BRYAN SLAUGHTER

Bryan Slaughter concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of unsafe products. He also tries cases involving catastrophic injury arising out of truck and auto accidents, and medical malpractice. In July 2004, Bryan obtained the largest verdict in history for any person injured in a ski-related accident. A jury awarded $8.3 million to his client, a 17-year old girl who suffered serious brain and other injuries, due to the negligence of a ski resort. (See Grigg v. Wintergreen Resort, et al. in Case Results section.) Bryan is the past Chairman of the Products Liability Section of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He is also the Past President of its Young Lawyers Section. During his presidency, the Young Lawyers received The Robert J. Bonsignore Public Service Award for promoting and performing public service through the production of the video "Road To Justice." In addition, Bryan represented "pro bono" (without pay) numerous victims of 9/11 through the program "Trial Lawyers Care." Bryan is a member of both the Virginia and West Virginia State Bars.

Education:

• University of Virginia (B.A. 1991)
• Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1997)

Professional Activities:

• American Bar Association
• Regional Champion, National Trial Competition, 1997
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, Chairman, Products Liability Section; Past President, Young Trial Lawyers division)
• Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Public Service:

• Current President -- Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville
• General Counsel -- Second Street Gallery
• Member -- Public Justice
• Trial Lawyers Care (Pro Bono Effort to Help Victims of 9/11)

Honors and Recognitions:

• Listed in the Current Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
• Named a 2007 Virginia "Rising Star" in Super Lawyers Magazine

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