Edward J. McNelis, III

Education:     The Pennsylvania State University, BS, cum laude, 1986

                        The College of William & Mary, JD, 1989

Military

Experience:    Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired - 2016

                        State Judge Advocate General for the Virginia Army and Air National Guard

                        2009–2016.

                        While serving on active duty in the Army was prosecutor in the 1^st Armored and 3^rd

                        Infantry Divisions in Germany.

Private

Sector             Wright, Robinson, Ostheimer and Tatum, Principal 1994-1999

Experience:    Rawls & McNelis, Shareholder 1999-2017

                        Sands Anderson, Shareholder, 2017-2023

                        Emroch & Kilduff, LLP, Partner, 2023-present

Admissions:    Virginia

                        Pennsylvania

                        West Virginia

                        All Virginia Federal and State Courts

                        All Pennsylvania Federal and State Courts

                        All West Virginia Federal and State Courts

                        US District Court for the District of Colorado

                        US District Court for the District of Nebraska

Professional

Affiliations:    Virginia State Bar

                        Virginia Bar Association

                        Pennsylvania State Bar

                        West Virginia State Bar

                        West Virginia Bar Association

                        Defense Research Institute

                        City of Richmond Bar Association

Community

Service:           Veterans Legal Services Program, Virginia Bar Association, Member

                        Charitable Activities through Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Participant

                        Richmond Velo Sport, Former President

Recognition:   Most trial defense victories of any attorney throughout the country for Team Health,

                        Team Health National Counsel Meeting, March 2017

                        United State Army Judge Advocate General Advanced Course, Top Graduate, 1999

                        National Moot Court Tournament, Finalist, 1989

                        Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2017-present

                        Legal Elite, Health Law, Virginia Business Magazine, 2019-2022

                        VLW “Go to Lawyer” in Medical Malpractice, 2018-2019

Speaking

Engagements: September 20, 2012, VANG, Annual Conference in Blackstone, VA

                        Operational Law: Lessons Learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom

June 14, 2013, Richmond Bar Association CLE

                         Effective Voir Dire: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar

                        Co-Presenter with the Honorable John A. Gibney, Jr.

October 24, 2014, VADA Annual Conference in Hot Springs, VA

                        Defending Government Healthcare Providers

October 26, 2017, VADA Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA

Defending Section 1983 Cases

April 5, 2024, VTLA Convention in Washington, DC:  Finding a Winner: Tips for Successful Medmal Case Selection

September 12, 2024:  scheduled to participate in a mock med mal trial at the Richmond Technical Center in conjunction with the center’s EMT training program. 

Verdicts:         Estate of Hill v. Naphcare, Inc. et. al., 2022 - $27 million

Tried 153 cases to verdict in state and federal court, including 52 as a federal

                        Prosecutor, and 101 in private practice

                        Winner of 11 “Top Ten Defense Verdicts” per the Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

Settlements:   Suiter v. United States, 2002 - $1.2 million

McCallum v. United States, 2006 - $4.75 million

Williams v. Roa, et. al., 2015 - $3.0 million

Adams v. NaphCare, Inc., 2016 - $3.0 million

Confidential, 2024 - $1.5 million

Confidential, 2024 - $2.3 million