University Attended:
Georgia Southern College, B.A., 1980; Northwestern State, M.B.A., 1985
Law School Attended:
College of William & Mary, J.D., 1988
Year of First Admission:
1988
Admission:
1988, Virginia
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar; Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, 2004-2007); Virginia Trial Lawyers' Association (Member: Web Site Committee, 2002; Public Affairs Committee, 2003-2004; Chair, Professional Negligence Section, 2004-2005; Board of Governors, 2004-2009; Chair, 2007 and Member, 2005-2008, CLE Committee; Annual Convention Committee, 2004; Finance Committee, 2008-2009; Chair, Fundraising Committee, 2009; Chair, Paralegal Feasibility Study, 2008); American Bar Association; American Associate for Justice; Thomas Jefferson Inns of Court (Program Director, 2004-2008)
Special Agencies:
I practiced for two years as an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Hampton, but the remainder of my experience has been in private practice.
Languages:
English and French and Spanish
Birth Information:
Savannah, Georgia, 1958
Reported Cases:
Corcoran v. Shoney's Colonial, Inc., 39 Fed. R. Serv. 3d (Callaghan) 345 (1997); US v. Phillips, 955 F. Supp. 622 (1997); Corcoran v. Shoney's Colonial, Inc., 24 F. Supp. 2d 601; 78 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (B) 311 (1998); Brown v. Thompson, 374 F.3d 253 (2004); Boland v. Rivanna Partners, et al., 69 Va. Cir. 308 (2005); Sandler v. Wintergreen Partners, Inc., et al., 71 Va. Cir. 155 2006.
Transactions:
I concentrate in Personal Injury cases, not transactional work. My largest case to date was a $3,500,000 settlement (Albemarle Circuit Court) involving an auto accident with brain injury and fractured femur. Several of my larger cases:
1. $3M – brain injury – client hit by truck that ran red light. Suffered moderate brain injury. Part of skull removed because of swelling in brain. Lost job because it required her to do math and use her memory. Both of these skills were affected by the brain injury.
2. $1.75M jury verdict in Augusta county for a medical malpractice case. During routine knee replacement doctor clipped artery. Patient lost her leg.
3. $1.6M – cerebal palsey – Baby born with lack of oxygen to brain because of delay in delivery. Life-time brain injury.
4. $800K – med mal – Physician failed to test patient's liver before and after prescribing drug as required. Resulted in patient's death.
5. $600K – assault and battery – Employee of business with history of being sexually inappropriate molested woman in store.
6. $600K – car v. school bus – School bus ran stop sign resulting in T-Bone collision. Client's leg suffered multiple fractures.
Hobbies & interests:
Travel & relaxing with family
