106 lawyers from Williams Mullen were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2016.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become a well-regarded guide. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 attorneys cast almost 6.2 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” More information about the Best Lawyers rankings, including the selection process, can be found here.
The recognized attorneys, by practice area, are:
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Robert D. Perrow
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Daniel L. Brawley
Banking & Finance Law
Matthew Cheek
Howard W. Dobbins
David R. Dorton
Holmes P. Harden
Edmund D. Harllee
Monroe Kelly III
Joseph H. Latchum, Jr.
William H. Schwarzschild III
C. Grigsby Scifres
Wayne A. Whitham, Jr.
Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Paul Bliley
Holmes P. Harden
Monroe Kelly III
Joseph R. Mayes
William H. Schwarzschild III
C. Grigsby Scifres
Bet-the-Company Litigation
M. Keith Kapp
Stephen G. Test
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Edward James Coyne III
Commercial Litigation
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Daniel L. Brawley
Turner A. Broughton
John D. Burns
Brian Cashmere
William F. Devine
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Charles E. James, Jr.
M. Keith Kapp
Gilbert C. Laite III
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
Stephen G. Test
John L. Walker III
Camden R. Webb
Construction Law
Robert K. Cox
Gilbert C. Laite III
Stephen G. Test
Copyright Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Robert Van Arnam
Corporate Law
R. Brian Ball
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
Gregory R. Bishop
Stephen W. Burke
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Howard W. Dobbins
Thomas R. Frantz
Patrick O. Gottschalk
Randolph H. Lickey
John M. Paris, Jr.
David F. Paulson, Jr.
Julious P. Smith, Jr.
Aaron G. Spencer
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.
J. Robert Tyler III
Theron M. VanDusen
M. Nicole Williams
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
William D. Bayliss
Patrick R. Hanes
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Catherine M. Marriott
Marc E. Purintun
Mark S. Thomas
Employment Law-Management
D. Earl Baggett
David C. Burton
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
James V. Meath
Douglas Nabhan
Sara Rafal
Mark S. Thomas
Energy Law
M. Keith Kapp
Entertainment Law-Music
Philip H. Goodpasture
Environmental Law
William A. Anderson II
Amos C. Dawson III
Channing J. Martin
Ethan R. Ware
Financial Services Regulation Law
Howard W. Dobbins
Robert D. Perrow
Franchise Law
Sandy T. Tucker
Government Relations Practice
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Reginald N. Jones
Charles B. Neely, Jr.
Health Care Law
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Arlene J. Diosegy
Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr.
Lawrence R. Siegel
Immigration Law
Eliot Norman
International Trade & Finance Law
Thomas B. McVey
Labor Law-Management
David C. Burton
Lynn F. Jacob
James V. Meath
Douglas Nabhan
Mark S. Thomas
Laura D. Windsor
Land Use & Zoning Law
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Howard E. Gordon
Gilbert C. Laite III
Valerie Wagner Long
Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants
M. Keith Kapp
Legal Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs
M. Keith Kapp
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Alexander C. Graham, Jr.
Litigation – Antitrust
M. Keith Kapp
Litigation-Banking & Finance
Paul Bliley
George H. Bowles
Turner A. Broughton
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Holmes P. Harden
Monroe Kelly III
Gilbert C. Laite III
Robert D. Perrow
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
John L. Walker III
Litigation-Bankruptcy
Paul Bliley
Holmes P. Harden
William H. Schwarzschild III
Litigation-Construction
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Daniel L. Brawley
Robert K. Cox
Gilbert C. Laite III
Stephen G. Test
Litigation-Environmental
Amos C. Dawson III
Channing J. Martin
Ethan R. Ware
Litigation-Intellectual Property
Patrick R. Hanes
Craig L. Mytelka
Robert C. Van Arnam
Litigation-Labor & Employment
David C. Burton
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
Douglas Nabhan
Sara Rafal
Laura D. Windsor
Litigation-Land Use & Zoning
John L. Walker III
Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Litigation-Patent
Craig L. Mytelka
Patrick R. Hanes
Robert C. Van Arnam
Litigation-Real Estate
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Steven D. Delaney
Gilbert C. Laite III
Williams L. Stauffer, Jr.
Stephen G. Test
John L. Walker III
Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Robert D. Perrow
Litigation-Securities
George H. Bowles
Litigation-Trusts & Estates
George H. Bowles
Joseph A. DiJulio
Elizabeth Mason Horsley
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
W. Benjamin Pace
Litigation & Controversy-Tax
Charles B. Neely, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Charles L. Steel IV
Media Law
Philip H. Goodpasture
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
R. Brian Ball
Stephen W. Burke
Robert C. Dewar
Thomas R. Frantz
Lawrence R. Siegel
Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Daniel L. Brawley
W.F. Drewry Gallalee
Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
W.F. Drewry Gallalee
Public Finance Law
William W. Harrison, Jr.
R. Hart Lee
William L. Nusbaum
Railroad Law
Gilbert C. Laite III
Real Estate Law
Lawrence H. Bryant
Charles L. Cabell
Matthew Cheek
Reuben G. Clark III
Steven D. Delaney
Allison T. Domson
David R. Dorton
H. David Embree
Howard E. Gordon
Eric A. Hauser
A. Brooks Hock
Monroe Kelly III
Gilbert C. Laite III
Joseph H. Latchum, Jr.
Valerie Wagner Long
John M. Mercer
William L. Nusbaum
Ronald R. Rogers
Tax Law
Farhad Aghdami
Thomas R. Frantz
J. Conrad Garcia
John M. Paris, Jr.
Craig L. Rascoe
Nancy S. Rendleman
Charles L. Steel IV
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.
Trade Secrets Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Trademark Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Trusts & Estates
David D. Addison
Farhad Aghdami
Joseph A. DiJulio
Thomas R. Frantz
James Phillip Head
Julious P. Smith, Jr.
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
Venture Capital Law
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
Edward S. Schenk III
