For 17 consecutive years during 2007-2023, Mr. Waterman has been honored by his legal colleagues in The Best Lawyers of America for 2 separate categories - "Personal Injury" and "Medical Malpractice" - for Southeast Virginia. Indeed, he has been voted its "Lawyer of the Year" for 6 of the last 10 years and for 3 of the past 4 years.
For 2021, 2022, and 2023, Waterman Law Centers received the coveted "Metropolitan Tier 1" Best Law Firms ranking by U.S. News & World Report. It has 3 Peninsula law offices: Williamsburg, Newport News, and Hampton.
Also, for 16 consecutive years during 2008-2023, Mr. Waterman has been named to Virginia Super Lawyers. Additionally, for 14 consecutive years during 2010-2023, he has been recognized as a charter member of The National Trial Lawyers' "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia" and as a life member in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Further, for various years, he has been named for America's Top 100 Attorneys "Lifetime Achievement Award", America's Top 100 "High Stakes Litigators", Hampton Roads Magazine's "Top Attorneys" in Hampton Roads, Virginia Business' "Legal Elite", and Lawdragon's "500 Top Plaintiff Lawyers".
Big cases are Mr. Waterman's forte. His cases feature multiple "first impression", cutting-edge and other sophisticated issues, and have resulted in scores of favorable published opinions. He has prevailed in a dozen appeals before state and federal courts. His legal briefs regularly are used by other lawyers, and his successful cases are relied upon by them as legal precedent, for their cases. Multiple articles of his are published, and he frequently is invited to speak at continuing legal education programs and to legal societies.
Mr. Waterman's four decades of personal injury experience provides clients valuable perspective, skills, and credibility. He has staying power to withstand insurance companies!
- University of Virginia School of Law
- J.D. (1982)
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- Honors: Faculty Research Assistant (Professor Jeffries & Professor Levmore); and Academic Review Committee.
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- College of William and Mary
- B.A. (1979) | Economics
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- Honors: President's Aide; Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, national leadership honor societies, Omicron Delta Epsilon, national economics honor society; College Register; Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; Board of Student Affairs, Chairman; College Yearbook, Section Editor.
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- Founder-Partner
- Waterman Law Centers, PLLC
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- Patten Wornom Hatten & Diamonstein, LC
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- McGlinchey Stafford
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- Healthcare Policies, Procedures, and Protocols: Discoverability, Abuse, Admissibility and Legislation
- 19 The Journal of VTLA 2
- Riverside Hospital, Inc. v. Johnson
- 272 Va. 518
- Charitable Immunity: A Limited Doctrine
- 9 The Journal of VTLA 2
- Negligent Retention: Alive and Well in Virginia
- 11 Virginia Lawyers Weekly 253
- Obtaining "Privileged" Patient Records with a Medical Authorization, Long-Term Care Retreat, Staunton, Virginia
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Invited Speaker for Continuing Legal Education Seminar
- Obtaining Ostensibly Privileged Materials - with just a Medical Authorization!, Long-Term Care Section Annual Convention Luncheon, Hot Springs, VA
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Invited Speaker for Continuing Legal Education
- Punitive Damages: Medical Malpractice Cases!, Long-Term Care Litigation Retreat, Irvington, VA
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Invited Speaker for Continuing Legal Education
- Professionalism & Sanctions, Meeting Seminar, Norfolk, VA
- I'Anson-Hoffman Inn of Court
- Invited Speaker for Continuing Legal Education (Ethics)
- Incident, Educational & Policy Materials: Use & Admissibility, Tort Seminar: Evidence, Springfield, VA
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Invited Speaker for Continuing Legal Education
- Lawyer of the Year
- The Best Lawyers of America
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff (Norfolk/Southeast Virginia)
- Best Law Firms "Metropolitan Tier 1"
- U.S. News & World Report
- Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff
- Lawyer of the Year
- The Best Lawyers of America
- Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff (Norfolk/Southeast Virginia)
- Lawyer of the Year
- The Best Lawyers of America
- Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff (Norfolk/Southeast Virginia)
- Lawyer of the Year
- The Best Lawyers of America
- Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff (Norfolk/Southeast Virginia)
- Williamsburg Bar Association
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
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- Activities: Amicus Curiae Honor Roll (2006, 2007, 2014 & 2015)
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- American Association for Justice
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- Virginia State Bar
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- Louisiana State Bar Association
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- Virginia
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- D.C. Circuit
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