Karen L. Cohen

Brian Marron is Chair of the firm’s Financial Services group. His practice focuses on banking, real estate, closely-held companies, and financial services matters. He has represented private and institutional developers on matters pertaining to land use and development, leasing, sales, finance, and choice of entity issues. He also has represented institutional lenders on matters pertaining to real estate and asset-based lending and the management and disposition of troubled assets. In a...

Eddie Lumpkin works with a broad range of for-profit and non-profit organizations, from start-up ventures to public companies, on a wide variety of matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchising and licensing arrangements and general corporate, regulatory and securities matters. He has represented numerous clients in a variety of industries in connection with formation, capital-raising and operational matters and has considerable experience negotiating merg...

Eli Jason S. Mackey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Eli Jason S. practices law in Glen Allen, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Eli Jason S. Mackey 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 Eli Jason S. Mackey is held by other lawyers.

As a highly effective and sought-after trial advocate and proven litigator, Kelvin Newsome knows from longevity of experience that dispute resolution—whether in or out of court—demands more than just legal knowledge; it requires the instinct to anticipate opposition and the composure to execute under pressure. He brings both of these sought-after qualities to his defense practice. Over the course of his career, Kelvin has resolved serious disputes and seemingly intractable litigat...

Derrick Walker is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with a reputation as a courtroom powerhouse. Over the span of his 25-year career Derrick has achieved outstanding results for his clients in a wide array of personal injury matters, including multi-million dollar awards in cases involving wrongful death, tractor-trailer collisions, traumatic brain injuries, nursing homes, and medical malpractice. Driven by an unwavering commitment to leveling the legal playing field for the injured, Derri...

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...

Joel W. Morgan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Joel W. practices law in Richmond, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Joel W. Morgan 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 Joel W. Morgan is held by other lawyers.

Edward is an accomplished and indefatigable litigator who has tried and won an impressive variety of cases in state and federal courts including personal injury, premises liability and insurance coverage matters. An extremely talented trial attorney, he has mastered the courtroom skills necessary to obtain substantial verdicts for his clients. Edward helped spearhead the firm's expansion to Northern Virginia and has been the managing partner there since the Fredericksburg office opened in 199...

Lee Floyd spent the first part of her career expertly defending some of the country’s largest and most influential corporations including pharmaceutical companies and national automotive manufacturers. Impressively, Lee was the first female partner in the products liability group of one of the nation’s leading law firms and the youngest partner in that firm’s history. In 2019, she was one of only ten lawyers selected nationwide to join the prestigious Products Liability Advi...

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...