Herman Aubrey Ford

Aubrey Ford is an accomplished trial lawyer who has successfully handled a diverse array of federal and state cases during his 30 year career. His practice currently includes commercial disputes, legal malpractice, complex personal injury, employment, civil rights and class-action matters. He has tried over 100 civil jury trials to verdict.

His skills as an advocate have been repeatedly recognized by his peers and the public. Aubrey was elected in 2007 as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor limited to the top one percent of attorneys in each state. He was named by his peers as one of the “Top 50 Virginia Super Lawyers” in 2010 and a “Virginia Super Lawyer” since 2006. In 2011 Aubrey was named one of the Top 10 Virginia Super Lawyers. He has been listed for over 10 years in The Best Lawyers in America, currently designated in four litigation categories.  

Aubrey is the author and primary proponent of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (Va. Code Sec. 8.01-216) passed unanimously by the Virginia General Assembly in 2002. This Act, modeled after the Federal False Claims Act, allows Virginia citizens with knowledge of fraud involving public funds to bring a civil action on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Aubrey has been invited to speak frequently on a variety of litigation topics to many legal and business groups. He has spoken to lawyer organizations on topics of general civil litigation, commercial litigation, legal malpractice, false claims act, civil rights and employment law.