Andrew Herzog

Experienced Trial Counsel with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Sales, International Relations, Management, and Adobe Photoshop. Strong legal professional with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) focused in Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation, Aviation Law, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury from Regent University School of Law. Selected as a Super Lawyer in Brain Injury, Aviation Injury and Wrongful Death for 2020. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Recent case in which client received a $2,000,000 award. Client was travelling west on Monument Avenue in the City of Richmond, Virginia in the right travel lane. Defendant was traveling north on Commonwealth Avenue, failed to stop at a posted stop sign, and attempted to cross over Monument Avenue at a high rate of speed causing the two vehicles to collide. Defendant then ricocheted back across the median, the eastbound travel lanes and crashed into the left front of a residence. Plaintiff suffered concussion and underwent muscle-sparing thoracotomy with open reduction and fixation of left rib 6,7, and 8 fractures, left video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, evacuation of hemothorax, release of traumatic apical and anterior lung adhesion and left thoracostomy tube placements times 2. The left rib #6 displaced posteriorly, reduced, and fixated with KLS Martin plate (2.3 mm, 16 holes); left rib #7 displaced posteriorly, reduced, and fixated with KLS Martin place (2.3 mm, 16 holes); left rib #8 displaced posteriorly, reduced, and fixated with KLS Martin place (1.5 mm, 10 holes). Left video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, evacuation of 600 ml retained hemothorax, release of apical and anterior pulmonary adhesions. Left lower lobe traumatic contusion. Small area of 2 cm x2 cm superficial visceral pleural tear at the anterior lower lobe with associated inflammatory exudate and minimal air leak. Left thoracostomy tubes x2, 28-French apical and 28-French basilar. Plaintiff tolerated the procedures well and was transferred to the intensive care unit for further resuscitation and care. He was forced to undergo months of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.