Fairfax, VA

Thomas G. Smith

Tom Smith has focused his practice on medical malpractice cases involving serious injury or death for over thirty years. For seventeen years he defended doctors and hospitals on behalf of insurance companies, but since 1996 Tom's practice has been dedicated exclusively to representing patients and their families who have been injured or killed due to doctor or hospital errors. Tom has received many honors recognizing his skill and ability in trial litigation. He is an AV-rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating by peers possible for professional and ethical standards.

Michael J. Shevlin

Michael Shevlin is an award-winning trial attorney at Shevlin Smith. He has exclusively represented injured clients and their families in medical malpractice and serious personal injury cases for over twenty years. Born in the Northern Virginia area, Mike's entire legal career has been to serve negligently injured victims in Washington D.C. and throughout Virginia. For over ten years now, Mike has been selected by his peers as a Best Lawyer in America, a Virginia Super Lawyer, and a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer. Recently he was selected as one of America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, an award given to less than 1% of professionals in the United States. Mike has also received an AV- rating by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating by peers possible for professional and ethical standards.

Scott A. Surovell

Scott Surovell, a founding member, specializes in civil and criminal litigation, including DWI/Traffic Defense, Consumer Law, Personal Injury, Family Law, and Appeals, practicing since 1996. He is also a Virginia State Senator. He is licensed in Virginia, D.C., and various federal courts, and has received numerous accolades including Martindale-Hubbell's AV rating and recognition by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.

Peter DePaolis

Peter C. DePaolis has exclusively represented personal injury victims in Virginia and the District of Columbia since 1980. He specializes in cases involving automobile collisions, truck accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, and asbestos-related cancers. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1971 and George Washington University Law Center in 1976. He has received numerous awards including Washingtonian Top Lawyers Hall of Fame, Virginia Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America.

Gary Brooks Mims

Consistently ranked as one of the region’s top trial lawyers, Gary B. Mims has been helping clients in Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area for over 40 years. As a plaintiff’s lawyer, he represents individuals and their families who have suffered catastrophic and life altering injury through the negligence of others. Gary’s experience covers the spectrum of personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, car/truck/train accidents, premises liability, and product design and manufacturing defects. He has successfully represented clients suffering injury and death by a massive train wreck, defective golf course design, and a defective storm retention pond, among others. Gary has a special interest and significant experience in medical malpractice. He was named the Best Lawyers’ Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, as voted by his peers. For the first half of his career, Gary was a defense litigator, defending companies and their employees in personal injury cases. Having spent 20 years defending the same types of cases he now pursues on behalf of his clients, Gary has unmatched expertise in identifying actionable negligence, anticipating defendant tactics, negotiating fair and deserved settlements, and litigating cases through trial to a beneficial outcome for his clients.

Robert J. Surovell

Robert J. Surovell, a founding member and Of Counsel, has practiced civil litigation, family law, and personal injury since 1969. He is licensed in all state and federal courts in Virginia, and has achieved significant verdicts and settlements. He holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating and is recognized by Virginia Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.

Brian Glass

Brian Glass is a partner and personal injury attorney at BenGlassLaw. His practice is limited to the representation of injured people against insurance companies and the people who hurt them. Insurance companies have endless sums of money to throw at the defense of these cases and he enjoys the David vs. Goliath challenge. Brian grew up in Fairfax where he still lives with his wife and three sons. He attended Robinson Secondary School and James Madison University. After college, he attended law school at the College of William & Mary, where he was named a Benjamin Rush Scholar for excellence in Health Law & Policy.