Richmond, Virginia – Emroch & Kilduff has received a Regional Tier 1 ranking in Richmond for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®. Two of the firm’s partners, William B. Kilduff and Edward J. McNelis III, have also been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Kilduff is recognized for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2010. McNelis is recognized for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.

Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same region and practice area. Best Law Firms ranks firms by practice area at the national and metropolitan levels. A firm is eligible in a practice area only if at least one of its lawyers is recognized in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in that practice area and region. Firm rankings are then based on feedback from clients and professional references, along with evaluations from other lawyers.

“Recognition from other lawyers and from the clients we’ve represented carries real weight,” said Kilduff, a partner at the firm since 1979. “We have only ever represented injured people. Being recognized for that work, alongside Ed and the rest of our team, says a lot about the people at this firm.”

Kilduff has more than 45 years of experience representing injured people and their families. He has been named a Virginia Super Lawyer every year since 2006 and received the VADA-VTLA Civility and Professionalism Award in 2021.

McNelis has tried more than 100 cases to verdict. His U.S. Army honors include the Legion of Merit. He has been named one of Virginia’s Legal Elite for the past four years.

“Most of our clients have never had to hire a lawyer before, and they’re going up against insurance companies that do this every day,” McNelis said. “Our job is to level that playing field. It’s good to see that work recognized.”

Emroch & Kilduff has represented injured Virginians for more than 50 years. Its attorneys handle car and truck accident cases, wrongful death claims, construction accidents and other serious injury matters from offices in Richmond and Tappahannock.