Thirty-nine Woods Rogers attorneys from across Virginia are included in the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America©.
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.
This year, more than half of Woods Rogers’ principals and of-counsel attorneys are ranked in 36 categories from Labor and Employment Litigation to Trade Secrets Law. Seventeen attorneys have been selected for this list for at least 25 years. Attorneys Beth Burgin Waller (Commercial Litigation), Joshua Long (Litigation – Intellectual Property), and Michael Hertz (Trade Secrets Law) have been named as a Best Lawyer for the first time. Milestones of being listed for five or more years are listed in brackets beside attorney names.
The entire Woods Rogers list of Best Lawyers in America for 2020 is:
Lynchburg, VA
Bernard C. Baldwin III (2006) [15]
Corporate Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
John W. Francisco (2013) [5] Litigation – Construction
Henry M. Sackett III (1983) [35]
Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Darryl D. Whitesell (2013) [5]
Tax Law
Robert C. Wood III (1983) [35]
Commercial Litigation
Charlottesville, VA
Alden English (2016) [5] Real Estate Law
Timothy I. Kelsey (2019)
Real Estate Law
Richmond, VA
John K. Byrum, Jr. (2019)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Roanoke, VA
Thomas R. Bagby (2001) [20]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Stan Barnhill (1999) [20]
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – First Amendment
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Neil V. Birkhoff (2009) [10]
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Victor O. Cardwell (2006) [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Claude D. Carter (2006) [15] Real Estate Law
Francis H. Casola (2011) [10]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Real Estate
Agnis C. Chakravorty (2006) [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
George J.A. Clemo (2008) [10]
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Nicholas C. Conte (2006) [15]
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Frank K. Friedman (2005) [15] Appellate Practice
Michael J. Hertz (*)
Trade Secrets Law
James W. Jennings Jr. (1995) [25]
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Railroad Law
Neal Keesee Jr. (2006) [15] Corporate Law
Talfourd H. Kemper, Sr. (1987) [30]
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Trusts and Estates
Alton L. Knighton Jr. (1995) [25]
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Mark D. Loftis (2005) [15]
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Technology Law
Joshua F.P. Long (*)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Heman A. Marshall III (1991) [30]
Antitrust Law
Health Care Law
Litigation – Health Care
Richard C. Maxwell (2005) [15]
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Lee E. Osborne (1995) [25] Trusts and Estates
Thomas T. Palmer (2006) [15] Health Care Law
Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow (2012) [5]
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Matthew P. Pritts (2009) [10]
Railroad Law
Transportation Law
J. Benjamin Rottenborn (2018)
Litigation – Patent
Alexander I. Saunders (2001) [20]
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Christopher W. Stevens (2011) [10]
Insurance Law
Litigation – Insurance
Daniel C. Summerlin III (2012) [5]
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
King F. Tower (2009) [10]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Elizabeth Burgin Waller (*)
Commercial Litigation
Thomas M. Winn III (2005) [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Dudley F. Woody (2013) [5] Employment Law – Management