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Practice Areas: FELA, Personal Injury, Products Liability
Education: University of Richmond, LL.B., 1952; College of William & Mary
Admitted: 1952, Virginia
Memberships: Portsmouth (President, 1960), Norfolk, Virginia (Past Lecturer for Bar Programs) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1973); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tidewater Association of Claimants Attorneys; Inner Circle of Advocates; Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA).
Mr. Moody, Sr. has acheived the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating for preeminent legal ability and overall professional excellence. He has been selected and published as a member of The Best Lawyers in America.
Willard J. Moody, Sr. Full Bio
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, FELA, Asbestos Litigation, Products Liability, Pharmaceutical Litigation, Mesothelioma Litigation
Education: University of Richmond, J.D., 1983; Elon College, B.A., 1979
Admitted: 1983, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, North Carolina, West Virginia and Florida
Memberships: Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association, Portsmouth Bar Association (Past President, 1996-1997), Virginia State Bar Association, West Virginia State Bar, North Carolina State Bar, The Florida Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), American Association for Justice, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA).
Mr. Moody, Jr. has acheived the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating for preeminent legal ability and overall professional excellence.
Willard J. Moody, Jr. Full Bio
Practice Areas: Federal Employers Liability Act - FELA, Auto Accidents,
Medical Malpractice, Products Liability
Education: Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary,
J.D., 1985; University of Richmond, B.A., cum laude, 1982
Admitted: 1986, Virginia; 1992, North Carolina
Memberships: Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association
Claude W. Anderson Jr. Full Bio
Harry B. Bailey, III
Practice Areas: Federal Employers Liability Act, General Personal Injury
Education: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1986; St. Andrews Presbyterian College, B.A., 1980
Admitted: 1987, Alabama, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, Mississippi; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1991, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Memberships: Georgia Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association
Practice Areas: Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Trucking Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Product Liability and Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma Litigation
Education: Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, J.D., 1991; College of William & Mary, B.A., 1988
Admitted: 1991, Virginia, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2008, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Memberships: Virginia State Bar, West Virginia State Bar, Virginia Trial Lawyers' Association (VTLA), Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation, Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), Asbestos Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Maritime, Products Liability, Pharmaceutical Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Mesothelioma Litigation
Education: Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, J.D., 1982; College of William & Mary, B.A., 1974
Admitted: 1982, Virginia
Memberships: Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers’ Association (VTLA)
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, FELA
Education: Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 1984; Antioch College, B.A., 1983; University of Florida, B.A., with honors, 1972
Admitted: 1985, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Not admitted in Virginia)
Memberships: Florida Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association
Mr. Higginbotham has acheived the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating for preeminent legal ability and overall professional excellence.
Wm. Earl Higginbotham Full Bio
Practice Areas: Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
Education: Regent University School of Law, J.D., 1998; Virginia Wesleyan College, B.A., 1993
Admitted: 2000, Virginia
Memberships: Virginia State Bar, Portsmouth Bar Association
Practice Areas: Personal Injury litigation with emphasis in claims arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA)
Education: George Mason University School of Law, J. D., with distinction, 1983; College of William and Mary, B.A., 1977
Admitted: Virginia Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Memberships: Virginia State Bar, Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), Phi Delta Phi honorary legal society
Practice Areas: FELA Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury, and Medical Malpractice
Education: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1997; Indiana University, B.A., 1993;
Admitted: 1997, Supreme Court of Ohio; 1998, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Memberships: Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association, Cleveland & Cuyahoga County Metropolitan Bar Association
Practice Areas: Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Railroad Crossing case, Personal Injury, Toxic Torts Trials and Litigation in State and Federal Courts
Education: Wake Forest University School of Law, JD; Syracuse University MA; Emory University, BA
Admitted: Virginia, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Memberships: Â Virginia State Bar
Practice Areas: FELA, Railroad Litigation, Personal Injury
Education: New England School of Law, magna cum laude, 1993; Washington & Lee University, 1986
Admitted: 1993, Virginia, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1994, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships: Virginia State Bar