Charlottesville attorney Yvonne T. Griffin is a trial lawyer who practices only law for injured persons. Although she has been practicing law since 1988, for the past 20+ years she has done nothing but injury law. During that time, she has handled thousands of personal injury cases. She handles car accidents and other types of vehicle wrecks, bodily injury, wrongful death, animal bites and medical malpractice. After graduating from Georgia Southern University in 1980, Ms. Griffin received her MBA from Northwestern State University in 1985 and her JD from the College of William and Mary Law School in 1988. Ms. Griffin served as Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for two years in Hampton, Virginia. There she tried hundreds of cases and used that experience to develop her courtroom style.
Ms. Griffin has been practicing in Charlottesville since 1993. A member of the Virginia State Bar, Ms. Griffin is also active in numerous professional organizations such as the Charlottesville/Albemarle Bar Association and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. She served on the state-wide Board of Governors for the Virginia Trial Lawyers. She is a past member of the American Bar Association, the Thomas Jefferson Inn of Courts, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Ms. Griffin was recently named to the list of Largest Jury Verdicts in Virginia.
Her volunteer activities include Past President of the Albemarle County Police Foundation and Trustee of the Blue Ridge National Multiple Sclerosis Chapter, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Sample of Ms. Griffin's jury verdicts and settlements results:
[The results obtained under one set of circumstances cannot be a predictor of future results.]
1. Brain injury resulting from a car accident - $3,500,000
2. Medical negligence leading to a leg amputation - $2,600,000
3. Stop sign motorcycle accident - $600,000
4. T-Bone car accident - $300,000
Mr. Griffin offers several tips if you've been injured in a car wreck:
1. Get the names and telephone numbers of any potential witnesses.
2. Take pictures of bruises, cuts and other injuries.
3. Do not give a recorded statement to the at-fault driver's insurance company.
4. Do not sign consent forms for the at-fault driver's insurance company.
5. Remember, the insurance adjuster is on the at-fault driver's side - not yours.
6. Be sure all your healthcare providers are billing your health insurance.
7. Call your own auto insurance carrier and ask if you have “med pay” coverage.
8. Do not tell anyone you are “fine” or “good” if you are not.
9. Contact us right away, before the evidence disappears.
Contact Ms. Griffin today for a FREE consultation -- Let's stand up and fight together.
