Bob Samuel is a partner in the Litigation Section at Williams Mullen. He represents private individuals, insurance companies and the local transit authority, primarily in trial litigation with an emphasis in personal injury. Mr. Samuel's practice includes assessing and reporting the merits of business, workers' compensation and injury cases and the risks of defense, as well as representing individuals who are injured as a result of the negligence of others. He has defended numerous cases for the transit authority, insurance companies and businesses and has prepared and successfully tried cases ranging from professional negligence and defamation to criminal defense felony cases in state and federal courts. Mr. Samuel's trial experience began in 1979 and includes more than 125 jury trials.

Education
University of Richmond, J.D. - 1979
Hampden-Sydney College, B.A. - 1976

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Awards and Honors
Listed in "Legal Elite," Virginia Business magazine
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation

Representations

1. Defended several large corporations sued for products liability, malicious prosecution and breach of contract.
2. Prosecuted a defamation case for a local police officer against a local newspaper.
3. Represented an individual in a personal injury case for damages in a jury trial.
4. Represented an individual in a products liability case, which settled without litigation being filed.
5. Defended several battered women accused of murdering their husbands.
6. Defended a local municipality and its life saving service in a $10 million lawsuit against a man who sustained a broken neck and became a quadriplegic in 1992.
7. Defended an emergency physician group in a $1 million lawsuit against a former employee who alleged defamation and Virginia public policy violation in 1996.
8. Defended a transit authority employee accused of assaulting a handicapped passenger in 2001.
9. Represented local transit authority against a claim requesting lifetime medical and wage benefits arising out of psychological injury.

Community Involvement
Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Commissioner