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Elena Iuga’s superpowers may seem like an unlikely combo. Her soft-spoken, empathetic personality is a tremendous asset to her clients, especially when they are in distress from experiencing an injury. She also knows when to turn up the fierce side of her communication style to fight for the rights of her clients.. Elena is an advocate of changing the narrative of how personal injury attorneys are perceived. It’s not about ambulance chasing. It’s about helping her clients to put back on their oxygen masks to take care of their families and loved ones.. She emphasizes the need for her clients to understand that their cases are only as good as the records put together. Elena treats each of her cases with the same level of advocacy as the love she and her husband show for their children, of both the two and four-leg variety.. Elena was drawn to law to complete the unattained career dream of her father and sees her degree as honoring them both.. She lives a pay-it-forward life philosophy. Someone who believed in Elena wrote her a check for $25,000 to cover the part of her law school tuition that her scholarship did not. She will one day do the same for another aspiring attorney.. Elena serves as the Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Immigration Research Forum.. When not at work, she enjoys a balance of entertaining guests, cooking and quiet, alone time.

Arash D. Zarei is a lifetime resident of Fairfax County. Mr. Zarei devotes his practice to representing clients with high-quality, personal, and cost-effective services. Mr. Zarei’s knowledge and experience in multiple areas of law has given him the edge required for resolving complex cases.

Jesse is a member of the Louisiana State Bar and Virginia State Bar as well as the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), Admiralty Section of the Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Jesse enjoys a very active litigation practice and has lectured on maritime and evidentiary issues at both the state and national level.

Richard Serpe has represented victims of personal injuries for over 37 years. Especially passionate about the fate of injured children, he's devoted much of his career to representing society's most vulnerable victims. He is frequently associated in complex litigation, managing cases with difficult scientific and medical issues. He has experience managing large case cohorts, including the extensive use of database and litigation support software. His practice areas include Virginia car accidents, dog bites, wrongful death, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, tractor-trailer accidents, and more.. Richard Serpe is listed in The Best Lawyers in America ®, and has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell law directory, which is the highest given. He has been named a “Super Lawyer” – among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Virginia, by Virginia Super Lawyers since 2006. Mr. Serpe is admitted to practice law in Virginia, Texas and Louisiana.

Bill O’Mara started his legal career in 2008 when he moved back to his home town of Chesapeake. He attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Washington and Lee University Law School. He has practiced in the field of plaintiffs’ personal injury and other litigation.. Bill O’Mara gained extensive courtroom and trial experience, including contested trials before judges and juries across Hampton Roads before he arrived at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers. In 2014, Mr. O’Mara joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers as an associate attorney. He became a partner in 2017. He now dedicates his entire practice to helping injured people. He heads up a dedicated premises liability team that helps people injured in slip and fall accidents, trampoline accidents and other accidents at stores, hotels, and restaurants.. Bill O’Mara is married with two daughters and a son. He lives in Chesapeake. He gains satisfaction from helping people through tough times and giving them access to justice after they suffer injuries.. Bill O’Mara’s bar admissions are:

With nearly two decades of experience as a trial attorney, Stewart Gill has successfully represented individuals and their families in a broad range of injury cases, including orthopedic and spinal injuries, worker’s compensation, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, wrongful death, and closed head injury. Mr. Gill focuses his practice on representing victims of catastrophic injury, especially spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.

Mario J. Stellute specializes in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense throughout the entire Hampton Roads area, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his injured clients and exonerated countless criminal defendants. Mr. Stellute was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. Following law school, Mr. Stellute immediately went into private practice. Mr. Stellute practices in both state and federal courts, and is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Hampton Bar Association. As the son of one of the most prominent trial lawyers in the Hampton Roads area, Mr. Stellute learned early in life how self-rewarding it is to help those injured as a result of someone else's negligence and to relentlessly defend those falsely accused of criminal misconduct. Mr. Stellute represents clients in a wide variety of cases such as auto accidents, death claims, seamen's claims, medical malpractice, slip and fall, driving while intoxicated and other criminal law and traffic offenses. Mr. Stellute is available to his clients 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and encourages his clients to contact him at their convenience. Contact him today and find out firsthand why The Stellute Law Firm is The One to Know.

Timothy H. Hankins graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with honors in 1978 and received his law degree from the University of Richmond in 1981. Mr. Hankins opened his law firm that year on Main Street in the City of Newport News, Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.  In 2024, Mr. Hankins merged his practice with Goldstein, Edgar & Reagan and is now head of the Personal Injury Department and is Of Counsel with the firm.. Mr. Hankins, named to Who's Who in American Law, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization consisting of attorneys who have settled a case or obtained a verdict in excess of $1,000,000. He has tried personal injury, domestic relations, divorce, and criminal cases in state and federal courts and has argued on appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court and Virginia Court of Appeals. Approximately half of Mr. Hankins' caseload consists of personal injury cases including Maritime/Jones Act claims, auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, slip and fall accidents, products liability, airplane crashes, electrocutions, and medical malpractice.

Michael Colonese leads the Plaintiffs Practice Group at Brown Jacobson. Mike is among a select group of Connecticut attorneys who have attained Board Certification by the National Board Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocate. He is also board certified as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist (fewer than 2% of Connecticut attorneys hold even one of those two designations).. His practice is devoted exclusively to representing plaintiffs and claimants in personal injury, employment, workers’ compensation, and complex litigation matters.. Mike is a lifelong Connecticut resident. He grew up in Shelton and graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Economics from UConn in 1982, and received his Law Degree with Honors from UConn in 1985. After beginning his law career with the Hartford firm of Day, Berry & Howard (now Day Pitney), Mike joined Brown Jacobson in 1987. He has been the firm’s president since 2000.. Mike is passionate about providing strong advocacy on behalf of the little guy against the big and powerful interests and believes that the best way to assure a fair settlement is by thoroughly preparing every case as if it will be going to trial.

I help people solve problems that matter to them, and make a difference every day.. Along with being an advocate for my client, I am in a unique position to be a counselor as well and provide direction and advice for the future.. I am married to Rachelle, and we have two great kids, and four wonderful grandchildren. We like to get outdoors and enjoy snowboarding, hiking and archery. We no longer have any pets, but have had several cats and one dog.