08.15.2024
Firm News
136 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 136 of the firm’s lawyers in 65 practice areas were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, nine 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:
Norfolk
- Craig L. Mytelka – Trade Secrets Law
Tysons
- David B. Albo – Administrative / Regulatory Law
Richmond
- Farhad Aghdami – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Trusts and Estates
- W.F. Drewry Gallalee – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jamie Baskerville Martin – Health Care Law
- Laura D. Windsor - Labor Law – Management
Raleigh
- Mona Cunningham O'Bryant – Environmental Law
- Sean M. Sullivan – Litigation – Environmental
- Robert C. Van Arnam – Litigation – Patent
The recognized attorneys given the title “Best Lawyers,” by office location, are:
Charlottesville, VA
- Thomas F. Bergert (2023)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Patent 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
- Ken Shevlin (*)
- Corporate Law
Columbia, SC
- Jessica J. O. King (2018)
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Ryan W. Trail (2024)
- 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
- Elizabeth S. Chapman (*)
- Real Estate Law
- Alyssa C. Dangler (2018)
- Real Estate Law
- Patrick R. Hanes (2009)
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Stephan J. Lipskis (*)
- Tax Law
- Scott C. Miller (2022)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- William L. Nusbaum (2008)
- Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Grady A. Palmer (2024)
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
- Christine Nguyen Piersall (2018)
- Trusts and Estates
Raleigh, NC
- Wyatt M. Booth (2024)
- Real Estate Law
- Miles S. Bruder (2021)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Wes J. Camden (2018)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Amber R. Duncan (2024)
- Corporate Law
- Kelly C. Hanley (2019)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- David L. Hillman (2020)
- Real Estate Law
- 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)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- 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)
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- 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
- Walter L. Tippett, Jr. (2013)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Robert C. Van Arnam (2014)
- Copyright Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Patent Law
- Camden R. Webb (2012)
- Commercial Litigation
- Lemuel D. Whitsett V (2024)
- 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 A. 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
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- William J. Benos (2018)
- Immigration Law
- Gregory R. Bishop (2013)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jonathan H. Bliley (2023)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions 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 H. Connors (2022)
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Richard P. Cunningham, Jr. (2016)
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Steven D. Delaney (2007)
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Anna K. Derewenda (2023)
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Robert C. Dewar (2009)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brydon M. DeWitt (2024)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Allison T. Domson (2015)
- Real Estate Law
- Daniel J. Durst (2018)
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. (2009)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- 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 J. Harlow (2019)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Sean D. Hicks (*)
- Real Estate Law
- A. Brooks Hock (2007)
- Real Estate Law
- Eileen Setien Jackson (*)
- Real Estate 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
- Matthew B. Kirsner (2011)
- Commercial Litigation
- Otto W. Konrad (2018)
- Real Estate Law
- Nathan A. Kottkamp (2024)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Health Care Law
- Kathy A. Lawrence (*)
- Corporate 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 G. Lester (2022)
- Corporate Law
- Jennifer Ligon (*)
- Health Care 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 K. Massengill (2024)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tax Law
- Andrew O. Mathews (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Real Estate Law
- Brendan D. O'Toole (2017)
- Commercial Litigation
- W. Benjamin Pace (2016)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Richard D. Palmieri (*)
- Corporate Law
- 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 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
- Edward R. Turnbull (2022)
- Corporate Law
- Thomas G. Voekler (2019)
- Real Estate 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 (2024)
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Tax Law
Tysons, VA
- David B. Albo (2024)
- 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
- Edmund D. Harllee (1997)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Arnie B. Mason (2018)
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Bradley J. Nowak (2024)
- Energy Regulatory 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 E. Domozick (2022)
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate 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 (2024)
- 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 M. Kroll (2024)
- Corporate 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
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Venture Capital 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.
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