66/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 282 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Real Estate Lawyers in Portsmouth, VA: 2026 rankings
47 real estate lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Highest LFR Score in Portsmouth: Shaheen Law Firm, P.C., LFR Score 66/100; 4.9★ from 282 Google reviews.
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Open 24 hours (per Google): Virginia Beach Law Group, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #3 of 47.
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Most-reviewed: Hunter Law Firm, 449 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 47 ranked; ranked #16.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
47 Portsmouth real estate lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 5 are open 24/7, 5 open Saturdays and 5 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.3★ across 47 rated law firms.
Top 10 real estate lawyers in Portsmouth at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Notable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaheen Law Firm, P.C. | 66 | 4.9★ (282) | Virginia Beach, 8 mi away | — | Top score |
| 2 | Reeds Real Estate | 65 | 5.0★ (150) | Chesapeake, 7 mi away | — | — |
| 3 | Virginia Beach Law Group | 63 | 3.7★ (43) | Virginia Beach, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Open 24 hours |
| 4 | Anderson Legal Group, PC | 59 | 4.8★ (71) | Newport News, 20 mi away | — | — |
| 5 | Real Estate Legal Services, Charles D. Pittman Jr. & Associates | 59 | 4.2★ (28) | Virginia Beach, 9 mi away | — | — |
| 6 | Robert L. Gutterman, PC | 59 | 4.3★ (18) | Virginia Beach, 7 mi away | — | — |
| 7 | Bowers & Gould, PC | 59 | 4.1★ (16) | Norfolk, 5 mi away | — | — |
| 8 | Randall, McClenney & Daniels, P.C. | 58 | 4.7★ (287) | Suffolk, 17 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 9 | Shaheen Law Firm | 58 | 4.8★ (58) | Newport News, 22 mi away | — | — |
| 10 | Brown Jefferson B | 58 | 2.9★ (7) | Portsmouth | — | — |
All 47 real estate lawyers in Portsmouth, in rank order
Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in Chesapeake, 7 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 150 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 9 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.7★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Newport News, 20 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 9 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 7 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Norfolk, 5 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Suffolk, 17 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 287 Google reviews.
Based in Newport News, 22 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Portsmouth
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 2.9★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Chesapeake, 7 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Norfolk, 1 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 170 Google reviews.
Based in Virginia Beach, 9 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 9 mi away
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
#15 Caplan Law Group
Based in Virginia Beach, 7 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 277 Google reviews.
#16 Hunter Law Firm
Based in Hampton, 15 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 449 Google reviews, the most in Portsmouth.
Based in Newport News, 20 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
#18 Hanger Law
Based in Virginia Beach, 18 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 375 Google reviews.
Based in Newport News, 15 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 2.8★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 18 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
#21 Tavss Fletcher
Based in Norfolk, 1 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.3★ from 109 Google reviews.
Based in Newport News, 21 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.4★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 9 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Bankruptcy attorney”.
Based in Newport News, 20 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based in Chesapeake, 5 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
All 47 real estate lawyers
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #47, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Davis Law Group PC | 51 | 4.6★ (29) | 7 mi |
| 27 | Pender & Coward | 51 | 4.5★ (38) | 9 mi |
| 28 | Inman & Strickler PLC | 50 | 4.4★ (73) | 13 mi |
| 29 | Coleman & Coleman, PLC | 50 | 4.3★ (82) | 13 mi |
| 30 | The Dickerson & Smith Law Group | 49 | 3.9★ (147) | 13 mi |
| 31 | Woods Rogers | 49 | 3.6★ (11) | 1 mi |
| 32 | Jones, Walker & Lake | 49 | 4.3★ (45) | 13 mi |
| 33 | The Hartley Law Group, P.C. | 49 | 4.6★ (18) | 9 mi |
| 34 | Burroughs Law Office, P.C. | 49 | 5.0★ (12) | 10 mi |
| 35 | Childress, Flax & Levine PC | 48 | 4.3★ (12) | 7 mi |
| 36 | Hunter Law Firm | 48 | 4.0★ (10) | 6 mi |
| 37 | Temple Law Group PC | 48 | 4.3★ (19) | 13 mi |
| 38 | Richard W Whittemore, PC | 48 | 3.8★ (4) | 18 mi |
| 39 | Thomas L Hunter, P.C.: Pritchard III John R | 47 | 5.0★ (5) | 15 mi |
| 40 | Pender & Coward, P.C. | 47 | 3.4★ (10) | 8 mi |
| 41 | Saunders & Ojeda, P.C. | 47 | 4.1★ (37) | 18 mi |
| 42 | Ferguson Rawls & Raines | 47 | 3.9★ (31) | 18 mi |
| 43 | Virginia E Brown PC | 45 | 5.0★ (3) | 15 mi |
| 44 | Stallings, P.C. | 44 | 3.7★ (3) | 17 mi |
| 45 | Hunter Law Firm | 43 | 5.0★ (5) | 24 mi |
| 46 | Lytle Law P.C. | 43 | 4.0★ (4) | 20 mi |
| 47 | Kristina Beavers, Attorney at Law | 43 | 2.9★ (14) | 24 mi |
Also serving Portsmouth
20 more real estate lawyers within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chapman Law Firm | 4.3★ (35) | In Portsmouth |
| Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers | 5.0★ (126) | In Portsmouth |
| Cooper Spong & Davis PC | 4.6★ (39) | In Portsmouth |
| Eric O Moody & Associates PC | 3.5★ (13) | In Portsmouth |
| Kass Law Firm PLC (William Kass Now With Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers) | 4.8★ (70) | In Portsmouth |
| Kozak & Davis, P.C. | 3.8★ (67) | In Portsmouth |
| Lane & Perkinson, P.C. | 3.3★ (9) | In Portsmouth |
| Levin & Levin, P.C. | 4.6★ (189) | In Portsmouth |
| Michael Jerome Massie, PC | 4.3★ (13) | In Portsmouth |
| Nazareth Innovative Law | 4.4★ (28) | In Portsmouth |
| Oast & Taylor PLC | 4.8★ (10) | In Portsmouth |
| Richardson & Rosenberg LLC | 4.1★ (24) | In Portsmouth |
| Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp | 4.7★ (15) | In Portsmouth |
| Steingold and Mendelson | 4.9★ (17) | In Portsmouth |
| The Alliance Legal Group, PLLC | 4.6★ (54) | In Portsmouth |
| The Collins Law Firm, P.C. | 4.6★ (148) | In Portsmouth |
| The Moody Law Firm, Inc. | 4.7★ (65) | In Portsmouth |
| Von L. Piersall, III, P.C. | 4.7★ (36) | In Portsmouth |
| Weaver Sr Sterling H | 4.1★ (23) | In Portsmouth |
| Wright Jerry M | 5.0★ (20) | In Portsmouth |
How we ranked Portsmouth real estate lawyers
We scored 47 Portsmouth real estate lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Portsmouth data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 | Measured |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose a real estate lawyer
- Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
- Ask how many real estate law matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
- Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
- Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
- Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
- Ask what the closing fee includes and which disbursements are charged on top.
- Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.
Questions to ask a real estate lawyer
- How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
- How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
- Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
- What does your closing fee include?
- Will you review the purchase contract before I sign?
- Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?
Terms explained
- Contingency fee
- A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
- Retainer
- Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
- Flat fee
- One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
- Limited-scope representation
- Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
- Good standing
- A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
- Law society
- The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
- Board certification
- Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
- Attorney–client privilege
- The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
- Conflict check
- The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
- Pro bono
- Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Legal aid
- Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.
Real estate lawyers in Portsmouth: frequently asked questions
Which real estate lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Portsmouth?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked real estate lawyer in Portsmouth, VA is Shaheen Law Firm, P.C. with an LFR Score of 66/100. It has 4.9★ from 282 Google reviews. Reeds Real Estate (#2) and Virginia Beach Law Group (#3) follow. We ranked 47 real estate lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many real estate lawyers are there in Portsmouth?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 47 real estate lawyers serving Portsmouth, VA. 1 of them is based in Portsmouth; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 25 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which real estate lawyers in Portsmouth are open 24/7?
5 ranked real estate lawyers in Portsmouth post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Virginia Beach Law Group (#3), Randall, McClenney & Daniels, P.C. (#8) and Hampton Roads Law Group, PLC (#11). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which real estate lawyers in Portsmouth work on weekends?
5 of 47 ranked real estate lawyers post Saturday hours and 5 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Virginia Beach Law Group (#3), Randall, McClenney & Daniels, P.C. (#8) and Hampton Roads Law Group, PLC (#11). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.
What Google rating do Portsmouth real estate lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 47 rated real estate lawyers in Portsmouth is 4.3★, with a median of 28 reviews. Hunter Law Firm has the most, 449 reviews, and ranks #16. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does LawFirmsRanked rank real estate lawyers?
Each real estate lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do real estate lawyers outside Portsmouth count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 25 mi of the Portsmouth city center, our service radius for real estate lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.
Can real estate lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?
No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.
How do real estate lawyers in Portsmouth, VA charge?
Real estate lawyers often charge a flat fee for a residential closing and hourly rates for disputes and commercial work. Lawyers using Clio billed an average of $399 an hour in this area (Clio Legal Trends data, October 2026; all areas $362). Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.
Do I need a lawyer to buy a house?
It depends on the state: some states require or customarily use an attorney for closings, others use title or escrow companies. A lawyer can still review the contract before you sign. This is general information, not legal advice.
How is this list of real estate lawyers in Portsmouth, VA ranked?
By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.
Does a lawyer need an office in Portsmouth?
No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your state (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some state). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.
Update log for Portsmouth
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 47 real estate lawyers serving Portsmouth.
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