Personal injury lawyers in Virginia Beach.
Personal injury attorneys serving Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Top-rated personal injury lawyers in Virginia Beach.
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John Baker
PartnerJohn Baker is a partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia, with approximately 14+ years of legal practice. His work covers motor vehicle accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian injuries, premises liability, catastrophic injury, brain/spinal injury, slip and fall, construction accidents, and related personal injury matters. A Norfolk native, Baker spent seven years with an insurance defense firm before joining Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in early 2018. He earned his B.A. cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College in 2006 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2010. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar (2010) and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2010). Baker is a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar, and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He is a former member of the James Kent American Inn of Court. His recognitions include Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2023-2026), Virginia Business Legal Elite (2023, 2025), Super Lawyers Rising Star (2015-2024), 2023 Top Lawyer by Coastal Virginia Magazine and CoVaBIZ, and Virginia Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyer (2020).
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Maxwell Baker
Personal Injury AttorneyMaxwell Baker is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia. His practice covers personal injury law, maritime law, commercial trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, and domestic violence and sexual assault victim protection. A Norfolk native, Baker began his legal career with Legal Aid of North Carolina, focusing on protecting domestic violence and sexual assault victims. He later joined Rutter Mills as a paralegal while obtaining his Virginia license, working on complex cases alongside firm partner Adam Lotkin. He earned his B.S. in Political Science and Government from Ferrum College in 2018 and his Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law in 2020. During law school, he served as a Division III wrestling coach at Greensboro College for three years. He is admitted to the North Carolina (licensed first) and Virginia state bars. Baker is a former collegiate and high school wrestling champion and NCAA Academic All-American. He is an avid supermoto motorcycle rider and advocate for biker rights.
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Alexis Bale
AttorneyAlexis Bale is a personal injury attorney at Breit Biniazan in Richmond, Virginia. A first-generation college student from eastern Washington State, she completed her bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Gonzaga University at age 19 and became the youngest graduate in her class at William & Mary Law School. She previously served as a Legal Practice Fellow and Research Assistant at William & Mary and as a Legal Extern at Breit Biniazan.
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Allen Beasley
AttorneyAllen W. Beasley is a Virginia trial attorney at Breit Biniazan with decades of experience representing individuals in personal injury and civil litigation matters. A Virginia Beach native, he returned to the Tidewater area in 1985 upon graduation from the University of Richmond School of Law. Before law school, Allen worked with disadvantaged youth in a wilderness therapy program, helped start a school for dyslexic boys in Vermont, and taught at an alternative high school in Western Virginia. He joined Breit Biniazan in 2014 after years of representing individuals, companies, and insurance companies throughout Virginia courts. His practice covers car accidents, bicycle accidents, maritime claims, and premises liability.
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Kevin Biniazan
Co-Founder, Managing PartnerKevin Biniazan is co-founder and managing partner of Breit Biniazan. A former student of Jeffrey Breit at William & Mary Law School, Kevin became one of the top students in Breit's trial class before joining the firm and eventually partnering to lead it. He focuses his practice on products liability, personal injury, wrongful death, sexual abuse, maritime personal injury, and trucking accidents. He has secured over $500 million in verdicts and settlements.
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Andrew Boran
Personal Injury AttorneyAndrew Boran is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia. His practice covers personal injury law, car accidents, and insurance coverage and claims. Boran spent 20+ years in the insurance industry before becoming an attorney, working as a prosecutor, investigator, appraiser, manager, and process leader. He has extensive litigation experience across Virginia courts. He earned his B.A. in History from Old Dominion University in 1985 and his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in January 2011. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar. Boran is a member of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He is a past member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and the Maritime Law Association of the United States.
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Jeffrey Breit
Co-Founder, PartnerJeffrey Breit is Co-Founder and Partner at Breit Biniazan, with over 40 years of experience as a personal injury trial lawyer in Virginia. He led BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation handling claims valued at approximately $29 million, represented Virginia plaintiffs against Chinese drywall manufacturers, and managed the Virginia Beach tragedy victim fund. He has been a member of The Inner Circle of Advocates (limited to 100 top trial lawyers nationally) since 2021 and serves as adjunct professor at William & Mary Law School.
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Tom Burris
Senior Associate AttorneyTom Burris is a Senior Associate Attorney at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia, with nearly 35 years as a personal injury attorney in Hampton Roads. He has an extensive background in asbestos injury cases, having focused on this area for more than 20 years before returning to general personal injury work. Burris was raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, and attended Western Branch High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar. He has been recognized in Top 50 Settlements Motor Vehicle Accidents (United States, 2021), 2023 CoVa Biz Bob Awards Best of Business, Best of 25 (Gold), Top Forty Under Forty, Virginia Business Legal Elite, and CoVaBiz Best Places to Work Awards (2023).
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Stephen Caramenico
AttorneyStephen Caramenico is an associate attorney at Malloy Law Offices, LLC, where he has practiced since December 2018. He has represented clients in auto accidents, slip and falls, and work-related accidents for over seven years. His practice is 100% devoted to litigation in personal injury and civil litigation matters. Caramenico earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is admitted to the Maryland State Bar. Before joining Malloy Law, Caramenico defended individuals charged with traffic offenses and criminal matters and worked at law firms in Rockville and Baltimore. He began practicing law in 2012.
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John Cooper
PartnerJohn M. Cooper is a founding partner of Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia, with over 35 years in personal injury law and litigation. His practice covers automobile accidents, truck accidents, railroad accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian injuries, catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injury, premises liability, wrongful death, spinal injuries, bus accidents, boating accidents, construction accidents, and hit-and-run cases. A Hampton Roads native, Cooper earned his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985 with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar (1988), the North Carolina Bar (2001), and the West Virginia Bar (2002). Cooper is a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, the Association of Rail Labor Attorneys, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, and is a Permanent Member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. His recognitions include Super Lawyers designation, Best Lawyers in America (2024-2026), Virginia Business Legal Elite (2025), AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Lawyer, and Virginia Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame inductee. Notable case results include a $6.5 million settlement for a quadriplegic car accident victim (2020), a $5.8 million settlement for a traumatic brain injury victim, a $4.725 million settlement for a child passenger with vision impairment and multiple fractures, a $1.1 million mediation award for a grandmother hit by a truck, and a $1 million settlement for the family of a passenger killed by a drunk driver.
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Sandra Craine-Gonzalez
Personal Injury AttorneySandra Craine-Gonzalez is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with over 20 years of practice. Her work covers personal injury, civil litigation, criminal law, and real estate law. Craine-Gonzalez spent 10 years in private practice handling real estate law, civil litigation, criminal law, personal injury, and guardian ad litem matters. She then spent 12 years at Allstate Insurance, advancing to Senior Trial Attorney, before transitioning to plaintiff representation. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in English from Wake Forest University, and her Juris Doctor from Florida State University in 2001. She is admitted to the Florida, District of Columbia, and Virginia state bars, as well as Federal Court. A notable case result includes a $700,000 settlement for the family of a motorcycle accident victim. Craine-Gonzalez notes that she is 'one of only a handful of women of color practicing Personal Injury Law' in her area and feels a duty to encourage young women to pursue careers in the legal field.
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Chris Daughtry
Personal Injury AttorneyChris Daughtry is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with over 15 years of experience handling hundreds of personal injury and workers' compensation cases. His practice covers traumatic brain injuries, maritime accidents, catastrophic boiler explosions, wrongful death, and tractor-trailer crashes. Daughtry earned his Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2004 and his Juris Doctor from Liberty University School of Law in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010. He received a Certificate of Proficiency in Lawyering Skills (selected by law faculty) and the CALI Award for State and Local Government Law. He completed the AAJ Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course at Harvard Law School in 2016. He is admitted to Virginia state and federal courts, West Virginia state and federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court of the United States, the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Federal Office of Administrative Law Judges. Daughtry has been recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, on Coastal Virginia's Top Lawyers List (2023, 2026), and as a Top Lawyer in Workers' Compensation by Coastal Virginia Magazine.
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Daniel deLalla
Personal Injury AttorneyDaniel deLalla is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with over a decade of practice in Hampton Roads courts. His practice covers car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, dog bites, slip and fall cases, and personal injury litigation. Before his current role, deLalla served as a criminal defense attorney and Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Virginia Beach and Portsmouth. He began his legal career as an intern at Rutter Mills. He earned his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 2007. He attended William and Mary School of Law from 2009-2010 and earned his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2010. He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2014, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2016. deLalla is a member of the Virginia Beach Bar Association, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia State Bar, and the Supreme Court of Virginia. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.
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Brandon Galindo
Associate AttorneyBrandon Galindo is an Associate Attorney at Geoff McDonald & Associates and serves as the firm's Chief Information Officer. He earned his B.A. in Criminology with minors in Spanish and Law and Legal Studies from West Virginia University in 2016, including a study-abroad semester in Santander, Spain. He attended West Virginia University College of Law, earning his J.D. in May 2020 while simultaneously completing an MBA. Brandon is a trial attorney with bench and jury trial experience across Virginia, from Tidewater and Richmond to Northern Virginia, and uses his data and analytics background to help the firm grow. Earlier experience includes an internship with the Allegheny County Office of the Public Defender (Pittsburgh, 2018) and a law office in Bridgeport, WV (2019).
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Rich Gallagher
Associate AttorneyRich Gallagher is an Associate Attorney at Geoff McDonald & Associates, P.C. with over 20 years of legal experience as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps officer handling criminal defense and federal employment law matters. He served as a professor of labor and employment law for two years at the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Outside of his legal work, he is active in church community outreach and volunteers as a cub scouts leader.
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Tysharah Gardner
Personal Injury AttorneyTysharah Gardner is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with approximately 4+ years of legal practice. Her work covers personal injury law and car accident claims. Before her current role, Gardner served as a Staff Litigation Attorney at Geico for three years and as a Prosecutor for the City of Chesapeake. She earned her B.S. in Business-Marketing from Louisiana State University in 2017 and her Juris Doctor from Regent University Law School in 2020. She was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2020. Gardner is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and actively volunteers with the organization.
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Bailey Gifford
Senior Associate AttorneyBailey Gifford is a Senior Associate Attorney at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia. She joined the firm in late 2020 and was promoted to Senior Associate Attorney in 2024. Her practice covers car accidents, truck accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, railroad accidents, catastrophic injuries, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, Camp Lejeune claims, and pedestrian injuries. Gifford earned her B.S. magna cum laude from Morehead State University in 2016 and her Juris Doctor from Appalachian School of Law in 2020. She is admitted to the Virginia State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Gifford is a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys, the American Association for Justice (Railroad Section Chair-Elect), the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, and the Virginia Bar Association. She is a founding member of the CounselHer Circle women's attorney network. Gifford has been recognized in Virginia Business Legal Elite (2022-2025), as a National Trial Lawyers 40 Under 40 (2023), Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024), and Virginia Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyer (2025).
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Maurice Gothe
Associate AttorneyMaurice Gothe is an Associate Attorney at Geoff McDonald & Associates, P.C. who focuses his practice on workers' compensation law, recognizing that a workplace injury affects not only the worker but the entire household. He immigrated to the United States from Germany as a child. Before joining the firm he defended renters facing eviction in the Durham, North Carolina area and interned with the Public Defender's Office.
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Meredith Harbison
AttorneyMeredith A. Harbison is an attorney at Breit Biniazan with a background in legal research, drafting, litigation, and public service. Her work spans family law, probate law, civil rights, employment discrimination, and education law. She earned her Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 2022, where she served as Senior Symposium Editor and Executive Editor of the University of Louisville Law Review. Prior experience includes work with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights and Kentucky Legal Aid.
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Natalie Hinders
AttorneyNatalie Hinders is an attorney at Malloy Law Offices, LLC, where she has practiced since August 2021. Her practice is 100% litigation concentrated in personal injury matters, with additional experience in criminal defense throughout Maryland. Hinders earned her Juris Doctor cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law in 2018 and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Towson University in 2014. She is admitted to the Maryland State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Hinders is a member of the Maryland Association for Justice and the Prince George's County Bar Association.
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Diamond Humphrey
Associate AttorneyDiamond Humphrey is an Associate Attorney in the Personal Injury Department at Geoff McDonald & Associates, P.C. She is committed to advocating for individuals during some of the most challenging times in their lives and provides compassionate, diligent, and results-driven representation. Her prior experience includes serving as in-house counsel with her university, public interest litigation as a third-year licensed student attorney handling criminal cases, work as a legal clerk at Legal Aid of Los Angeles, and a collections and creditor's rights practice in the Hampton Roads area.
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Jim Hurley
PartnerJim Hurley is a partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia, with over 30 years in personal injury law. His practice covers automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian injuries, catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury, premises liability, slip and fall, dog bites, boating accidents, and hit-and-run cases. Hurley earned his B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1990. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar (1990), the Florida Bar (1998), and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Hurley is a member of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, and the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association. His recognitions include Super Lawyer for personal injury (2014-2024), AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Top 100 National Trial Lawyers (2019, 2021), Best Lawyers recognition (2025), Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Lawyer (2019-2023), Virginia Business Legal Elite: Civil Litigation (2025), and Lawyers of Distinction (2021-2024).
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Michael Imprevento
Of CounselMichael Imprevento is Of Counsel at Breit Biniazan with a 37+ year career in trial law. After serving as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1982-1986, he has handled criminal and civil matters with particular focus on product liability, personal injury, trucking, and motorcycle cases, leading many cases to multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. He hosts 'The Mike Imprevento Show' on AM 790 WNIS in Norfolk and previously hosted 'Motorcycle Mania' on AM 850 WTAR.
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Anaek Johal
AttorneyAnaek Johal is an attorney at Malloy Law Offices, LLC. His practice allocation is approximately 80% personal injury, 10% civil litigation, 5% business litigation, and 5% divorce litigation. His background includes work in personal injury, divorce and child custody, business law, intellectual property law, and criminal defense matters. Johal earned his Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law in 2016 and his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology magna cum laude from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2012. He is admitted to the Maryland State Bar. A DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) native, Johal is bilingual in English and Spanish.