Personal Injury Attorney in Virginia Beach

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Serious injuries deserve serious results. You deserve your case to be taken seriously. We aim to achieve those results. While settling your case may be the best option for other law firms, it isn’t always your best option.

That’s what separates us from the other firms you may speak with. We take the time and effort to understand your case, and strategize for the best outcome. We aren’t afraid to take Insurance Companies, Fortune 500 Companies, Medical Providers and other offenders to court. If your case deserves to be heard in court, that’s where we will go and not just a settlement conference. William Breit is a distinguished trial lawyer who has been at the forefront of major personal injury cases in Hampton Roads, Virginia for over 47 years. That reputation was earned in court, one case at time. Put this experience to work for you.

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Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

Personal Injury Attorney

Personal injury lawsuits include a wide range of cases they now include auto accidents, unsafe premises, medical malpractice, product liability, bicycle accidents, railroad cases, and admiralty and maritime injuries. Read More

Auto Accidents

Automobile accidents are a major part of the law practice of Breit Law. Breit Law has won numerous multi-million dollar car accident lawsuits for victims suffering severe injuries and death from car accidents. Read More

Drunk Driving

Drunk driving is a serious threat to our national highway safety. Over two million accidents a year in America involve drunk driving resulting in 350, 000 injuries and 10,000 deaths. In Virginia, a person is driving if he has a blood alcohol content of greater than 0.08. Virginia law allows for punitive damages in cases involving drunk drivers. Read More

Medical Malpractice

Thousands of people die each year as a result of medical errors. Thousands more are maimed and injured as a result of mistakes made by doctors and hospitals. In Virginia, Section 8.01-581.1 of the Code of Virginia outlines a complex legal procedure for handling medical malpractice cases.Read More

Wrongful Death

A wrongful death claim exists when a person dies due to the legal fault of another person. The right to file a lawsuit for wrongful death is a relatively new concept. Every state in this country now has wrongful death laws. Read More

Trucking Accidents

Trucking is a necessity to the national economy. Virtually every product sold is transported by the trucking industry. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration establishes rules and regulations that govern these commercial motor vehicles and the companies who operate then. Read More

Pharmaceutical Drugs

Faulty and defective products injure thousands of people every year. Products cases involve complex design and manufacturing issues and require an experienced lawyer to successfully handle these claims. They often involve thorough investigation and product examination. Read More

Brain Injury

Brain injuries and other head injuries can take the form of anything from a minor bump on the skull to a devastating traumatic brain injury (TBI). Common causes include traffic accidents, falls, physical assault, and accidents at home, at work, outdoors, or while playing sports. Read More

Products Cases

Dangerous or defective products cause thousands of injuries to consumers every year in the United States and in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Read More

Railroad Cases

Every year, thousands of passenger and freight trains pass through Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia is a central hub for railroad traffic originating throughout the Eastern part of the United States, and even internationally from the Port of Norfolk. Read More

Virginia Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

Serving Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake & Hampton Roads for More Than 35 Years

William Breit is a distinguished trial lawyer who has been at the forefront of major personal injury cases in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and Pennsylvania for over 47 years. Mr. Breit’s father originally started a law firm that trained many of the lawyers now practicing law in Hampton Roads, including all of his sons. Billy graduated from Northwestern University in 1975 and the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in 1978.

He has been practicing personal injury litigation in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and Pennsylvania continually since. One of Mr. Breit’s greatest legal victories was establishing the parental rights of fathers in Virginia who conceive children using in vitro fertilization. These landmark decisions decided by the Virginia Supreme Court at L.F. v. Mason 285 Va 163 (2013); in the Virginia Court of Appeals at Breit v. Mason 59 Va. App. 322 (2011).

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Personal Injury Law Videos

One of Virginia’s most experienced and reputable personal injury lawyers, William Breit, addresses many questions and types of personal injury cases in these helpful videos.

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