124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 124 lawyers in 67 practice areas were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

Williams Mullen had the most Virginia lawyers listed (99). Eight practice areas also had the most lawyers in Virginia listed, including corporate (17), banking and finance (8), banking and finance litigation (7), real estate litigation (4), mergers and acquisitions (7), real estate (23), tax law (8) and trusts and estates (4).

In addition, 13 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:

Washington, D.C.

• Arnie B. Mason - Litigation - Construction

Norfolk

• Craig L. Mytelka - Litigation – Patent
• David C. Burton - Employment Law - Management
• George H. Bowles - Litigation - Banking and Finance
• John M. Paris, Jr. - Tax Law

Raleigh

• Elizabeth Davenport Scott - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Robert C. Van Arnam - Litigation - Patent
• Wes J. Camden - Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Richmond

• Gregory R. Bishop - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Jennifer M. McLemore - Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Marc E. Purintun - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Patrick R. Hanes - Litigation - Patent
• Scott H. Richter - Corporate Governance Law

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

Charlottesville, VA

• 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
• Caroline W. Stanton (*)
  • Corporate Law

Columbia, SC

• Jessica King (2018)
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Ethan R. Ware (2006)
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

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
• William F. Devine (2010)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Howard E. Gordon (1997)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Scott C. Miller (*)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• William L. Nusbaum (2008)
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Christine Nguyen Piersall (2018)
  • Trusts and Estates

Raleigh, NC

• Miles S. Bruder (2021)
  • Corporate Law
• Wes J. Camden(2018)
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Kelly C. Hanley (2019)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Holmes P. Harden (2008)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Thomas H. Johnson, Jr. (2021)
  • 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)
  • 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
• Ronald R. Rogers (2009)
  • Real Estate Law
• F. Michael Sajovec (2013)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• Edward S. Schenk III (2013)
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Elizabeth Davenport Scott (2010)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Andrew R. Shores (2020)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Aaron G. Spencer (2015)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert C. Van Arnam (2014)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• Theron M. VanDusen (2013)
  • Corporate Law
• Camden R. Webb (2012)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Richard A. Zechini (2019)
  • Government Relations Practice

Richmond, VA

• David D. Addison (1993)
  • Trusts and Estates
• Farhad Aghdami (2006)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• D. Earl Baggett (2016)
  • Employment Law - Management
• 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
• 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)
  • Real Estate Law
• W. Alexander Burnett (2017)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
• Charles L. Cabell (2011)
  • Real Estate Law
• Garland S. Carr (*)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• Matthew E. Cheek (2012)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Janet W. Cho (*)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Matthew M. Cobb (2018)
  • Health Care Law
• Jenny Connors (*)
  • Tax Law
• Steven D. Delaney (2007)
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Dewar (2009)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions 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)
  • Entertainment Law - Music
  • Media Law
• Patrick O. Gottschalk (2013)
  • BusinessOrganizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
• Alexander C. Graham, Jr. (2016)
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Patrick R. Hanes (2009)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• Andrea Harlow (2019)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• A. Brooks Hock (2007)
  • Real Estate Law
• Charles E. James, Jr. (2015)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Harold E. Johnson (2020)
  • Litigation - Insurance
• Charles W. Kemp (*)
  • Corporate Law
• Otto W. Konrad (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• David M. Lay (2013)
  • Corporate 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 (*)
  • 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
• Benjamin A. McCall (*)
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Mary Katherine McGetrick (2017)
  • Real Estate Law
• Jennifer M. McLemore (2013)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• John M. Mercer (2008)
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Mueller (*)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• R. Joseph Noble (2018)
  • Real Estate Law
• Brendan D. O'Toole (2017)
  • Commercial Litigation
• W. Benjamin Pace (2016)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Laurence V. Parker, Jr. (*)
  • Corporate Law
• Robert D. Perrow (2009)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Henry R. Pollard V (2018)
  • Environmental Law
• Marc E. Purintun (2013)
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Craig L. Rascoe (2006)
  • Tax 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
• Robert E. Spicer, Jr. (2018)
  • Corporate Compliance Law
• Edward R. Turnbull (*)
  • Corporate Law
• John L. Walker III (2007)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Andrew W. White (2016)
  • Corporate Governance Law
• Edward T. White (2015)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
• Fielding L. Williams, Jr. (1995)
  • Trusts and Estates
• Laura D. Windsor (2015)
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tysons, VA

• Brian Cashmere (2016)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
• Robert K. Cox (2007)
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Edmund D. Harllee (1997)
  • Banking and Finance Law
• James Philip Head (2016)
  • Art Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Stephanie Lipinski Galland (2021)
  • Tax Law
• Arnie B. Mason (2018)
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Thomas B. McVey (2010)
  • International Trade and Finance Law
• Kevin D. Pomfret (*)
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
• Robert F. Riley (2020)
  • Energy Law

Virginia Beach, VA

• Stephen W. Burke (2011)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David C. Burton (2008)
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Benjamin C. Crumpler (2020)
  • Corporate Law
• Anne Domozick (*)
  • 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
• Monroe Kelly III (2008)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Real Estate 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
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
• John M. Paris, Jr. (2011)
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
• Cartwright R. Reilly (2021)
  • Real Estate Law
• Stephen R. Romine (2006)
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Real Estate Law
• C. Grigsby Scifres (2007)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization 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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