Honors and Awards

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin is proud to announce that five of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Virginia Business Magazine among Virginia’s “Legal Elite” for 2016. Steven L. Brinker - Business Law Elaine I. Hogan - Labor/Employment Amy Taipalus McClure - Construction Donald C. Schultz - Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights W. Ryan Snow - Construction…

U.S. News – Best Lawyers has released the 2017 “Best Law Firms” metropolitan rankings.  Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. is proud to announce that the firm received a Tier 1 Metropolitan Ranking in Admiralty & Maritime Law, Eminent Domain/Condemnation Law and Project Finance.  The firm also received a Tier 2 Ranking in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law; Public Finance Law; and Real Estate Law and Tier 3 in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Bankruptcy.  Rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, and peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field.  Receiving the tier designations reflects a high level of respect the firm has earned within specific practice areas.…

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin is pleased to announce that seven of its lawyers have been named to the 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers in America. Delphine G. Carnes Project Finance Law Public Finance Law James L. Chapman IV Admiralty and Maritime Law Commercial Litigation Howard W. Martin, Jr. Real Estate Law Donald C. Schultz Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Litigation-Bankruptcy W. Ryan Snow Admiralty and Maritime Law Guilford D. Ware Admiralty and Maritime Law…

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin is proud to announce that Howard W. Martin, Jr.  received the Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Clarissa E. McAdoo Houser Award for Distinguished Service.  The Houser Award is given once every five years to recognize exemplary service to the Authority.   Branch Lawson, Chairman of SRHA, presented the award to Mr. Martin at the Authority’s 45th Anniversary Celebration on April 23, 2016.  Mr. Martin has served as legal counsel to SRHA for almost fifteen years. Mr. Martin focuses his practice in the areas of Real Estate, Land Use, and Redevelopment and Housing Law.  He joined the firm in 1971, after serving four years in the U.S. Navy, including tours at sea and two years in the Navy JAG Corps.   During his 45 years in practice with CWM, Mr. Martin has served as Managing Partner of the firm, President of the Virginia State Bar, President of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, and President of the Virginia Law Foundation.…

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. is pleased to announce that ten of its lawyers were included in the 2016 list of Virginia Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars.  According to Virginia Super Lawyers®, less than 5% of all lawyers in Virginia are selected in the process, which includes peer nominations combined with independent research.  The 2016 attorneys are: Top 100 Virginia Super Lawyers Donald C. Schultz Virginia Super Lawyers James L. Chapman, IV – Transportation/Maritime Donald C. Schultz – Creditor Debtor Rights W. Ryan Snow – Business Litigation Steven M. Stancliff – Transportation/Maritime Virginia Rising Stars Steven L. Brinker – Business & Corporate Delphine G. Carnes – Tax Darius K. Davenport – Civil Litigation: Defense C. Wiley Grandy – Business Litigation David C. Hartnett – Business Litigation Elaine Inman Hogan – Employment & Labor  …

CWM attorney Ryan Snow has been named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a national honor society of appellate and trial lawyers dedicated to superior advocacy and ethical standards. Membership in the LCA is by invitation only and represents less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Ryan is the Managing Partner of the firm and chairs the firm’s Business Disputes and Construction Law practice groups.…

CWM is proud to announce that Jim Chapman has been inducted as a Fellow in the Virginia Law Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Virginia bar.Each year the Foundation selects  a group of top lawyers and retired judges for their integrity, character, and legal excellence. With his induction in 2016, Jim joins three other CWM attorneys, Guilford Ware, Howard Martin and Tim Coyle, and continues a path for CWM that started more than 30 years ago with Frank Crenshaw. Jim heads the firm’s litigation section and chaired its Admiralty & Maritime Law practice group for more than a decade.…

CWM earned a Tier 1 Metropolitan Ranking for the 2016 listing of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in three practice areas: Admiralty & Maritime Law, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law, and Project Finance. The firm also received a Tier 2 Ranking in Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law.…

The following attorneys have been named “Legal Elite” for 2015 by Virginia Business magazine. C. Wiley Grandy, Young Lawyer Under 40 Elaine Inman Hogan, Labor/Employment Amy Taipalus McClure, Construction W. Ryan Snow, Construction Donald C. Schultz, Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights…

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC is pleased to announce that seven of its lawyers have been named to the 2016 Edition of Best Lawyers in America. Delphine G. Carnes - Project Finance Law;Public Finance Law James L. Chapman, IV -Admiralty and Maritime Law;Commercial Litigation Timothy A. Coyle - Municipal Law Howard W. Martin, Jr. - Real Estate Law Donald C. Schultz - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy W. Ryan Snow - Admiralty and Maritime Law Guilford D. Ware - Admiralty and Maritime Law…