Forty-one Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2021

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 25^th 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:

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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