Medical Malpractice Defense

Rawls McNelis + Mitchell is first and foremost a medical malpractice defense firm.  We defend all manner of health care providers in Virginia including; doctors, nurses, hospitals, health care systems, dentists, physician's assistants, practice groups and nursing homes.  With offices throughout Virginia  our lawyers can cover cases statewide.

Our medical malpractice defense practice offers depth, experience and a clinical staff that cannot be found elswhere in Virginia.  Each of our lawyers works in and has experience in defending medical malpractice cases.  Our lawyers have tried and won hundreds of medical malpractice cases throughout Virginia.  We have been recognized by Virginia Lawyer's Weekly  for Top Defense Verdicts in the Commonwealth and Million Dollar Med Mal Defense Verdicts.  Our attorneys have achieved individual accolades including Martindale-Hubbel AV Rating, Super Lawyers and Virginia's Top Lawyers for Medical Malpractice Defense.

Representing health care providers in complex medical cases requires a deep understanding of complex medical issues.  In addition to our years of experience handling only health care related matters, our medical-legal staff includes several Registered Nurses and an M.D., J.D., giving our firm a depth in health care law that many larger firms cannot match.

We believe in a team approach to handling complex medical cases.  Because our entire firm has experience in handling medical malpractice cases, our clients know that their case is being handled by a high-caliber team of medical legal professionals who understand the complex legal issues and medical issues of their case.  We also believe in open and frequent communications with our clients.  We foster relationships with our clients by keeping them informed and making ourselves readily available.