Jennifer Ligon and Nona Massengill Named to Influential Women of Law Class of 2026

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that Jennifer Ligon and Nona K. Massengill have been named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2026 class of “Influential Women of Law.”

Ligon, partner and chair of Williams Mullen’s Health Care Section, focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory matters, including Certificate of Public Need (COPN), state licensure compliance, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. She also advises physician groups and ancillary providers on business operations, employment matters and day-to-day legal strategy. 

She serves on the Virginia Bar Association’s (VBA) Health Law Section Council and received VBA’s Sandra P. Thompson Award, the Young Lawyers Division’s highest recognition for long-term service. Ligon is also president-elect of CancerLINC, a nonprofit that provides cancer patients with legal, financial and community resources. She is consistently recognized by peers in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, Virginia Super Lawyers, and Virginia Business’ Legal Elite, and was named among Style Weekly’s “Top 40 Under 40.”

Ligon earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University.

Massengill, a partner in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice, advises clients on executive and nonqualified deferred compensation and equity-based incentives. She helps publicly traded and closely held employers, tax-exempt entities and executives with tax, fiduciary and business aspects of employee benefits, employment agreements and severance arrangements. 

Massengill serves on the board of 1708 Gallery, a long-standing Richmond nonprofit art space and on the Richmond regional board of the University of Virginia College Foundation. She has been recognized in legal publications including Chambers USA and Best Lawyers. She is a member of the ESOP Association.

Massengill received her Juris Doctor degree as well as her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia.

The award program honors women attorneys and judges for their work on behalf of clients, their commitment to their communities and their service to the profession. The honorees will be celebrated during a recognition program on February 26. To learn more about the Influential Women of Law class click here.