100 lawyers in 56 practice areas from Williams Mullen were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2017. Five attorneys were selected for the first time this year: John Davis (Appellate Practice), Brendan O’Toole (Commercial Litigation), Alex Burnett (Construction Law), Mary Katherine McGetrick (Real Estate Law) and Rick Matthews (Trademark Law).
In addition, nine attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective localities and practice areas. To view that list, click here.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 13 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 7.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
The recognized attorneys, by practice area, are:
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Robert D. Perrow
Appellate Practice
John Staige Davis V
Banking and Finance Law
David R. Dorton
Holmes P. Harden
Howard W. Dobbins
Matthew E. Cheek
Wayne A. Whitham, Jr.
William H. Schwarzschild III
Edmund D. Harllee
C. Grigsby Scifres
Monroe Kelly III
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Holmes P. Harden
Paul S. Bliley, Jr.
William H. Schwarzschild III
C. Grigsby Scifres
Joseph R. Mayes
Monroe Kelly III
Bet-the-Company Litigation
M. Keith Kapp
Stephen G. Test
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Gregory R. Bishop
Patrick O. Gottschalk
Commercial Litigation
William F. Devine
Camden R. Webb
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
Gilbert C. Laite III
John D. Burns
M. Keith Kapp
Brendan O'Toole
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Charles E. James, Jr.
John L. Walker III
Turner A. Broughton
William D. Bayliss
Brian Cashmere
George H. Bowles
Stephen G. Test
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
Construction Law
Gilbert C. Laite III
William Alexander Burnett
Robert K. Cox
Stephen G. Test
Copyright Law
Robert C. Van Arnam
Craig L. Mytelka
Corporate Law
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Aaron G. Spencer
David F. Paulson, Jr.
J. Robert Tyler III
Theron M. VanDusen
Gregory R. Bishop
Howard W. Dobbins
Julious P. Smith, Jr.
Patrick O. Gottschalk
R. Brian Ball
Randolph H. Lickey
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
John M. Paris, Jr.
M. Nicole Williams
Stephen W. Burke
Thomas R. Frantz
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles E. James, Jr.
Patrick R. Hanes
William D. Bayliss
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Marc E. Purintun
Employment Law – Management
Michael C. Lord
D. Earl Baggett
Douglas Nabhan
James V. Meath
Lynn F. Jacob
David C. Burton
Sara Rafal
Energy Law
M. Keith Kapp
Entertainment Law – Music
Phillip H. Goodpasture
Environmental Law
Ethan R. Ware
Phillip L. Conner
Amos C. Dawson III
Channing J. Martin
William A. Anderson II
Financial Services Regulation Law
Howard W. Dobbins
Robert D. Perrow
Government Relations Practice
Charles B. Neely, Jr.
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Reginald N. Jones
Health Care Law
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Jamie Baskerville Martin
Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr.
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
Lawrence R. Siegel
Immigration Law
Eliot Norman
International Trade and Finance Law
Thomas B. McVey
Labor Law – Management
Douglas Nabhan
James V. Meath
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
David C. Burton
Land Use and Zoning Law
Valerie Wagner Long
Howard E. Gordon
Gilbert C. Laite III
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
M. Keith Kapp
Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
M. Keith Kapp
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Alexander C. Graham, Jr.
Litigation – Antitrust
M. Keith Kapp
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Gilbert C. Laite III
Holmes P. Harden
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
John L. Walker III
Paul S. Bliley, Jr.
Robert D. Perrow
Turner A. Broughton
George H. Bowles
Monroe Kelly III
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Holmes P. Harden
Paul S. Bliley, Jr.
William H. Schwarzschild III
Litigation – Construction
Gilbert C. Laite III
William D. Bayliss
Robert K. Cox
George H. Bowles
Stephen G. Test
Litigation – Environmental
Ethan R. Ware
Phillip L. Conner
Amos C. Dawson III
Channing J. Martin
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Robert C. Van Arnam
Patrick R. Hanes
Craig L. Mytelka
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Michael C. Lord
Douglas Nabhan
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
David C. Burton
Sara Rafal
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
John L. Walker III
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Litigation – Patent
F. Michael Sajovec
Robert C. Van Arnam
Patrick R. Hanes
Craig L. Mytelka
Litigation – Real Estate
Gilbert C. Laite III
John L. Walker III
Steven D. Delaney
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Stephen G. Test
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Robert D. Perrow
Litigation – Securities
George H. Bowles
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
W. Benjamin Pace
George H. Bowles
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Charles B. Neely, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Media Law
Phillip H. Goodpasture
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Aaron G. Spencer
R. Brian Ball
Robert C. Dewar
Lawrence R. Siegel
Stephen W. Burke
Thomas R. Frantz
Patent Law
F. Michael Sajovec
Robert C. Van Arnam
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
W.F. Drewry Gallalee
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
W.F. Drewry Gallalee
Public Finance Law
William L. Nusbaum
William W. Harrison, Jr.
Railroad Law
Gilbert C. Laite III
Real Estate Law
Valerie Wagner Long
H. David Embree
Howard E. Gordon
Lawrence H. Bryant
William L. Nusbaum
David R. Dorton
Gilbert C. Laite III
Ronald R. Rogers
A. Brooks Hock
Allison T. Domson
Charles L. Cabell
John M. Mercer
Mary Katherine McGetrick
Matthew E. Cheek
Steven D. Delaney
Monroe Kelly III
Securities/Capital Markets Law
R. Brian Ball
Tax Law
Nancy S. Rendleman
Craig L. Rascoe
Farhad Aghdami
J. Conrad Garcia
James Phillip Head
John M. Paris, Jr.
Thomas R. Frantz
Trade Secrets Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Trademark Law
Richard Matthews
Craig L. Mytelka
Trusts and Estates Law
David D. Addison
Farhad Aghdami
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
Julious P. Smith, Jr.
James Phillip Head
Thomas R. Frantz
Venture Capital Law
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Edward S. Schenk III