Robert Merbaum Somer Esq.
Partner
Ranked by Washingtonian Magazine as a top personal injury lawyer since December 2004, Mr. Somer has practiced personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, negligence and medical malpractice law for over 16 years and has conducted over 300 trials in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC state and federal courts. He has numerous six-figure verdicts and settlements and successful recoveries in nearly every case. He is licensed in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC and Georgia and is a longstanding member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the DC Bar Personal Injury Section, and the Virginia State Bar Association.
Areas of Practice
- Airplane Accidents
- Auto Accidents
- Aviation Law
- Birth Defects
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Defective Products
- Legal Malpractice Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Mold
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Negligence
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Trip, Slip and Falls
- Truck Accidents
- Workers' Compensation Law
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Top Personal Injury Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine, 2004
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Washington
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- District of Columbia Bar, Personal Injury Section
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Public Justice Foundation, Member
