Twenty-nine Vandeventer Black attorneys have been recognized as ‘Legal Elite’ for 2021 by Virginia Business magazine. The magazine partners with the Virginia Bar Association to grant this award to attorneys nominated by their peers for this recognition every year. The selected attorneys are:

  1. Christopher Ambrosio, Business Law
  2. Anne G. Bibeau, Civil Litigation
  3. Mark S. Brennan, Sr., Richmond | Health Law
  4. Dean T. Buckius, Labor/Employment
  5. Deborah M. Casey, Real Estate/Land Use
  6. Thomas Chappell, Young Lawyer (under 40)
  7. Mark T. Coberly, Appellate Law
  8. Richard J. Crouch, Real Estate/Land Use
  9. William E. Franczek, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  10. Jonathan V. Gallo, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
  11. Patrick A. Genzler, Environmental Law
  12. Richard S. Guy, Corporate Counsel
  13. Tracy Taylor Hague, Richmond | Health Law
  14. James R. Harvey, III, Construction
  15. Geoffrey G. Hemphill, Taxes/Estates/Trusts
  16. Patrick W. Herman, Taxes/Estates/Trusts
  17. Ray W. King, Real Estate/Land Use
  18. Arlene F. Klinedinst, Labor/Employment
  19. Neil S. Lowenstein, Construction
  20. Anthony J. Mazzeo, Administrative Government
  21. Ashley G. Moss, Richmond | Administrative Government
  22. Duggan O’Dea, Richmond | Young Lawyer (under 40)
  23. Richard H. Ottinger, Civil Litigation
  24. Dustin M. Paul, Appellate Law
  25. James B. Rixey, III, Young Lawyer (under 40)
  26. Joe Romero, Environmental Law
  27. Michael L. Sterling, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  28. Jane D. Tucker, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
  29. Daniel R. Weckstein, Administrative Government

Previous recognitions for Vandeventer Black attorneys include Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, Leaders in the Law, Up & Coming Lawyers, Ones to Watch, Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia, and Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, and AV® Peer Review Ratings, and more.