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Avery T. Waterman Jr

Medical malpractice Attorney at Williamsburg, VA

5.0   2 reviews

also known as Sandy Waterman, Waterman Law Centers, PLLC

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(757) 244-9575
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  • State Years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 28 years
    Virginia - VA 36 years
    Louisiana - LA 41 years
  • Licensed for 28 years
    State DC
    Acquired 1995
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 36 years
    State VA
    Acquired 1987
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 41 years
    State LA
    Acquired 1982
    Status
    Eligible to Practice Law No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Bailey Mercer
Bailey
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handle motor vehicle accident for me
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About Avery

Learn Avery’s areas of practice.

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Practice areas
  1. Medical malpractice
    50%
    Mr. Waterman represents victims of professional negligence in hospitals, nursing homes, practitioner offices, and other facilities, including particularly in-patient falls, medication errors, wrong organ/site surgery, and more.

    41 years

  2. Personal injury
    50%
    Mr. Waterman represents victims of all vehicle accidents, including brain injury, paralysis, other personal injuries, and wrongful deaths.

    41 years

AWARD-WINNING LAWYER! NAMED BY THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2007-2023 (PERSONAL INJURY & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE)! VOTED "LAWYER OF THE YEAR" 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014! RANKED "METROPOLITAN TIER 1" BEST LAW FIRMS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2021-2023! MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM 2010-P!

Mr. Waterman enjoys a state-wide reputation as an award-winning mediation, settlement, trial, and appeals lawyer. He has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements throughout Hampton Roads and elsewhere in Virginia for over three decades.

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Waterman Law Centers
Busch Corporate Center
217 McLaws Circle, Suite 3
Williamsburg, VA, 23185
watermanlawcenters.com/
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Waterman Law Centers
City Center SunTrust
11817 Canon Boulevard, Suite 206
Newport News, VA, 23606
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Waterman Law Centers
Hampton Executive Tower
2101 Executive Drive, Suite 130
Hampton, VA, 23666
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Posted by Bailey | August 11, 2022
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Bailey Mercer
Absolutely professional and courteous and any question that I had Mr Waterman helped me with. Outstanding to work with. Beyond Five stars!!! Thank you, Mr Waterman and staff. I appreciate all of your hard work and I could not be happier with the results!
Posted by Josh | October 15, 2021
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handle motor vehicle accident for me
mr waterman and his paralegal Jean Varco helped me out with a terrible situation in which a drunk driver pulled out infront of me. I sustained over 200,000 in hospitals bills and within a year I got a settlement worked up that all things considered I couldn't be happier with end result. They were also very compassionate and extremely responsive through out the whole process.
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Cost

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  • Contingency 33%-40%
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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Founding/Managing Partner
  • Waterman Law Centers, PLLC
  • 2019 - Present
  • Senior Partner
  • Patten Wornom Hatten & Diamonstein, L.L.C.
  • 1987 - 2019
  • Associate
  • McGlinchey Stafford
  • 1982 - 1986

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law
  • Juris Doctorate
  • 1982
  • College of William and Mary
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • 1979

Legal Cases

  • Riverside Hospital, Inc. v. Johnson, 272 Va. 518 (2006)
  • Plaintiff verdict at trial and on appeal.

Associations

  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member
  • 1987 - Present
  • American Association for Justice (American Trial Lawyers Association)
  • Member
  • 1987 - Present
  • I'Anson Hoffman Inn of Court
  • Master
  • 2011 - 2017
  • Southern Trial Lawyers Assocaition
  • Member
  • 1999 - 2019
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Metropolitan Tier 1 Rank (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers
  • 2023
  • Honoree (Medical Malpractice)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers
  • 2023
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2023
  • "Lawyer of the Year" (Medical Malpractice - Southeast Virginia)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2023
  • Metropolitan Tier 1 Rank (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers
  • 2022
  • "Lawyer of the Year" (Personal Injury - Southeast Virginia)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2022
  • 15-Year Honoree (Medical Malpractice)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers
  • 2022
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2022
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2021
  • Metropolitan Tier 1 Rank (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers
  • 2021
  • "Lawyer of the Year" (Medical Malpractice - Southeast Virginia)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2020
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2020
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2019
  • "Lawyer of the Year" (Medical Malpractice - Southeast Virginia)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2018
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2018
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2017
  • "Lawyer of the Year" (Medical Malpractice - Southeast Virginia)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2016
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2015
  • "Lawyer of the Year" (Medical Malpractice - Southeast Virginia)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2014
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2013
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers of America
  • 2012
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2011
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia
  • National Trial Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Life Member
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • 2010
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2010
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2009
  • Honoree (Medical Malpractice)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers
  • 2009
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2008
  • Honoree (Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2007
  • Honoree
  • Virginia Business' Legal Elite
  • 2006
  • Life Member
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • 1998
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Publications

  • 19 The Journal of VTLA 2
  • Healthcare Policies, Procedures, and Protocols: Discoverability, Abuse, Admissibility and Legislation
  • 2008
  • 9 The Journal of VTLA 2
  • Charitable Immunity: A Limited Doctrine
  • 1997
  • 11 Virginia Lawyers Weekly 253
  • Negligent Retention: Alive and Well in Virginia
  • 1996

Speaking Engagements

  • Long-Term Care Retreat
  • Obtaining "Privileged" Patient Records with a Medical Authorization
  • 2022
  • Long-Term Care Section Annual Convention Luncheon
  • Obtaining Ostensibly Privileged Materials - with just a Medical Authorization!
  • 2019
  • Meeting Seminar
  • Professionalism & Sanctions
  • 2016
  • Long Term Care Litigation Retreat
  • Punitive Damages: Medical Malpractice Cases!
  • 2016
  • Monthly Seminar
  • "It's Privileged, Judge": In Fact, Actually Not! (Medical Malpractice "Privilege" Law)
  • 2015
  • Long-Term Care Seminar
  • Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Et al. - Discoverability and Admissibility!
  • 2015
  • 2015 Tort Seminar: Evidence
  • Incident, Educational & Policy Materials: Use and Admissibility
  • 2015
  • Medical Malpractice Seminar
  • Falls in Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Getting Institutional Discovery to Prove Fault
  • 2013
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Attorney endorsements

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Lauren Davis
Medical malpractice Attorney | Sep 15
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Sandy's tenacity is unmatched. He works for and reaches results for individual clients, but also has the foresight and fortitude to play the more challenging "long game" of establishing and maintaining good law in the Commonwealth. This not only benefits his future clients, but, quite frankly, benefits all injury clients in Virginia. I endorse Sandy without reservation."
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Steven Meade
Medical malpractice Attorney | Mar 05
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"I endorse this lawyer."
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Williamsburg Medical malpractice Lawyer Avery T. Waterman Jr
Avery T. Waterman Jr
Medical malpractice Attorney
Williamsburg, VA
Licensed for 41 years
Virtual consultation available
(757) 244-9575 Message Website