Robert E. Scully, Jr.

Principal

rscully@bklawva.com

d. 571-396-0560
o. 703-691-1235
f. 703-691-3913

Robert E. Scully, Jr.

Bob Scully is a partner in the Civil Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on business tort, corporate governance, trusts and estates, construction and intellectual property litigation.

He has 40 years of first chair trial experience in federal and state courts in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

 

Credentials

Education
  • Villanova University School of Law (1979)
  • University of Virginia (1976)
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland State Bar
  • Virginia State Bar

Professional Honors & Activities

Professional Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
  • U.S. News - Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Trusts & Estates (2005-2026)
  • U.S. News - Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year -  Trust and Estate Litigation (2022)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers® (2006-19)
  • Washington DC Super Lawyers® (2014-19)
  • Virginia Business Magazine, Legal Elite in the category of civil litigation (2008-2009 & 2021-2024)

 

Professional Activities

  • Virginia State Bar - former Chair of the Litigation Section and the Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline; frequently presents Continuing Legal Education programs and contributes to Virginia State Bar Litigation News and other publications.
  • Virginia Bar Association - Member of the Board of Governors (2020-23)

Selected Publications and Lectures

  • Impeachment with Unadjudicated Perjury: Deadly Weapon or Imaginary Beast? Litigation News, published by the Litigation Section of the Virginia State Bar, Vol. XVII, Number IX, December 2016.
  • Professionalism Faculty of the Virginia State Bar, Richmond, Va., October 8, 2013.
  • Advantages of challenging USPTO decisions in the EDVA with Marvin Petry Stites & Harbison, May 6, 2013.
  • A Sobering Lesson: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Not a Formula for Profitability Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, December 19, 2011.
  • Executive Compensation, the Business Judgment Rule, and the Dodd-Frank Act The Federal Lawyer, January 2011.