Marks and Harrison - Richmond Accident Attorneys
Marks & Harrison is a Virginia law firm with a rich legal heritage. Founded in 1911 by David A. Harrison Jr., the firm’s attorneys have represented the families of the Va. Commonwealth for three generations. The Richmond-based law firm currently has 18 attorneys and a staff of more than 70. Marks & Harrison has represented thousands of injured victims in personal injury and accident claims and has successfully tried or negotiated several multi-million dollar cases.
With
97 years of legal experience and service to the people of Virginia, the Marks &
Harrison law firm is one of the three largest firms concentrating on personal
injury in the state. As injury professionals, the attorneys of Marks & Harrison
are skilled at protecting the legal rights of their clients.
The firm’s areas of practice include: personal injury, car accidents, class-action suits, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, school bus accidents, workers compensation, social security disability, VA disability benefits, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, mass torts, stock fraud, immigration and exempt employment.
The firm has been actively involved in litigation over medical devices and pharmaceutical products including Serzone, Vioxx, Guidant defibrillators, Bextra, Fosamax, Ortho Evra, ACE inhibitors, ReNu MoistureLoc contact solutions and Bard Composix Kugel large patches.
The lawyers of Marks & Harrison have earned a reputation for putting the interests of their clients first. Their formula for success is a combination of integrity, hard work and communication with their clients in every one of their personal injury or accident cases.
Marks & Harrison serves the Richmond area and also has offices conveniently located in Petersburg, Charlottesville, Tappahannock, Hopewell, Louisa, Essex County and Staunton.
The personal injury lawyers of Marks & Harrison are leaders in their professions and their communities. Their dedication to service contributes to their extensive knowledge of the Virginia and national legal system. Members of Marks & Harrison have served in the Virginia House of Delegates as Chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee and as Chairman of the Corporation Insurance and Banking Committee. They have also served as Commonwealth’s Attorneys and as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney. Members of Marks & Harrison have held positions of leadership with the Virginia Bar Association, the 1944 Virginia Constitutional Convention, the Boyd Graves Conference of the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia Transportation Commission and the Virginia Capital Resources Center.
Lawyers from Marks & Harrison have served as presidents of the Petersburg Bar Association, the Hopewell Bar Association, the Sixth Circuit Bar Association, Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, and Southside Virginia Legal Services, Inc. One of Marks & Harrison's attorneys has been a faculty member of the Virginia State Bar's Professionalism Course while another has served as mayor of Hopewell. Presently, members serve on committees of the American Association of Justice and on the Board of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.
Along
with their impressive backgrounds, the Richmond accident lawyers of Marks &
Harrison have received numerous prestigious awards and recognition both
statewide and nationwide. That recognition includes fellowships with the Roscoe
Pound Institute and Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, the Martindale-Hubbell AV
rating, invitation to the American Board of Trial Advocates, inclusion in Best
Lawyers in America for Plaintiff's Personal Injury, certification by the
National Board of Trial Advocacy, inclusion in the Legal Elite listing by
Virginia Business Magazine, and inclusion in Law and Politics’ Super Lawyers
publication. Marks & Harrison is the only VA firm whose members have received the
three most distinguished awards of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Among
their ranks has been a former President of that group, as well as a recipient of the Distinguished
Service Award and a recipient of the Courageous Advocate Award.
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