2025 Chambers USA Rankings Recognize 19 Hirschler Attorneys and 5 Practice Areas

06.05.2025

Hirschler is excited to announce that 19 attorneys across five different practice areas were included in the 2025 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA annual rankings, which offer client-driven insights on America's top business lawyers. Additionally, Hirschler was recognized among top-ranked firms across five regional departments, including in Virginia’s Bankruptcy / Restructuring, Construction and Litigation (General Commercial) practice categories and in Virginia’s Southern region for its Corporate / M&A and Real Estate practices.

“We are consistently grateful for our firm’s recognition in the Chambers USA Guide because it reflects the feedback and input of our clients and peers within the legal community, which is a top priority our firm,” said Courtney Paulk, president of Hirschler. “We’re a firm that holds ourselves to the highest of standards of service and accountability to our clients and colleagues, and our inclusion across these diverse practice areas highlights that commitment throughout our practice areas and footprint.”

Full details of the firm’s rankings and client feedback are available online here. The Hirschler attorneys recognized in the 2025 Chambers USA guide, along with the practice areas in which they were selected and further insight from Chambers’ research, are included below:

Richmond, Virginia

Robert S. Westermann, Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Kelly J. Bundy, Construction

Courtney M. Paulk, Construction

Nathaniel L. Story, Construction

Lisa J. Hedrick, Corporate / M&A

Andrew M. Lohmann, Corporate / M&A

Emily M. Scott, Litigation: General Commercial

John R. Walk, Litigation: General Commercial

Brandt H. Stitzer, Real Estate

Jeffrey P. Geiger, Real Estate: Zoning / Land Use

James W. Theobald, Real Estate: Zoning / Land Use

Tysons, Virginia

Lawrence A. Katz, Bankruptcy / Restructuring 

Stephen E. Leach, Bankruptcy / Restructuring 

David I. Swan, Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Mihir V. Elchuri, Litigation: General Commercial

Wayne G. Travell, Litigation: General Commercial

Robert R. Vieth, Litigation: General Commercial

Jay Yurow, Real Estate

Matthew G. Roberts, Real Estate: Zoning / Land Use

About Chambers USA

Chambers USA is one of the most distinguished guides to law firms and lawyers across the country. Every year, Chambers & Partners conducts thousands of in-depth interviews with clients to assess the reputations of business lawyers. Top firms and lawyers are ranked, and their merits described – usually in the words of their clients that are interviewed by the Chamber’s research staff. It is the weight of client interviews that gives Chambers & Partners’ guides their highly valued credibility and reliability. For more information, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.