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Peter DePaolis

Attorney (Retired)

  • 45 yrs experience
  • Bar admitted 1976
  • Washington, DC
Peter DePaolis
Bar admissions
  • Virginia
    1976
  • District of Columbia
Education
J.D.
The George Washington University Law School1976
Undergraduate
Lafayette College1971
Awards and recognition
  1. 01Super Lawyers (Virginia) - multiple selections 2006-2010, 2013-present
  2. 02Washingtonian Top Lawyers Hall of Fame (2022)
  3. 03Best Lawyers in America (2023)
  4. 04Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
  5. 05Phi Beta Kappa - Lafayette College
  6. 06Order of the Coif - George Washington Law
Memberships
  • Virginia State Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Fairfax Bar Association (Past President, 2000-2001)
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice

Background

Peter C. DePaolis is a founding member of Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP and a Virginia and Washington, D.C. personal injury attorney now retired from active practice. Admitted to the Virginia bar in 1976, he served two years as a U.S. Army Lieutenant before clerking for the Honorable William E. Stewart, Jr. of the D.C. Superior Court and serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. Since entering private practice in 1980, he has exclusively represented personal injury victims in cases involving auto and trucking crashes, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, traumatic brain injuries, and toxic torts. He is best known for his asbestos and mesothelioma work, including the landmark Wilson v. Johns Manville decision recognizing separate claims for asbestosis and mesothelioma, and has recovered more than $30 million on behalf of asbestos victims.

Notable cases

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    Wilson v. Johns Manville - landmark asbestos decision establishing separate claims for asbestosis and mesothelioma

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    $4.75 million medical malpractice settlement (2010)

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    $3.6 million workers' compensation settlement (spinal cord injury)

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    $3.5 million asbestos verdict (representing 10 workers)

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    $2 million traumatic brain injury verdict

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