Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

G.A. "Chip" Kalbaugh, Jr.

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Education:

• East Tennessee State University, A.S. (cum laude), 1980
• East Tennessee State University, B.S. (cum laude), 1983
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1986

William J. Pfund

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia

Memberships:

• Virginia State Bar Association

Education:

• University of Michigan, B.A., 1983
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1986

John K. Messersmith, IV

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Memberships:

• American, Virginia and Richmond Bar Associations

Education:

• Virginia Tech, B.A., 1983
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1986

Claire C. Carr

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1990

Memberships:

• American and Virginia Bar Associations

Education:

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S. (with honors), 1987
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1990

Brian A. Cafritz

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1992
• Maryland, 1996
• District of Columbia, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Education:

• University of Virginia, B.A., 1989
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 1992

Gary R. Reinhardt

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia

Education:

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S., 1988
• College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1991

Janeen B. Koch

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1994

Memberships:

• Virginia and Richmond Bar Associations
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education:

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., 1989
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1994

Honors:

Order of the Barristers

Francie B. Georges

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1997

Memberships:

• Virginia and Richmond Bar Associations
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education:

• Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S., 1992
• The University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1997

Robert E. Worst

Fairfax, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1999
• District of Columbia, 2000
• Maryland, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1999
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, 2002
• U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2006
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2011
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2015

Memberships:

• Virginia, Maryland State and Fairfax Bar Associations
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society

Education:

• University of Virginia, B.A., 1983
• William & Mary School of Law, J.D., 1999

David L. Dayton

Norfolk, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Memberships:

• Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Associations
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., 1987
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 1989

James H. Revere, III

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1992
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Memberships:

• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education:

• College of William & Mary, A.B., 1986
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1991

Wayne "Barry" Montgomery, Jr.

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1998

Memberships:

• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education:

• James Madison University, B.A. (cum laude), 1995
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1998

Daniel M. Royce

Richmond, VA

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• Virginia, 2008

Memberships:

• American and Chesterfield Bar Associations
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education:

• Cornell University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 2004
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2008

Rachel A. Riordan

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2005

Education:

• Marietta College, B.A., 2002
• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2005

Jessica G. Relyea

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2008
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia

Education:

• Penn State University, B.A. (with honors and distinction), 2005
• Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2008

Jessica A. Gorman

Fairfax, VA

Admitted

• Connecticut, 2003
• New York, 2004
• Virginia, 2006
• District of Columbia, 2009

Education:

• William Smith College, B.A., 2000
• Quinnipiac College School of Law, J.D., 2003

Edward P. Trivette

Fairfax, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2006
• District of Columbia, 2010
• Maryland, 2011
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and District of Maryland

Memberships:

• American, Maryland State, Fairfax County and Arlington County Bar Associations
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education:

• Virginia Commonwealth University, B.A. (cum laude), 2002
• William & Mary School of Law, J.D., 2006

Stephanie G. Cook

Roanoke, VA

Admitted

• North Carolina, 2001
• Virginia, 2002
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
• Supreme Court of Virginia
• Supreme Court of North Carolina

Memberships:

• Roanoke Bar Association
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• American Inns of Court

Education:

• University of Virginia, B.A., 1994
• Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D., 2001

Matthew V. Daly

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• North Carolina, 2008
• Virginia, 2010

Education:

• Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A., 2004
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2008

Robert McAdam

Roanoke, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1985

Education:

• Saint Peter's College, B.A. Economics, 1982
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1985

Porter Peery

Roanoke, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 1985

Education:

• College of William & Mary, B.B.A., 1981
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1984

Kate B. Adams

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2012

Education:

• University of Virginia, B.A., 2009
• The Charlotte School of Law, J.D., 2012

Randall (Lee) L. Appleton

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Florida, 2011
• Virginia, 2016

Education:

• University of Virginia, B.A. Economics, 2007
• University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2010

Christopher E. Bergin Jr.

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2014

Memberships:

• Virginia State Bar

Education:

• College of William & Mary, B.S., 2011
• American University, Washington College of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), 2014

Brian Clarry

Fairfax, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2017

Education:

• Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 2013
• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., 2017

Megan Cook

Roanoke, VA

Admitted

• North Carolina, 2014
• Virginia, 2017

Education:

• Appalachian State University, B.S., 2009
• North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D., 2014

Delia M. DeBlass

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2017

Education:

• Radford University, B.Mus., 2013
• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2016

Anna "Beth" E. Gould

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2012

Education:

• Dartmouth College, B.A., History, 2008
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2012

James L. Hoyle

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2011
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Education:

• University of Richmond, B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 2008
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2011

Helen E. Jhun

Norfolk, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2006
• New Jersey, 2007
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Memberships:

• Virginia State Bar
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Boston College, B.A. (cum laude), 2000
• Boston College, M.A., 2002
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2006

Kevin M. Kennedy

Norfolk, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2007
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Education:

• Furman University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2004
• College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 2007

Randall C. Lenhart Jr.

Norfolk, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2005
• North Carolina, 2013
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:

• Virginia and North Carolina State Bars

Education:

• Old Dominion University, B.S., 2002
• Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 2005

Matthew L. Liller

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2013
• West Virginia, 2014

Education:

• Concord University, B.S., 2007
• West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2013

Nicholas P. Marrone III

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2010
• Maryland, 2014

Education:

• Stony Brook University, B.A., 2007
• George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 2010

Henry Moore

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2018
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Education:

• University of Virginia, B.A., 2013
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 2018

Joseph P. Smith III

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2013

Education:

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. Political Science, 2009
• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2013

Rachel L. Stewart

Fairfax, VA

Admitted

• Missouri, 1997
• Illinois, 1998
• Maryland, 2002
• District of Columbia, 2013
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and District of Maryland

Memberships:

• Maryland State Bar Association
• The Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.

Education:

• DePaul University, B.A. Economics, 1993
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1997

Andy Webb

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• South Carolina, 2015

Education:

• Virginia Tech, B.A., History, 2009
• Virginia Commonwealth University, Ed.M., 2009
• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2015

Christopher R. Wilson

Richmond, VA

Admitted

• Virginia, 2015

Education:

• The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 2010
• Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 2015

W. Benjamin Woody

Fairfax, VA

Admitted

• North Carolina, 2014
• Virginia, 2016

Education:

• Virginia Tech, B.A., 2011
• Elon University School of Law, J.D., 2014
• Tulane University Law School, LL.M., 2016