Edward L. Weiner

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      Biography

      I am founder and Senior Partner of my firm, which specializes in personal injury litigation. I have appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court and have had numerous published state and federal court decisions. Many of my cases have received national media attention, including my successful representation of the deaf community against a large, national electronics retailer. I am the national fundraising chairman for the RRP Foundation and host the annual Law Day celebration benefiting the Fairfax Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Programs.I am currently representing a family that lost their father in a plant explosion in Kinston, North Carolina.In another case, I represented a man who received a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident that was recorded as the largest motor vehicle accident in the state of Ohio.At my firm, we handle only cases in personal injury. I recently served on the Fairfax County Bar Association Judicial selection committee involved in selecting our new judge. I also served as officiator for the Fairfax County Court and a neutral case evaluator for the circuit court.My wife, Maura and I, have two daughters, Maurissa and Brianna.

      Bar Admission

      Virginia, 1980

      U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1980

      U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1980

      U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

      Virginia Supreme Court

      U.S. District Court

      Other Affiliations

      Virginia College of Defense Attorneys, 1986 - 1990 (Member, Board of Directors)

      Fairfax County Bar Association (Member)

      Virginia Bar Association (Member)

      American Bar Asscociation (Member)

      Virginia State Bar (Member)

      The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)

      Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

      Fairfax Bar Foundation, 2002 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)

      Fairfax County Bar Association (Member, Judicial Selection Committee)

      RRP Foundation (National Fundraising Chairman)

      Virginia State Bar, 2015 - 2016 (77th President)

      Virginia State Bar’s Diversity Conference (Past Chair)

      Virginia State Bar’s Bar Council (Serving 3rd Term)

      Fairfax Bar Association (Past President)

      Old Dominion Bar Association

      Northern Neck Bar Association

      Virginia Bar Association

      Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

      Southern Conference of Bar Presidents

      American Bar Association

      National Council for Bar Presidents

      Achievements

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      • Included on the 2023 Virginia

      Past Lists

      • 2022 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2021 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2019 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
      • 2015 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
      • 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2012 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2011 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2010 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers list
      • 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers list
      • 2007 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
      • 2006 Virginia Super Lawyers list

      Education

      • University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1980 J.D.

      • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1993 LL.M.Major: International Law

      • University of New York at Binghamton, 1977 B.A.

      Honers

      • Who's Who in Business Leaders, 1996 - 1997
      • Fairfax Bar Association’s James Keith Award for Public Service
      • Governor’s Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year Award for his work with Jazz4Justice and Law Day
      • Named a Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
      • Named a Fellow by the Virginia Law Foundation
      • Appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia to serve on the Faculty of Virginia’s mandatory Course on Lawyer Professionalism
      • Named Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International in appreciation of tangible assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world
      • Repeated recognition by Virginia Super Lawyers
      • Martindale-Hubbell’s A/V Preeminent Rating for legal ability and ethical standards
      • Repeated Recognition by Best Lawyers, most recently for 2021

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