Founding Partner & Attorney at Law
Marion is an award-winning lawyer and internationally recognized trailblazer in the historic preservation and ESG fields. She is a well-known speaker and educator on all topics related to cultural heritage.
Founding Partner & Attorney at Law
Greg is an award-winning lawyer and social entrepreneur tackling complex challenges in the fields of cultural heritage preservation, economic development, leadership development, politics and government, and civil rights.
Partner
Will is a nationally recognized lawyer and scholar with a successful track record for using preservation law to help protect National Historic Landmarks, significant landscapes, historic viewsheds, and traditional cultural properties.
Partner
Dr. Jennifer Morris leads our Art and Museum Law practice. She is an art historian and lawyer whose practice focuses on art, museum, and cultural heritage matters.
Attorney at Law
Jessie is an attorney who specializes in Indian law and Tribal policy. She is an enrolled tribal citizen and focuses her practice on enhancing tribal sovereignty for the firm’s Tribal clients.
Cultural Resources Specialist
Ellen is an archaeologist with over ten years of experience in cultural resource management and academic archaeology. She provides clients with guidance on government affairs, cultural resources, and historic preservation issues.
Special Projects Manager
Lexi is a Richmond, Virginia native and public historian with a background of administrative support roles. Lexi helps coordinate the internal operations at CHP.
Operations Manager & Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner
Sarah started out in political and non-profit fundraising before making the transition to executive support. Her primary responsibilities are managing Marion’s always-evolving schedule and CHP office operations.
Tribal Practice Manager
Earl is an enrolled citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe and served as Vice Chairman of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribal Council. He has 25 years of formal involvement in issues impacting tribes.
Special Projects Manager
Christine is a preservation advocate with experience in public policy, fundraising, museums, and project management. She supports initiatives across the firm, and serves as right hand to Founding Partner Greg Werkheiser.
Cultural Resources Reviewer
Dr. Elizabeth Horton is a public archaeologist and paleoethnobotanist with a special focus on cultural heritage issues related to deep-time people/plant relationships and communities’ ecological knowledge and traditions.
Tribal Practice Coordinator
Hannah is a cultural heritage advocate with a background in archaeology. She supports Tribal Practice team through program management and research.
Advocacy Director
Kelly supports the firm’s public policy clients. She is a history buff who previously worked in the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Congress. She was a Press Secretary and Communications Director for several members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Projects & Research Manager
Lucy researches special projects of interest to CHPs’ clients. She has a specialty in cultural heritage tourism with a background in national and international tourism policy, research, program and project management.
Legal Fellow
Victoria supports the Preservation Practice, with a focus on federal court litigation. Prior to joining CHP, she worked as a law clerk for Smorey-Giger Law, a paralegal a tGordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, and a legal intern at Matthews International.
Attorney at Law
Caitlin’s practice focuses on charitable organizations, trusts, and taxation. She advises clients on nonprofit governance matters, tax policy and compliance, and settlement administration.
Preservation Practice Coordinator
Claire is a heritage professional with a background in art museum operations. She supports Partner Will Cook and the Preservation Practice team through office management and research.
Attorney at Law
Katherine’s practice focuses on ESG, preservation, and indigenous heritage. She advises clients on best practices and processes for managing social risk on infrastructure projects.