Eckert Seamans Attorneys Named to Virginia Business 2025 Legal Elite
December 4, 2025
National law firm Eckert Seamans is proud to announce that three Members from its Richmond office have been named among Virginia Business’ 2025 Legal Elite, a peer-driven ranking of the Commonwealth’s top lawyers across 21 legal specialties. Developed in partnership with the Virginia Bar Association, the list reflects input from more than 14,000 attorneys and 50 law firms statewide.
The recognized Eckert Seamans attorneys and the specialties for which they are honored include:
- William H. Hurd– Appellate Law
- Michael A. Montgomery– Civil Litigation
- Christopher L. Perkins– Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights
Bill Hurd specializes in federal and state appellate litigation, complex and high-stakes issues, and government and internal investigations. He has experience representing businesses under investigation by state attorneys general across the nation and served as the first solicitor general of Virginia (1999-2004). Hurd has also argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the landmark decision in Virginia v. Black, upholding Virginia’s anti-Klan statute banning cross-burning with intent to intimidate.
Michael Montgomery is a trial lawyer who routinely defends clients in high exposure litigation across a broad spectrum of industries, typically in the areas of product liability, construction, transportation, and general commercial litigation. He also has years of experience representing Class 1 and short line railroads in personal injury and property damage claims arising out of collisions and derailments.
Christopher Perkins focuses his practice on all aspects of bankruptcy, creditor’s rights, business reorganizations, receiverships, workouts, and commercial litigation. He represents Chapter 11 debtors, lenders, and other secured creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, receivers, lessors and vendors on bankruptcy matters, as well as handles commercial litigation cases involving the Uniform Commercial Code, lender liability, fraudulent conveyance, and business torts, among others.