Spotts Fain PC

United States 2025

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Practice Areas

Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers

Year founded: 1988

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Overview

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Spotts Fain is a full-service business law firm focused on advising, counseling, and representing clients in transactional and litigation matters. Our services include general business counseling on such issues as choice of entity, formation, establishment (including creation of client-specific business policies, forms and procedures), employment law planning and compliance, tax planning, real estate acquisition, land use and zoning, development, leasing and sale, intellectual property protection, local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations, banking law and bank regulatory issues, creditors rights, debt collection, HIPAA and other federal regulatory compliance and lobbying. Our litigation attorneys are business trial lawyers who understand the importance of efficient and effective representation and who are experienced in mediation, arbitration, litigation, in state and federal courts, and administrative and licensing hearings. We represent clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters including contract, construction, employment, intellectual property, securities, and shareholder disputes. We defend businesses and manage complex litigation involving toxic tort and product liability claims. Spotts Fain litigators serve as both lead counsel and local counsel in Virginia state courts and federal courts. Spotts Fain also provides wealth management services to individuals in the areas of estate and tax planning and estate and trust administration.

Rankings

Spotts Fain PC is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 13 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 3

Tier 3 for Venture Capital Law

Metro Rankings

Richmond

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Firm Leadership

Hugh M. Fain III

Managing Director

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 3

Tier 3 for Venture Capital Law

Regional Rankings

Richmond

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 2 for Construction Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent

Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 2 for Venture Capital Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Patent
Real Estate Law
Venture Capital Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®

Spotts Fain PC has 18 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Spotts Fain PC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.

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