Richmond, Va., October 10, 2008 -- Sixteen Hirschler Fleischer attorneys were named The Best Lawyers in America 2009 by Best Lawyers, a widely respected lawyer survey that includes legal communities around the globe. The Hirschler Fleischer attorneys named as Best Lawyers are as follows:

David F. Belkowitz, Real Estate Law
Paul H. Davenport, Real Estate Law
J. Benjamin English, Biotechnology, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Project Finance and Venture Capital Law
S. Brian Farmer, Information Technology, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity and Venture Capital Law
Mahlon G. Funk, Jr., Family Law
Barry A. Hackney, Construction Law
L. Charles Long, Jr. Real Estate Law
R. Webb Moore, Construction Law
John "Jay" W. Steele, Real Estate Law
Michael H. Terry, Real Estate Law
James W. Theobald, Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate Law
Anita G. Vaughn, Elder Law
John R. Walk, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
James L. Weinberg, Gaming Law
Jay M. Weinberg, Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate Law
Charles "Rick" F. Witthoefft, Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. It compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The Best Lawyers in America includes 29,575 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than two million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

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