OUR TEAM

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Marion F. Werkheiser

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.

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Greg Werkheiser

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.

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Will Cook

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.

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Jessie Barrington

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.

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Katherine Sorrell

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.

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Caitlin McCurdy

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. 

Lydia Dexter

Attorney at Law

Lydia Dexter is an Attorney in the Indigenous Practice Group at Cultural Heritage Partners with
a special focus on federal litigation. Lydia works at the intersection of environmental and federal
Indian law, working to promote environmental justice and uphold Tribal sovereignty.

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Sarah Curtis

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.

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Ellen Chapman

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. 

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Elizabeth T. Horton

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. 

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Hannah James

Tribal Practice Coordinator

Hannah is a cultural heritage advocate with a background in archaeology. She supports Tribal Practice team through program management and research. 

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Lexi Cleveland

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. 

Earl Evans

Special Projects Consultant

Earl Evans is an enrolled citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, and former Vice Chairman of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribal Council. Through the firm’s strategic relationship with Red Cedar Solutions, he provides support to select Cultural Heritage Partners clients.