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Experience

• $75 million settlement in environmental case (coal mining related)
• $5.5 million settlement in brain injury/trucking case
• $4.5 million settlement against responsible parties for product (wash down nozzle) improperly manufactured in China
• $4 million for brain injured Plaintiff injured in bus accident case in Australia
• $3.5 million settlement in airplane crash case involving death of a passenger
• $3.4 million in expected attendant care benefits for double amputee
• $3 million in expected attendant care benefits for brain injured/blind worker
• $2.45 million settlement in motorcycle accident case involving facial injuries
• $1.6 million verdict in complex business litigation case
• $1.2 million verdict in federal court truck accident case involving fractured spine
• $1.2 million settlement in automobile crash involving brain injury and leading to appointment of guardian and conservator
• $1 million for negligently manufactured auger resulting in amputation
• $1 million settlement against responsible parties for product manufacturing case
• $1 million for ski accident case resulting in quadriplegia
• $975,000 settlement for mechanic's brain injury in automobile accident case
• $700,000 for injured worker in products liability case involving truck lift gate which fractured lower extremity
• Resolved multiple brain injury cases for $1 million or more
• Involved in multiple cases involving tractor trailer crashes
• Multiple cases tried and settled for amounts below $1 million, involving airplane crashes, medical negligence, car accidents, truck accidents, products liability and commercial matters
• Many years of experience handling complex business transactions
• Represented multiple companies in buying, selling and changing the ownership status of their businesses
• Over 25 years of experiencing handling workers' compensation cases throughout Virginia and subrogation cases arising from such injuries
• Confidential amount in a sexual assault case of a minor
• Multiple aviation related cases to include assisting parties in purchase and documentation information of entities to hold aircraft; Represented pilots in enforcement actions prosecuted by FAA

Education

• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law: J.D. 1985
• University of Virginia: B.A. with distinction, 1982