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W. Ryan Snow

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Admiralty and Maritime Law
    Commercial Litigation...
  • Law School:
    Washington and Lee University
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.cwm-law.com/w-ryan-...
  • Website:
    http://www.cwm-law.com
  • Location:
    150 West Main Street, Suite 1500
    Norfolk, VA 23510
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Ryan is Managing Partner of the firm. He handles complex business disputes, with a focus on government contracts, cybersecurity, construction law, and maritime law. He also serves as local counsel in the Eastern District of Virginia in patent and other intellectual property cases.

Ryan’s experience includes state and federal jury trials, mediations, panel arbitrations, and appeals. He successfully argued one of the seminal constructive trust cases before the Virginia Supreme Court, marking the first time the Court recognized the “lowest intermediate balance rule” for tracing funds. He was co-counsel in 2012 in one of the largest patent cases tried to jury verdict in the Norfolk Division. In 2017, he won judgment in a federal franchise trial, defeating ten counts and prevailing on a multi-million dollar counterclaim.

Ryan is listed in Best Lawyers in America® and has been selected one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” in four categories. In 2014, he was selected one of the Top 100 lawyers in Virginia by Virginia Super Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a past Chair of the Construction & Public Contracts Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association.

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Ryan is Managing Partner of the firm. He handles complex business disputes, with a focus on government contracts, cybersecurity, construction law, and maritime law. He also serves as local counsel in the Eastern District of Virginia in patent and other intellectual property cases.

Ryan’s experience includes state and federal jury trials, mediations, panel arbitrations, and appeals. He successfully argued one of the seminal constructive trust cases before the Virginia Supreme Court, marking the first time the Court recognized the “lowest intermediate balance rule” for tracing funds. He was co-counsel in 2012 in one of the largest patent cases tried to jury verdict in the Norfolk Division. In 2017, he won judgment in a federal franchise trial, defeating ten counts and prevailing on a multi-million dollar counterclaim.

Ryan is listed in Best Lawyers in America® and has been selected one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” in four categories. In 2014, he was selected one of the Top 100 lawyers in Virginia by Virginia Super Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a past Chair of the Construction & Public Contracts Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association.

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Education:

  • Washington and Lee University , J.D., graduated 2001

Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar
 

Court Admissions:

  • Virginia Supreme Court
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia

Affiliations:

  • Virginia State Bar - (Construction Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections)
  • Virginia Bar Association - (Past Chair, Construction & Public Contracts Law Section)
  • I'Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court - Executive Committee
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association - Member, (Past Chair, CLE Committee)
  • Hampton Roads Utility & Heavy Contractors Association (HRUHCA) - Member
  • Associated of General Contractors of Virginia (AGC) - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
 

Awards:

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty & Maritime Law, 2013-2018; Construction Law, 2018
  • Listed in Virginia's Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine, Construction, 2015-2017; Civil Litigation, 2014; Young Lawyer Under 40, 2012, 2013; Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2011
  • Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2013-2018
  • Selected to Top 100 Virginia Super Lawyers, 2014

Areas of Expertise:

  • Commercial Litigation
 

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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C.
http://www.cwm-law.com
 
Headquarters
150 West Main Street, Suite 1500
Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 623.3000
 
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