About the Bar
Bar Council
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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.
2020-21 Council Directory
| Brian Lawrence Buniva, Esq. President |
B.L. Buniva Strategic Advisor, PLLC SunTrust Building 919 E Main St Ste 1300 Richmond, VA 23219 |
804-873-0610 | 2021 / - |
| Jay Barry Myerson, Esq. President Elect |
Suite 100 11860 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20191 |
703-715-9600 | 2021 / - |
| Marni Elaine Byrum, Esq. Immediate Past President |
McQuade Byrum PLLC 602 North Columbus Street Alexandria, VA 22314 |
703-548-4200 ext.12 | 2021 / - |
| 1 Damian Joseph Hansen, Esq. |
Commonwealth Attorney's Office 307 Albemarle Dr Ste 200A Chesapeake, VA 23322-5577 |
757-382-3200 | 2023 / 1 |
| 2 Ryan Gregory Ferguson, Esq. |
Bischoff Martingayle 3704 Pacific Ave Ste 300 Virginia Beach, VA 23451-2719 |
757-965-2799 | 2023 / 2 |
| 2 Bretta Marie Zimmer Lewis, Esq. |
Wolcott Rivers Gates Suite 300 200 Bendix Road Virginia Beach, VA 23452 |
757-470-5568 | 2023 / 1 |
| 2 Jeffrey Bellamy Sodoma, Esq. |
Sodoma Law, PLLC 111 South Thalia Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23452-1230 |
817-917-2210 | 2022 / 1 |
| 3 Vacancy |
-- | -- | 2022 / U |
| 4 Ann Burke Brogan, Esq. |
Davey | Brogan, P.C. Suite 300 101Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23510 |
757-622-0100 | 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 | 2023 / 2 |
| 5 Thomas Gary Shaia, Esq. |
5301 S. Bay Hill Ct. Suffolk, VA 23435-3302 |
804-401-6811 | 2022 / 1 |
| 6 VACANCY |
2022 / U | ||
| 7 Benjamin McMullan Mason, Esq. |
Mason, Mason, Walker & Hedrick, P.C Suite 201 11848 Rock Landing Drive Newport News, VA 23606 |
757-873-3909 | 2023 / 2 |
| 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 Susan Bradford Tarley, Esq. |
Tarley Robinson, PLC 4801 Courthouse St Ste 122 Williamsburg, VA 23188 |
757-229-4281 | 2023 / 1 |
| 10Edgar M. Wright, Jr., Esq. |
PO Box 200 Buckingham, VA 23921-0200 |
434-969-4809 | 2023 / 1 |
| 11Shaun Ryan Huband, Esq. |
Petersburg Public Defender Third Floor 229 North Sycamore Street Petersburg, VA 23803 |
804-862-6286 | 2023 / 1 |
| 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 Pepper Hamilton 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 |
| 13Neil Talegaonkar, Esq. |
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. 1021 E Cary St Ste 1400 Richmond, VA 23219 |
804-771-5715 | 2023 / 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 |
| 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 | 2023 / 2 |
| 14Stephanie Elaine Grana, Esq. |
Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner, P.C. 7130 Glen Forest Dr Ste 400 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 | 2023 / 2 |
| 15Allen Finley Bareford, Esq. |
Public Defender's Office 2300 Fall Hill Ave Ste 300 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
540-899-4814 | 2023 / 1 |
| 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 Ste 5200 Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-228-4410 | 2022 / 1 |
| 17William Heinrich Miller, Esq. |
1118 South Frederick Street Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-246-2293 | 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 | 2023 / 2 |
| 18John Kenneth Zwerling, Esq. |
Zwerling/Citronberg P.L.L.C 114 N Alfred St Alexandria, VA 22314 |
703-684-8000 | 2021 / 1 |
| 19Susan Marie Butler, Esq. |
Shoun Bach PC 4000 Legato Rd Ste 400 Fairfax, VA 22033 |
703-222-3333 | 2023 / 1 |
| 19Brian Carter Drummond, Esq. |
Whitestone Brent Young et al. Suite 300 10513 Judicial Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-7528 |
703-591-0200 | 2023 / 2 |
| 19David John Gogal, Esq. |
Blankingship & Keith, P.C. Suite 300 4020 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-6802 |
703-691-1235 | 2022 / 2 |
| 19Sandra Lea Havrilak, Esq. |
The Havrilak Law Firm, P.C. 9990 FAIRFAX BLVD STE 410 Fairfax, VA 22030-1720 |
703-591-1515 | 2023 / 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 |
| 19Christie Ann Leary, Esq. |
Leary Law, PC 10505 Judicial Dr Ste 203 Fairfax, VA 22030 |
703-359-7111 | 2023 / 1 |
| 19David Lyndon Marks, Esq. |
Law Offices of David L. Marks Suite 204 10513 Judicial Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
703-385-1100 | 2021 / 2 |
| 19Nathan John Olson, Esq. |
Cooper Ginsberg Gray, PLLC 9302 Lee Hwy Ste 1200 Fairfax, VA 22031 |
703-934-1480 | 2021 / 1 |
| 19Luis Antonio Perez-Pietri, Esq. |
Suite B-2 5881 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 |
703-931-0804 | 2023 / 1 |
| 19Susan M. Pesner, Esq. |
Pesner Almiller Melnick DeMers PLC 8000 Westpark Drive #600 Tysons, VA 22102-3303 |
703-506-9440 | 2023 / 1 |
| 19Wayne Gormly Travell, Esq. |
Hirschler Fleischer, p.c. 8270 Greensboro Dr Ste 700 Tysons, VA 22102 |
703-584-8903 | 2021 / 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 | 2023 / 2 |
| 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 |
434-426-7467 | 2022 / 1 |
| 25William T. Wilson, Esq. |
Law Offices of William T. Wilson PO Box 590 Covington, VA 24426 |
540-962-4529 | 2023 / 2 |
| 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. |
5354 Dickenson Hwy Clintwood, VA 24228 |
423-579-5140 | 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. 12701 Marblestone Dr Ste 350 Prince William, VA 22192-8307 |
703-565-5143 | 2022 / 2 |
| Denise Waters Bland, Esq. Member at Large |
6081 James Street P.O. Box 1239 Eastville, VA 23347-1239 |
757-678-0981 | 2022 / 1 |
| Eva Nicole Juncker, Esq. Member at Large |
Paley Rothman 252 N Washington St Falls Church, VA 22046 |
301-656-7603 | 2022 / 2 |
| Lenard Tyrone Myers, Jr., Esq. Member at Large |
Fortress Proprietas, P.C. 1876 Wells Fargo Center 440 Monticello Avenue Norfolk, VA 23510-2571 |
757-828-6685 | 2021 / 1 |
| Molly Elizabeth Newton, Esq. Member at Large |
City of Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney 2501 Washington Ave 6th Fl Newport News, VA 23607 |
757-926-7020 | 2023 / U |
| Lonnie Dayton Nunley, III, Esq. Member at Large |
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 951 East Byrd Street Richmond, VA 23219-4074 |
804-788-8679 | 2023 / 1 |
| Patricia Eileen Smith, Esq. Member at Large |
Bradford & Smith, P. C. 158 Valley St NW Abingdon, VA 24210-2836 |
276-628-1440 | 2022 / 1 |
| Joanna Lee Suyes, Esq. Member at Large |
Marks & Harrison, P.C. Suite 100 1500 Forest Avenue Richmond, VA 23229 |
804-282-0999 | 2021 / U |
| Nicole Elise Upshur, Esq. Member at Large |
3817 Kyndles Way Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
757-270-9938 | 2021 / U |
| Lisa Ann Wilson, Esq. Member at Large |
Court Administrator 17th Judicial Circuit Court 1425 N Courthouse Rd Ste 12-100 Arlington, VA 22201 |
703-228-4033 | 2023 / 1 |
| Sheila Mary Costin, Esq. Diversity Conference |
Holmes Costin & Marcus PLLC Suite 202 301 N. Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 |
703-260-6401 | 2021 / - |
| Margaret Angela Nelson, Esq. Senior Lawyers Conference |
Margaret A. Nelson, PLLC 716 Court Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 |
434-528-1078 | 2021 / - |
| Susan Noel Godman Rager, Esq. Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations |
Susan Godman Rager, P.C. P.O. Box 117 Coles Point, VA 22442-0117 |
804-472-4700 | 2021 / - |
| Melissa Yvonne York, Esq. Young Lawyers Conference |
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, P.C. PO Box 70280 Richmond, VA 23255-0280 |
804-622-1131 | 2021 / - |
