Both classes were celebrated at a ceremony on Oct. 19 at The John Marshall in downtown Richmond. Michael N. Herring of McGuireWoods in Richmond was selected by the honorees as the “Leader of the Year.” Each honoree was profiled in a special supplement distributed at the event and inserted into Virginia Lawyers Weekly in October.
The Class of 2021 “Leaders in the Law” are:
D. Cameron Beck Jr., McCandlish Holton, Richmond
James Y. Boland, Venable, Tysons
Les Bowers, MichieHamlett, Charlottesville
Wanda Cooper, The Cooper Law Firm, Virginia Beach
Rachael Deane, Legal Aid Justice Center, Richmond
Irene C. Delcamp, Barnes & Diehl, Richmond
Thomas D. Domonoske, Consumer Litigation Associates, Harrisonburg
Julie Curran Gerock, Maddox & Gerock, Falls Church
Amy S. Griggs, Regan Zambri Long, Washington, DC
Michael N. Herring, McGuireWoods, Richmond
Cynthia E. Hudson, Sands Anderson, Richmond
Suzanne Kerney-Quillen, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond
Jonathan C. Kinney, Bean, Kinney & Korman, Arlington
Adam M. Krischer, Dennis, Stewart & Krischer, Arlington
Todd A. Leeson, Gentry Locke, Roanoke
Manuel E. Leiva, The Leiva Law Firm, Fairfax
K. Matthew Long, Bowen Ten, Richmond
Malcolm P. McConnell III, Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond
Geoff McDonald, Geoff McDonald & Associates, Richmond
John M. Mercer, Williams Mullen, Richmond
Mitchell K. Morris, Butler Snow, Richmond
Jason G. Moyers, Frankl Miller Webb & Moyers, Roanoke
Edward A. Mullen, Reed Smith, Richmond
Thomas W. Repczynski, Offit Kurman, Tysons
Alberto Salvado, Salvado, Salvado & Salvado, Falls Church
Bryan Slaughter, MichieHamlett, Charlottesville
Chuck Slemp, Wise County/Norton Commonwealth’s Attorney, Wise
Michael L. Sterling, Vandeventer Black, Norfolk
Robert B. Webb III, Miles & Stockbridge, Tysons Corner
Hugh B. Wellons, Spilman Thomas & Battle, Roanoke
The Class of 2021 “Up & Coming Lawyers” are:
Tiago D. Bezerra, MercerTrigiani, Alexandria
Taylor D. Brewer, Moran Reeves Conn, Richmond
Graham K. Bryant, Byrne Canaan Law, Richmond
Katie M. DeCoster, Frith Anderson + Peake, Roanoke
Lee Adair Floyd, Butler Snow, Richmond
D. Scott Foster Jr., Gentry Locke, Roanoke
Linh H. Ly, Pesner, Altmiller, Melnick & Demers, Tysons Corner
Griffin O’Hanlon, Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, Norfolk
Nisha Patel, Dunlap Law, Richmond
Jessica Merry Samuels, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond
Ehsan Sanaie, Reed Smith, McLean
Justin Sheldon, Breit Cantor Grana Buckner, Richmond
Sean A. Sherlock, King, Campbell, Poretz & Mitchell, Alexandria
Alexandra J. Sipes, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Alexandria
Kenneth T. Stout, Miles & Stockbridge, Richmond
Michael L. Teich, Harness Dickey, Reston
William Wides, Manassas Law Group, Manassas
