Matthew H Kraft

Types of cases I handle: Longshore Workers' Compensation Claims, Virginia Workers' Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability Claims, Personal Injury Cases General, Civil Litigation, Drafting of Contracts Contract Based Claims. I am a lawyer and I handle the types of cases I handle because I like to help people. In workers' compensation, Social Security, and personal injury claims, I work on behalf of people who have sustained injuries or disabilities that severely impact their lives and well being. I work with them in an effort to maximize their recovery and help them move on with their lives in a positive direction. I find great satisfaction in winning and resolving cases on behalf of clients so they can do just that. In the context of contract based and general civil litigation cases, I am likewise working on behalf of clients to address difficult situations in their lives. I therefore seek the best result possible to protect each client's interests so those circumstances can be put behind them. Finally, on a more general level, I believe that our system of law, while not perfect, is a necessary instrument for protection of people in our society and our way of life, and a mechanism for positive change on behalf of people whose resources are limited. Through our system, and our system of representation within that system, if you are injured or otherwise wronged, you have a voice, and you can be heard. I enjoy working with and on behalf of people to make that happen.

George Mason University School of Law

J.D. | Law

1992 - 1995

Activities: Manuscripts Editor, George Mason Independent Law Review; Vice President, Environmental Law Society; Participant, Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Dickinson College

B.A. | Political Science & Psychology

1990 - 1992

Activities: Men's Varsity Soccer Team; Kappa Sigma Fraternity; Certificate of Merit for Scholarship and Leadership

Wake Forest University

General Undergraduate Studies

1988 - 1990

Activities: Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Attorney/Owner

Matthew H. Kraft, P.L.C.

2009 - Current

I have worked as an attorney in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia since 1995. I am admitted to practice and have represented clients before the Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. I have also represented numerous clients before the United States Department of Labor, the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, the Social Security Administration, and various other State and Federal Courts.

Attorney/Partner

Rutter Mills, L.L.P.

2002 - 2009

Attorney/Member

Inman & Strickler, P.L.C.

1998 - 2002

Attorney/Associate

Rutter & Montagna, L.L.P.

1995 - 1998

Instructor, Intro to a Successful Workers’ Compensation Practice

Virginia CLE

2009

Virginia Rising Stars

SuperLawyers Magazine

2007

Virginia State Bar

Member

Current

Virginia Beach Bar Association

Member

Current

Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association

Member

Current

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Current

American Association for Justice

Member

Current

Virginia

Since 1995

• Free Consultation

• Car Accidents
• General Civil