News Release

Thirteen Flora Pettit Lawyers Named ''Legal Elite''

Flora Pettit proudly announces that thirteen of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 “Legal Elite” survey conducted annually by Virginia Business magazine.  Statewide, only 4.9%  or 1,605 lawyers of the approximately 32,631 active Virginia State Bar members were named this year. The honored lawyers and the expertise for which they were recognized are Patrick C. Asplin (Intellectual Property), Michael E. Derdeyn (Civil Litigation) Ashley T. Hart (Young Lawyer), Richard H. Howard-Smith