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W. Ryan Snow represents clients in Norfolk, Virginia across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
Biography
About 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. 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.
Credentials
Education
Washington and Lee University
J.D. · 2001
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Virginia, Virginia S
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Lawyer of the Year — Construction Law (Norfolk)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Construction (Norfolk)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Construction (Norfolk)
2023
Lawyer of the Year — Construction Law (Norfolk)
2022
Best Lawyers in America — Admiralty and Maritime Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Franchise Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Government Contracts
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Real Estate
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mediation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Railroad Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Transportation Law
2026
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2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
2026
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Crenshaw, Ware & Martin PLC
150 West Main Street, Suite 1923
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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What areas of law does W. Ryan Snow practice?
W. Ryan Snow focuses on Business, Construction, Litigation, and Maritime.
Where is W. Ryan Snow located?
W. Ryan Snow primarily serves clients in Norfolk, Virginia, with an office at 150 West Main Street, Suite 1923.
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