Staff List

Attorneys

Andrew R. Newby, County Attorney
Board of Supervisors; County Manager’s Office; Department Heads

Lee Ann Anderson, Chief Deputy County Attorney
Police; Human Resources

Megan Lisa Watkins, Deputy County Attorney
Henrico County Public Schools

Ryan P. Murphy, Deputy County Attorney
Economic Development Authority; Recreation and Parks; Planning

Audrey J. Burges, Deputy County Attorney
Social Services; Libraries; Fire; Mental Health

John D. McChesney, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Sheriff

Mary Kathryn Hart, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Henrico County Public Schools

Denise M. Letendre, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Public Utilities; Building Inspections; Social Services; Human Resources

Sean C. O’Hara, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Public Works; General Services; Community Revitalization

Karen E. Dottore, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Social Services; Court Services; Community Corrections

Alyssa D. Brown, Assistant County Attorney
Real Property; Purchasing

Allison Bridges Larkin, Assistant County Attorney
Social Services

Sara L. Maynard, Assistant County Attorney
Police; Registrar; Finance

Andrew T. Lloyd, Ph.D., Assistant County Attorney
Henrico County Public Schools

 

Support Staff

Karen W. Grizzard, Business Supervisor

Pamela J. Miller, Paralegal

Brittney A. Moon, Paralegal

Lauren Toombs, Paralegal

Kishara Diggs, Paralegal

Donna L. Moyer, Legal Assistant

Barbara C. Wright, Legal Assistant

Caitlin Howard, Legal Assistant

 

Andrew R. Newby

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Date Joined County: June, 2010

Education: B. A., University of Virginia (2005); J.D. (summa cum laude), University of Richmond School of Law (2009)

Previous Experience: Law Clerk, Chesterfield County Circuit Court (2009-10)

Professional Associations and Positions Held: Henrico County Bar Association: President (2021-2022)

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

 

Lee Ann Anderson

Chief Deputy County Attorney

Date Joined County: June, 2009

Education: B. A., College of William & Mary (1991); M.I.A., Columbia University (1993); J.D., New York University School of Law (1999)

Previous Experience: Associate General Counsel, Circuit City Stores, Inc. (2007-09); Senior Associate, ReedSmith LLP (2006-07); Associate, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP (1999-2006).

Licensed to practice in: Virginia and New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

 

Megan Lisa Watkins

Deputy County Attorney

Date Joined County: February, 2022

Education: B.A., Davidson College (2010); J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (2016)

Previous Experience: Counsel, Sands Anderson (2021-2022); Assistant County Attorney, Henrico County Attorney’s Office (2018-2021); Lewis F. Powell Fellow, Legal Aid Justice Center (2016-2018)

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

 

Ryan P. Murphy

Deputy County Attorney

Date Joined County: April, 2021

Education: B.A., University of Virginia (2007); M.A., George Mason University (2009); J.D. (magna cum laude), University of Richmond School of Law (2014)

Previous Experience: Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Virginia (2014-2016); Attorney, AquaLaw (2016-2017); Assistant County Attorney, Henrico County Attorney’s Office (2017-2020); Assistant Counsel, Virginia Housing Development Authority (2020-2021)

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

 

Audrey J. Burges

Deputy County Attorney

Date Joined County: June, 2022

Education: B.A., Longwood College (2001); J.D., University of Richmond School of Law (2004)

Previous Experience: Assistant Attorney General, Virginia Office of the Attorney General (2017-2022); Assistant County Attorney, Henrico County Attorney’s Office (2012-2017); Davenport & Poindexter (2011-2012); Strother Law Offices (2007-2011); Jennings & Jennings (2006-2007)

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

 

John D. McChesney

Senior Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: October, 2015

Education: B.S.F.S., Georgetown University (1994); J.D., Washington and Lee University (1999)

Previous Experience: Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General (Virginia) (2012-2015); Attorney, Rawls, McNeils, & Mitchell, P.C. (2002-2012); Law Clerk, Court of Appeals of Virginia (2000-2001); Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Virginia (1999-2000)

Licensed to practice in: Virginia, Florida, and West Virginia (Inactive); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

 

Mary Kathryn Hart

Senior Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: March, 2018

Education: B.S.Ed University of Virginia (1986); JD., University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (1994)

Previous Experience: Partner, Thorsen Hart & Allen, LLP (2016 TO 2018); Associate, with James B. Thorsen, Esq. (2007 to 2016); Sole Practitioner (2003 to 2007); Associate, Barnes & Batzil, P.C. (2001 to 2003); Managing Attorney, Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities (1998-2000); Sole Practitioner (1995 to 1998).

Professional Associations and Positions Held: Member, Henrico Bar Association; Former Board Member & Chair of Special Projects, Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association; Former Member, Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association; Former Board Member, Virginia Coalition for Students with Disabilities

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

 

Denise M. Letendre

Senior Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: April, 2014

Education: B.A. (valedictorian) Rutgers; The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick (2010); J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (2013)

Previous Experience: Robert F. Kennedy ’51 Public Service Fellow, University of Virginia School of Law (2013-14)

Professional Associations and Positions Held: Member, Henrico Bar Association; member, Law School Liaison Committee, Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc.

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

 

Sean C. O’Hara

Senior Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: September, 2022

Education: B.A., West Virginia University (2008); J.D., University of Richmond (2011)

Previous Experience: Associate County Attorney III, Montgomery County, Maryland (2019-2022); Senior Associate, Kiernan Trebach, LLP (2015-2019); Associate, Hartel DeSantis & Howie, LLP (2013-2015); Associate, O’Connell & O’Connell, LLC (2012-2013).

Licensed to practice in: Virginia and Maryland; U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

 

Karen E. Dottore

Senior Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: February, 2015

Education: B.A. The Catholic University of America (2009) (Phi Beta Kappa); J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (2012)

Previous Experience: Assistant County Attorney, Prince William County Attorney’s Office (2013-2015); Law Clerk, Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (2012-2013).

Professional Associations and Positions Held: Member, Henrico Bar Association

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia

 

Alyssa D. Brown

Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: October, 2020

Education: B.A. (with distinction), University of Virginia (2015); J.D., William & Mary Law School (2018)

Previous Experience: Associate, Penn Stuart (2018-2020); Claims Counsel, Kinsale Insurance Company (2020)

Professional Associations and Positions Held:  Executive Editor, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (2017-2018); Treasurer/Secretary, Washington County Bar Association (2019-2020)

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

 

Allison Bridges Larkin

Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: December, 2020

Education: B.A. (cum laude), Christopher Newport University (2007); J.D. (cum laude), University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (2010)

Previous Experience: Campbell & Campbell, P.C. (2011-2013), Parcell, Webb, & Baruch, P.C. (2013-2020)

Professional Associations: Member, Henrico Bar Association

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia

 

Sara L. Maynard

Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: September, 2021

Education: B.S. (magna cum laude), Virginia Commonwealth University (2017); J.D. (cum laude), University of Richmond School of Law (2020)

Previous Experience: : Judicial Law Clerk, Henrico County Circuit Court (2020-2021)

Licensed to practice in: Virginia

 

Andrew T. Lloyd, Ph.D.

Assistant County Attorney

Date Joined County: July, 2024

Education: B.A., Old Dominion University (2010); M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University (2014); Ph.D., Old Dominion University (2017); J.D., Syracuse University College of Law (2022)

Previous Experience: : Curriculum Leader, Hampton City Schools (2018-2024); Vice Principal, Syracuse City School District (2016-2018); Spanish Teacher, Hampton City Schools (2010-2016)

Licensed to practice in: Supreme Court of Virginia

 

Karen W. Grizzard

Business Supervisor

Date Joined County: September, 1978

Education: B. A., James Madison University (1976)

Professional Associations and Positions Held: Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services Board (2018- )

 

Pamela J. Miller

Paralegal: Litigation

Date Joined County: April, 2002

Education: B.S. in Governmental Administration, Concentration in Legal Studies (ABA approved, Pre-Law Program), Christopher Newport University (1998)

Previous Experience: Paralegal/Office Manager, Saunders Law Office (1998-2000); Paralegal, Brenner, Evans & Yoffy, P.C. (2000-2002).

Professional Associations and Positions Held: Member, Local Government Paralegal Association of Virginia, Inc. (2002 to present).

 

Brittney A. Moon

Paralegal

Date Joined County: March, 2023

Previous Experience: Paralegal, Winslow, McCurry & MacCormac (2021-2023); Deputy Courtroom Clerk, Hanover Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court (2015-2021)

 

Lauren Toombs

Paralegal

Date Joined County: March, 2023

Education: James Madison University (2016)

Previous Experience: Legal Assistant II, Hanover Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (2019-2023)

 

Kishara Diggs

Paralegal: Litigation

Date Joined County: November, 2024

Education: Graduate Certificate in Human Resources, Belhaven University (2020); B.A. in Business Administration, Belhaven University (2014); A.A.S. in Paralegal Technology, Hinds Community College (1996)

Previous Experience: Senior Paralegal, Office of the Attorney General (2023-2024); Paralegal, Two Rivers Law Group (2022-2023); Senior Paralegal, Richmond City Attorney’s Office (2021-2022)

 

 

 

Contact Us

County Attorney

Phone
(804) 501-4342

Fax
(804) 501-4140

Mailing Address
P. O. Box 90775
Henrico, VA 23273-0775

 
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