Thirty Vandeventer Black attorneys have been recognized as ‘Legal Elite’ for 2020 by Virginia Business Magazine. Every year, the magazine partners with the Virginia Bar Association to grant this award to attorneys nominated by their peers for this recognition. The selected attorneys are:

• Christopher Ambrosio, Business Law
• Anne G. Bibeau, Civil Litigation
• Mark S. Brennan, Sr., Health Law
• Dean T. Buckius, Labor/Employment
• Deborah M. Casey, Real Estate/Land Use
• Thomas Chappell, Young Lawyer (under 40)
• Mark T. Coberly, Appellate Law
• Richard J. Crouch, Real Estate/Land Use
• Jennifer L. Eaton, Legal Services/Pro Bono
• William E. Franczek, Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Jonathan V. Gallo, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
• Patrick A. Genzler, Environmental Law
• Richard S. Guy, Corporate Counsel
• Tracy Taylor Hague, Health Law
• James R. Harvey, III, Construction
• Geoffrey G. Hemphill, Taxes/Estates/Trusts
• Patrick W. Herman, Taxes/Estates/Trusts
• Ray W. King, Real Estate/Land Use
• Arlene F. Klinedinst, Labor Employment
• Neil S. Lowenstein, Construction
• Anthony J. Mazzeo, Administrative Government
• Ashley G. Moss, Administrative Government
• Duggan O’Dea, Young Lawyer (under 40)
• Richard H. Ottinger, Civil Litigation
• Dustin M. Paul, Appellate Law
• Michael D. Pierce, Young Lawyer (under 40)
• James B. Rixey, III, Young Lawyer (under 40)
• Michael L. Sterling, Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Jane D. Tucker, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
• Daniel R. Weckstein, Administrative Government

Previous recognitions for Vandeventer Black attorneys include Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, Leaders in the Law, Up & Coming Lawyers, Ones to Watch, Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia, and Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, and AV^® Peer Review Ratings, and more.