Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 113 lawyers in 61 practice areas were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2018. Of the 113 attorneys, 18 were selected for the first time by the publication and 10 were listed with an additional practice area this year.
In addition, nine attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in their respective localities and practice areas. To view that list, click here.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become a well-regarded guide. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.
More information about the Best Lawyers rankings, including the selection process, can be found here.
The recognized attorneys, by practice area, are:
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Banking and Finance Law
C. Grigsby “Grig” Scifres
Edmund D. “Ed” Harllee
Holmes P. Harden
Howard W. Dobbins
Matthew E. Cheek
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Scott H. Richter
Wayne A. “Whit” Whitham, Jr. (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
William H. “Tracy” Schwarzschild, III
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
C. Grigsby “Grig” Scifres
Holmes P. Harden
Joseph R. Mayes (Lawyer of the Year – Norfolk)
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Paul S. “Chip” Bliley, Jr.
William H. “Tracy” Schwarzschild, 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
Brendan D. O'Toole
J. Brian Cashmere
Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler, Jr.
Camden R. Webb
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr.
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
John D. Burns
John L. Walker, III
M. Keith Kapp
Patrick R. Hanes
Stephen G. Test
Turner A. Broughton
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
William F. "Bill" Devine
Construction Law
Arnie B. Mason*
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Robert K. “Bob” Cox
W. Alexander Burnett
Stephen G. Test
Copyright Law
Robert C. Van Arnam (Lawyer of the Year – Raleigh)
Craig L. Mytelka
Corporate Compliance Law
Robert E. “Rob” Spicer, Jr.*
Corporate Governance Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Scott H. Richter
Corporate Law
Aaron G. Spencer
David F. Paulson, Jr.
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Douglas L. Sbertoli
Elizabeth G. “Bitsy” Hester
Gregory R. Bishop
Howard W. Dobbins
J. Robert Tyler, III
John M. Paris, Jr.
Julious P. “Joey” Smith, Jr.
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Patrick O. Gottschalk
R. Brian Ball
Scott H. Richter
Stephen W. Burke
Theron M. VanDusen
Thomas R. Frantz
Wyatt S. Beazley, IV
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr.
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr.
Patrick R. Hanes
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Marc E. Purintun
Employment Law – Management
D. Earl Baggett
David C. Burton
Douglas M. Nabhan
James V. Meath
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
Energy Law
M. Keith Kapp
Entertainment Law – Music
Phillip H. Goodpasture
Environmental Law
Amos C. Dawson, III
Channing J. Martin
Ethan R. Ware
Henry R. “Speaker” Pollard, V*
Jessica J.O. King*
Phillip L. Conner (Lawyer of the Year – Columbia)
William A. Anderson, II
Financial Services Regulation Law
Howard W. Dobbins
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Government Relations Practice
Charles B. “Chuck” Neely, Jr.
Katie W. Payne*
Ralph L. "Bill" Axselle, Jr.
Reginald N. "Reggie" Jones (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Health Care Law
Dominic P. Madigan*
Jamie Baskerville Martin
Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr.
Matthew M. Cobb*
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Wyatt S. Beazley, IV
Immigration Law
Eliot Norman
William J. “Bill” Benos*
International Trade and Finance Law
Thomas B. McVey
Labor Law – Management
David C. Burton
Douglas M. Nabhan
James V. Meath
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
Land Use and Zoning Law
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Howard E. Gordon
T. Preston Lloyd, Jr.*
Ralph L. "Bill" Axselle, Jr. (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Valerie Wagner Long
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
M. Keith Kapp
Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
M. Keith Kapp
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Alexander C. "Sandy" Graham, Jr.
Litigation – Antitrust
M. Keith Kapp
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler, Jr.
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Holmes P. Harden
John L. Walker, III
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III (Lawyer of the Year – Norfolk)
Paul S. “Chip” Bliley, Jr.
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Turner A. Broughton
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Holmes P. Harden
Paul S. “Chip” Bliley, Jr.
William H. “Tracy” Schwarzschild, III
Litigation – Construction
Arnie B. Mason*
J. Brian Cashmere
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Robert K. “Bob” Cox
Stephen G. Test
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
Litigation – Environmental
Amos C. Dawson, III
Channing J. Martin
Ethan R. Ware
Jessica J.O. King*
Phillip L. Conner
Litigation – Intellectual Property
M. Bruce Harper*
Craig L. Mytelka (Lawyer of the Year – Norfolk)
F. Michael Sajovec
Patrick R. Hanes
Robert C. Van Arnam
Litigation – Labor and Employment
David C. Burton
Douglas M. Nabhan
Edward S. Schenk, III
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
John L. Walker, III
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler, Jr.
Litigation – Patent
Craig L. Mytelka
F. Michael Sajovec
Patrick R. Hanes
Robert C. Van Arnam
Litigation – Real Estate
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
John L. Walker, III
Stephen G. Test
Steven D. Delaney
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Litigation – Securities
George H. Bowles
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
George H. Bowles
W. Benjamin Pace
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Charles B. “Chuck” Neely, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
Media Law
Phillip H. Goodpasture
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Aaron G. Spencer
Gregory R. Bishop
Lawrence R. "Larry" Siegel
R. Brian Ball
Robert C. “Bob” Dewar
Scott H. Richter
Stephen W. Burke
Thomas R. Frantz
Patent Law
F. Michael Sajovec
Robert C. Van Arnam
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
W.F. Drewry “Drew” Gallalee
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
W.F. Drewry “Drew” Gallalee
Public Finance Law
William L. “Bill” Nusbaum
William W. "Bill" Harrison, Jr.
Railroad Law
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Real Estate Law
A. Brooks Hock
Allison T. Domson
Alyssa C. Embree*
Charles L. Cabell
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Howard E. Gordon
John F. Faber, Jr.*
John M. Mercer
Jonathan A. Frank*
Lawrence H. “Larry” Bryant
Mary Katherine McGetrick
Matthew E. Cheek
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Otto W. Konrad*
R. Joseph Noble*
Robert C. Lawson*
Ronald R. Rogers
Steven D. Delaney
Valerie Wagner Long
William L. “Bill” Nusbaum
Securities/Capital Markets Law
R. Brian Ball
Scott H. Richter
Securities Regulation
Scott H. Richter
Tax Law
Craig L. Rascoe
Farhad Aghdami (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
J. Conrad Garcia
James P. “Jim” Head
John M. Paris, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Thomas R. Frantz
Trade Secrets Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Trademark Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Richard T. “Rick” Matthews
Trusts and Estates Law
Christine N. Piersall*
Daniel J. Durst*
David D. Addison
Farhad Aghdami
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
James P. “Jim” Head
Julious P. “Joey” Smith, Jr.
Thomas R. Frantz
Venture Capital Law
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Edward S. Schenk, III
* selected for the first time