Virginia Lawyers Richard Serpe to Robert Bezilla

Firm: Law Offices of Richard J. Serpe, P.C.

580 E. Main St. , Norfolk , Virginia 23510

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

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.

Firm: Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

4705 Columbus Street , Virginia Beach , Virginia 23462

Practice Areas: Car Accidents

Any person in need of a personal injury lawyer has a tremendous number of choices, so an important question is - what makes me, Rick Shapiro, different or unique from other practitioners that would warrant a prospective client taking time out of their busy schedule to reach out for representation? Well, I believe my background, skills, and actual trial experience help set me apart from the competition. In September 2023, I was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted nationwide, I was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board, certifying civil trial attorneys across the U.S.  I was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.. A relentless personal injury trial attorney, I was named a 2022 Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly. Successful American inventor & product designer (18 U.S. patents). Amazon best-selling thriller author. During my three-decade career, I have won personal injury client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, underscoring my trial achievements. In addition, my law firm has won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million dollars. On the successful TN Supreme Court appeal, I worked tirelessly for seven years to achieve victory for our client. When you consider hiring your personal injury lawyer, reputation, integrity, and track record all matter.. While attending the University of Maryland at College Park, where I obtained a government and politics degree, I was lucky to get a job on Capitol Hill as an intern. I was then offered a full-time job as a staff assistant for a U.S. Congressman. Learning how legislation really gets rolling, along with interacting with constituents, was great training for later becoming a lawyer.. While I was working on Capitol Hill, I decided to apply to law school and try to become a lawyer. I was accepted to George Mason Law School located in Northern Virginia. I graduated in the top 5 percent of my class and wrote a law review article that was published in the George Mason Law Review.  I also worked part-time but still managed to pile up student loans (which took forever to repay).. I also heard about how it was a great experience to obtain a clerkship for a federal judge, so I put out a bunch of applications and ended up becoming a law clerk to a federal judge in Norfolk Virginia, my hometown. I spent a year, with pay, as one of Federal Judge Robert Doumar’s law clerks and saw great (and some bad) trial lawyers in court in both civil and criminal cases every week. This was great training.By 1993, I was exclusively doing personal injury law. I am now licensed to practice in North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, DC, but actually handle personal injury litigation in nearly every state across the eastern United States by associating with other attorneys licensed in those states. I also applied for and am now honored to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.I have been involved in all kinds of personal injury and wrongful death trials, including car wreck cases, trucking cases, railroad injury and derailment, chemical and toxic spill cases, etc. In many instances, my seriously injured client’s case settles at or just before a jury trial, because if I do a good job for my client, the defendant pushes hard to settle their case rather than face a jury. I have also been an officer of the Railroad Section of the American Association of Justice, the largest nationwide civil trial injury lawyer network, and remain involved in the motor vehicle, trucking, and railroad sections. Since 2006, I have been writing and editing personal injury law blog articles on Legal Examiner, which is the largest injury law blog in the country.  I focus on important safety issues in the Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Northeast North Carolina regions. Over the years, I have lectured to other personal injury lawyers on a national basis, in Virginia, and in the state of Georgia. I have been asked by organizations to speak on topics of injury law as well as evidence law.  One of the things that really motivates me as an injury lawyer is helping people who are clearly being taken advantage of by a corporation or by a claims adjuster. Believe me, I have lots of examples. I have had cases where a claims adjuster strings along an injured person, and then springs the statute of limitations defense on them after it is too late. On several occasions, I was able to figure out how to file the suit in a different state (with a longer statute) and “revive” my client's claim. On other occasions, I have had potential clients call me and tell me that another lawyer turned their case down. I’ve taken many cases that other lawyers have refused and later settled the cases for substantial sums of money for (grateful) clients. Doing a good job means thinking about your client's case not only when you're in the office, but when you're home on the weekend, surfing the Internet on some other topic, or even when taking a shower.  My job does not have any defined hours.. Also, I am a prolific inventor. I hold 18 United States patents (the patents cover “fold flat” wagons, carts, jogging strollers, etc. ) and I was granted patents in South Africa and Australia. I signed license agreements with several companies, including Radio Flyer, which licensed my folding wagon handle patent.  I believe I am one of the only injury lawyers in the US who invent/design products and actively practice injury law.  It provides a unique perspective. Also, I am a published fiction author, having written a No. 1 Amazon bestseller, Taming the Telomeres, and the acclaimed follow-up, Targeting the Telomeres.I am proud of being a lawyer and especially proud of being a trial attorney. We have a framed poster in our law office reception area with the title: Where Would We Be Without Lawyers?” and it shows the nation’s “founding fathers” in an artist’s rendering with an empty silhouette for 35 of the famous faces--yes, 35 of the 55 framer’s of the Constitution were lawyers, and 25 of our nation’s presidents, including Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, were lawyers. Part of my duty as an attorney is to stand between corporations, insurance companies, and government attempts to limit or wipe out the ultimate check and balance: the courthouse and our jury system.  I am a strong believer in the US jury system as our system allows juries to decide important civil justice issues.  The US jury system is vastly more important to our government system than most people realize and one of my roles is to see that the jury system is not eroded and that judges always recognize that most civil disputes should be resolved by juries if they can not be settled before trial.. Based in Virginia Beach, I am ready to serve clients throughout Hampton Roads -- Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk -- as well as the communities of Virginia's Eastern Shore and northeastern North Carolina.

Firm: Robert B. Baumgartner and Associates, P.L.C.

10511 Judicial Drive , Fairfax , Virginia 22030

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Contracts, Corporate , Debtor/Creditor, Franchise , Internet , Labor , Leases and Leasing, Technology and Science, Business, Business, Business, Business

I have formed hundreds, if not thousands, of new businesses. I have watched mom and pop businesses achieve family goals, and have seen small businesses with big dreams implement legal and business solutions to become major players in their industries.. My positive client interaction with business owners who are trying to achieve their goals is a strong motivator in my decision to focus his practice on business and commercial law. I regularly work with optimistic, upbeat, and aggressive entrepreneurs and business owners to create short and long-term business strategies and legal needs. I have the experience to provide the practical legal solutions to complicated business situations. Time and again I have found that the pure legal analysis and legal courses of action may not be the best solution for businesses and business owners. Rather, seeking win-win solutions, which involve a balancing of the legal positions against the monetary and non-monetary costs leads to alternative, non-litigation solutions.. Business owners usually want cost effective solutions, not legal positions that lead to polarization and the loss of business deals and transactions. A transaction should never fall through because of attorneys advocating positions that create adversity. Rather, a lawyer should always seek solutions that will allow transactions to be consummated and problems to be resolved.. When dealing with employees and employment situations, I have found that employers want solutions that will minimize or remove the threat of litigation. With the cost of defending major employment suits averaging over $125,000, most business have to find solutions to employment problems that protect the business interests while bringing closure to the problems.. Admitted to the Virginia bar in 1978 and to the District of Columbia bar in 1994, I bring considerable experience to the practice of business and commercial law in Northern Virginia.

Firm: The Law Offices of Robert J. Barlow, P.L.C.

Po Box 8 , Fredericksburg , Virginia 22404

Practice Areas: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Franchise , Landlord & Tenant, Trusts, Wills, Family

Firm: Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP

8405 Greensboro Drive Suite 100 , McLean , Virginia 22102

Practice Areas: Civil , Construction , Government Contracts, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements

Firm: Thorsen Hart & Allen, LLP

5413 Patterson Ave , Richmond , Virginia 23226

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Robert represents individuals and businesses in Virginia in a variety of civil disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and appeals.  He handles cases in the areas of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination, personal injury and medical malpractice, civil rights cases, and commercial matters.. His practices also includes resolving and litigating cases arising from business transactions and construction disputes.  He also handles matters relating to real estate transfers including claims for breach of purchase and sale agreements, fraud, and termite damage.. Robert grew up on a farm in rural Essex County and he takes a special interest in land conservation, historic preservation, and sustainable development.   He has helped landowners conserve their property by using conservation easements.  For years, his practice has included an emphasis on land use and zoning law, including litigation and appeals adverse to localities and the largest retailers in the country.

Firm: Nixon and Vanderhye P.C.

901 North Glebe Road , Arlington , Virginia 22203

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property ,Patents

1001 Haxall Point , Richmond , Virginia 23219

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Business ,Civil ,Copyrights,Intellectual Property ,Patents,Trademarks

Riverfront Plaza   East Tower , Richmond , Virginia 23219

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Securities

Firm: Bezilla Law, PLLC

4118 Leonard Dr , Fairfax , Virginia 22030

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

R. Tyler Bezilla's interest in law began at the Pennsylvania State University where he participated in the Mock Trial program. After graduation he attended the Antonin Scalia Law School and was a member of the Trial Advocacy Board and Moot Court Board. In both programs he was a lead member of competitive teams that competed nationally. In Trial Advocacy, his team was the national runner up in the American Association of Justice competition, defeating over 200 other law schools. In Moot Court, he advanced to the national rounds of the New York Bar Association Moot Court Competition.. While taking classes and competing, Tyler interned at the Loudoun County Public Defender's Office, a local immigration law firm, and finally with the Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney's Office. Upon graduation he became an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Fauquier County, where he prosecuted DUI, traffic cases, juvenile crimes, drug cases, felony offenses, and traffic-related fatality cases. He also tried many of these cases before juries in Circuit Court. During his time in Fauquier he trained law enforcement on DUI law, gave appellate updates on legal changes, and volunteered for student government day. He was also an active member of the Fauquier County Bar Association.. Tyler left Fauquier County to become an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Fairfax County. He was promoted to Senior Assistant and placed in charge of the Circuit Court, or major crimes, division of the office. There he was responsible for managing felony prosecutors, working with police during their investigations, and trying major violent crimes in Circuit Court. Among those cases, Tyler secured convictions on a number of murder and death-related cases. Some of these matters appeared on 48 Hours and other national news organizations. In addition to his Circuit Court responsibilities, he served as the point of contact for the Crash Reconstruction Team in Fairfax County. His duties included approving charges, assisting investigations, and prosecuting fatalities resulting from traffic crashes.. Having concluded his service to the community, Tyler then left the Fairfax Commonwealth's Office to pursue a career in private practice. He now defends clients charged with crimes in the Northern Virginia area. His practice areas include murder, robbery, arson, rape, and other major felony offenses. He also represents clients in DUI and traffic matters.

Firm: Ritchie Law Firm

71 Court Sq , Harrisonburg , Virginia 22801

Practice Areas: Personal Injury,

Firm: Hunton and Williams LLP

Riverfront Plaza   East Tower , Richmond , Virginia 23219

Practice Areas: Civil

272 Bendix Rd, Suite 350 , Virginia BEach , Virginia 23452

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Litigation

Firm: Richard M. Wexell and Associates

Armstrong Street , Fairfax , Virginia 22030

Practice Areas: Family , Personal Injury, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family

Firm: Hunton and Williams LLP

Riverfront Plaza   East Tower , Richmond , Virginia 23219

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Volin Employment Law, PLLC

313 Park Avenue , Falls Church , Virginia 22046

Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements

I guide employees through their most important career choices, and help entrepreneurs navigate critical business issues.. I help new employees understand proposed employment agreements, non-compete clauses and other restrictive covenants.. I help departing employees review separation and release agreements. If you are separating from an employer, or exploring a new career opportunity, I can help you understand and protect your rights and your future.. I assist companies with strategies, contracts, and business disputes. I help owners understand compliance and worker classification issues. I put together smart and strong agreements regarding employees, independent contractors, partners, vendors, and clients.. I have 20 years of litigation experience so I know how critical it is to discuss all your options and choose the right strategy. I work with clients to resolve disputes amicably, with as little cost and disruption as possible.  Sometimes that means informal negotiations, mediation, or arbitration.. When litigation becomes necessary, I represent my clients with commitment and passion. I have prosecuted claims for individuals and businesses in state and federal courts, and in arbitration. I have also defended various challenges to corporate and individual conduct.

6849 Old Dominion Dr. , McLean , Virginia 22101

Practice Areas: Mergers & Acquisitions

Expert Business Attorney and Executive with rare experience operating manufacturing and customer service businesses with unique skills and – the real key – experience of running companies as a C Level Executive that makes a difference when advising on: (i) structuring operations for efficiency and legal protection (which means more value); (ii) administration (not just overhead but value added elements); and (iii) Sales/Marketing (proper incentive based compensation causing the behavior that drives results!).. Former Chief Operating Officer of Thompson Creek Window Company – 8th Largest Replacement Contractor in United States.. 2012 Awarded Smart CEO Top Chief Operating Officer Award.. Call for a free consultation –

Firm: Midkiff, Muncie & Ross, P.C.

300 Arboretum Place, Suite 420 , Richmond , Virginia 23236

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

Firm: Davidson & Kitzmann, PLC

211 East High Street , Charlottesville , Virginia 22902

Practice Areas: Litigation, Civil Litigation, Trial Practice

Firm: Roane Peter R Atty

246 E High St , Charlottesville , Virginia 22902

Practice Areas: Lawyers,