Harrell & Chambliss LLP is Virginia's largest full service minority owned law firm. The firm, formerly known as Wilder & Gregory, was founded in 1982 by the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, the former Governor of Virginia, and the Honorable Roger L. Gregory, the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The firm continues to embody the standards of excellence established by its founders. Since Judge Gregory ascended to the bench in 2000, the firm has generated four more state court judges. Because of this legacy, the firm manages to successfully attract top-tier talent. A number of the firm's attorneys were previously affiliated with some of the nation's most prestigious law firms while others have been recognized as standouts in the profession for their exceptional advocacy.Beside for individual standout achievement, the firm, collectively, has been recognized as being at the forefront of the local legal community in part because of the firm's pioneering achievements in highly sophisticated areas of the law to include civil litigation, corporate and business law, public finance, contracts and procurement, banking, real estate, tax, estate planning and administration, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy, employment and personnel matters, housing and education law.