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Six Moran Reeves Conn attorneys are included in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Martin Conn, Dewayne Lonas, Kathleen McCauley, Eric Reeves, and Ashley Winsky all continue to be recognized by Best Lawyers for their exceptional work in their fields. Sophia Brasseux Miller has been included in Best Lawyers:…

MRC attorney Dennis Whelan was featured on a USLaw-sponsored podcast focused on the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) of 1994 (the “F4A”). In the episode, Dennis discusses with the hosts the origins of the FAAAA, its evolution and its impact on the transportation industry, including distinctions between interstate vs. intrastate transportation and…

Four MRC attorneys were co-presenters or panelists at the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys annual meeting in Virginia Beach. Ashley Davoli was a panelist for the presentation “Artificial Intelligence in Civil Litigation Practice”, while Martin Conn was a panelist for the topic “The Shifting Rules of Respondeat Superior.” Stewart Pollock co-presented “The…

Litigation Associate Joins MRC

Josephine A. Battles has joined Moran Reeves Conn as an associate attorney, practicing primarily in premises liability defense, products liability defense, and toxic torts defense. Josephine earned her J.D. from the William & Mary Law School.

Eight MRC attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Martin A. Conn, C. Dewayne Lonas, Kathleen M. McCauley, Shyrell A. Reed, and Eric G. Reeves were again recognized this year, while Taylor D. Brewer and Stewart R. Pollock were once again named Rising Stars. Shareholder…

MRC associate Ashley Davoli wrote an article titled Artificial Intelligence and Civil Litigation that has been published in the latest issue of the VADA (Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys) Journal of Civil Litigation. View the article here: https://docs.vada.org/library/journals/Davoli_Artificial_Intelligence.pdf

MRC partner Shyrell Reed was a facilitator for a presentation titled “Plaintiff’s Bar Strategies And Jury Trends In Healthcare Litigation” at the USLAW Medical Law Forum in Nashville in June.

MRC associate attorney Amanda Short is one of the contestants on a FOX network realty competition program called The Snake. Amanda competes with other contestants to be the finalist and winner of a $100,000 prize. We know Amanda as a fierce competitor and wish her the best of luck!