Vandeventer Black Attorneys Receive Peer-Review Recognitions from Best Lawyers
Several Vandeventer Black lawyers were named to the 2022 "Best Lawyers" list, "Lawyers of the Year," and "Ones To Watch," by the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, Best Lawyers Publication in America®. Lists are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Attorneys are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process.
"We would like to congratulate our legal team for their well-deserved recognition," said Michael L. Sterling, Managing Partner.
The 28 Attorneys from the Norfolk and Richmond offices who received the "Best Lawyers" acknowledgment were:
- Christopher Ambrosio — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- John Barrett — Workers' Compensation Law — Employers
- Anne G. Bibeau — Employment Law — Management
- Nash Bilisoly — Workers' Compensation Law — Employers
- William Birkhead — Transportation Law
- Dean T. Buckius — Employment Law — Management and Labor Law — Management
- Deborah M. Casey — Community Association Law
- Mark T. Coberly — Admiralty and Maritime Law and Transportation Law
- Richard J. Crouch — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Real Estate Law
- William E. Franczek — Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation — Construction, and Mediation
- Patrick A. Genzler — Construction Law, Environmental Law, Litigation — Construction, and Litigation — Environmental
- Richard S. Guy — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- James R. Harvey, III — Construction Law
- Geoffrey G. Hemphill — Tax Law
- Patrick W. Herman — Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Tax Law
- Ray W. King — Banking and Finance Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Litigation — Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, and Real Estate Law
- Arlene F. Klinedinst — Employment Law — Management and Labor Law — Management
- Neil S. Lowenstein — Construction Law and Litigation — Construction
- Bryant C. McGann — Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation — Banking and Finance, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, and Project Finance Law
- Richard H. Ottinger — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Douglas M. Palais (Richmond) — Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation — Securities, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Anita O. Poston — Corporate Law and Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants
- Edward J. Powers — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Adam S. Rafal — Workers' Compensation Law — Employers
- Michael L. Sterling — Construction Law
- Brian L. Sykes — Workers' Compensation Law — Employers
- Daniel R. Weckstein — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
The five lawyers that were recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" were:
- Dean T. Buckius: Employment Law — Management
- Patrick A. Genzler: Litigation-Environmental
- Richard S. Guy: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Bryant C. McGann: Banking and Finance Law
- Brian L. Sykes: Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
The two young attorneys to be included in the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch were:
Vandeventer Black attorneys have also been recognized by other awarding bodies, such as Virginia's Business Magazine Legal Elite and Rising Stars; Best Lawyers™ The Best Lawyers in America and Lawyers of the Year, Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia, and Chambers USA Guide to Best Lawyers in the Virginia Construction Industry, among others.