Virginia C Nelson

Virginia C. Nelson has specialized in personal injury and medical malpractice matters for thirty years. She has represented hundreds of seriously injured clients in State and Federal courts, and has had extensive experience litigating Kaiser matters in the arbitration arena. She understands handling catastrophic damage claims demands an enormous am... ount of diligence, focus and teamwork, and as a result her firm has an impressive record of verdicts, settlements and arbitrations awards. Her skill and dedication have earned Nelson numerous honors. She was chosen Distinguished Alumni of the University of San Diego School of Law and America's Finest City Legal Professional of the Year in 1991. In 1997 she was presented with the Bernard E. Witkin Award for excellence in the teaching, enactment, adjudication and practice of law. In 1998, she received the Daniel T. Broderick, III Award for exemplifying the highest standards of civility, integrity and professionalism. She has been identified as one of the Best Lawyers in America for the last 22 years and the Los Angeles Daily Journal has repeatedly named her one of the top 50 Women Litigators in California. From 2007-2015, she was chosen by her peers as one of the Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers-San Diego. Ms. Nelson was selected by her Best Lawyer peers as San Diego Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year for 2010, and Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiffs for 2012 and 2016, earning the highest rating for ability, professionalism and integrity. Her law firm was named by US News and World Report as one of the Best Lawyers Best Law Firms for Personal Injury and Medical Negligence for 2010-2016. In 2011 Ms. Nelson also received the Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award from the University of San Diego School of Law, as well as being identified as one of the Top Ten Personal Injury Trial Attorneys by the San Diego Daily Transcript. Virginia C. Nelson is a member of the most prestigious trial attorney organizations in the country, ...Read More