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Firm Has 21 Among Virginia Business Legal Elite

Twenty-one attorneys from Sands Anderson Marks and Miller have been included among the lawyers in the state on the "2007 Virginia Business Legal Elite" published by Virginia Business magazine, firm president C. Thomas Ebel announced today.

The Virginia Business magazine's  list, which comes out annually in the December issue and is assembled through ballots distributed to members of the Virginia Bar Association, includes: L. Lee Byrd, Civil Litigation; John B. Catlett, Jr., Taxes/Estates/Trusts; James E. Cornwell, Jr., Real Estate/Land Use; Cecil H. Creasey, Jr., Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative; C Michael DeCamps, Labor/Employment; C. Thomas Ebel, Bankruptcy; Benjamin W. Emerson, Real Estate/Land Use; Jeffrey H. Geiger, Intellectual Property; Terrence L. Graves, Alternative Dispute Resolution; David W. Hearn, Young Lawyer; Elaine R. Jordan, Construction; Phyllis C. Katz, Legal Services/Pro Bono; Benjamin R. Lacy, IV, Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative; Bruce L. Mertens, Taxes/Estates/Trusts; Brian R Pitney, Business Law; Douglas P. Rucker, Jr., Civil Litigation; M. Pierce Rucker, Health Law; J. Jonathan Schraub, Civil Litigation; William N. Watkins, Alternative Dispute Resolution; and Carlyle Randolph Wimbish, III, Health Law.

Founded more than 150 years ago, Sands Anderson has 67 lawyers practicing among its offices in Richmond, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg and McLean, Virginia, and the Research Triangle of North Carolina. In 2009, it was ranked 9th in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly annual listing of the state’s largest law firms. Sands Anderson provides a full range of legal services to corporations and businesses, healthcare providers, financial institutions, state and local governments, the insurance industry and individuals. For more information, visit www.SandsAnderson.com.