Firm News

March 1, 2010

Trials Currently Scheduled

The firm currently has 36 cases set for trial from March 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.

December 7, 2009

Robert S. Ballou named in Virginia's Legal Elite

We are pleased to announce that Robert S. Ballou has been named as a member of Virginia's Legal Elite for 2009 in the category of Construction Law. Since 2000, Virginia Business magazine and the Virginia Bar Association have recognized top lawyers in 15 legal categories as selected by their peers. The recipients of this year's award are listed in the December issue of the Virginia Business.

August 20 , 2009

Nine Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America

Johnson, Ayers & Matthews, P.L.C. is pleased to announce that eight of its attorneys have been named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

  • Ronald M. Ayers – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law and Personal Injury Litigation
  • Joseph A. Matthews, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation
  • John D. Eure – Appellate Law and Insurance Law
  • William P. Wallace, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation
  • Ken Ries – Insurance Law
  • David B. Carson – Personal Injury Litigation
  • Jonnie L. Speight – Education Law and Workers’ Compensation Law
  • Robert S. Ballou – Construction Law
  • Bryan Grimes Creasy – Railroad Law

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. In the U.S., Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes 39,766 attorneys in 80 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

August 20, 2009

Three Attorneys Named 2009 Super Lawyers

Johnson, Ayers & Matthews, P.L.C., has announced that three of their attorneys have been recognized by their peers in the 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers: 

  • Ronald M. Ayers – Eminent Domain
  • Joseph A. Matthews, Jr. – Civil Litigation Defense
  • William P. Wallace, Jr. – Civil Litigation Defense
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The designation is based on the results of a survey of more than 19,000 lawyers across the state. The goal is to select Super Lawyers as the top 5 percent of Virginia attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.

June 9, 2009

Jonnie Speight Elected to Roanoke Bar Association Board

Jonnie Speight has been elected to a two-year term as Board Member by the Roanoke Bar Association. Jonnie previously served on the Board from 1997 to 1999.

February 14, 2009

Ron Ayers Honored for 25 Years in Best Lawyers

Ron Ayers was recently recognized as one of 1,397 lawyers practicing in the United States who have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication for 25 consecutive years, beginning with the first publication in 1983. 

Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession and is widely regarded as a signal honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.  The current edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2009) is based on more than 2.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

 
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