Robert

L.

Harris

Retired



Family Law
Business Litigation
Personal Injury

Biography

Mr. Harris has practiced law for twenty years in the areas of business and personal litigation. For at least the last ten years Mr. Harris has focused on domestic relations as well as general litigation matters, ranging from shareholder disputes, to land partition, to medical peer review and personal injury. His peers distinguish him "AV - rated," exhibiting "the highest level of professional excellence."

Professional Associations

Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
Richmond Bar Association

Honors

Named a SuperLawyer by SuperLawyers Magazine (2014-2019)
Named a Virginia Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine (2013, 2014)
AV Preeminent Rated by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Volunteer of the Year, St. Michael's Episcopal School (2005, 2007)

Pro-Bono Activities

Volunteer, Richmond SPCA
Board of Gateway Homes

Past Positions

Shareholder, LeClairRyan, P.C. (2005-2011)
Allen & Allen, Attorneys at Law (merged with LeClairRyan), Richmond, Virginia (2001-2005)
Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen, Richmond, Virginia (1991-2001)

Education

The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
- J.D. - 1991
- Honors: Author, Redefining the Harm of Peremptory Challenges, William and Mary Law Review
- Law Review, William and Mary Law Review, Editor
College of William & Mary
- B.A. - 1984
- Major: English