131 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 131 of the firm’s lawyers in 70 practice areas were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, eight attorneys were also named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in their respective localities and practice areas.

The recognized attorneys given the title “Lawyers of the Year,” by office location, are:

Charlottesville

• David L. Dallas, Jr. - Corporate Law

Norfolk

• Monroe Kelly III - Banking and Finance Law

Richmond

• Farhad Aghdami – Tax Law
• Gregory R. Bishop - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Gary D. LeClair - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Andrew W. White - Corporate Governance Law
• Laura D. Windsor - Employment Law - Management

Columbia-SC

• Jessica King – Litigation - Environmental

The recognized attorneys given the title “Best Lawyers,” by office location, are:

Charlottesville, VA

• Thomas Bergert (2023)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• David L. Dallas, Jr. (2007)
  • Corporate Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Valerie Wagner Long (2009)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Lori H. Schweller (2015)
  • Real Estate Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Columbia, SC

• Jessica King (2018)
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
• Ryan W. Trail (*)
  • Environmental Law
• Ethan R. Ware (2006)
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Richard H. Willis (1995)
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Norfolk, VA

• George H. Bowles (2011)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Lawrence H. Bryant (2013)
  • Real Estate Law
• Alyssa C. Dangler (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• Howard E. Gordon (1997)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Patrick R. Hanes (2009) [15]
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• Scott C. Miller (2022)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• William L. Nusbaum (2008)
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Grady A. Palmer (*)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Christine Nguyen Piersall (2018)
  • Trusts and Estates
• Shane L. Smith (*)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Raleigh, NC

• Wyatt M. Booth (*)
  • Real Estate Law
• Miles S. Bruder (2021)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Wes J. Camden (2018)
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Amber R. Duncan (*)
  • Corporate Law
• Kelly C. Hanley (2019)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Thomas H. Johnson, Jr. (2021)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• M. Keith Kapp (2003)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Litigation - Antitrust
• Gilbert C. Laite III (2007)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Railroad Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Robert Charles Lawson (2018)
  • ​Real Estate Law
• Michael C. Lord (2001)
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Richard T. Matthews (2017)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Jennifer A. Morgan (2019)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Mona Cunningham O'Bryant (2018)
  • Environmental Law
• David F. Paulson, Jr. (2011)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• F. Michael Sajovec (2013)
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• David M. Saravitz (2023)
  • Patent Law
• Edward S. Schenk III (2013)
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Andrew R. Shores (2020)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Aaron G. Spencer (2015)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sean M. Sullivan (2020)
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
• Robert C. Van Arnam (2014)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• Camden R. Webb (2012)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Lemuel D. Whitsett V (*)
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Richard A. Zechini (2019)
  • Government Relations Practice

Richmond, VA

• Farhad Aghdami (2006)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• D. Earl Baggett (2016)
  • Employment Law - Management
• James T. Bailey (2023)
  • Corporate Law
• Jeremy Ball (2020)
  • Health Care Law
• William D. Bayliss (2001)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Wyatt S. Beazley IV (2010)
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• William J. Benos (2018)
  • Immigration Law
• Gregory R. Bishop (2013)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jonathan Bliley (2023)
  • Corporate Law
• J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr. (2019)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Turner A. Broughton (2013)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jamie Watkins Bruno (2019)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• W. Alexander Burnett (2017)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Matthew E. Cheek (2012)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Janet W. Cho (2022)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
• Matthew M. Cobb (2018)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
• Jenny Connors (2022)
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
• ​Steven D. Delaney (2007)
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
• Anna Derewenda (2023)
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
• Robert C. Dewar (2009)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brydon Dewitt (*)
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Allison T. Domson (2015)
  • Real Estate Law
• Daniel J. Durst (2018)
  • Trusts and Estates
• Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. (2009)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Jonathan A. Frank (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• W.F. Drewry Gallalee (2011)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• J. Conrad Garcia (2009)
  • Tax Law
• Philip H. Goodpasture (2007)
  • Corporate Law
  • Entertainment Law - Music
  • Media Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexander C. Graham, Jr. (2016)
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Andrea Harlow (2019)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• A. Brooks Hock (2007)
  • Real Estate Law
• Rebecca E. Ivey (*)
  • Health Care Law
• Charles E. James, Jr. (2015)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Harold E. Johnson (2020)
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Securities
• Otto W. Konrad (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• Nathan A. Kottkamp (*)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
• David M. Lay (2013)
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Gary D. LeClair (2006)
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Lee Lester (2022)
  • Corporate Law
• T. Preston Lloyd, Jr. (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• Channing J. Martin (2007)
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Jamie Baskerville Martin (2005)
  • Health Care Law
• Nona Massengill (*)
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Andrew Mathews (*)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Benjamin A. McCall (2022)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mary Katherine McGetrick (2017)
  • Real Estate Law
• Jennifer M. McLemore (2013)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• John M. Mercer (2008)
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Mueller (2022)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• R. Joseph Noble (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• Lauren D. Nowlin (*)
  • Real Estate Law
• Brendan D. O'Toole (2017)
  • Commercial Litigation
• W. Benjamin Pace (2016)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Laurence V. Parker, Jr. (2022)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Henry R. Pollard V (2018)
  • Environmental Law
• Marc E. Purintun (2013)
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Scott H. Richter (2010)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Douglas L. Sbertoli (2011)
  • Corporate Law
• Garland S. Taylor (2022)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Edward R. Turnbull (2022)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John L. Walker, III (2007)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Lauren W. Waller (2023)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Andrew W. White (2016)
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Edward T. White (2015)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
• Laura D. Windsor (2015)
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kyle H. Wingfield (*)
  • Tax Law

Tysons, VA

• Dave Albo (*)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Clinton H. Brannon (2023)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Brian Cashmere (2016)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Robert K. Cox (2007)
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Edmund D. Harllee (1997)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Arnie B. Mason (2018)
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Bradley J. Nowak (*)
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• Cari Lyn Pierce (*)
  • Corporate Law
• Kevin D. Pomfret (2022) 
  • Corporate Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
• Robert F. Riley (2020)
  • Energy Law

Virginia Beach, VA

• David C. Burton (2008) 
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Benjamin C. Crumpler (2020)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Anne Domozick (2022)
  • Corporate Governance Law
• John F. Faber, Jr. (2018) 
  • Real Estate Law
• Thomas R. Frantz (1983) 
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Meagan J. Kalantar (*)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Monroe Kelly III (2008)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Real Estate Law
• Samuel Kroll (*)
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• Joseph R. Mayes (2015)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Craig L. Mytelka (2003)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Media Law
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
• John M. Paris, Jr. (2011)
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Tax Law
  • Venture Capital Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Cartwright R. Reilly (2021)
  • Real Estate Law
• Lawrence R. Siegel (2013)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.