Honors and Awards:

• Mr. McGavin was honored by The National Insurance Crime Bureau for contributions to a National investigation coordinated with the US Justice Department and the State Attorneys General of several states leading to the successful indictment and prosecution of individuals engaged in a National scheme to defraud insurance companies.
• Furniss Award--This award recognizes outstanding service to the leading civil defense organization in the state of Virginia, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys--President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Long Range Planning Committee, Convention ChairmanBoyd-Graves Conference--Member of conference since 2005, a conference that brings together leading attorneys and judges from around the state to make policy recommendations to the General Assembly and The Supreme CourtAmerican College of Trial Lawyers--Selected as Fellow in 2009.  Selected for Virginia Committee for 2009-2010.  Chairman of Regional Mock Trial Committee 2010.Virginia Law Foundation--selected as FellowVirginia State Bar Professionalism Course--selected as faculty for 2009-2011Virginia Commission on the 21at Century--Selected by the Chief Justice to Serve on this committeeU.S. District Court Merit Selection Committee--served on committee to select Magistrate Judges continuously since approximately 2003. 

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Great Falls United Methodist Church--various leadership positions over many years, and provide free legal advice to church leadership on planning and contract issues.Great Falls youth sports--have served as youth coach, travel coach for many years

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Mr. McGavin is a frequent lecturer who has spoken to seminars sponsored by the plaintiff's bar and the defense bar.  Currently, he serves on the faculty of the Virginia State Bar Professionalsim Course and presents lectures 2 times per year on Professionalism.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Also, in the calendar year 2010, Mr. McGavin has successfully litigated a number of cases.  Some examples are:   Mr McGavin tried to verdict the case of Hawvermale v. Best Buy, involving a trip and fall at a Best Buy store with over $100,000 in medical bills.  The jury verdict was for the defendant, Best Buy. Mr. McGavin tried to verdict the case of Thomas v. Bowman, a veterinary malpractice action, that resulted in a verdict for Mr. McGavin's client. Mr. McGavin tried to verdict a premises liability action involving a dog and catastrophic injuries to a plaintiff in the Circuit Court of Arlington County, which resulted in a defense verdict for Mr. McGavin's client. Mr. McGavin successfully defended Dr. Paul Offit in defense of a defamation action in the US District Court of Virginia in Alexandria.  The trial court granted a 12 b 6 motion to dismiss. Mr. McGavin successfully defended Dahn Yoga in a RICO action in US District Court in Alexandria.  After motions to dismiss were granted in favor of Mr. McGavin's client, the case was settled on confidential terms.  
• In 2010, Mr. McGavin tried the highly publicized case of the Estate of Reynolds v. Emerald Island. The case arose out of a double fatality in Smith Mountain Lake.  Mr. McGavin obtained a defense verdict on a jury trial on a plea in bar.  The case was widely reported in the newspapers in the Roanoke, VA area.

Representative Clients:

• Sunrise Senior Living, Chubb Insurance Company, Titan America, Vulcan Materials, USAA, State Farm, Best Buy, Arlington County, VA, Outback Steakhouse, Mercury Insurance Company, Great West Insurance Company, Boy Scouts of America

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• In 2010 Mr. McGavin served as the American College of Trial Lawyers committee co-chair on their Regional Trial Competition.  The program was held in Virginia Beach.  He served as a Judge, and Program coordinator for one of the largest Trial practice programs in the country.  

Educational Background:

• University of Virginia (1979) BA with Distinction William and Mary (1982) JD