April 24, 2023
VSB Council Welcomes 22 New Leaders
The Virginia State Bar Council has 22 new members from across the Commonwealth whose terms will begin July 1, 2023, as well as three at-large members appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Additionally, effective July 1, 2023, the VSB will have a new president, president-elect, and immediate past president. The new leadership is as follows:
Judicial Circuit and Name
1st Damian J. (“D. J.”) Hansen
2nd Jeremiah A. (“Jake”) Denton IV
2nd Bretta M. Z. Lewis
4th Caswell W. Richardson
7th Patrick C. Murphrey
9th Susan B. Tarley
10th Edgar M. (“E. M.”) Wright, Jr.
11th Dale W. Pittman
13th Jonathan M. Petty
14th William J. (“Will”) Egen
14th Joel R. McClellan
15th Allen F. Bareford
18th Sebastian M. Norton
19th Susan M. Butler
19th Chidinma U. Harley
19th Paul H. Melnick
19th Luis A. Perez
19th Gina L. Schaecher
19th Gobind S. Sethi
20th Marie E. Washington
24th Hope R. Townes
25th David B. (“Brian”) Richardson
The new at-large members are:
Molly Newton
Lonnie D. “Chip” Nunley III
Lisa A. Wilson
2023-24 Officers
President Chidi I. James
President-Elect Michael M. York
Immediate Past President Stephanie E. Grana