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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 Lw
  • 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 (*)
    • 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.