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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Kevin T. Streit
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Litigation
Ari Stein
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Consumer, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Administrative, Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Creditor Debtor Rights, ...
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, ...
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, ...
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
Fred Taylor
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alimony, Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, ...
Whitaker R. Johnston
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Corporate & Incorporation, Landlord & Tenant, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Litigation, Power of Attorney, ...
James A. Cales III
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Litigation, Spinal Cord Injury
Eli Jason S. Mackey
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Appeals, Insurance Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Litigation, Slip & Fall Accidents, Transportation, Whistleblower
J. Daniel Vinson
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Tickets
John A.C. Keith
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Stephen T. Perkins
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Health Care, Intellectual Property
Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements, Copyright, Discrimination, Insurance Defense, Litigation, Trademark
Justin Bush
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Assault & Battery, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, ...
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
Gioan V. Nguyen
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Citizenship & Naturalization, Contracts & Agreements, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, Financial Markets & Services, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, ...
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, ...
Brandon Cowan
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation, Trusts
Charles G. Meyer III
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Class Action, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Financial Markets & Services, ...
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, ...
Fred Edwards
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Contracts & Agreements, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Land Use & Zoning, ...
Jamie Shoemaker
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Aviation Accidents, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Litigation, ...
Andrew Lucchetti
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Devices & Dangerous Drugs, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, ...
Anser Ahmad
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning, Immigration
Practice Areas: Asylum, Citizenship & Naturalization, Contracts & Agreements, Deportation, Discrimination, Employment-Based Immigration, Family-Based Immigration, ...
John F. Carroll
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Car Accidents, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, Trucking Accidents, ...
H. Robert Showers
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Constitutional, Contracts & Agreements, Copyright, ...
Jerry Harris
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Administrative, Appeals, Construction & Development, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation
Jesse R. Binnall
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeals, Arbitration, Business Litigation, Constitutional, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, ...
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
Derrick W. Whetzel
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Assault & Battery, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, Drug Crime, ...
John C. Whitbeck
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Education, Family, Health Care
Practice Areas: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, Drug Crime, Litigation, ...

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