804-783-2003. Fax: 804-783-2294.
Richmond, Virginia Office: Federal Reserve Bank Building; 701 East Byrd Street, 16th Floor. Telephone: 804-545-1500. Facsimile: 804-545-1501.
Richmond, Virginia Office: 411 East Franklin Street, Sixteenth Floor, 23219. Telephone: 804-783-1100. Fax: 804-783-1138.
Glen Allen, Virginia Office: 4201 Dominion Boulevard, Suite 200, 23060. Telephone: 804-270-0070. Facsimile: 804-270-4715.
Blacksburg, Virginia Office: 2000 Kraft Drive, Suite 1000, 24060. Telephone: 540-961-2600. Facsimile: 540-961-2941.
Norfolk, Virginia Office: 999 Waterside Drive, Suite 2525. Telephone: 757-624-1454. Facsimile: 757-624-3773.
Alexandria, Virginia Office: 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 700, 22314. Telephone: 703-684-8007. Facsimile: 703-684-8075.
Charlottesville, Virginia Office: 123 East Main Street, Suite 800, 22902. Telephone: 434-245-3444. Facsimile: 434-296-0905.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 600, 20036. Telephone: 202-659-4140. Facsimile: 202-659-4130.
Virginia Beach, Virginia Office: One Columbus Center, 283 Constitution Drive, Suite 525, 23462. Telephone: 757-217-4530. Facsimile: 757-217-4599.
New York, New York Office: 830 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, 10022. Telephone: 212-430-8020. Facsimile: 212-430-8079.
Williamsburg, Virginia Office: 5388 Discovery Park Boulevard, Third Floor, 23188. Telephone: 757-941-2800. Facsimile: 757-941-2879.
Boston, Massachusetts Office: One International Place, Eleventh Floor, 02110. Telephone: 617-502-8200. Fax: 617-502-8201.
Newark, New Jersey Office: Two Penn Plaza East, 07105. Telephone: 973-491-3600. Fax: 973-491-3555.
Rochester, New York Office: 25 Franklin Street, 14604. Telephone: 585-232-4560. Fax: 585-232-4606.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 1500 Market Street, Twelfth Floor, East Tower, 19102. Telephone: 215-665-5644. Fax: 215-569-8228.
San Francisco, California Office: 44 Montgomery Street, Eighteenth Floor, 94104. Telephone: 415-391-7111. Fax: 415-391-8766.
Detroit, Michigan Office: 400 Renaissance Center, Suite 950, 48243. Telephone: 313-259-6200. Fax: 313-259-1840.
Los Angeles, California Office: 888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, 90017. Telephone: 213-488-0503. Fax: 213-624-3755.
New Haven, Connecticut Office: 555 Long Wharf Drive, Eighth Floor, 06511. Telephone: 888-783-2003. Fax: 877-783-2294.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
|
