Richmond, Virginia – April 24, 2025 – Super Lawyers ®, a rating service of outstanding lawyers, has announced their 2025 Top Rated Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers ® recognizes the top attorneys nationwide across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes, using a patented process of independent research and peer input.
Founded in 1991, the Super Lawyers ® patented selection process was created and led by experienced legal professionals. With attorney selectees in every state, only 5% are selected as Super Lawyers and 2.5% as Rising Stars. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Nine of McCandlish Holton's attorneys have been named in this year's list.
Business Litigation
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Michael H. Gladstone, Top Rated Lawyer
Mike has broad litigation experience including matters involving constitutional takings, property disputes, personal injury and property damage, insurance and coverage, commercial matters, trucking, professional liability, product liability, immigration/removal, and worksite enforcement.
Civil Litigation: Defense
Joseph M. Moore, Top Rated Lawyer
Joe has a diverse civil litigation practice focused on the areas of premises liability, trucking litigation, personal injury, and commercial disputes. He also has extensive experience handling mediations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Employment & Labor
Samantha Stecker Otero, Top Rated Lawyer
Sam counsels employers and executives in all aspects of employment law. She routinely advises her clients on the requirements they face in hiring, employment policies, layoffs, discipline, EEOC Charges, discrimination allegations, and wage and hour issues. Sam also defends allegations of harassment and employment contract disputes.
Immigration
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Gordon J. Burt, Rising Star
Gordon is an associate in the Immigration practice group. He focuses on work visas and green cards for healthcare professionals and others with specialized training working in the US.
Insurance Coverage
Lawrence (Lex) A. Dunn, Top Rated Lawyer
Lex represents parties in a wide range of civil litigation matters including products liability; life, health, and disability matters; construction matters; trucking claims, insurance agent-broker liability, premise and retail liability, community association liability, and insurance coverage disputes. His experience also includes providing insurance coverage opinions, mediation, binding arbitration and inter-company insurance procedures.
Personal injury general: defense
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James M. Snyder, Top Rated Lawyer
Jim is a trial lawyer and Director in the Litigation Practice Group. He represents insureds, insurance carriers and self-insured entities, focusing on automobile and truck accidents, slip/trip and fall claims, and product liability lawsuits.
Transportation/Maritime
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D. Cameron Beck Jr., Top Rated Lawyer
Cam devotes his practice to civil litigation with a focus on trucking defense, retail and products liability, and commercial disputes. He also has experience in numerous construction matters. His extensive jury trial experience includes over sixty jury trials throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, in both state and federal court.
Workers' Compensation
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Amanda T. Belliveau, Top Rated Lawyer
Amanda serves as the Chair of the workers’ compensation practice. She advises employers and insurance carriers on the defense and resolution of workers’ compensation claims, including liens and subrogation, child support, and Medicare. Amanda has extensive experience in defending injuries by accident and occupational disease claims.
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Eva C. Roffis, Rising Star
Eva represents employers and insurance carriers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims in Virginia. She defends employers and carriers throughout the entire litigation process, including hearings, mediations, and appellate work before the Full Commission, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court of Virginia.
About McCandlish Holton
McCandlish Holton provides innovative legal strategies designed to meet our clients’ business and legal objectives. From our offices in Richmond, Charlottesville, and Reston, Virginia, we represent professionals and businesses, ranging from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of their legal needs.
About Super Lawyers ®
Super Lawyers ® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas with a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.
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