Bryan S. Peeples

Bryan focuses his practice in the areas of maritime and riparian law, construction law, worker's compensation, and national security. A prolific author, Bryan has written articles on Virginia aquaculture and maritime law, including the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; the Virginia Primary Sand Dune and Beaches Act; and the Virginia Tidal Wetlands Act. He has been published in a number of professional journals on a variety of topics, ranging from Virginia real property law to the Anti-Terrorism Act. Bryan is a member of the firm's waterfront law practice group, and writes blog articles regularly on the group's website devoted to waterfront (riparian) property rights law, maritime and admiralty law, and environmental law. Please click here to visit the waterfront law team's website. Before joining the firm is 2018, Bryan retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years of service as a pilot. He completed seven combat deployments and served as the Commanding Officer of a helicopter squadron. His last assignment was Lead Rotational Planner for the Joint Staff, where he provided strategic advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Secretary of Defense. MEMBERSHIPS American Bar Association Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division CLE Committee Chairman James Kent Inn of Court Hampton Roads Global Commerce Council Virginia Maritime Association HONORS & AWARDS Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law, 2021-2022, Workers' Compensation Law, 2022 Coastal Virginia's Top Lawyers, Land Use & Environment, 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2021 and 2022 Virginia's Legal Elite, Young Lawyer, 2021 Honorable Richard T. Kellam Professionalism Award 12 Ronald L. Fick Book Awards, Regent University School of Law Defense Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Navy Helicopter Association East Coast Pilot of the Year, 2002 Navy Commendation Medal, Awarded Five Times COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT LEAD 757, Class of 2022 VMA Maritime Leadership Certification Program, Class of 2023 Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore Lynnhaven River Now, Waterway Cleanup Volunteer Elizabeth River Project, Waterway Cleanup Volunteer Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Bryan S. Peeples included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Bryan S. Peeples Included on the 2026Virginia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list