36 Hirschler Lawyers Named Among Best Lawyers in America, Three Honored As "Lawyers of the Year" and Eight As "Ones to Watch"  

08.18.2022

Hirschler is pleased to announce that 36 of its attorneys have been included among Best Lawyers in America for 2023, with three attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice areas and eight attorneys named “Ones to Watch.” As one of the oldest and most distinguished legal directories, Best Lawyers conducts peer-review surveys to compile its annual list of top attorneys across various practice areas. The 2023 edition of the publication is available today at www.bestlawyers.com.

Selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Hirschler’s Richmond office for their practice areas are J. Benjamin English for Venture Capital Law, James L. Weinberg for Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, and John C. Ivins, Jr. for Litigation – Real Estate. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area in a certain geographic location. Only a single lawyer in each specialty and designated location is named as a “Lawyer of the Year.”

Hirschler added to its “Ones to Watch” ranks in the 2023 guide with eight lawyers named, up from three in 2021. Included this year are: In Fredericksburg, Va., Kristin Shields is recognized for Real Estate Law. In Richmond, Kelly J. Bundy for Construction Law; Alexandra Casagrande for Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Brian J. Daly for Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law; Brittany B. Falabella for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Erin Deal Johnson for Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Brandt H. Stitzer for Real Estate Law. In Tysons, Mihir V. Elchuri is honored for Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Law. The “Ones to Watch” recognitions are awarded to individual attorneys who are earlier in their careers and display outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

Hirschler attorneys honored as 2023 Best Lawyers are:

Richmond, Va.

• Andrew K. Clark for Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Paul H. Davenport for Real Estate Law
• Thomas J. Dillon III for Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Benjamin English for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law
• Mahlon G. Funk, Jr. for Family Law
• Laura Lee Garrett for Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey P. Geiger for Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• Seth Ginther for Corporate Law
• Barry A. Hackney for Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Lisa J. Hedrick for Corporate Law
• Robert P. Henley for Litigation – Intellectual Property
• John C. Ivins, Jr. for Litigation – Real Estate
• David S. Lionberger for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, and Tax Law
• Webb Moore for Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Kevin Muldowney for Corporate Law
• Courtney Moates Paulk for Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Mediation
• Pendleton (Penn) Rogers for Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
• Charles H. Rothenberg for Land Use and Zoning Law
• Andrew P. Sherrod for Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John W. (Jay) Steele for Real Estate Law
• Nathaniel L. Story for Construction Law
• Michael H. Terry for Real Estate Law
• James W. Theobald for Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• John R. Walk for Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• James L. Weinberg for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Robert Westermann for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Jaime B. Wisegarver for Commercial Litigation
• Charles F. Witthoefft for Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Mediation

Tysons, Va.

• Kristen E. Burgers for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Lawrence A. Katz for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Stephen E. Leach for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• David I. Swan for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Wayne G. Travell for Commercial Litigation
• Robert R. Vieth for Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Real Estate
• William L. Walsh, Jr. for Corporate Governance Law
• Jay Yurow for Real Estate Law

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Globally, almost 94,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote and nearly 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world were received. For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 leading lawyers honored in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.