To put it simply, Craig doesn’t do anything halfway. He pours all of himself into everything he does, whether with work, his family, or his hobbies. His passion has parlayed into a career as an accomplished trial attorney. He concentrates his practice on workers’ compensation and personal injury cases in Virginia.

Aside from being a dad, Craig finds no greater source of satisfaction than representing injury victims and helping them and their families obtain justice. Craig recognizes that the work he does has the ability to change lives. His goal for over 30 years has been to help clients obtain the largest possible financial recovery in their cases.Craig obtained his undergraduate degree cum laude from Washington and Lee University. He then graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law, moving on to achieve multiple seven-figure verdicts and settlements. According to Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly, he obtained the largest workers’ compensation settlement ever reported in Virginia. Craig still enjoys hearing from that client’s parents with updates on their son’s progress.He has consistently been recognized by his peers for his legal acumen. He was named a member of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business Magazine. He makes the annual list for Best Lawyers in America and Virginia Super Lawyers, topping the Top 100 and even Top 50 list for his body of work within personal injury and workers’ compensation. In 2018, Craig was inducted as a Fellow into the College of Workers’ Compensation Attorneys. That same year he was honored as a “Leader in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

Craig also believes in serving organizations within the legal community. He is the only attorney whose practice includes workers’ compensation to become president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA).  He has served VTLA in various capacities for over 25 years. He also served two terms as an elected representative to the Bar Council for the Virginia State Bar. He was invited to be a member of the State Bar’s Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee, where he has interviewed and evaluated candidates for the federal bench, Supreme Court of Virginia, and the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Craig served nine years as a board member of Commonwealth Community Trust, a non-profit organization that administers financial trusts for individuals with disabilities. These are but a few of many organizations he is passionate about. Craig’s experience in workers’ compensation and personal injury has given him a unique perspective on the legal overlap between these two areas. He frequently lectures at seminars on successfully resolving combined worker’s compensation and personal injury cases.

In his spare time, Craig enjoys coaching his sons in little league and travel baseball. He has also coached flag football, soccer, and basketball. He still can’t figure out lacrosse, however. He is involved with several charities, including Connor’s Heroes, and organizes annual benefit concerts to support those causes. He and his wife, Lucy, and his sons Jackson and Wiley, can often be found together hiking, playing sports, or listening to live music. Craig and his family also have three large dogs, including two Great Pyrenees they rescued during the pandemic. So please be kind if you notice that his suit is covered in dog hair.

Bar Admissions

• Commonwealth of Virginia
• West Virginia

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honors

• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell (2005)
• Hall of Fame – Top Settlements, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2023)
• Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants (2022)
• Best Lawyers in America (2013-present)
  • Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury categories
• Leaders in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2018)
• Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorney, Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy group
• Virginia Super Lawyers (2010-present)
  • The Top 100 in Virginia (2014, 2016 – present)
  • The Top 50 Richmond Super Lawyers (2014 – present)
• Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine (2006)

Professional Affiliations

• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
• College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers – Fellow
• Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group
• Virginia Workers’ Compensation American Inn of Court
• Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court
• John Marshall Inn of Court
• Virginia State Bar – Bar Council
• American Association for Justice
• Commonwealth Community Trust – Board Member
• Virginia State Bar Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
• Henrico Bar Association

Published Work

• Mediating a Workers’ Compensation Claim: Nuts, Bolts, Carrots and (Not Enough) Sticks, The Journal, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 22:2.
• Illegal Aliens and the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, The Journal, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 13:4.

CLEs and Presentations

• Special Needs Trusts, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court Annual Conference (2024)
• Workplace Violence Claims: Workers’ Compensation or Personal Injury? VTLA Annual Convention (2024)
• Workplace Violence and Workers’ Compensation – A Panel Discussion, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2023)
• Protecting Means-Tested Benefits for Injured Workers Using a Pooled Special Needs Trust, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Educational Conference (2023)
• Overcoming the Odds with Challenging Cases: A Panel Discussion, VTLA Annual Convention (2023)
• Dealing With Difficult People panel discussion, VTLA Young Trial Lawyers Retreat (2023)
• Tips for Settling Claims With Localities and Handling VRS Issues,  Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2022)
• Mistakes Made By Claimant’s Attorneys, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2021)
• Expansion on Court of Appeals Part 2 – Start Getting Ready For 2022, VTLA Advocacy Seminar (2021)
• Covid-19 Workers’ Compensation Q&A, Virginia Nurses Association (2021)
• What Are Plaintiff’s Lawyers Doing to Impede Settlement/Conclusion of Cases? VTLA Annual Convention (2020)
• Introduction to Liens in Workers’ Compensation Cases, VTLA Paralegal Seminar (2020)
• Third Party Settlement Implications in Ongoing Workers’ Comp Cases, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2020)
• Lien on Me – A Discussion of Lien Claims on Workers’ Compensation Cases, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2019)
• Calculation of Workers’ Comp Liens in Personal Injury Cases, VTLA Annual Convention (2018)
• 10 Tips For Maximizing Settlement Value in Workers’ Compensation Cases, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2016)
• Peeling Back the Curtain on Uninsured Employer’s Fund Cases: What Claimant’s Lawyers Don’t Know, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat (2015)
• Crossfire: Claimant v. Defense Counsel Opposing Views in Contentious Issues in Workers’ Compensation, McCandlish Holton’s 14th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar (2015)
• Addressing Work Comp Issues When Settling A Personal Injury Claim, Advanced Auto Retreat, VTLA (2015)
• Behind Enemy Lines: An Inside Look At Insurers, TPA’s, And Risk Management Entities, Seventh Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2014)
• The Nature Boy’s Tips To Grappling With The Work Comp Lien And Body Slamming The PI Investigation,  VTLA Annual Convention (2014)
• Successful Settlement Tactics – A Panel Discussion, Sixth Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2013)
• Rule 4:10 Exams – How to Handle the Request for the ‘Not So Independent’ Medical Exam, Pre-Trial Strategies to Maximize Recovery in Personal Injury Cases CLE, Richmond (2013)
• A Medical Malpractice Primer for Pre-Med Students, Biology 454, Washington & Lee University (2010-2014)
• Third Party Cases: Maximizing Recovery, Minimizing Malpractice, Fifth Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2012)
• Steele v. William A. Hazel, Inc.: Reeling In The Big One, Fifth Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2012)
• Temporary Partial Disability and Marketing Strategies – A Panel Discussion, Fourth Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2011)
• How to Address Workers’ Comp Issues When Settling a Personal Injury Case, VTLA’s Medical Issues in Tort Cases CLE – Roanoke and Norfolk (2011)
• Third Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2010)
• Second Annual Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2009)
• An Attorney’s Perspective on Legal Nurse Consulting, Central Virginia Chapter, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (2009)
• Preparation of a Claim, Intro to a Successful Workers’ Comp Practice, Virginia CLE (2009)
  Representing Undocumented Workers Under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, Advanced Practice Retreat CLE, VTLA Workers’ Compensation Section (2008)
• The Role of Case Managers in Workers Compensation Cases: Claimant’s and Defense Perspectives, GENEX Annual Educational Conference (2008)
• What the General Practitioner Should Know About Workers’ Compensation, VTLA Small & Solo Firm Conference (2008)
• Negligent Entrustment and Permissive Use, Annual May Tort Law Seminar CLE (2003)
• Overcoming the Willful Misconduct Defense, VTLA Fall Fiesta CLE (2002)
• How to Handle Medicare, Medicaid and Federal Employee Liens, Annual May Tort Seminar CLE – Richmond and Norfolk (2002)
• Rights & Responsibilities Under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, Labor Unions throughout Virginia (1997-2001)
• Litigation and Expert Witness Testimony – lecture and course materials, 21st Annual Post Graduate Course on Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured Adult and Child (1997)
• Federal Pre-emption – lecture and course materials, First Annual Products Liability and Accident Prevention Conference (1996)