Nursing Home Abuse law in Virginia covers elder abuse in care facilities, neglect, financial exploitation, wrongful death, and resident rights violations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Virginia has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to nursing home abuse cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about nursing home abuse 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.

Choosing the right nursing home abuse attorney in Virginia means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to nursing home abuse law in Virginia for an in-depth look at Virginia's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a 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
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 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
Manuel Rivera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Manuel Rivera, Esq. & Associates, P.C.
 Washington, DC / Maryland 4 Blocks from metro Arlington VA 22209
(703) 807-2003
French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Robert (Bob) P. Stenzhorn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schempf & Ware, PLLC
 4000 Geo. Washington Memrial Hwy (Rt. 17 near Newport News/York Co. line) Yorktown VA 23692-2724
(757) 240-4000
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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
Jay Braddock Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 600 Lafayette Blvd Suite 101 Fredericksburg VA 22401
(540) 322-1928
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2000)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Education Law Elder 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
Benjamin Boscolo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ChasenBoscolo
 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr Suite 810 Fairfax VA 22031
(703) 538-1138
American University Washington College of Law (1983)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Insurance Claims Maritime Law Nursing Home Abuse
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
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
Ms Barbara S. Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
WilliamsFord
 302 West Boscawen Street Winchester VA 22601
(703) 777-6535
Study Under An Lawyer Program (Law Reader) (1985)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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
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
Jonathan E. Halperin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Halperin Law Center
 4435 Waterfront Drive Suite 100 Glen Allen VA 23060
(804) 527-0100
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1989)
English
D.C. Circuit Bar
Active License
Civil Rights 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
Stephanie Elaine Grana - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci
 7130 Glen Forest Drive Suite 400 RICHMOND VA 23226
University of Richmond (1990)
English
Bar #35736
Virginia Bar
Active License
Verified
Insurance Claims Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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
J Michael Solak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of J. Michael Solak
 102 S. Kent St. #2 Winchester VA 22601
(540) 722-4064
West Virginia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
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
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
David B Kendall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendall Law Office
 725 East Market Street Suite A Harrisonburg VA 22801
(434) 296-2378
University of Richmond School of Law (1984)
English
Unknown Status
Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Evan Harris Farr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Farr Law Firm, P.C.
 511 Westwood Office Park Fredericksburg VA 22401
(703) 691-1888
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law (1984)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Nursing Home Abuse
Carlton Frank Bennett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Firm of Carlton F. Bennett, P.L.L.C.
 120 S Lynnhaven Rd Virginia Beach VA 23452
(757) 486-5454
English
Bar #197671
Virginia Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Josh Coe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anchor Legal Group, PLLC
 5101 Cleveland Street Suite 100 Virginia Beach VA 23462
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
William Aaron Cluett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Christina Pendleton & Associates
 4613 West Broad Street Richmond VA 23230
80455444445544444
University of Louisville (2006)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Lauren Morgan Ellerman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Frith Ellerman & Davis Law Office
 303 Washington Ave., SW Roanoke VA 24016
(540) 985-0098
University of Richmond School of Law (2001)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Medical Malpractice
Eugene Clyde MIller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
WEINER, SPIVEY & MILLER, PLC
 10605 Judicial Drive Suite B6 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 273-9500
George Mason University (1982)
English, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Robert E. Byrne Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MartinWren, P.C.
 400 Locust Avenue, Suite 1 Charlottesville VA 22902
(434) 817-3100
Regent University School of Law
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Willis Lanier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jeremy Flachs
 6601 Little River Turnpike #315 Alexandria VA 22312
(703) 879-1998
University of Virginia School of Law (1989)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Avery Adcock - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Senior Justice Law Office
 31 Light St Suite 203 Baltimore MD 21202
(757) 530-4255
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
David J. Pierce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pierce & Thornton
 2101 Parks Ave #802 Virginia Beach VA 23451
(757) 625-7777
University of Richmond (1984)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Ted G. Yoakam - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Yoakam & Etheridge, PLC
 2624 Southern Boulevard, Suite 100 Virginia Beach VA 23452
(757) 965-3434
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1985)
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Environmental Law
Christopher J. Pitera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cannella & O Neal
 1111 E. Main Street, Suite 1900 Richmond VA 23219
(804) 678-8285
National Trial Advocacy College (2015)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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