December 5, 2006

RICHMOND, VA. – Williams Mullen announced today that 68 of the firm's attorneys have been named to Virginia Business magazine's list of the top lawyers in Virginia, also known as "The Legal Elite." The honor recognizes the best lawyers in the Commonwealth in specific practice areas.

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Thomas O. Mason

Business Law
R. Brian Ball
Gregory R. Bishop
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Thomas R. Frantz
John M. Oakey, III
William A. Old, Jr.
John M. Paris, Jr.
Julious P. Smith, Jr.
Robert E. Spicer, Jr.
Charles E. Wall

Civil Litigation
Stephen E. Baril
William D. Bayliss
Donald H. Clark
William F. Devine
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Robert F. Redmond, Jr.
Stephen G. Test
John L. Walker, III

Criminal Law
David G. Barger
Robert L. Samuel, Jr.
Michael R. Sklaire
Jeffrey L. Stredler

Health Law
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Martin A. Donlan, Jr.
Stephen C. McCoy
Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr.
Lawrence R. Siegel

Immigration/Naturalization
D. Earl Baggett IV
William J. Benos
Mitchell N. Roth

Intellectual Property
Thomas F. Bergert 
Philip H. Goodpasture 
Patrick R. Hanes
Kathleen J.L. Holmes
Craig L. Mytelka
Bryan D. Wright

Labor/Employment Law
Beth Hirsch Berman
Steven D. Brown
David C. Burton
Sean M. Gibbons
Lynn F. Jacob
James V. Meath
Douglas M. Nabhan

Legal Services/Pro Bono
Elizabeth Mason Horsley

Taxes/Estates/Trusts
David D. Addison
Farhad Aghdami
Joseph A. Di Julio
J. Conrad Garcia
Catherine M. Marriott
Robert C. Nusbaum
Amy G. Pesesky
Craig L. Rascoe
Maria S. Stefanis
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.

Transportation/Admiralty/Intermodal
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Robert E. Korroch

Young Lawyer
Judy Lin Bristow
Turner A. Broughton
M. Eve G. Campbell
Adam Casagrande
Matthew E. Cheek
Andrew M. Condlin
Brian C. Purcell
Sara B. Rafal
Rachel L. Semanchik
King F. Tower


For more information, please contact:

Charleen Pine McManus
Two James Center
1021 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 783-6521
Fax: (804) 783-6507
cmcmanus@williamsmullen.com