The firm’s litigation team has extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts, before arbitration panels and mediators and before government agencies in a broad spectrum of areas.

In any legal proceeding, our focus is helping our clients address and resolve issues in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible. In so doing, we are aggressive and creative, exploring all possible avenues to achieve our client’s goals.

Members of the firm’s litigation team include Patrick M. McSweeney, David R. Ruby, Thamer E. Temple III, G. William Norris, Karen A. Gould, R. Paul Childress, Jr., Wesley G. Russell, Jr., Kristie G. Haynes, Katrina C. Forest, Catherine C. Ayres and Nathan A. Colarusso.

Areas of Experience

• Administrative Cases and Hearings before Local, State and Federal Agencies
• Appellate
• Arbitrations
• Commercial Disputes
• Constitutional Law
• Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
• Contract Actions
• Construction Disputes
• Defamation
• Injunctions
• Insurance Defense
• Labor and Employment
• Landlord and Tenant
• Land Use & Land Use Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Taxation
• Telecommunications
• Trademark

Sample Reported Decisions

• North Carolina v. FERC, 112 F.3d 1175 (D.C. Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1108 (1998)
• John M. Floyd & Associates v. First Bank, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12868 (W.D. Va.)
• John M. Floyd & Associates v. First Bank, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13747 (W.D. Va.)
• Mary Helen Coal Co. v. Hudson, 164 F.3d 624 (4th Cir. 1998)
• Mary Helen Coal Co. v. Hudson, 235 F.3d 207 (4th Cir. 2000)
• Petersburg Cellular P’ship v. The Bd. of Supervisors of Nottoway County, 205 F.3d 688 (4th Cir. 2000)

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