Virginia Lawyers Weekly honored the Class of 2026 in its “Influential Women of Law” awards program Feb. 26 in a ceremony at the John Marshall in Richmond.

The program salutes outstanding women lawyers and judges who are making a difference in the profession, their communities and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Fourteen of the 38 women in the IWL Class of 2026 are members of The Virginia Bar Association:

• Erin Ashwell, McGuireWoods
• Kate Beurmann-O’Neill, Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.
• Susan Bradford Tarley, Tarley Robinson
• Mayme Donohue, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Alicha Grubb, Gentry Locke Attorneys
• Jennifer Long Ligon, Williams Mullen
• Nona Massengill, Williams Mullen
• Rudene Mercer Haynes, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Juli M. Porto, Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
• Debra Powers, Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC
• Cliona Mary Robb, ThompsonMcMullan
• Jennifer West, Spotts Fain
• Rachel Yates, Yates Appellate Law
• Mary Zinsner, Troutman Pepper Locke

Congratulations!

-- Paul Fletcher