Practice Areas: Personal Injury, General Litigation
Licensed in Virginia since: 1987
Education: George Mason University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013, 2015 - 2025
Walker Jones, PC
31 Winchester StreetWarrenton, VA 20186 Phone: 540-347-9223 Email: Susan F. Pierce Visit website
Details
Susan Pierce has devoted over 30 years to her personal injury practice which includes wrongful death actions, personal injury cases from auto accidents, motorcycle and tractor trailer collisions. She has a special interest in cases that involve brain injury. She has been a partner at Walker Jones since 1996.
First Admitted: 1987, Virginia
Professional Webpage: http://www.walkerjoneslaw.com/attorneys/susan-f-pierce-membe...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- George Mason American Inn of Court (Executive Committee Secretary 2011-2015)
- Virginia State Bar Council
- 2001-2002 Fauquier County Bar Association President; VSB-CLBA Executive Committee; VTLA- Membership Committee (2014-2015)
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Virginia Lawyer's Weekly top Settlement 2010: $1,750,000. Circuit Court of Prince William County Traumatic brain injury, herniated disks (multiple levels), extensive PT, OT, speech therapy. Plaintiff, a professional artist and photographer, was stopped waiting to turn when she was rear ended by a truck. Unable to return to previous career due to multiple cognitive problems., 2010
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar; District of Columbia Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court 4th Circuit Virginia (Western and Eastern divisions)
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member: Brain Injury Association of Virginia
- Fauquier County Public Schools (Guest speaker "Law Day"; participant "Career Day") Middleburg Academy (Guest speaker, "So You're 18" VSB publication); Guest speaker, Fauquier Hospital Surgical Team
Honors/Awards:
- Northern Va. Magazine, Top Personal Injury Lawyer, 2021
- Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2020
- Selected by Peers as Top Personal Injury Lawyer, Northern Va. Magazine, Top Personal Injury Lawyer, 2020
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2015
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2013
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2017
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2016
- Selected by peers as top personal injury lawyer in Northern Va. , Top Personal Injury Lawyer, Northern Va. Magazine, 2019
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2017
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2018
- Selected by peers as demonstrating excellence in the practice of personal injury law., Virginia Super Lawyer, ThomsonReuters, 2019
- Selected as an attoney possessing the knowledge, skill, experience and success held by only the best and finest personal injury lawyers in America., Selected as Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Va, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2019
- Selected by peers as top personal injury lawyer in Northern Va., Northern Va. Magazine, Top Personal Injury Lawyer, 2018
- Selected as Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Va, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Awarded for achievement in personal injury law, Best Attorney Lifetime Charter Member, Best Attorneys of America, 2018
- AV Preeminent rating , Martindale Hubbell, Thomson Reuters, 2018
- Selected by peers as a top personal injury attorney, Top Criminal & Personal Injury Lawyers, Northern Va. Magazine, 2014
Educational Background:
- 1987 George Mason University School of Law1981 Mary Washington College, B.A.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Published article discussing risks of failing to protect family and/or small business and simple ways to avoid insufficient insurance coverage. , Protect Your Household-Why Families Require Umbella Insurance Coverage, Middleburg Eccentric-September/October 2016, 2016
- Prepared seminar materials and presented with team members. , Seminar: co-author and presenter, Sovereign Immunity In Virginia: How to Slay the Giant, George Mason American Inn of Court, 2019
- Remembrance of Eleanor Dobson, Arlington General District Judge, Senior Lawyers News, Spring 2021 Vol. 29, Issue 1, Remembering Virginia Lawyers-The Honorable Eleanor S. Dobson, Virginia State Bar, Virginia State Bar, 2021
- Presented at Tort Law Seminar on liens in personal injury actions. , Tort Law Seminar, Protecting Your Client's Recovery-Ethical Obligations To Clients When Handling Liens, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
Selections
12 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2013, 2015 - 2025