About the Bar
Bar Council
Additional Info
Freedom of Information Act Guide (pdf)
See new members of Bar Council beginning July 1 and learn about candidates in contested elections.
Council is an 81-person body, consisting of 65 lawyers elected from the 31 circuits throughout the commonwealth, as well as nine at-large members appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia, four conference chairs, and three officers. Council representation ranges from a high of 14 lawyers for Circuit 19 (Fairfax) to a minimum of one lawyer for 22 other circuits. Lawyers elect their Council representatives by popular vote through an online process in each circuit, or a few smaller circuits elect their Council representatives by voting at a meeting convened by the chief judge of the circuit. Council members may serve two three-year terms, but must be re-elected to serve a 2nd term.
Upcoming VSB Council Meetings may be found on the Meetings and Events page.
2019-20 Council Directory
| Marni Elaine Byrum, Esq. President |
McQuade Byrum PLLC 602 North Columbus Street Alexandria, VA 22314 |
703-548-4200 ext.12 | 2020 / - |
| Brian Lawrence Buniva, Esq. President Elect |
B.L. Buniva Strategic Advisor, PLLC SunTrust Building 919 E Main St Ste 1300 Richmond, VA 23219 |
804-873-0610 | 2020 / - |
| Leonard Claro Heath, Jr., Esq. Immediate Past President |
Heath, Overbey, Verser & Old, P.L.C. 11832 Rock Landing Dr Ste 201 Newport News, VA 23606 |
757-243-1461 | 2020 / - |
| 1 Damian Joseph Hansen, Esq. |
Commonwealth Attorney's Office 307 Albemarle Dr Ste 200A Chesapeake, VA 23322-5577 |
757-382-3200 | 2020 / U |
| 2 Ryan Gregory Ferguson, Esq. |
Bischoff Martingayle 3704 Pacific Ave Ste 300 Virginia Beach, VA 23451-2719 |
757-965-2799 | 2020 / 1 |
| 2 Steven Givens Owen, Esq. |
Courthouse Law Group 2521 North Landing Rd Ste 200 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
757-427-3348 | 2020 / 2 |
| 2 Jeffrey Bellamy Sodoma, Esq. |
Sodoma Law, PLLC 111 South Thalia Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23452-1230 |
817-917-2210 | 2022 / 1 |
| 3 Meredith Braintwain Travers, Esq. |
Kozak, Davis, Renninger & Belote Suite 700 355 Crawford Street Portsmouth, VA 23703 |
757-484-8088 | 2022 / 1 |
| 4 Ann Burke Brogan, Esq. |
Crowley Liberatore P.C. Town Point Center Suite 300 150 Boush Street Norfolk, VA 23510 |
757-333-4500 | 2022 / 2 |
| 4 Gary Alvin Bryant, Esq. |
Willcox & Savage, P.C. Wells Fargo Center 440 Monticello Ave Ste 2200 Norfolk, VA 23510 |
757-628-5520 | 2021 / 2 |
| 4 Neil Samuel Lowenstein, Esq. |
Vandeventer Black LLP World Trade Center 101 W Main St Ste 500 Norfolk, VA 23510 |
757-446-8672 | 2020 / 1 |
| 5 Thomas Gary Shaia, Esq. |
Commonwealth's Attorney's Office Godwin Courts Building 150 North Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434-4552 |
757-514-4365 | 2022 / 1 |
| 6 James Daniel Vinson, Esq. |
Randall Page, P.C. 408 South Main Street Emporia, VA 23847 |
434-336-9090 | 2022 / 1 |
| 7 Benjamin McMullan Mason, Esq. |
Mason, Mason, Walker & Hedrick, P.C Suite 201 11848 Rock Landing Drive Newport News, VA 23606 |
757-873-3909 | 2020 / 1 |
| 8 Marqueta Neal Tyson, Esq. |
The Tyson Legal Team, PLC The Mill Point Center 101 Easton Street Hampton, VA 23669 |
757-723-8500 | 2021 / 2 |
| 9 William Hunter Old, Esq. |
201 Skimino Landing Dr Williamsburg, VA 23188 |
757-772-6802 | 2020 / 2 |
| 10Charles Harper Crowder, III, Esq. |
Harris, Matthews & Crowder, P.C. P.O. Box 369 South Hill, VA 23970 |
434-447-3128 | 2020 / 2 |
| 11Dale Wood Pittman, Esq. |
The Eliza Spotswood House 112-A West Tabb Street Petersburg, VA 23803 |
804-861-6000 | 2020 / 2 |
| 12Plato George Eliades, II, Esq. |
The Eliades Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 14000 N Enon Church Rd Chester, VA 23836 |
804-541-1941 | 2021 / 1 |
| 13Dabney Jefferson Carr, IV, Esq. |
Troutman Sanders LLP P.O. Box 1122 Richmond, VA 23218-1122 |
804-697-1200 | 2021 / 2 |
| 13Leah Ann Darron, Esq. |
Attorney General Office 202 N 9th St Richmond, VA 23219 |
804-786-9514 | 2021 / 2 |
| 13Eric Michael Page, Esq. |
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC SunTrust Center 919 E Main St Ste 1300 Richmond, VA 23219 |
804-788-7771 | 2022 / 1 |
| 13Cullen Dennis Seltzer, Esq. |
Sands Anderson PC 1111 E Main St Ste 2400 Richmond, VA 23219 |
804-783-7235 | 2022 / 1 |
| 13Susheela Varky, Esq. |
Virginia Poverty Law Center 919 E Main St Ste 610 Richmond, VA 23219-4600 |
804-782-9430 ext.33 | 2021 / 1 |
| 13John Tracy Walker, IV, Esq. |
McGuireWoods LLP Gateway Plaza 800 E Canal St Richmond, VA 23219-3916 |
804-775-1131 | 2020 / 1 |
| 13Henry Irving Willett, III, Esq. |
Christian and Barton, LLP Suite 1200 909 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219-3095 |
804-697-4130 | 2021 / 1 |
| 14Craig Brian Davis, Esq. |
Reinhardt Harper Davis PLC Suite 100 4915 Radford Avenue Richmond, VA 23230 |
804-359-5500 | 2020 / 1 |
| 14Stephanie Elaine Grana, Esq. |
Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner, P.C. Suite 400 7130 Glen Forest Drive Richmond, VA 23226 |
804-644-1400 | 2021 / 1 |
| 14Marissa Duncan Mitchell, Esq. |
Henrico County Attorney's Office PO Box 90775 Henrico, VA 23273-0775 |
804-501-5734 | 2020 / 1 |
| 15Jennifer Lee Parrish, Esq. |
Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson, PLC PO Box 7166 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-7166 |
540-373-3500 | 2020 / 2 |
| 16Ronald Lee Livingston, Esq. |
MichieHamlett PO Box 298 Charlottesville, VA 22902-0298 |
434-951-7338 | 2021 / 2 |
| 16Palma Elyse Pustilnik, Esq. |
1233 Raintree Drive Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
434-964-6400 | 2022 / 2 |
| 17Adam David Elfenbein, Esq. |
Elfenbein Law, PLLC 2007 North 15th St Ste 4 Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-243-9223 | 2022 / 2 |
| 17Jennifer Scott Golden, Esq. |
4631 23rd St. N. Arlington, VA 22207 |
202-400-1529 | 2021 / 1 |
| 17Gregory Todd Hunter, Esq. |
Suite 302 2055 North 15th Street Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-527-0808 | 2022 / 2 |
| 17Joshua David Katcher, Esq. |
1425 N. Courthouse Rd. Suite 5200 Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-228-4410 | 2022 / 1 |
| 17William Heinrich Miller, Esq. |
Sparrow Miller, PLLC 2111 Wilson Blvd Ste 700 Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-472-2302 | 2021 / 1 |
| 18Barbara Sattler Anderson, Esq. |
Life & Estate Planning Law Center, PLLC 1225 Martha Custis Dr Ste 103 Alexandria, VA 22302-2040 |
703-820-3600 | 2021 / 2 |
| 18Stacey Rose Harris, Esq. |
DiMuro Ginsberg, P.C. 1101 King St Ste 610 Alexandria, VA 22314 |
703-684-4333 | 2020 / 1 |
| 18John Kenneth Zwerling, Esq. |
Zwerling/Citronberg P.L.L.C 114 N Alfred St Alexandria, VA 22314 |
703-684-8000 | 2021 / 1 |
| 19Brian Carter Drummond, Esq. |
Whitestone Brent Young et al. Suite 300 10513 Judicial Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-7528 |
703-591-0200 | 2020 / 1 |
| 19David John Gogal, Esq. |
Blankingship & Keith, P.C. Suite 300 4020 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-6802 |
703-691-1235 | 2022 / 2 |
| 19Richard Alan Gray, Esq. |
Offit Kurman 8000 Towers Crescent Dr Ste 1500 Tysons Corner, VA 22182 |
703-745-1851 | 2020 / 1 |
| 19Chidi Iregbulem James, Esq. |
Blankingship & Keith, PC Suite 300 4020 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
703-691-1235 | 2021 / 2 |
| 19Douglas Robert Kay, Esq. |
Suite 1500 8000 Towers Crescent Drive Tysons Corner, VA 22182 |
703-745-1800 | 2022 / 2 |
| 19Daniel Barry Krisky, Esq. |
Tate, Bywater, Fuller, Mickelsen & Tull, PLC 22740 Chain Bridge Rd Vienna, VA 22181 |
703-218-3926 | 2021 / 1 |
| 19David Lyndon Marks, Esq. |
Law Offices of David L. Marks Suite 204 10513 Judicial Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
703-385-1100 | 2021 / 2 |
| 19Gary Howard Moliken, Esq. |
Second Floor 3955 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, VA 22030 |
703-273-2030 | 2020 / 2 |
| 19Jay Barry Myerson, Esq. |
Suite 100 11860 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20191 |
703-715-9600 | 2020 / 2 |
| 19Nathan John Olson, Esq. |
Cooper Ginsberg Gray, PLLC 9302 Lee Hwy Ste 1200 Fairfax, VA 22031 |
703-934-1480 | 2021 / 1 |
| 19Dennis John Quinn, Esq. |
Carr Maloney P.C. Tycon Towers 8000 Towers Crescent Dr Ste 1350 Tysons, VA 22182 |
202-310-5519 | 2020 / 2 |
| 19Wayne Gormly Travell, Esq. |
Hirschler Fleischer, p.c. 8270 Greensboro Dr Ste 700 Tysons, VA 22102 |
703-584-8903 | 2021 / 1 |
| 19Edward Laurence Weiner, Esq. |
Weiner, Spivey & Miller, PLC Suite B6 10605 Judicial Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-5167 |
703-273-9500 | 2020 / 1 |
| 19Michael Mackager York, Esq. |
Wehner & York, P.C. 11860 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 100 Reston, VA 20191 |
703-476-8000 | 2021 / 1 |
| 20Ridley Penn Bain, Esq. |
Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White, P.C. 30 North King Street Leesburg, VA 20176 |
703-777-5700 | 2022 / 1 |
| 20Susan Flournoy Pierce, Esq. |
Walker Jones, PC Carter Hall 31 Winchester St Warrenton, VA 20186-2825 |
540-347-9223 | 2020 / 1 |
| 21Glen Andrew Hall, Esq. |
Martinsville Commonwealth's Attorney Office 55 W Church St PO Box 1311 Martinsville, VA 24114 |
276-403-5470 | 2021 / 1 |
| 22Eric Howard Ferguson, Esq. |
Rhodes, Ferguson & Stone, Ltd. 305 S Main St Rocky Mount, VA 24151 |
540-483-5234 | 2022 / 1 |
| 23Eugene Millan Elliott, Jr., Esq. |
Professional Arts Bldg 30 Franklin Rd Ste 202 Roanoke, VA 24011-2411 |
540-981-0164 | 2021 / 2 |
| 23Kenneth Brett Marston, Esq. |
Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore 10 Franklin Road, SE P.O. Box 40013 Roanoke, VA 24022-0013 |
540-983-9391 | 2022 / 2 |
| 24Eugene Nathaniel Butler, Esq. |
213 Belle Terre Dr. Lynchburg, VA 24501 |
434-386-2002 | 2022 / 1 |
| 25William T. Wilson, Esq. |
Law Offices of William T. Wilson PO Box 590 Covington, VA 24426 |
540-962-4529 | 2020 / 1 |
| 26Nancy Marie Reed, Esq. |
Reed & Reed, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law PO Box 766 Luray, VA 22835 |
540-743-5119 | 2022 / 2 |
| 27Robert Cord Hall, Esq. |
R. Cord Hall Attorney at Law PC 106 S Franklin St Ste B2 Christiansburg, VA 24073 |
540-381-0707 | 2022 / 2 |
| 28William Morris Moffet, Esq. |
Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, P.C. 208 East Main Street P.O. Box 2288 Abingdon, VA 24212-2288 |
276-628-5151 | 2021 / 2 |
| 29Donald Gregory Baker, Esq. |
Greg Baker, PLLC P.O. Box 338 Clintwood, VA 24228 |
276-926-7115 | 2022 / 1 |
| 30Gregory Dwayne Edwards, Esq. |
P.O. Box 825 Jonesville, VA 24263-0825 |
276-346-0215 | 2021 / 1 |
| 31Maryse Celine Allen, Esq. |
Compton & Duling, L.C. Suite 350 12701 Marblestone Drive Prince William, VA 22192-8307 |
703-565-5143 | 2022 / 2 |
| Denise Waters Bland, Esq. Member at Large |
Denise W Bland 6081 James Street P.O. Box 1239 Eastville, VA 23347-1239 |
757-678-0981 | 2022 / 1 |
| Afshin Farashahi, Esq. Member at Large |
Afshin Farashahi, P.C. One Columbus Center Ste 604 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 |
757-687-8169 | 2021 / 2 |
| Atiqua Hashem, Esq. Member at Large |
ChildFund International, USA 2821 Emerywood Parkway Richmond, VA 23294 |
804-756-2792 | 2020 / U |
| Eva Nicole Juncker, Esq. Member at Large |
Paley Rothman 252 N Washington St Falls Church, VA 22046 |
301-656-7603 | 2022 / 2 |
| Bernard Alan McGraw, Esq. Member at Large |
Altizer, Walk and White PLLC P.O. Box 30 Tazewell, VA 24651 |
276-988-7979 | 2021 / 1 |
| Lenard Tyrone Myers, Jr., Esq. Member at Large |
Fortress Proprietas, P.C. 1876 Wells Fargo Center 440 Monticello Ave Norfolk, VA 23510-2571 |
757-828-6685 | 2021 / 1 |
| Lonnie Dayton Nunley, III, Esq. Member at Large |
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 951 East Byrd Street Richmond, VA 23219-4074 |
804-788-8679 | 2020 / U |
| Patricia Eileen Smith, Esq. Member at Large |
Bradford & Smith, P.C. 158 Valley Street nw Abingdon, VA 24210-2836 |
276-628-1440 | 2022 / 1 |
| Prof. Adam Benjamin Spencer Member at Large |
University of Virginia School of Law 580 Massie Rd Rm WB173E Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738 |
434-924-3572 | 2020 / 2 |
| Chidi Iregbulem James, Esq. Diversity Conference |
Blankingship & Keith, PC Suite 300 4020 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
703-691-1235 | 2020 / 1 |
| John Dickens Eure, Esq. Senior Lawyers Conference |
Johnson, Ayers & Matthews, P.L.C. 310 First St SW Ste 700 PO Box 2200 Roanoke, VA 24011 |
540-767-2033 | 2020 / 1 |
| Lewis Ashby Martin, III, Esq. Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations |
MartinWren, P.C. 400 Locust Ave Ste 1 Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
434-817-3100 | 2020 / 1 |
| Farnaz Farkish Thompson, Esq. Young Lawyers Conference |
U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washingon, DC 20202 |
703-798-0182 | 2020 / 1 |
