Atty. W. Ryan Snow
Ryan is the 2024 President of the Virginia Bar Association. He handles high-stakes litigation with a focus on complex business disputes, construction law, and maritime law.
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W. Ryan Snow is a business, construction, litigation, and maritime attorney based in Norfolk, Virginia, practicing at Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC. Admitted to practice in Virginia, Virginia State Bar. Educated at Washington and Lee University (J.D., 2001). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Admiralty and Maritime Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law (2026). Serands clients in Norfolk, VA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Ryan is the 2024 President of the Virginia Bar Association
- He handles high-stakes litigation with a focus on complex business disputes, construction law, and maritime law
- He also serves as local counsel in the Eastern District of Virginia in patent and other cases
- He was managing partner from 2012 to 2020
- Ryan’s experience includes state and federal jury trials, mediations, panel arbitrations, and appeals
- His cases involve business conspiracies, technology disputes, government contracts, marine construction, maritime claims, indemnity claims, and injunctions, among others
- Ryan successfully argued one of the seminal financial tracing cases in the Virginia Supreme Court and was co-counsel in one of the largest patent cases tried to jury verdict in Norfolk federal court
- Ryan is listed in Best Lawyers in America® and has been selected a Virginia Legal Elite in four categories
- He is a past President of the I’Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court and a past Chair of the Construction & Public Contracts section of the Virginia Bar Association
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
W. Ryan Snow is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Virginia →
W. Ryan Snow is one of 40,689 construction attorneys indexed nationally. Browse construction attorneys in Virginia →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
W. Ryan Snow is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Virginia →
Maritime attorneys for Jones Act claims, longshore injury, cruise ship cases, and offshore matters.
W. Ryan Snow is one of 11,568 maritime attorneys indexed nationally. Browse maritime attorneys in Virginia →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Virginia
Practicing law in Virginia. Legal matters in Virginia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Norfolk are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Virginia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Virginia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Virginia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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