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Virginia Personal Injury Lawyers
Veteran Led. Trial Ready.
Former prosecutors and military trial lawyers. Over 100 years of combined courtroom experience. We take car accident, commercial truck crash, brain injury, wrongful death, and other serious injury claims across Virginia and in Washington D.C., and we build every one for a jury.
Results
$20M
Verdict for Child Abuse Incident$10M
Settlement for Company Vehicle Crash$10M
Verdict for Motor Vehicle Collision$2.7M
Settlement for Truck CrashNUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS INCLUDING
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Tell us what happened and whether you’ve seen a doctor. We usually call back the same day. No cost, no obligation.
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We Don’t Settle For Less Than The Case Is Worth.
A firm carrying hundreds of open files can’t prepare any of them for trial. We take fewer cases so we can do three things in every one:INSURANCE COMPANIES AREN’T IN THE BUSINESS OF PAYING CLAIMS. THEY’RE IN THE BUSINESS OF AVOIDING THEM.
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FIVE VETERANS · 3 ARMY · 1 MARINE · 1 NAVY
Most personal injury lawyers in the commonwealth will try a handful of cases in a career. Our team prosecuted drug and violent crime in Virginia and defended soldiers at courts-martial around the world, where trials are the job rather than the exception.
That volume teaches what settlement negotiation can’t: how to pick a jury, break a rehearsed witness, and build a file that holds up across Virginia courtrooms.
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We Do Not Just Settle Cases. We Prepare To Win Them.
What our Virginia personal injury lawyers actually do
Gray Broughton and Sharif Gray built this firm out of former prosecutors and military officers. The personal injury attorneys at Gray Broughton handle claims in state and federal court across the Commonwealth and in Washington D.C. We don’t just work a case toward a settlement and hope it lands. We work it toward a verdict, and the settlement follows.
That means finding every party who may share responsibility, including the ones an adjuster never brings up. Locking down evidence before it’s gone. Documenting the treatment still ahead, not just the bills already paid. And filing suit when the number doesn’t match.
PRACTICE AREASHIGH-STAKES LITIGATION.
HIGH-STAKES LITIGATION.
WHERE TRIAL READINESS IS
THE DECIDING FACTOR.
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
Gray Broughton is a recognized authority in TBI litigation. These injuries are medically complex and often dismissed as invisible, especially when the first CT scan comes back clean. Other firms bring this team in as co-counsel on concussion, post-concussive syndrome, diffuse axonal injury and anoxic brain injury cases.
Commercial Truck & Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A tractor-trailer case is won or lost in the first month, because in many cases, the carrier holds the proof. We handle jackknife and underride crashes, cargo-shift rollovers and hours-of-service violations on I-95, I-64 and I-81. Duty-status records are only kept six months.
Crime Victim Representation and Negligent Security
Sharif Gray prosecuted violent crime before he represented the people harmed by it. We represent survivors of sexual assault and victims of violent crime, and bring negligent security claims against apartment complexes, hotels and parking garages where broken locks or absent guards made an assault foreseeable.
Catastrophic Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motorcycle crashes in Hampton Roads. Multi-car collisions outside Roanoke. We handle spinal cord injury, amputation, severe burns and wrongful death, the cases where the question isn’t when someone returns to work but whether the house needs a ramp first.
results
We get justice in court.
Personal injury verdicts and settlements we're proud of$20 Million Verdict
$10 Million Verdict
$2 Million Verdict
$1.5 Million Verdict
Case results depend on the specific facts and circumstances of each case.
HOW VIRGINIA LAW CHANGES YOUR INJURY CLAIM.
Virginia follows a contributory-negligence rule. If the defense proves you were even partly at fault, you may recover nothing at all, no matter how badly you were hurt. Only a handful of states still work this way, and every insurer adjusting a Virginia claim knows it. That’s why a photograph of where the cars stopped, a witness who saw the light, or the wording of a statement you gave in week one can decide the case.
Plenty of firms turn a case down once contributory negligence is on the table. We take them. Answering that defense means locking down the scene, the witnesses and the timeline before the other side shapes the story, and being willing to put the question to a jury.
Coverage matters as much as fault. Most Virginia auto policies include uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, which can apply when the at-fault driver carries minimum limits or none at all. People often don’t know they have it.
Virginia’s statute of limitations generally gives an injured adult two years to file a personal-injury action, and the deadline differs for an injured child or someone under a legal incapacity. Two years sounds like a lot of time, until it isn’t.
THE PROSECUTOR ADVANTAGE
WHY COURTROOM EXPERIENCE CHANGES YOUR CASE.
Every Trial Lawyer at This Firm Is a Military Veteran
Trial Readiness as a Standard
Most firms want the fastest settlement. We want the right number. Trial readiness isn’t a posture. It’s what’s in the file: depositions taken instead of scheduled, experts retained before the demand goes out, a complaint drafted while the claim is still in negotiation.
Story-Driven Advocacy Built in Criminal Courtrooms
Sharif Gray, trained in the Gerry Spence Method, spent years in front of Richmond juries and at courts-martial around the world. A jury doesn’t award damages for a diagnosis code. It awards them when twelve people understand what someone lost and why it happened. A defense expert who has given the same testimony a hundred times behaves differently across from a lawyer who has a record of getting real results in court.
OUR VIDEOS
Meet Our Lawyers
THE TRIAL LAWYERS BEHIND THE FIRM.
GRAY BROUGHTON
GRAY BROUGHTON
Over four years of active duty service across three countries and one combat zone.
- Stationed in South Korea with Eighth Army.
- Served in Heidelberg, Germany with V Corps.
- Deployed to Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom I.
- Advised on rules of engagement and airstrikes.
- Served on the Judicial Reconstruction Team in Iraq.
- Bronze Star Medal recipient.
SHARIF GRAY
SHARIF GRAY
Four and a half years of active duty service.
- Valedictorian at the Virginia Military Institute.
- Elected prosecutor on the VMI Honor Court.
- Completed Air Assault School, Fort Campbell.
- Defended hundreds of Soldiers in the U.S. Army.
- Deployed to the Sinai Peninsula for trial work.
- Represented Special Operations Soldiers.
GRAY BROUGHTON
Over four years of active duty service across three countries and one combat zone.
- Stationed in South Korea with Eighth Army.
- Served in Heidelberg, Germany with V Corps.
- Deployed to Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom I.
- Advised on rules of engagement and airstrikes.
- Served on the Judicial Reconstruction Team in Iraq.
- Bronze Star Medal recipient.
SHARIF GRAY
Four and a half years of active duty service.
- Valedictorian at the Virginia Military Institute.
- Elected prosecutor on the VMI Honor Court.
- Completed Air Assault School, Fort Campbell.
- Defended hundreds of Soldiers in the U.S. Army.
- Deployed to the Sinai Peninsula for trial work.
- Represented Special Operations Soldiers.
SCROLL TO TRANSITION
MOST PERSONAL INJURY
FIRMS SETTLE EVERYTHING.
WE DO NOT.
SETTLEMENT FIRMS
- Hundreds of open files at once.
- Settle before a lawsuit is ever filed.
- Insurers know they'll never see a courtroom.
- Associates with no trial background.
- Success measured in case count.
GRAY BROUGHTON
INJURY LAW
- A caseload small enough to prepare each one.
- Build for the courtroom before the first demand goes out.
- Insurers know this firm tries cases, and tries them well.
- Every attorney is a former military officer, prosecutor, or both.
- Success measured in the verdict, or the settlement that trial preparation forced.
Podcast
COURTROOM STORIES AND TACTICS.
Sharif Gray on how personal injury trials are actually won. Recent episodes cover military justice to civil practice, and a breakdown of the $20 million verdict.
Frequently Asked Questions
We handle injury cases on a contingency fee, so the fee comes out of the recovery rather than your pocket. The consultation is free, and we put the terms in writing before you decide.
Generally two years from the date of injury for an adult. The deadline can differ for a child, for someone under a legal incapacity, and for certain other claims. Ask a lawyer about your date rather than working it out from a website.
Call us before you do anything else. Virginia’s contributory-negligence rule can bar recovery entirely if the defense proves you share any of the fault, which is why insurers raise it so often here. It’s also why early photographs and witness statements carry more weight in Virginia.
No. You aren’t required to give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer before you’ve spoken with a lawyer. Adjusters often call early, before you know how badly you’re hurt, and what you say gets used later.
Get medical attention first. Then photograph the scene, the vehicles and anything that explains how it happened, and get names for anyone who saw it. Report the crash, keep every bill and record, and be careful what you put in writing to an insurer.
Nobody can answer that honestly on a first call. Value depends on what happened, the injury, the treatment still ahead, lost income and earning capacity, who was at fault, and how much coverage exists.
Yes. Five of our trial lawyers served (3 Army, 1 Marine, 1 Navy), and we handle injuries involving veterans where military medical records, base jurisdiction or an existing VA disability rating complicate an otherwise straightforward claim.
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Clients Say
Called to get a consultation, Harry was honest and friendly. I wasn’t even a client yet and he was already giving me advice. I can’t imagine what it would be like as a client of this company. 100% recommend!
Sharif Gray is awesome as always, he takes time out of his day no matter his clients issues. Anytime I have any personal injury or legal issues this firm will be my first call!
This is a great law firm to work with. They exceeded my expectations in every way. They got me a result I wasn’t expecting and I’m not sure things would have went as well as they did with any other firm. I highly recommend them to anyone in a personal injury situation. Everyone there was very easy to work with and answered any questions I had.
Thank you for everything that you and your staff has done for me. And should I need another lawyer in the future I will be giving you a call thank you very much
Gray Broughton and his team were very kind and helpful in helping me pursue and resolve my case. If you are looking for a personal injury attorney, who is both competent and caring, he is your man.
I found them to be a remarkable team to work with. Very trustworthy I was comfortable and all my interactions with them and communication, how they followed up with the details about my case and kept me well informed.
I had an excellent experience with Gray Broughton Injury Law. They handled my case professionally from start to finish and kept me informed throughout the process. They worked hard to obtain a fair settlement for me and were always available to answer my questions. I truly appreciate their dedication, honesty, and professionalism. I highly recommend Gray Broughton Injury Law to anyone looking for an experienced personal injury attorney. Thank you again for everything!
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