Forty-four Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers for 2022

Best Lawyers in America^© ranked more than half of Woods Rogers’ principals and of-counsel attorneys across our Virginia offices in 39 practice areas from Commercial Litigation to Trusts & Estates. Five attorneys mark their 25^th year of inclusion on this list: Robin Wood, Talfourd Kemper Sr., Heman Marshall, Alton Knighton, and Lee Osborne. Attorneys Carter Lee, Jay Spruill, Nancy Reynolds, and Hank Creasy have been named Best Lawyers^® for the first time.

The entire Woods Rogers list of Best Lawyers in America for 2022 is:

Charlottesville, VA

Steven W. Blaine
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Real Estate Law

J. Alden English
Banking & Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Timothy I. Kelsey
Real Estate Law

Lynchburg, VA

Bernard C. Baldwin III
Corporate Law
Litigation - Trusts and Estates

S. Henry (Hank) Creasy
Health Care Law

Darryl D. Whitesell
Tax Law

Robert C. Wood III
Commercial Litigation

Richmond, VA

John K. Byrum, Jr.
Administrative / Regulatory Law

Joseph (Jay) E. Spruill
Banking & Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law

Roanoke, VA

D. Stan Barnhill
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation - First Amendment
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Neil V. Birkhoff
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Victor O. Cardwell
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Claude D. Carter
Real Estate Law

Francis H. Casola
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Real Estate

Agnis C. Chakravorty
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

George J.A. Clemo (retired)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Frank K. Friedman
Appellate Practice

Michael E. Hastings
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.
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Railroad Law

R. Neal Keesee Jr.
Corporate Law

Talfourd H. Kemper Jr. 
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Talfourd H. Kemper Sr.
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Trusts and Estates

Alton L. Knighton Jr.
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

C. Carter Lee
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Mark D. Loftis
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Technology Law

Joshua F.P. Long
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Heman A. Marshall III
Antitrust Law
Health Care Law
Litigation - Health Care

Richard C. Maxwell
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy

J. Lee E. Osborne
Trusts and Estates

Thomas T. Palmer
Health Care Law

Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow
Health Care Law
Litigation - Health Care
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Matthew P. Pritts
Railroad Law
Transportation Law

Nancy Fuller Reynolds
Health Care Law

Brooke C. Rosen
Family Law

Alexander I. Saunders
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Christopher W. Stevens
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance

Daniel C. Summerlin III
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

King F. Tower
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management

Elizabeth Burgin Waller
Commercial Litigation

Thomas M. Winn III
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Dudley F. Woody
Employment Law - Management

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® is regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. 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.