C. Arthur Rutter III

Background

C. Arthur 'Brother' Rutter III is the Managing Partner of Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with over three decades of experience in personal injury law. His practice covers personal injury law, maritime/admiralty law, wrongful death claims, and insurance litigation. Rutter earned his Bachelor of Arts in English, American Literature & Language from Harvard University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law, where he was valedictorian and graduated first in his class. He is admitted to the Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida bars. Rutter is the past president of the American Association for Justice's Admiralty (Maritime) section and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. His recognitions include Top 10 Personal Injury Lawyers (American Advocates Association), Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers Top Rated Lawyer, 10.0 Avvo Rating, Martindale Preeminent Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and CoVaBiz 2026 Top 175 Most Influential People in Coastal Virginia. Notable cases include a $6.25 million maritime worker verdict, a $3.75 million Norfolk maritime injury case, the largest wrongful death verdict in Virginia history (2002), and the first million-dollar verdict in the firm's history.

Notable cases

• —$6.3M

  Maritime worker verdict

• —$3.8M

  Norfolk maritime injury case

• 2002

  Largest wrongful death verdict in Virginia history

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