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04.24.2026 Firm News

Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers List

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have been selected to the 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers list and 19 attorneys were selected to the 2026 Rising Stars list. According to the publication, only five percent of all attorneys in the state are recognized as Super Lawyers.

The following attorneys received recognition on a Top List:

  • Gregory R. Bishop – Top 100: Virginia, Top 50: Richmond
  • David C. Burton – Top 100: Virginia
  • Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. – Top 100: Virginia, Top 50: Richmond, Top 5: Business Litigation Virginia
  • Arnie B. Mason – Top 50: Richmond
  • Jennifer M. McLemore – Top 100: Virginia, Top 50: Women in Virginia, Top 50: Richmond
  • Laura D. Windsor – Top 100: Virginia, Top 50: Women in Virginia, Top 50: Richmond

The Williams Mullen attorneys named to the 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers list, sorted by office location, are:

Richmond

  • Farhad Aghdami – Tax
  • William D. Bayliss – General Litigation
  • Gregory R. Bishop – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Turner A. Broughton – General Litigation
  • W. Alexander Burnett – Construction Litigation
  • Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. – Business Litigation
  • W.F. Drewry Gallalee – Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
  • J. Conrad Garcia – Tax
  • Philip H. Goodpasture – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Meredith M. Haynes – Business Litigation
  • Charles E. "Chuck" James, Jr. – Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Harold E. Johnson – General Litigation
  • Jamie Baskerville Martin – Health Care
  • Jennifer M. McLemore – Bankruptcy: Business
  • Michael D. Mueller – Bankruptcy: Business
  • Brendan D. O’Toole – Business Litigation
  • W. Benjamin Pace – Business Litigation
  • Laura D. Windsor – Employment & Labor

Tysons

  • J. Brian Cashmere – Construction Litigation
  • Arnie B. Mason – Construction Litigation

Virginia Beach

  • George H. Bowles – Business Litigation
  • David C. Burton – Employment & Labor
  • Alyssa Carducci Dangler – Real Estate
  • Christine Nguyen Piersall – Estate Planning & Probate

The Williams Mullen attorneys named to the 2026 Rising Stars in Virginia list are:

Richmond

  • Kevin G. Bender – Tax
  • Amanda Bird-Johnson – Business Litigation
  • Emily K. Bowles – Health Care
  • Emily Kendall Chowhan – Employment & Labor
  • Richard G. Clagett, II – Business/Corporate
  • Stefanie A. Felitto – Health Care
  • Elizabeth Scott "Scottie" Fralin – Business/Corporate
  • Darrell J. Getman – Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
  • John A. "Jack" Irvin – Business Litigation
  • Tyler S. Johnson – Business/Corporate
  • Tom C. Narvaez – Immigration Business
  • John P. O’Malley – Civil Litigation: Defense
  • Brian W. Prater – Land Use/Zoning

Tysons

  • Daniel C. Masakayan – Schools & Education

Virginia Beach

  • Yiorgos L. "George" Koliopoulos – Employment & Labor
  • Grayson T. Orsini – Real Estate
  • Tyler J. Rosá – Real Estate
  • Julia A. Rust – Business Litigation
  • Patrick R. Tomlinson – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Nicholas G. Vretakis – Mergers & Acquisitions

The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super LawyersSuper Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service for lawyers in more than 70 practice areas. According to Super Lawyers, its annual selections are made using a rigorous multi‐phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

To see the full 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers list, click here.