The Best Lawyers in America© ranked more than half of Woods Rogers’ principals and of-counsel attorneys in numerous categories from Labor and Employment Litigation to Trade Secrets Law. Six attorneys mark their 25th year of inclusion on this list. Attorneys Patice Holland, Nicole Ingle, and Fourd Kemper Jr. have been named as Best Lawyers® for the first time. Milestones of being listed for five or more years are listed in brackets beside attorney names.
Best Lawyers® announces its annual list after conducting thorough research surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers evaluate their peers. Recognition in Best Lawyers is considered a significant honor by both legal professionals and their clients.
The entire Woods Rogers list of Best Lawyers in America for 2021 is:
Lynchburg, VA
Bernard C. Baldwin III [15]
Corporate Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
John W. Francisco [5] Litigation – Construction
Darryl D. Whitesell [5]
Tax Law
Robert C. Wood III [35]
Commercial Litigation
Charlottesville, VA
Steven W. Blaine [15]
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Real Estate Law
J. Alden English [5] Real Estate Law
Timothy I. Kelsey (2019)
Real Estate Law
Richmond, VA
John K. Byrum, Jr.
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Roanoke, VA
D. Stan Barnhill [20]
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – First Amendment
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Neil V. Birkhoff [10]
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Victor O. Cardwell [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Claude D. Carter [15] Real Estate Law
Francis H. Casola [10]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Real Estate
Agnis C. Chakravorty [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
George J.A. Clemo [10]
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Frank K. Friedman [15] Appellate Practice
Michael E. Hastings [15]
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael J. Hertz
Trade Secrets Law
Patice L. Holland (*)
Insurance Law
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Railroad Law
Nicole F. Ingle (*)
Real Estate Law
James W. Jennings Jr. [25]
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Railroad Law
R. Neal Keesee Jr. [15] Corporate Law
Talfourd H. Kemper Jr. (*)
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Talfourd H. Kemper Sr. [35]
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Trusts and Estates
Alton L. Knighton Jr. [25]
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Mark D. Loftis [15]
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Technology Law
Joshua F.P. Long
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Heman A. Marshall III [30]
Antitrust Law
Health Care Law
Litigation – Health Care
Richard C. Maxwell [15]
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
J. Lee E. Osborne [25] Trusts and Estates
Thomas T. Palmer [15] Health Care Law
Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow [10]
Health Care Law
Litigation – Health Care
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Matthew P. Pritts [10]
Railroad Law
Transportation Law
J. Benjamin Rottenborn
Litigation – Patent
Alexander I. Saunders [20]
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Christopher W. Stevens [10]
Insurance Law
Litigation – Insurance
Daniel C. Summerlin III [5]
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
King F. Tower [10]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Elizabeth Burgin Waller
Commercial Litigation
Thomas M. Winn III [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Dudley F. Woody [5] Employment Law – Management
