Top Civil Rights Lawyers From Virginia

Virginia’s civil rights environment reflects both a deep-rooted legal tradition and recent legislative progress. The Virginia Human Rights Act now includes protections based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and more. Strong enforcement mechanisms apply to employment, housing, education, and credit. Recent reforms have targeted policing and voting access, signaling a broader commitment to equity. In a state that bridges past and present, civil rights attorneys help ensure that protections are not just symbolic—but fully actionable across every region and community.

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Marina A. Smith
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Construction & Development, Litigation, Oil & Gas
Courtney Toomath-West
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Wage & Hour Laws
Joseph A. Sanzone
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Business Litigation, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Expungement, Juvenile, Litigation, ...
Richard H. Matthews
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Constitutional, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Financial Markets & Services, Government Contracts, Litigation, ...
Vijay Yellareddigari
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Immigration, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Administrative, Assault & Battery, Citizenship & Naturalization, Commercial Real Estate, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Employment-Based Immigration, ...
Jamie Shoemaker
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Aviation Accidents, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Litigation, ...
C. Andrew Bolt
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Business, Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Appeals, Arbitration, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Contracts & Agreements, Creditor Debtor Rights, ...
James A. Cales III
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Litigation, Spinal Cord Injury
Fred Taylor
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alimony, Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, ...
Justin L. Corder
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Appeals, Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, DUI & DWI, Debt & Lending, Domestic Violence, ...
Makan Shirafkan
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Immigration
Practice Areas: Asylum, Citizenship & Naturalization, Contracts & Agreements, Drug Crime, Expungement, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Green Cards, ...
Lindsey Halligan

Lindsey Halligan

  • United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Insurance
Practice Areas: Constitutional, Drug Crime, Federal Crime, Violent Crime
Minturn Wright
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Condominium, Constitutional, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Discrimination, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, ...
Jeff W. Rosen
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation, Social Security & Disability
Roy R. Shannon
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Constitutional, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Discrimination, ...
Joshua Erlich
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Appeals, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws
Alex Bell
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Adoption, Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Juvenile, ...
Kevin D. McInroy
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Appeals, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, ...
Adam S. Nadelhaft

Adam S. Nadelhaft

  • Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft P.C.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Kyle D. Winey
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Litigation, Nonprofit Organizations
Meena H. Rajan
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family
Practice Areas: Administrative, Alimony, Assault & Battery, Child Custody, Child Support, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, ...
Brandon Matthews
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, Juvenile, ...
Edward J. Nuttall
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alimony, Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, ...
A.J. Kalfus
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Corporate & Incorporation, Medical Devices & Dangerous Drugs, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
Andrew T. Bodoh

Andrew T. Bodoh

  • Thomas H. Roberts & Associates, P.C.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Appeals, Constitutional, Discrimination, Insurance Claims, Litigation, Social Security & Disability

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