Riley represents clients in complex civil litigation matters and government investigations.
Get To Know Riley
Riley provides strategic solutions to clients facing complex civil litigation and civil and criminal government investigations. Riley brings a diverse background in federal court practice at the trial and appellate levels.
Prior to joining Woods Rogers, Riley served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Virginia, where he served as lead counsel in civil fraud investigations under the False Claims Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes and defended government agencies in multiple phases of the federal litigation process across a variety of areas, including torts, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, and constitutional claims.
Riley started his legal career as a law clerk to Chief Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and Judge Jane B. Stranch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Riley earned his law degree from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate and graduate degrees from James Madison University.
A native Roanoker, Riley spends most of his time outside the office chasing his daughter around the house and enjoying the outdoors with his wife. Otherwise, you will find Riley at a weekly basketball game with other washed-up high school athletes, with his nose in a book, or experimenting with his Traeger grill.
Credentials
Clerkships
Honorable Jane B. Stranch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Honorable Elizabeth K. Dillon, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude
James Madison University, B.B.A., magna cum laude; M.S.
Admissions
Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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