VLW announces ‘Go To Lawyers’ for employment law

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the “Go To Lawyers” for employment law.

Now in its fifth year, the “Go To Lawyers” program recognizes top lawyers in a particular practice area. Earlier this year, we celebrated “Go To Lawyers” for business transactions. In 2023, we recognized the commonwealth’s top lawyers for business litigation, appeals, commercial real estate and medical malpractice, for both plaintiffs’ and defense side.

A “Go To Lawyer” is:

• A lawyer who is an expert in his or her field, well-versed in the nuances of the case law, statutes and regulations clients will encounter.
• A lawyer who is experienced and enjoys a record of success, with many cases and/or transactions that give testimony to the quality advice he or she can provide.
• A lawyer to whom other lawyers make referrals because of his or her expertise and accomplishments.
• A lawyer who can think creatively and identify all options for a client.
• A lawyer you would name when a friend from another state calls and says she has a client who needs some legal help in a given part of the commonwealth.

Profiles of the honorees will be published in our June 24 issue.

We welcome nominations for the remaining Go To Lawyers categories in 2024: family law and negligence law, for plaintiffs’ and defense side, including medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability and products liability.

To see who was named as a “Go To Lawyer” for employment law, please see page 5.

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding lawyers specializing in all aspects of employment law:

• Michael E. Barnsback, O’Hagan Meyer, Alexandria
• Jeremy D. Capps, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond
• David E. Constine III, Troutman Pepper, Richmond
• Kimberly W. Daniel, Hancock Daniel & Johnson, Glen Allen
• Mary Elizabeth “Besty” Davis, Whiteford Taylor & Preston, Richmond
• Broderick C. Dunn, Cook Craig & Francuzenko, Fairfax
• Betty S. W. Graumlich, Reed Smith, Richmond
• Edward L. Isler, IslerDare, Vienna
• Christy E. Kiely, Seyfarth Shaw, Chesterfield
• Paul G. Klockenbrink, Gentry Locke, Roanoke
• Kurt G. Larkin, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond
• Declan E.  Leonard, Berenzweig Leonard, McLean
• R. Scott Oswald, The Employment Law Group, Alexandria
• Marc E. Pasekoff, Shannon & Wright, Alexandria
• William D. Prince IV, ThompsonMcMullan, Richmond
• John J. Rigby, McInroy Rigby & Rhodes, Arlington
• Sarah Robb, Sarah Robb Law, Richmond
• Nicholas D. SanFilippo, Greenberg Traurig, McLean
• Nathan H. Schnetzler, Frith Anderson + Peake, Roanoke
• Andrew P. Sherrod, Hirschler, Richmond
• Randy C. Sparks Jr., Kaufman & Canoles, Richmond
• Kristina Keech Spitler, Vanderpool Frostick & Nishanian, Manassas
• R. Douglas Taylor Jr., Bean Kinney & Korman, Arlington
• Laura D. Windsor, Williams Mullen, Richmond
• Jason F. Zellman, Surovell Isaacs & Levy, Fairfax

We welcome nominations for 2024’s remaining “Go To Lawyers” categories: family law and negligence law, for plaintiffs’ and defense side, including medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability and products liability.