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The Resiliency and Vigor You Need On Your Side. Samantha Smith is a family law attorney in Roanoke, Virginia. She has the resilience and vigor to fight for her clients to reach the best outcome in their case.. Samantha was born and raised in Salem, VA. She attended Davis and Elkins College in WV, where she accepted an athletic scholarship to play softball. She graduated from D&E with honors and received a Bachelor’s degree in English and an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. After actively competing on her college’s debate team, she knew it was her true ambition to become an attorney.. Samantha attended law school at Elon University School of Law, where she was an active member of the Moot Court Board and had the honor of competing at the ABA National Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. She was also elected by her peers to serve on the board of Elon’s Women’s Law Association.. Samantha is licensed to practice law in both North Carolina and Virginia. After graduating law school, Samantha practiced in North Carolina at Dummit Fradin in Greensboro before returning to her hometown in Virginia to practice at Slovensky Law, PLLC, where she is still currently practicing. Samantha was voted by her colleagues into the 2022 North Carolina Business Legal Elite "Young Guns" category. Her most notable wins have been in the arenas of domestic violence protective orders and child custody matters, but she has experience settling difficult property division matters and resolving large estates.. Samantha manages domestic cases with compassion but fights aggressively when it’s time for court. She is an attorney who will listen compassionately to your questions and concerns and explore every option with you to reach the best outcome in your case. She understands that many matters can be solved with skilled negotiation, but she is also not afraid to fight vigorously in court for her clients, even when the facts are unfavorable. While many attorneys push for settlement outside of court because they are afraid of trial, Samantha knows that sometimes trial is the only way to reach a fair outcome, and she is not afraid to put on her boxing gloves and fight it full-force.. When she’s not fiercely advocating for her client in the courtroom, Samantha enjoys going to the gym, cooking, and spending time with her friends and family.

The American Board of Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association to certify attorneys in the areas of bankruptcy law and creditors' rights law. There is no procedure in Virginia for approving certifying organizations.

Talfourd "Fourd" H. Kemper, Jr., is Of Counsel in the Business Section of Woods Rogers PLC. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, venture capital financing, securities, licensing, intellectual property matters and the representation of high-tech entrepreneurs and also includes general commercial, estate planning and tax matters. A native of Roanoke, Fourd graduated from Duke University in 1990 with a degree in economics and from University of Virginia Law School in 1995, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of Virginia Law Review. Fourd served on the Boards of Downtown Roanoke, Inc. and of Opera Roanoke.

Sheila Moheb is criminal litigation attorney serving the Commonwealth of Virginia, A graduate from the University of Richmond (B A English/Sociology) and the University of Richmond School of Law (J.D.), she is admitted to practice before the Virginia and Georgia Bars and has served as a criminal defense attorney in ten different judicial circuits. During law school, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public interest, and she clerked for the Court of Appeals of Virginia. While working at the Court of Appeals, she developed a passion for criminal defense and litigation.. Sheila Moheb is a member of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and American Inns of Court. She has provided legal counsel for criminal defendants in over twenty-five jurisdictions across the Commonwealth, and she has represented both In-state and out-of-state motorists charged with traffic offenses and criminal misdemeanors in Virginia.

Roanoke attorney Michelle Derrico has been practicing criminal law for over twenty years and her experience within the Roanoke area courts has only helped her deliver successful and outstanding results to her clients. Since moving to Virginia in 1992, Michelle has served the state - including spending six years as an assistant public defender and later a small private firm. She now serves the state in all areas of criminal defense including, DUI, theft cases, drug charges, and violent crimes at Copenhaver, Ellett & Derrico.

Patice L. Holland, a Franklin County native, practices in our Litigation and Labor and Employment sections. She is among a team of attorneys provides sage counsel at our annual Labor and Employment Seminar series.. Prior to joining Woods Rogers, Patice worked as a diversity fellow/law clerk at Carlton Fields P.A. in Tampa, Fla. While working at Carlton Fields, Patice co-authored Compendium of State Timeshare Law: Kentucky, published by the American Bar Association in 2007.. Patice graduated cum laude from George Mason University with a double minor in legal and African American studies. She earned her law degree from Stetson University College of Law.. While in law school Patice served as chief justice of Stetson University’s Moot Court Board and competed nationally in the ABA’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition and National Moot Court Competition.. Patice also served as president of Stetson’s Black Law Student Association, was named Student of the Year in 2006, and had the opportunity to work as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Donald E. Horrox and the Honorable Patrick Caddell of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Fla.. Now in Roanoke, she’s a board member of the Miss Virginia Pageant and serves as Vice-Chair of the Roanoke Arts Commission. Patice is active in her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is an active member of Loudon Avenue Christian Church.

Nicole F. Ingle specializes in commercial real estate, finance and business law, with extensive experience with commercial loan transactions, commercial real estate purchases and sales, leasing, asset acquisitions, condominiums and real estate development.. Nicole has handled a wide range of business law matters, including HUD loans, aircraft purchases and sales, business formations, and open space donations.. Prior to joining Woods Rogers, she was a senior staff attorney for Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, where she handled commercial real estate purchases, sales and leases as well as contract negotiations and counseling of internal clients.. Previously she was an associate at Murtha Cullina LLP, a law firm with offices in Hartford and Boston.. Nicole is a graduate of the University of Virginia and also earned her law degree at UVa. She is on the boards of directors of Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Nathan Coulter joined Gilbert, Bird & Weston as an associate attorney in 2016, after graduating from the University of Richmond School of Law. Nathan received his undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary in 2012. Nathan is a born litigator whose practice currently focuses on family law, including divorce, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and property distribution; however, he practices a broad range of general litigation. Nathan gained much experience in criminal litigation during three internships with various Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Offices.. As the son of a mechanic and a nurse, Nathan is no stranger to hard work and he understands the value of other people’s time and money. He prides himself on his efficiency and the ability to deliver timely results. Practicing primarily family law, Nathan fully appreciates how difficult the legal process can be on the client and the client’s family. Consequently, Nathan believes in the importance of keeping clients informed and involved, and in being a responsible steward of the resources clients trust him with.. Nathan is a Virginia native who was raised in Harrisonburg. In his free time, Nathan enjoys reading, playing guitar, and fixing all manner of broken things.

Mike is an associate on the firm's Labor and Employment team and assists his clients in preventing and resolving a wide range of issues that arise in the workplace. He has obtained defense verdicts in Virginia state courts on issues that range from discrimination claims to wage disputes. Mike has also successfully defended employers from charges filed with state and federal agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. After graduating from law school, Mike had the privilege of clerking for the Honorable Jackson L. Kiser in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Virginia. While clerking, Mike worked on numerous labor and employment cases and gained insight into how federal courts analyze claims that arise under the myriad of statutes that govern the relationships among employers, employees and unions. Mike also has experience in the area of tort defense, predominantly concentrated in defending medical malpractice claims. Additionally, Mike has successfully defended clients at trial against claims that arose from motor vehicle accidents and premises liability slip and falls. He has experience navigating the complex procedural aspects of the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation and pretrial consolidation.

Lenden Eakin has practiced law in the Roanoke Valley for 33 years.  Raised in southwestern Virginia, Lenden loves the outdoors, coaching his children's softball/baseball teams and hunting over his Brittany Spaniels, Cookie and Pepper.

Joshua C. Wykle practices in the firm’s Corporate, Tax and Trusts and Estate sections. He focuses on various aspects of transactional planning such as advising on the sale of stock and closely held businesses, detailing corporate acquisitions, representing charities and foundations, and advising aircraft sales and purchases.. His trusts and estates practice includes drafting wills, medical directives and powers of attorney, estate planning involving the use of revocable trusts, preparation of estate tax returns and more.. Within his taxation and trusts and estates practice, Josh handles many aspects of corporate practice, including advising on the formation of particular entities, securitization of assets, real estate transfers, and drafting of shareholder agreements and operating agreements.. Josh joined Woods Rogers in 2008 after practicing tax law and estate planning in Charlottesville.. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he served as a legislative intern in the Virginia General Assembly, and was named a member of Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. He received his law degree from Samford University and a master of law degree in taxation from the University of Florida.. While in law school, Josh had the opportunity to clerk for the Honorable Judge Paul M. Peatross, Jr. in the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Va., and had an externship for the Honorable T. Michael Putnam, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Alabama in Birmingham.

Josh Johnson's practice is primarily focused on construction law. He represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers in litigation and in all phases of residential and commercial construction projects. He has represented individuals, corporations, and governmental entities in a wide variety of federal and state court litigation and in administrative proceedings. Josh is the former President of the Roanoke Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the former Chairman of the Construction and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia Bar Association, the former Chairman of the Corporate and Commercial Litigation Section of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, and he currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Virginia State Bar's Construction Law and Public Contracts Section.

Jonathan has been a jury trial lawyer handling criminal, family law, traffic, and other cases for over half a century in State and Federal courts throughout Virginia.

Jay focuses his practice on appeals and consumer-protection litigation.  He has briefed or argued more than 30 cases before the Supreme Court of Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Court of Appeals of Virginia. He also publishes a blog, De Novo, that is available at .

I help those who have been hurt by others. When individuals and families suffer from medical malpractice, dangerous premises, defective products, negligent driving, or other instances of carelessness, it's my job to guide my clients from the case’s initial evaluation in the office to its closing argument at trial.

I am a Roanoke criminal attorney, helping people with a variety of legal issues ranging from business formation to criminal and traffic defense. As an attorney with over twenty years of experience, I have gained the skills necessary to successfully defend my clients. I bring a compassionate energy towards each case I handle.

Frances Elizabeth “Beth” Burgin Waller focuses on commercial litigation and medical malpractice defense. Beth’s practice ranges from representing corporations and directors in shareholder derivative actions to defending doctors and hospitals in malpractice claims. Beth also specializes in issues related to wine and beer law—representing Virginia’s wineries, vineyards and breweries.. The Floyd native graduated magna cum laude from Hollins University with honors in English and creative writing. Prior to law school she attended the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Beth earned her law degree from the William & Mary School of Law.. While in law school she was the senior notes editor of the William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law and was also a member of the William & Mary moot court team. Her note titled “Fire Where There Is No Flame: The Constitutionality of Single-Sex Education in the Commonwealth” was published in the William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law in 2007.. She serves on the board for Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia and the WVTF Friends Council supporting Roanoke’s local NPR station.

Daniel T. Sarrell, a member of our experienced Litigation section, focuses his practice on the defense of medical malpractice claims, commercial litigation and general litigation. He has experience in all aspects of civil litigation, including successful first-chair and second chair jury trial experience, discovery, motions practice, depositions and meditations.. The North Carolina native graduated as valedictorian, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from North Carolina State University. As an undergraduate, Daniel received the Erika Fairchild Prize for most outstanding departmental honors thesis as well as the Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Senior Award.. While in law school at the University of Richmond, Daniel, a cum laude graduate, served as a member of the Law Moot Court Board and the Client Counseling and Negotiation Board. As recipient of a Virginia Law Foundation Fellowship, Daniel worked at the Richmond Capital Defender’s Office during law school. He also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Employment Discrimination.. He has volunteered for Roanoke Legal Aid Pro Bono Hotline and the Virginia Bar Association’s Rule of Law project.

Brooke works with our accomplished team of litigators to help clients find their solutions.

Ben Rottenborn brings to Woods Rogers extensive experience representing clients in a variety of complex civil litigation matters involving issues in private equity/venture capital, securities, fiduciary duty, environmental, products liability, and general commercial law.. A member of our Litigation section, Ben has practiced at both the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts around the country. Before joining the firm in 2012, Ben was a partner at an international law firm in Chicago, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where, among his career highlights, he represented venture capital directors in a breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit brought by former shareholders in a technology start-up company and defended a Fortune 50 company in a suit seeking specific performance of a $15 billion merger contract.. The Waynesboro native graduated with highest distinction from the University of Virginia and earned his law degree at Stanford Law School, where he served as president of the Stanford Law & Policy Review. After graduating, Ben served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable David G. Campbell, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.

Attorney Hunter Naff provides diligent representation for people charged with criminal and traffic offenses. He also handles some domestic and civil litigation matters for Copenhaver, Ellett & Derrico.

Attorney Brad McGraw founded a new law firm in Roanoke, Virginia in 2011, continuing over 28 years in practice. Bradley D. McGraw PLC practices business and real estate litigation, corporate and complex transcations.

As the youngest of five children born to an over the road truck driver and nursing assistant, gowing up in Southwest Virginia wasn't always easy. In June of 1997, I became the first member of my family to graduate from high school and then go to college. I didn't follow the traditional path to becoming a lawyer. I worked my way through college and graduate school. I attended law school at night in the part-time, evening division program. It was hard, but as is the case with most things in life, the "hard" made it worth while. I chose to become a lawyer because by nature, I'm a problem solver. I like to get things done. I like knowing that when I help a client, I'm doing something for that person that only a lawyer can do.. After law school, I chose to stay in Southwest Virginia because the Blue Ridge Mountains are my home. The people here are my friends and family. There's no place on Earth that I would rather be.. After being in private practice, I chose to work for Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. because I believe that everyone should have access to the courthouse no matter how much money they have. Engraved above the front entrance to the United States Supreme Court building is this phrase: Equal Justice Under Law. Legal Aid programs like Blue Ridge help breathe life into this motto by serving the millions who would otherwise go unserved. I'm proud of what I do and the clients that I work for.. The majority of my practice is dedicated to Family law. I handle paternity, adoption, divorce, custody, separation and support issues in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court as well as the Circuit Court. Because these issues are often complex and nearly always emotionally charged, I employ a client centered approcach to the practice of law. This means that the client is always at the center of my thinking. I put myself in my client's shoes and look at the probelm from their point of view. Being client centered helps me to work as a partner with the client to develop a unique solution to the problem at hand. I don't believe in the "one size fits all" model of practice.. I also practice Estate law. This includes the preparation of Wills, Advance Medical Directives, Powers of Attorney and some guardianship work. While planning for the future is important, it doesn't have to be difficult. I use the same client centered approach in my Estate work that I use in my Family law cases so again, the client is always at the center of my thinking. I work with the client to create a plan as unique as they are. Most the of the time, the client has a concept of what that plan should look like. They know where they want to go. My job is to break down the big picture into the individual steps to help them get there.. In my view, no matter the area of practice, it's all about the client and all about the solutions!

A former prosecutor, Ray Ferris is a trial attorney experienced in both the civil and criminal courts and is listed as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” and has been listed on the "Super Lawyers" list for 10 years running. His practice concentrates in the areas of personal injury plaintiff’s litigation, wrongful death, criminal and traffic defense.. Practice Style. Named one of the Legal Elite among Criminal Defense Attorneys in Virginia by the Virginia Business Journal, Mr. Ferris balances aggressive advocacy and common sense tempered by civility. He takes pride in maintaining a relationship based on trust with his clients and zealously protects their interests.