Litigation is one of the largest practice areas in the firm. We have the resources to represent your interests aggressively, regardless of the size or complexity of your litigation problem. The litigation practice at Williams Mullen comprises a core group of senior, experienced trial attorneys who are at home inside a courtroom before either a judge or jury. We concentrate our litigation in state and federal courts in North Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia, but handle cases throughout the United States.
Williams Mullen, one of the mid-Atlantic’s leaders in litigation and dispute resolution, has earned a reputation built on creativity, thorough preparation, and responsiveness. Our attorneys have proven themselves in courts throughout the region and nationally, representing businesses in various industries and specialized areas of law, committed to helping clients achieve their strategic business objectives. We are our client’s trusted advisors in risk management and companies rely on Williams Mullen trial attorneys because of our zealous advocacy in the courtroom, our careful attention to budgeting, planning, and staffing, and our considerable capabilities for the collection and management of documents and electronic data. Through these attributes and our regional network of professionals, we provide businesses with quality, depth, and resources that exceed expectations.
Experienced Trial Attorneys for When the Stakes are High
When the stakes are high, you can count on Williams Mullen to aggressively represent your interests whether in negotiations, mediation, arbitration or court. Our litigation practice, one of the largest practice areas in our firm, is comprised of trial attorneys with experience representing closely-held businesses and large, publicly-traded companies in state and federal courts, and a variety of administrative and arbitration forums. When the situation calls for a creative legal solution, you can depend on Williams Mullen’s seasoned and skilled attorneys to resolve your business issues—vigorously and efficiently.
National Reach, with a Focus on North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Known throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions as a highly capable commercial litigation law firm, Williams Mullen has the resources necessary to handle litigation issues of any size or level of complexity. We strive to partner with each of our clients to achieve their unique business goals--and our reputation for preparedness and responsiveness is well established.
By making the most of current and cutting-edge legal technologies, Williams Mullen’s litigation attorneys are dedicated to effectively and efficiently resolving your litigation issues. Where other firms may struggle to meet expectations, Williams Mullen regularly exceeds them. Our depth of knowledge and experience, commitment to quality throughout every level of the firm, and plethora of resources across multiple office locations all combine to create an unparalleled experience for our business law clients.
Litigation Experience in a Number of Areas
Our trial attorneys have a broad range of general commercial litigation experience and represent clients in trials before judges or juries, in arbitrations or at the settlement table. Drawing on the knowledge and talents available in our offices, we can bring together a team of litigation attorneys with specific experience in a variety of areas, including:
- Administrative and Regulatory
- Antitrust
- Appellate
- Certificate of Need
- Class Action
- Construction
- eDiscovery
- ERISA/Employee Benefits
- Fiduciary
- Financial Services
- Franchise
- Government Contracts
- Government & Corporate Investigations
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Land Use and Eminent Domain
- Long-Term Care Facilities
- Product Liability and Mass Tort
- Real Estate
Additional Services
News
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03.29.2013
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling In Wos V. EMA
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03.28.2013
Article published in McClatchy Newspapers about Wos v. EMA
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03.28.2013
SCOTUSblog writes about Chris Browning and Wos v. EMA
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03.28.2013
Reuters article published on Chris Browning's Wos v. EMA SCOTUS case
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12.28.2012
Williams Mullen Adds attorney Kelley Holland to its Litigation practice in Hampton Roads
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12.03.2012
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2012 Virginia “Legal Elite”
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11.20.2012
The strategic importance of ERISA preemption in wrongful termination cases: Swindler v. Ben Lippen School and Columbia International University
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10.31.2012
Keith Kapp Sworn in as President of NC State Bar
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10.18.2012
First Year Litigation Associate Joins Firm - Daniel Watkins to be Based in Richmond Office
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10.01.2012
White House Issues Executive Order to Strengthen Protections Against Human Trafficking in Federal Contracts
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09.25.2012
Chris Browning to Argue Before Supreme Court on Medical Malpractice Settlement Matter
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09.17.2012
Williams Mullen Adds Prominent Construction Lawyers to Tysons Corner Office Attorneys Robert Cox, Brian Cashmere and Arnie Mason Join Law Firm from Watt Tieder
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09.13.2012
Banks Face Billions in Liability Exposure
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07.10.2012
Elizabeth Scott Named One of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in U.S.
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07.02.2012
$1.7 Million HIPAA Settlement Reinforces Importance of Effective Information Governance of Electronic PHI (“ePHI”)
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06.08.2012
Williams Mullen Recognized by Chambers USA for 2012
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06.08.2012
Williams Mullen Recognized by Chambers USA for 2012
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04.12.2012
Williams Mullen Named in Corporate Counsel Magazine’s “Go-To Law Firms®” List
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10.11.2011
John Davis Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article
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10.11.2011
James M. Burns Quoted in Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report
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08.18.2011
Williams Mullen Adds U.S. Supreme Court Clerk Garrick Sevilla
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08.18.2011
Pedestrian struck by car in grocery store parking lot – $1,250,000 Settlement
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07.12.2011
Jay Brudz Profiled on Law Technology News
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07.11.2011
GE Legal Technologist Jay Brudz Joins Williams Mullen
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06.13.2011
Former N.C. Solicitor General Chris Browning Joins Williams Mullen to Lead Appellate Litigation Team
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02.11.2011
Timelines for Implementation of Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement
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01.18.2011
Williams Mullen Announces the Addition of Eight Attorneys
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12.02.2010
Seventy-two Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2010 "Legal Elite"
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09.17.2010
Stephen E. Anthony Joins Williams Mullen’s Litigation Practice in Norfolk
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09.15.2010
Williams Mullen has 47 first-tier metropolitan rankings in Best Lawyers and U.S. News Media Group's Best Law Firms inaugural publication
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07.12.2010
Bennett B. Borden Joins Williams Mullen as e-Discovery Co-Chair
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02.21.2010
Former Chair of Bracewell & Giuliani's Government Contracts Practice Joins Williams Mullen
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01.28.2010
Fifteen Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2010 North Carolina “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars”
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01.19.2010
Williams Mullen Welcomes 17 New Attorneys
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01.18.2010
False Advertising Case Named “Largest Jury Verdict of 2009” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
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01.04.2010
Two Attorneys Join Williams Mullen’s Litigation Practice in Raleigh Office
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10.06.2009
Benchmark Litigation Names Williams Mullen a ‘Highly Recommended’ Firm in Virginia and North Carolina
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07.30.2009
Eighty-five Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 2010
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06.12.2009
Williams Mullen Recognized as a Leader in Business Law by Chambers USA
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04.17.2009
Williams Mullen Secures Victory for SunTrust Banks, Inc. from Virginia Supreme Court
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02.02.2009
Williams Mullen Announces the Election of Four New Partners
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02.02.2009
Williams Mullen Announces the Election of Four New Partners
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01.28.2009
Turner A. Broughton Installed as Chair of Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
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11.21.2008
James B. Kinsel Comments on DynCorp International Ruling
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10.27.2008
P. Brian See Joins Williams Mullen as Chair of Electronic Discovery and Litigation Technology Practice
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10.13.2008
Four Williams Mullen Attorneys Named "Litigation Stars"
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09.26.2008
Williams Mullen Forms Financial Crisis Task Force
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07.31.2008
Charles E. James, Jr. Joins Williams Mullen in Richmond
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06.18.2008
Chambers USA Recognizes Williams Mullen as a Leader in Business Law
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06.18.2008
Chambers USA Recognizes Williams Mullen as a Leader in Business Law
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06.18.2008
Chambers USA Recognizes Williams Mullen as a Leader in Business Law
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05.23.2008
H. Van Smith Joins Williams Mullen in Richmond, VA
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04.08.2008
Six Williams Mullen Lawyers Included in Inaugural Issue of "Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition"
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03.27.2008
Gov. Easley Announces E-mail Records Review Panel Adds New Member, Sets Meeting Dates
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03.13.2008
Williams Mullen Provides Government Contractors With Complete Service Package
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02.01.2008
Williams Mullen Announces Election of New Partners
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01.25.2008
William L. Stauffer, Jr. Joins Williams Mullen in Newport News
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01.11.2008
Erica Meyers Moves to Williams Mullen Raleigh Office
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01.07.2008
Ten Williams Mullen Attorneys Named "Legal Elite"
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Anthony H. Anikeeff
- Phone:703.760.5206
- Email:Email
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William D. Bayliss
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6459
- Email:Email
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Kevin W. Benedict
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4044
- Email:Email
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Joseph E. Blackburn, III
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6610
- Email:Email
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George H. Bowles
- Phone:757.473.5341
- Email:Email
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J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr.
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6927
- Email:Email
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Daniel L. Brawley
Partner Wilmington, NC- Phone:910.509.9535
- Email:Email
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Gray B. Broughton
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6431
- Email:Email
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Turner A. Broughton
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6926
- Email:Email
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Christopher G. Browning, Jr.
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4036
- Email:Email
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Lynn K. Brugh
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6461
- Email:Email
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Jonathan R. Bumgarner
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4070
- Email:Email
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W. Alexander Burnett
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6481
- Email:Email
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John D. Burns
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.325.4859
- Email:Email
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Adam Casagrande
- Phone:757.629.0713
- Email:Email
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Brian Cashmere
Partner Tysons Corner, VA- Phone:703.760.5232
- Email:Email
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Courtney Cole Bucci
Staff Counsel Norfolk, VA- Phone:757.629.0622
- Email:Email
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Robert K. Cox
Partner Tysons Corner, VA- Phone:703.760.5227
- Email:Email
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Edward "Trip" James Coyne, III
Associate Wilmington, NC- Phone:910.442.2752
- Email:Email
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John Staige Davis, V
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6296
- Email:Email
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William F. Devine
- Phone:757.629.0618
- Email:Email
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Howard W. Dobbins
Of Counsel Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6441
- Email:Email
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Calvin W. "Woody" Fowler, Jr.
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6442
- Email:Email
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W.F. Drewry Gallalee
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6460
- Email:Email
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C. Elizabeth Hall
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4042
- Email:Email
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Patrick R. Hanes
- Phone:804.420.6455
- Email:Email
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Kelly C. Hanley
Partner Wilmington, NC- Phone:910.442.2754
- Email:Email
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Elizabeth Sims Hedrick
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4067
- Email:Email
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Marcus C. Hewitt
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4308
- Email:Email
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Kelley C. Holland
Associate Virginia Beach, VA- Phone:757.282.5465
- Email:Email
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Kacy L. Hunt
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4083
- Email:Email
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Charles E. "Chuck" James, Jr.
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6529
- Email:Email
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Harold E. Johnson
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6447
- Email:Email
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M. Keith Kapp
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4024
- Email:Email
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Robert E. Korroch
Partner Newport News, VA- Phone:757.249.7105
- Email:Email
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Linda S. Laibstain
- Phone:757.629.0609
- Email:Email
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Gilbert "Gib" C. Laite, III
- Phone:910.442.2776. 919.981.4046
- Email:Email
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Julia Wicker Lee
- Phone:910.442.2786. 919.325.4910
- Email:Email
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Arnie B. Mason
Partner Tysons Corner, VA- Phone:703.760.5235
- Email:Email
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Andrew O. Mathews
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6416
- Email:Email
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Monica McCarroll
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6444
- Email:Email
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Scott C. Miller
- Phone:757.629.0647
- Email:Email
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Jennifer A. Morgan
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4051
- Email:Email
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Charles B. Neely, Jr.
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4007
- Email:Email
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Brendan D. O'Toole
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6588
- Email:Email
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W. Benjamin Pace
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6932
- Email:Email
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Robert D. Perrow
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6446
- Email:Email
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Joseph R. Pope
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6560
- Email:Email
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Nancy S. Rendleman
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4034
- Email:Email
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Melisa A. Roy
Associate Tysons Corner, VA- Phone:703.760.5240
- Email:Email
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Robert L. Samuel
- Phone:757.473.5322
- Email:Email
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Elizabeth Davenport Scott
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4004
- Email:Email
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Garrick A. Sevilla
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4030
- Email:Email
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Shane L. Smith
- Phone:757.629.0706
- Email:Email
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Elizabeth Connolly Stone
Associate Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4065
- Email:Email
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W. Scott Street, III
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6411
- Email:Email
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Stephen G. Test
- Phone:757.473.5324 or 757.622.3366
- Email:Email
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Mark S. Thomas
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4025
- Email:Email
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Robert E. Travers, IV
- Phone:757.473.5302 or 757.622.3366
- Email:Email
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Sandy T. Tucker
Partner Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6418
- Email:Email
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Brian C. Vick
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4023
- Email:Email
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Daniel P. Watkins
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6045
- Email:Email
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Camden R. Webb
Partner Raleigh, NC- Phone:919.981.4021
- Email:Email
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Lauren M. Wheeling
Associate Richmond, VA- Phone:804.420.6590
- Email:Email
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Bryan D. Wright
Partner Charlottesville, VA- Phone:434.951.5718
- Email:Email