Overview
Benny Zhang is a high-performing, dynamic, and versatile attorney and a member of the Firm’s Securities Team, where he advises publicly listed domestic and international companies, as well as underwriters, in the micro-cap space.
A former elected member of the Williamsburg City Council, Benny maintains a robust local practice advising clients on estate planning, corporate, and real estate matters. He currently serves as County Attorney for King William County, outside counsel to the New Kent County Board of Zoning Appeals, and Assistant Commissioner of Accounts for multiple localities within Virginia’s Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Deeply engaged in the Hampton Roads region, Benny brings more than 14 years of experience serving on not-for-profit, regional banking, for-profit, and local and state governmental boards. He values the personal relationships at the core of effective legal counsel and takes a client-centered approach to his practice.
Recognition & Honors
Honors & Recognitions
Forty Under 40; Virginia Business, 2025
Taylor Reveley Award; William & Mary Law School, 2025
Best Lawyers in America; “Ones to Watch,” 2025-2026
Virginia Rising Stars, Virginia Super Lawyers, 2023-2025
15 Under 50, Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce, 2023
NextGen Award, CoVaBIZ Magazine, 2022
Asian Centennial Commemorative Presidential Citation, College of William & Mary, 2022
Top 40 Under 40, Inside Business, 2021
Williamsburg City Council; Council Member, 2016-2020
Thurgood Marshall Award; William & Mary Law School
American Bar Association State and Local Government Award
Center for the Study of Law and Markets Fellowship
William & Mary Property Rights Fellowship
I’Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal; Editorial Board
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal; Editorial Board
Press & Publications
News
Community & Professional
Associations
Assistant Commissioner of Accounts; 6th Judicial Circuit, Virginia
Williamsburg Bar Association; President
WHRO; Governing Board of Directors, Director
Williamsburg Community Foundation; Trustee
American Planning Association; Virginia Chapter
TowneBank; Williamsburg Regional Board, Member
Credentials
Education
College of William & Mary; B.A., 2016
William & Mary Law School; J.D., 2020
Beyond the Law
Benny is an owner of Anonymous Coffee, a local artisan coffee shop dedicated to supporting mental health causes.
Past Leadership Positions
Literacy for Life; President, 2017-2025
Chesapeake Bank Peninsula Business Advisory Board; Member
William & Mary Asian Centennial Committee; Member
Hampton Roads Chamber’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee; Member
Hampton Roads Alliance; 757 Recovery Placing Making & Marketing, 2020
Virginia Transit Association; Vice President, 2018-2020
Virginia First Cities; Board of Directors, 2017-2020
Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance – Business Council; Board of Directors, 2018-2020
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center; Board of Directors, 2016-2020
2019 Commemoration First Representative Assembly Committee, 2016-2019
Governor-Elect Transition Policy Council on Local Government, 2017
Virginia Municipal League Legislative Committee; Vice-Chair, 2017-2019
Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Consortium; Board of Directors, 2016-2018
City of Williamsburg Public Housing Advisory Committee, 2012-2019
