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James Kessel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James, who practices law in Richmond, Virginia, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. James enjoys being in court and believes each and every case should be handled from the beginning as if it we...

T. O'Connor Johnson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. T. O'Connor practices law in Richmond, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized T. O'Connor Johnson since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which T. O'Connor Johnson is held by other lawyers.

A Richmond native, Penn earned his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University and went to work on Capitol Hill as part of the Oversight and Investigations staff for the House Commerce Committee. Eager to pursue a career as a lawyer, Penn enrolled at the University of Richmond’s T. C. Williams School of Law, where he served on the Journal of Law in the Public Interest and was the recipient of the school’s prestigious Williams Scholarship. As a law student, Penn says, he hea...

Alexander S. De Witt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Alexander S. practices law in Richmond, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Alexander S. De Witt since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alexander S. De Witt is held by other lawyers.

Joe Rainsbury has 25 years’ experience representing clients before state and federal appellate and trial courts. Prized by clients and colleagues for his writing and oral advocacy skills, he has participated in appeals across the country on myriad legal issues. Over the years, Joe has been involved—either briefing the merits or arguing to a tribunal—in cases from nearly every corner of civil litigation. Joe successfully represented a bank on an appeal of the first Sarbanes-O...

Scott Oostdyk resolves serious commercial litigation for businesses of all sizes, major corporations, and governments facing their most consequential disputes—ranging from contract battles, insurance recovery actions, and employment conflicts to high-stakes product liability and commercial claims. What distinguishes Scott’s approach to advocacy is his rare combination of courtroom prowess and strategic foresight, honed through prior government leadership experience. Scott understa...

Alan Albert is a nationally-honored trial lawyer who has represented clients from Muhammad Ali to multinational corporations across the country in a broad array of commercial and corporate governance disputes, white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, intellectual property litigation, labor and employment litigation and environmental litigation. The breadth of Alan’s experience is reflected by his recognition in The Best Lawyers in America for 30 years, culminating in his p...

With over 30 years of experience exclusively as a litigation attorney, Brewster is among the most experienced medical malpractice lawyers you will find anywhere. He is well-known for being able to get to the core of issues of almost any case and focusing on what matters to get the best results for his clients. In Virginia, Brewster was a leader in medical malpractice defense from the time he was a young lawyer in the early 1990’s until the 2010’s. With well over 100 medical malpra...

Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame inductee Tom Wolf resolves high-stakes business disputes involving construction law claims, corporate governance and shareholder actions, intellectual property litigation, general commercial lawsuits, and international law controversies. Among top-tier trial advocates when the stakes are at their highest, Tom is lead trial counsel for clients faced with serious claims. In addition to his widely recognized dispute resolution, litigation, and trial practice, Tom ac...

Charles Sims handles high-stakes business litigation and professional liability defense in state and federal courts with tactical precision and strategic insight. His practice centers on resolving legal and accounting malpractice, architects and engineers liability, and errors and omissions claims where reputations and livelihoods hang in the balance. Clients value his ability to distill sophisticated technical issues into persuasive courtroom narratives that resonate with judges, juries, and...