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17 M&S Lawyers Named to Virginia Business 2025 'Legal Elite'

Seventeen lawyers from Miles & Stockbridge have been named to the Virginia Business 2025 “Legal Elite.” The publication, in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association, polls lawyers licensed to practice in the state to recognize attorneys across 22 categories of legal specialties. This year’s Legal Elite list includes approximately 1,600 lawyers, about 38% of the 4,200 attorneys who were nominated by their peers. The firm’s honorees are:
- Administrative/Government/Legislative – Adam Bartolanzo and Steve Ramaley
- Business Law – John Badman and Eric Horvitz
- Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights – John Farnum
- Construction – Andy Mathews
- Corporate Counsel – Gene Schleppenbach
- Cybersecurity/Data Privacy/Technology – David Schaffer
- Civil Litigation – Laura Golden Liff, Jeff Poretz and Carl Schwertz
- Environmental Law – Max Wiegard
- Family Law/Domestic Relations – Kelly Powers
- Labor/Employment – Merrell Renaud
- Real Estate/Land Use – Shane Murphy
- Taxes/Estates/Trusts – Stephanie Lipinski Galland
- Young Lawyer – Matt Devendorf
About Miles & Stockbridge
Miles & Stockbridge is an Am Law 200 law firm with more than 200 lawyers and offices in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and New York. The firm’s lawyers help global, national, local and emerging business clients preserve and create value by helping them solve their most challenging problems. The firm, with a highly diversified client base, boasts 13 Chambers-ranked practices. For more information, visit the firm’s website, and follow Miles & Stockbridge on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

