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19 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027

RICHMOND, VA — August 25, 2026- McCandlish Holton is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with attorneys recognized across a broad range of the firm's practice areas. In addition, three attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®.

The firm is particularly proud to announce that Amanda Tapscott Belliveau has been named a 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” in Richmond, Virginia, for Workers' Compensation Law – Employers.

August 25, 2026

Tags: News, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Personal Injury Defendants, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Defense

McCandlish Holton Recognized in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide

Richmond, Virginia – July 13, 2026 – McCandlish Holton is proud to announce that the firm and two of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide, one of the legal profession's most respected and independent ranking publications.

July 13, 2026

Tags: News, Litigation, Immigration Law, Updates, chambers

America’s Caregiving Crisis Demands Action: McCandlish Holton Attorney Jennifer Minear Addresses Immigration Solutions

Richmond, Virginia – March 31, 2026 –McCandlish Holton, P.C. is proud to share that attorney Jennifer Minear served as a panelist in the recent webinar, “Immigration and the Care Workforce,” hosted by Retirement Living SourceBook.

A leader in employment-based immigration with deep experience in the healthcare sector, Minear joined fellow industry voices to explore one of the most pressing challenges facing senior living and long-term care today: workforce shortages and the critical role immigration policy plays in addressing them.

March 31, 2026

Tags: News, Employment Law, Immigration Law

14 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Recognized in the 26th Edition of Virginia Legal Elite

RICHMOND, VA — McCandlish Holton is pleased to announce that 14 of our attorneys have been named to the 26th edition of Virginia Legal Elite, published by Virginia Business.

This annual program honors attorneys across the Commonwealth who are selected by their peers for excellence in their respective practice areas.

December 8, 2025

Tags: News, Employment Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Attorneys, Awards & Recognitions, Legal Elite

Best Lawyers in America ® 2025 Recognizes 11 McCandlish Holton Attorneys

Richmond, Virginia – August 15, 2024 – Best Lawyers in America ®, a peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession, has announced their 2025 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch in America. Elven of McCandlish Holton’s attorneys have been named in this year’s list.

Of those recognized, seven have been named Best Lawyers in America, three as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, and Jennifer Minear as Lawyer of the Year in Immigration Law.

August 15, 2024

Tags: News, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Awards & Recognitions

Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 19 McCandlish Holton Attorneys

Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Edition recognizes 19 McCandlish Holton attorneys in 15 practice areas such as: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Immigration Law, Employment Law, and Construction Litigation. Reflective of the foundational role civil litigation holds at McCandlish Holton, 11 of the 15 recognized practice areas are in litigation.

August 17, 2023

Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Toxic Tort, Awards & Recognitions

Immigration Attorney Jennifer Minear Individually Ranked by Chambers USA 2023

The Chambers USA 2023 Guide ranks immigration attorney Jennifer Minear in Band 1 for Virginia, noting that she is: ‘‘...highly experienced in employment-based immigration. She frequently acts for clients in the healthcare sector.’’

June 2, 2023

Tags: News, Immigration Law, Updates

Business Immigration Alert: U.S. CIS Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens March 1, 2023

Employers seeking to secure an H-1B quota number must file a registration during the registration period to be eligible. To do so, please contact McCandlish Holton immigration attorney, Helen Konrad.

January 30, 2023

Tags: News, Immigration Law

19 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Named 'Legal Elite' in Virginia Business 23rd Edition

McCandlish Holton is pleased to announce that nineteen of our attorneys are named in the 23rd Edition 'Legal Elite' by Virginia Business Magazine. Each year Virginia Business Magazine asks attorneys throughout the Commonwealth to nominate their peers for distinction in 20 categories. The full list of 19 McCandlish Holton attorneys on this year’s Legal Elite list, recognized in 8 categories:

December 2, 2022

Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Medical Campus Development, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Super Lawyers, Arbitration, Attorneys

13 McCandlish Holton Practice Areas Ranked by Best Lawyers® ‘‘Best Law Firms” 2023

Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Immigration Law in RICHMOND top tier

The 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers® ‘‘Best Law Firms” ranks thirteen McCandlish Holton, PC practice areas across Tiers 1-3 in metropolitan Richmond.

To be eligible for a practice area ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in Best Lawyers in America^®, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States.

In total, fourteen McCandlish Holton attorneys are individually recognized in Best Lawyers® 2023 Edition, and two attorneys are granted further distinction as ‘‘Lawyer of the Year’’:

Jennifer Minear, Immigration ‘‘Lawyer of the Year’’
Amanda T. Belliveau, Workers’ Compensation - Employer ‘‘Lawyer of the Year’’

Tier 1 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

Tier 2 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

November 3, 2022

Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Immigration Law, Insurance Coverage, Attorneys, Awards & Recognitions