Fredericksburg, VA

Jonathan N. Portner

Mr. Portner is the President and Managing Partner of Portner & Shure, P.A. He is licensed to practice in MD, VA, and D.C. and represents clients in criminal defense, personal injury (motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, drug and medical device injuries). He supervises seven offices and ten lawyers, securing millions in settlements and trial awards, with over $400 million recovered. He is known for his aggressive yet fair approach, focusing on client satisfaction and results. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Lawyers of Distinction, recognized as a top trial lawyer in America. He has been featured in Time Magazine and The National Law Journal, and recognized by the National Top 100 Trial Lawyers for personal injury, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense. Other accolades include American Top 100 Attorneys, Million Dollar, Best Attorneys of America, and Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense. State-level recognition includes "Top 10" in Maryland by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, One of Maryland’s Top 10 Attorneys, and "10 Best" for Criminal Law. He was also named Personal Injury Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers and a Top Rated Attorney by AVVO. He has dedicated firm resources to non-English speaking clients, providing services in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Craig B. Davis

Craig B. Davis is an accomplished trial attorney focusing on workers’ compensation and personal injury cases in Virginia. With over 30 years of experience, he has secured multiple seven-figure verdicts and settlements, including the largest workers’ compensation settlement reported in Virginia. He is recognized by his peers as a "Legal Elite," "Best Lawyer in America," and "Virginia Super Lawyer," and was inducted as a Fellow into the College of Workers’ Compensation Attorneys. He is a past president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and serves on various legal community boards.

Andrew J. Reinhardt

Andrew Reinhardt, a member of the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Bars since 1980, has represented thousands of injured persons, specializing in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and social security disability cases. He is a longtime board member and past president of the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) and an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA). Recognized with the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Workers’ Compensation by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (now named the Andy Reinhardt Award), he has also been named Lawyer of the Year in Workers’ Compensation Law - Claimants multiple times by Best Lawyers in America and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 1986.

JENNIFER LEE PARRISH

Jennifer has been practicing law in Fredericksburg since 1990. Her primary practice areas include civil litigation defense, insurance defense, local government law, school law and employment law defense. After graduating as valedictorian of Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, Jennifer attended Mary Washington College, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science in 1987, graduating magna cum laude. She attended law school at the University of Virginia School of Law, and received her law degree in 1990. Jennifer has been very active in the Virginia State Bar. She served six years as a member of Virginia Bar Council, the governing body of the Virginia State Bar, having been elected for a three-year term in July 2014, and re-elected for another three-year term in July 2017. Jennifer previously served a three-year term on the Virginia State Bar’s Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee, which interviews and evaluates potential candidates for judgeships. In the past, she served on the board of the Litigation Section of the Virginia State Bar from 2002 through 2009 (Chairperson, 2008-2009; Secretary 2006-2007; Vice Chair, 2007-2008). She also served as a member of the Virginia State Bar Sixth District Disciplinary Committee from 2004 to 2010, as Secretary, Vice Chair, and then Chairperson. Jennifer has served as a substitute judge in the District Courts of the 15th Judicial Circuit; has served two four-year terms on the Commonwealth of Virginia Board for Contractors; and has served as a faculty member teaching helped teach the Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course to new lawyers. Due to her professional reputation among other lawyers in Virginia, Jennifer has been named for several years as a member of the “Legal Elite” in civil litigation by the Virginia Business Magazine and as a “Super Lawyer” and a “Top Attorney in Virginia” by Richmond Magazine’s Super Lawyers section. In 2019 through 2022, she has been named as one of the “Top 100 Attorneys in Virginia” and as one of the “Top 50 Women Attorneys in Virginia” by Richmond Magazine’s Super Lawyers Section. Jennifer was named in “Best Lawyers in America” for work in personal injury defense in 2013 through 2021. For numerous years, she has been named as a “Top Rated Lawyer” by American Lawyer Magazine and as a “Top Lawyer” by Northern Virginia Magazine. Jennifer is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association, the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (where she served on the Board of Directors from 2001-2004), the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (where she served on the Executive Council from 2015 - 2018, Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair from 2010 to 2019, State Chair from 2000 to 2010, and as Chair of the New Member Committee from 2001 to 2007), the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association, (where she served as President in 2011 and formerly as Secretary) and she has served on the University of Mary Washington Pre Law/Mock Trial Advisory Board. Jennifer is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions: The Commonwealth of Virginia, The United States Supreme Court, The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Stephen T. Harper

Stephen T. Harper is an AV Preeminent-rated attorney specializing in workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. A graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law, he has extensive trial experience and lobbies on behalf of injured workers at the Virginia General Assembly. He has been involved in numerous precedent-setting cases, including securing a $5.3 million settlement, the second-largest workers’ compensation settlement in Virginia history. Stephen is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (serving on the board of governors and as legislative co-chair), the Richmond Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and is a Fellow within the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. He has been recognized as a "Leader in The Law" by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a Virginia Super Lawyer, a Best Lawyer in America since 2016, and one of the Nation’s Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys by WILG.

Daniel Renfro

Daniel Renfro is the founding partner of Renfro & Renfro, focusing on Virginia workers’ compensation, personal injury, and family law cases. He has extensive experience in personal injury law, including products liability, automobile accidents, premises liability, legal malpractice, and medical malpractice. He has also taught other lawyers about workers’ compensation and criminal procedure at the collegiate level. He grew up on a farm, learning hard work and persistence, and has worked in healthcare, construction, manufacturing, and retail before becoming an attorney.

Gerald A. Schwartz

Gerald A. Schwartz is a Virginia personal injury and wrongful death lawyer with over 30 years of experience. He is recognized as a leading authority on maximizing insurance recovery and has a medical background as a former registered pharmacist, which aids in understanding complex injury cases. He is a Past President of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, a 'Master Advocate,' and a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Schwartz has been named to Virginia Super Lawyers every year since 2007 and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers since 2008. In 2019, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He is also recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the 'Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia' and by the American Association for Justice for his pro bono work.