35 Hirschler Attorneys Honored Among Virginia's Legal Elite 

12.02.2021

Hirschler is pleased to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been selected among Virginia Business Magazine’s 2021 Legal Elite, with honorees included in 13 different practice categories. The annual recognition, published in partnership with the Virginia Bar Association and now in its 22nd edition, ranks the state’s top attorneys as selected by their peers.

The full list and profiles of the firm and Hirschler President Courtney Paulk appear in the December 2021 issue of Virginia Business and are available online here. 

The Hirschler attorneys named to the list, along with their respective categories, include:

Fredericksburg, Va.

Stacie C. Bordick, Civil Litigation

John F. McManus, Real Estate Land Use

Charles W. Payne, Jr., Real Estate Land Use

Richmond, Va.

Kelly J. Bundy, Construction

Thomas J. Dillon, III, Civil Litigation

Benjamin English, Corporate Counsel

Brittany B. Falabella, Bankruptcy Creditors Rights

Brian Farmer, Business Law

Laura Lee Garrett, Real Estate Land Use

Seth Ginther, Business Law

Lisa S. Goodwin, Environmental Law

Robert P. Henley, III Intellectual Property Information / Technology 

John C. Ivins, Jr., Health Law

Brian K. Jackson, Administrative Government

Joshua D. Kelly, Taxes Estates Trusts

David S. Lionberger, Taxes Estates Trusts

Andrew M. Lohmann, Business Law

Webb Moore, Construction

Kevin Muldowney, Business Law

Courtney Moates Paulk, Construction

Pendleton (Penn) Rogers, Taxes Estates Trusts

Charles H. Rothenberg, Real Estate Land Use

Emily M. Scott, Health Law

Andrew P. Sherrod, Labor / Employment Law

Roderick W. Simmons, Business Law

Brandon Spalding, Corporate Counsel

Nathaniel L. Story, Construction

Michael H. Terry, Real Estate Land Use

James W. Theobald, Real Estate Land Use

John R. Walk, Appellate Law

James L. Weinberg, Legal Services / Pro Bono

Robert S. Westermann, Bankruptcy Creditors Rights

Tysons, Va.

Kristen E. Burgers, Bankruptcy Creditors Rights

Lawrence A. Katz, Bankruptcy Creditors Rights

Robert R. Vieth, Appellate Law

To compile the annual Legal Elite, electronic ballots are emailed to more than 14,000 lawyers and more than 50 law firms. This year’s Legal Elite includes 1,271 lawyers, which equates to approximately 23.3% of the 5,453 nominations the magazine received. Virginia Business also profiles a representative from each category.