McGuireWoods Lawyers Named Va. Super Lawyers ‘Rising Stars’

Thirty-eight lawyers from McGuireWoods’ Charlottesville, Norfolk, Richmond and Tysons Corner offices have been named among the Virginia Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” for 2015. “Rising Stars” recognizes top up-and-coming lawyers who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 or fewer years. The lawyer rating service Super Lawyers will publish this year’s survey findings in its Virginia Super Lawyers magazine.

McGuireWoods’ 2015 Charlottesville Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”:

• Ashley W. Winsky, Civil Litigation: Defense

McGuireWoods’ 2015 Norfolk Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”:

• Sarah Kate McConaughy, Business Litigation

McGuireWoods’ 2015 Richmond Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”:

• Igor Babichenko, Employment and Labor
• Michael Barker, Estate and Probate
• S. Virginia Bondurant, Appellate
• Tennille J. Checkovich, Civil Litigation: Defense
• Michelle M. Christian, Antitrust Litigation
• Katherine K. DeLuca, Securities and Corporate Finance
• Elizabeth A. Diller, Employee Benefits
• Edward M. Eakin III, Employment and Labor
• Matthew D. Fender, Business Litigation
• Ryan D. Frei, Business Litigation
• Kristen F. Hager, Estate and Probate
• Robert F. Holland, Employment and Labor
• Meghan Gehr Hubbard, Estate and Trust Litigation
• Christina "Chris" Jones, Personal Injury - Products: Defense
• J. Brent Justus, Antitrust Litigation
• Matthew A. Kapinos, Utilities
• Jeffrey D. McMahan Jr., Appellate
• Mitchell Morris, Business Litigation
• Brian E. Pumphrey, Securities Litigation
• Bradley Ridlehoover, Tax
• William I. Sanderson, Estate and Probate
• Seth A. Schaeffer, Business Litigation
• Joseph S. Sheerin, Bankruptcy: Business
• K. Elizabeth Sieg, Bankruptcy: Business
• Summer L. Speight, Employment and Labor
• Bryan A. Stark, Nonprofit Organizations
• Cristin K. Traylor, E-Discovery
• Scott L. Weber, Real Estate
• Lisa M. Williams, Government Finance

McGuireWoods’ 2015 Tysons Corner Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”:

• Sarah A. Belger, Employee Litigation: Defense
• Heather Britton, Business Litigation
• Kathryn M. Caimi, Business Litigation
• Kevin J. Daniel, Business Litigation
• David L. Greenspan, Employee Litigation: Defense
• Stephen Mulligan, Business Litigation
• Christian B. Nagel, Government Contracts

A Thomson Reuters publication, Super Lawyers identifies candidates through independent research and by inviting lawyers in each state to nominate the best attorneys they have observed in action. A lawyer-led research staff evaluates candidates on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Candidates also undergo a peer review by practice area.