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, Assistant County Attorney
Social Services; Court Services; Community Corrections
Rachel Hart Jewell, Assistant County Attorney
Henrico County Public Schools
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
Support Staff
Karen W. Grizzard, Business Supervisor
Shawnique N. Wilkerson-Smith, Paralegal
Donna L. Moyer, Administrative Assistant
Barbara C. Wright, Administrative Assistant
Tamula Torres, Administrative Assistant
Andrew R. Newby
County Attorney
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, Maryland, District of Columbia; United States District Court for Maryland.
Karen E. Dottore
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
Rachel Hart Jewell
Assistant County Attorney
Date Joined County: July, 2020
Education: Liberty University – B.A. (summa cum laude) (2011); University of Richmond, School of Law (magna cum laude) (2019)
Previous Experience: Judicial Law Clerk, Richmond Circuit Court (2019-2020), English Teacher, Amherst County High School (2012-2016)
Licensed to practice in: 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
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).
Shawnique N. Wilkerson-Smith
Paralegal
Date Joined County: August, 2013
Education: B.A. in Criminal Justice, Minor: Legal Studies (Valedictorian), Virginia Union University (2008); Master’s In Public Administration, Concentration in Administration of Justice, George Mason University (2010)
Previous Experience: Legal Secretary, Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (2013-2018); Courtroom Clerk, Richmond Circuit Court (2011-2013)
Peter Mugamba
Paralegal
Date Joined County: October, 2020
Education: Bachelor of Laws (LL. B), Uganda Christian University (2014); Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (BAR Course), Law Development Center – Kampala (2016); MSc. International Defense and Security, Cranfield University at the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom – Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (2018); Paralegal Studies, A.A.S, Northern Virginia Community College – Alexandria
Previous Experience: Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Mughal Law Firm (2019-2020); Clerk, Zeija, Mukasa & Co. Advocates-Kampala
