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title: "6 Kaleo Legal Lawyers named to the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America"
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# 6 Kaleo Legal Lawyers named to the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

For the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new

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**For the 2021 edition of *The Best Lawyers in America®*, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.**

**Brian Wainger, Shepherd D. Wainger, Will Dickinson and Billy Poynter, were named to the 2021 Edition of *The Best Lawyers in America®* for their respective specialties.**

***Virginia Beach, VA***

#### **Brian A. Wainger (2018)**

- Commercial Litigation

#### **Shepherd D. Wainger (2018)**

- Litigation - Insurance
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

#### **William Dickinson III (2020)**

- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Trade Secrets Law

#### **William R. Poynter (2015)**

- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Trade Secrets Law

**Shauna Barnes and Mike McCollum were named to the 2021 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for their respective specialties.**

***Virginia Beach, VA***

#### **Shauna Barnes (2021)**

- Administrative / Regulatory Law

***Richmond, VA***

#### **Mike McCollum (2021)**

- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Entertainment and Sports Law

**Billy Poynter was named the 2021 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year for Norfolk, VA in his respective specialties.**

#### **William R. Poynter (2021)**

- Litigation
- Intellectual Property