John Lichtenstein

John E. Lichtenstein is a founding member of Lichtenstein Law Group PLC. Over 30 years of practice, he has tried to verdict and successfully resolved through negotiation hundreds of cases involving severe, life-altering injury and wrongful death. Among Mr. Lichtenstein’s trials and settlements are multiple individual results exceeding one million dollars. He and the firm, along with co-counsel, have secured some of the largest jury verdicts and settlements in Virginia. Mr. Lichtenstein’s injury and wrongful death cases involve defective products, medical malpractice, automobile and tractor- trailer crashes, traumatic brain injury and other settings. Often, his cases concern complex liability and damages issues. As well, throughout his career, Mr. Lichtenstein has tried to verdict and successfully resolved through negotiation cases involving serious criminal allegations in both federal and state courts. Mr. Lichtenstein’s criminal practice ranges from the defense of companies, corporate owners and executives accused of financial crimes, including fraud, money laundering, and tax offenses; the defense of medical corporations and physicians accused of health care fraud; the defense of pain medicine physicians and their practices, allegations of violent crime, and many other issues. Mr. Lichtenstein is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. A frequent lecturer to professional legal groups, Mr. Lichtenstein has taught continuing legal education seminars concerning many aspects of trial practice in the fields of Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. He is on the Faculty of the Virginia College of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Lichtenstein is a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia where he was Chair of the Honor Committee and a recipient of the Raven Award. He graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1986. Mr. Lichtenstein is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference), the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia, and all trials courts of Virginia. As well, he has been admitted pro hac vice for individual cases in trial courts outside of Virginia.