If you need legal help with medical malpractice matters in Virginia, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Virginia attorneys handle cases involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in Virginia is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years from the date of injury to file a claim. Virginia follows contributory negligence — one of only four states where any plaintiff fault bars recovery for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The medical malpractice attorneys listed here practice throughout Virginia and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how medical malpractice law works in Virginia — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to medical malpractice law in Virginia. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Jonathan Matthews - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1409 Wenonah Ave Pearlsburg VA 24134
(540) 787-5011
Washington and Lee University School of Law (2017)
West Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Consumer Law Insurance Claims
John A Singleton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Lawyers
 PO Box 2346 Gloucester VA 23061
(804) 413-6777
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law (1994)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Ken Gibson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Lawyers
 4073 George Washington Memorial Highway Hayes VA 23072
(804) 413-6777
University of South Carolina School of Law (1991)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Ismail T. Shahtakhtinski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
I.S. Law Firm, PLLC
 3930 Walnut Street Suite 200 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 527-1779
Loyola University New Orleans (2002)
Azerbaijani, English, Russian, Turkish
Maryland Bar
Active License
Immigration Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Nathan J. Dougles Veldhuis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whitcomb, Selinsky, PC
 1320 Central Park Boulevard Suite 200 Fredericksburg VA 22401
(804) 773-4609
University of Virginia School of Law (2003)
English
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Jason Daniel Gallagher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gallagher Law Office, PLLC
 P.O. Box 2003 Grundy VA 24614
(276) 244-7495
Appalachian School of Law (2008)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Jason Sherman Ballard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1409 Wenonah Ave Pearlsburg VA 24134
(540) 787-5011
West Virginia University College of Law (2004)
West Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Robert C. Neeley Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
NEELEY LAW GROUP PLC
 184 BUSINESS PARK DR Virginia Beach VA 23462
(757) 626-0074
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
John Newby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tronfeld West & Durrett
 4020 West Broad St Richmond, VA Richmond VA 23230
(804) 358-6741
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Stephen M. Terpak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sutter & Terpak, PLLC
 7540 Little River Tnpk Suite A, First Floor Annandale VA 22003
(703) 256-1800
George Mason University School of Law (1997)
Spanish
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Douglas M. Coleman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coleman Law Group, PLC
 602 Cameron Street Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 739-4200
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Health Care Law
Dennis Tackett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Dennis W. Tackett, PLLC
 923 First Colonial Road Suite 1818 Virginia Beach VA 23454
(757) 222-9955
University of Akron School of Law (1988)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Divorce
Matthew Weinberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Inman & Strickler P.L.C.
 575 Lynnhaven Pkwy Ste200 Virginia Beach VA 23455-7350
(757) 222-6981
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Ms. Colleen Marea Quinn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Locke & Quinn
 1802 Bayberry Court, Suite 103 Richmond VA 23226
(804) 545-9406
University of Virginia School of Law (1985)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law Estate Planning
Kristen Ann Bennett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MOORE & LEE, LLP
 1751 PINNACLE DRIVE, SUITE 1100 MCLEAN VA 22102
(703) 506-2050
George Mason University (1995)
New York Bar
Active License
Construction Law Health Care Law Legal Malpractice
Bettina Charisse Altizer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Altizer Law, P.C.
 324 Washington Ave SW Roanoke VA 24016
(540) 345-2000
University of Virginia School of Law (1985)
English, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Family Law
Alexander Francuzenko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC
 3050 Chain Bridge Rd #200 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 865-7480
Roger Williams University School of Law
English
District of Columbia Superior Court Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
Windsor Lanzone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moore & Lee
 1751 Pinnacle Dr. Suite 1100 McLean VA 22102
(703) 506-2050
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (2005)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Health Care Law
Jonathan L. Thornton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pierce & Thornton
 2101 Parks Ave #802 Virginia Beach VA 23451
(757) 625-7777
University of Virginia School of Law (1990)
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Avery T. Waterman Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Waterman Law Centers, PLLC
 Hampton Executive Tower 2101 Executive Drive, Suite 130 Hampton VA 23666
(757) 881-9881
University of Virginia School of Law (1979)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Paul Rice Thomson III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Thomson Law Office
 2721 Brambleton Avenue, S.W. Roanoke VA 24015
(540) 777-4900
University of Arkansas - Little Rock (1992)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Kenneth W. Curtis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 11350 Random Hills Road Suite 700 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 209-2642
The George Washington University Law School (1967)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Thomas Bo Frith IV - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Frith Ellerman & Davis
 303 Washington Avenue, SW Roanoke VA 24016
(540) 985-0098
Washington & Lee University
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Samantha K. Sledd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hall & Sethi, PLC
 11260 Roger Bacon Drive Suite 400 Reston VA 20190
(703) 991-1949
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (2011)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
James McMurray Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9324 West Street Suite 201 Manassas VA 20110
(703) 670-0761
George Mason University School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
John Gregory Webb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law
 310 4th Street NE Charlottesville VA 22902
(434) 951-7200
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
Richard Neal Shapiro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp
 8 Juniper Trail Suite 7 Kitty Hawk NC 27949
George Mason University School of Law (1981)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Frank Kearney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donahoe Kearney, LLP
 708 Pendleton Street Alexandria VA 22314
(202) 393-3320
George Mason University School of Law
English, Spanish
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Brandon Thomas Bybee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brandon T. Bybee, P.L.C.
 208 E Plume Street Ste. 212 Norfolk VA 23510
(757) 568-0090
University of Richmond School of Law (2017)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Employment Law Medical Malpractice
Gregory Bean - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 919 East Main Street, Twenty-Fourth floor Richmond VA 23219
(804) 783-7512
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law (2007)
Nevada Bar
Unknown Status
Health Care Law Insurance Defense Medical Malpractice
Anthony M. Segura - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strickland, Diviney, Segura & Byrd
 23 Franklin Rd. SW Roanoke VA 24011
(540) 982-7787
Emory University (2005)
Spanish
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Lisa D. Barnett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shevlin Smith
 3975 University Dr #405 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 691-5919
T.C. Williams School of Law, The University of Richmond (1994)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Geoffrey McDonald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Geoff McDonald & Associates PC
 8720 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 250, Richmond VA 23235
(804) 888-8888
University of Richmond School of Law (1986)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Anastasia Kranias - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Greenspun Shapiro PC
 3955 Chain Bridge Rd Fl 2 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 352-0100
Regent University School of Law (2010)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
David Irvine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allen & Allen
 946 Grady Ave Ste 201 Charlottesvlle VA 22903
(434) 295-4961
University of Virginia School of Law (2007)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Charles B. Roberts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charles B. Roberts, Personal Injury Lawyer, PC
 13200 Marina Way #105 Woodbridge VA 22191
(540) 372-7070
Harvard Law School
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Monte E. Kuligowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Monte E. Kuligowski, P.C.
 4410 E. Claiborne Square, Suite 334 Hampton VA 23666
(757) 450-2341
Regent University School of Law
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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