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Attorney Profile
Irvin V. Cantor
Irvin Cantor
Richmond
Virginia (VA)
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (60%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice (30%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products (10%)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Law School:
University of Virginia School of Law
Profile
Irv Cantor is the Managing Director of Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner. Irv’s practice is limited to representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and death cases, with an emphasis on traumatic brain injury cases. He is a past President of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, and the Virginia chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Irv has tried to verdict or settled over 1,500 personal injury cases in his career, including approximately 375 brain injury cases, and has obtained over 30 verdicts or settlements exceeding $1 million. Irv was Chairman of the National Legal Conference of the Brain Injury Association of America in 2008 and 2009. Irv is the recipient of the 2010 Weinstock Award from the Brain Injury of Virginia, awarded for his commitment to individuals with brain injury. He was named a "Leader in the Law" by Virginia Lawyers Weekly in 2010.
Selected To
Virginia Super Lawyers 2011
Virginia Super Lawyers 2010
Virginia Super Lawyers 2009
Virginia Super Lawyers 2008
Virginia Super Lawyers 2007
Virginia Super Lawyers 2006
Top Lists
Top 50 Virginia Super Lawyers 2011
Top 33 Richmond Virginia Super Lawyers 2011
Top 50 Virginia Super Lawyers 2009
Top 50 Virginia Super Lawyers 2006
About Irvin Cantor
Admitted: 1978, Virginia
Blog: blog.virginiatrialfirm.com
Professional Webpage: virginiatrialfirm.com/index.php/attorneys/irvin_v_cantor
Honors and Awards:
- Cantor Wins 2010 BIAV Weinstock Award BIAV Newsletter, Summer 2010
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards
- Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice (2007-present)
- "Legal Elite," in the category of Civil Litigation, named by Virginia Business magazine
- Recipient, 2010 Weinstock Award from the Brain Injury Association of Virginia
- Honored as a “Leader in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, for significant contributions to the legal profession and community at large (2010)
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Brain Injury Association of America, Chairman of National Legal Seminar (2008-2009)
- Virginia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, President (2006)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, President (2002-2003)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, President (2002-2003)
- American Association of Justice
- Litigation Counsel of America
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer, Brain Injury Association of America
- Volunteer, Brain Injury Association of Virginia
- Volunteer, numerous civic associations
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- VTLA Journal, Volume 19, Number 3 2007 The joy and satisfaction of a trial lawyer representing persons who have suffered traumatic brain injuries
- Chapter 62, “Medicolegal Aspects of TBI”, 2006
- Brain Injury Association of Virginia, winter newsletter
- MedicoLegal Aspects of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, VTLA Journal, Winter 2003-2004
- Handling an Automobile Negligence Case in Virginia Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 10, West Publishing, 2000
- Insurance Coverage for Automobile Injury Cases VTLA Journal, Volume II, No. 4, Fall 1990
- How To Use A SPECT Scan In The Trial Of A Traumatic Brain Injury Case VTLA Journal, Summer 1998
- Use of Demonstrative Evidence In The Trial Of A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case VTLA Journal, Spring 1995
Verdicts and Settlements:
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