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Licensed for 38 years

Brain injury Lawyer at Richmond, VA
Practice Areas: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Defective and Dangerous Products ... +5 more

About Michael

Biography

Michael and his wife, Laura, met at Ohio Wesleyan University, and have been married since 1987. They have three children, and their eldest son graduated from Ohio Wesleyan.

Mr. Phelan volunteers countless hours with organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), United Parents Against Lead to reduce the hazards of lead to children, and Northstar Academy, a Richmond non-profit shool for children with learning disabilities. Mr. Phelan is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Northstar. The Board presented in January, 2010 the first annual Special Needs Forum for educators, health care providers, and parents of special needs children. Mr. Phelan is also on the board of the Commonwealth Community Trust, a nonprofit trust for people with disabilities.

Mr. Phelan has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, and has gained a national reputation for handling complex brain injury, lead poisoning, pharmaceutical, product liability, trucking accident, complex commercial litigation, medical device and toxic substance cases. He achieved one of the largest recoveries in the country in a benzene exposure case involving an oral dental adhesive. Mr. Phelan is the past Chair of the Product Liability Section of the Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association and has lectured at the Section’s annual retreats, at the 2006 ATLA Pharmaceutical/Medical Device seminar, and at many other seminars on numerous litigation topics.

Since 1996, Mr. Phelan has maintained an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory. This rating is based upon an extensive and confidential peer review by members of the bar, and is the highest rating available for legal ability and ethical standards. He also serves as an elected board member on the Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association’s Board of Governors.

Mr. Phelan was selected to the American Trial Lawyers Association 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Since 2008, He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation and Product Liability Litigation (Copyright Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC) and for includion in Virginia Super Lawyers. He has been recognized as on of the Top 25 lawyers in Richmond and Top Lawyers in Virginia. In 2010, he achieved two of the top 34 settlements in the state.

Mike Phelan has a reputation for hard work, excellence, and zealous representation of injury clients

Richmond brain injury attorney Michael Phelan

Practice Areas

Brain Injury 14%

Our firm represents victims of acquired and traumatic brain injury resulting from truck crashes, car crashed, motorcycle crashes, exposure to toxins such as lead paint, and other trauma. Michael Phelan also volunteers countless hours to charitable organizations in the brain injury community. He is chairman of the board of directors of a school for learning disabled children and is on the board of the Commonwealth Community Trust and United Parents Against Lead.

36 years

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Car Accident 14%

11 years

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Defective and Dangerous Products 14%

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Motorcycle Accident 14%

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Personal Injury 14%

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Spinal Cord Injury 14%

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Trucking Accident 14%

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Other 2%

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Awards

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Licensed in Virginia for 36 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1989

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No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 38 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1988

Inactive

No misconduct found

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Phelan Petty Injury Lawyers

3315 W Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23230

phelanpetty.com

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Michael G. Phelan's Reviews

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Posted by Laura | April 30, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Outstanding Attorney

Michael Phelan is an excellent attorney and true to his word. He has been a pleasure to work with. He is a kind caring person. One of the best attorney, I’ve ever had the pleasure to hire and work with. Would definitely recommend this law firm.

Posted by Charles | July 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Excellent and Professional Product Defect Attorney

Mr. Phalen was an excellent attorney for my product defect/product warranty suit. Other attorneys turned my case away due to the difficulties and complexity involved. Knowing nothing about the product involved, Mr. Phalen and his associates tackled my suit with an assertive attitude. He sought out... the right experts and educated himself on the particulars of my case. We ultimately resolved outside of court during mediation but I felt extremely confident had we gone to court we would have prevailed.

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Posted by Betty | December 9, 2013

Betty's review

Very caring and hard working for me. He kept me informed throughout the procedures.

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Michael G. Phelan's Lawyer Endorsements

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Craig Kelley

Personal injury lawyer | May 31

Relationship: Friend

"I have know Mike for over a decade, and endorse Mike as one of the finest trail lawyers on the eastern seaboard."

Lauren Carroll

Brain injury lawyer | Apr 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

John O'Brien

Personal injury lawyer | Aug 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community."

Michael Waddington

Personal injury lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Michael. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

Christopher Booberg

Personal injury lawyer | May 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Jonathan Petty

Personal injury lawyer | Jan 29

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

Jason Konvicka

Personal injury lawyer | Dec 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

James Wilson

Personal injury lawyer | Jan 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Michael Bucci

Personal injury lawyer | Jul 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Michael Phelan for over 10 years and believe him to be one of the top plaintiff's lawyers in the Richmond area. Michael has significant experience in traumatic brain injury and catastrophic injury cases. He is a very aggressive lawyer and any client would be lucky to have him represent him or her."

Thomas Young

Brain injury lawyer | Aug 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mike Phelan is a recognized expert in the field of traumatic brain injury law. But more importantly, he works with charitable and non-profit organizations across the country to help prevent head and brain injuries. The general public might be surprised to know that some attorneys prefer working to prevent harm in society rather than profit from it. Mike is one of those attorneys. In fact, Mike would like nothing more than to have to find another avenue to practice law if he could prevent all forms of TBI. That said, if you need an attorney who specializes in head injury law, look no further than Mike. Finally, you couldn't work with a more pleasant guy."

Yvonne Griffin

Brain injury lawyer | Jun 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Mike Phelan knows brain injuries, he is hard working, and juries love him. He is concerned for his clients. I'd recommend him to anyone."

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