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Gene Miller

Eugene C. Miller

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Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Car Accidents
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • Rideshare Accidents
  • Truck Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Drunk Driving Accidents
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • Nursing Home Abuse
  • Premises Liability
  • Slip and Fall Accidents
  • Dog Bite Injuries

Biography

Eugene "Gene" C. Miller has 35 years' experience combined in both personal injury defense and as a Plaintiff's attorney. Prior to joining the firm in 2010, he spent 25 years defending cases as the Managing Attorney for the office of GEICO Staff Counsel before choosing to represent victims of catastrophic injury and medical malpractice. Gene has extensive inside knowledge of insurance coverage issues and claim evaluation and handling processes and procedures. Since joining the firm and becoming a Partner in 2012, he has employed his unique perspective to offer valuable insight and experience critical in determining the best strategy for case negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and trials, earning success for our clients and their families. Gene has extensive experience in personal injury litigation, having tried more than 180 jury trials in the various courts of Northern Virginia, including Federal Court, and in the Washington D.C. Superior Court.

Gene obtained a B.S. degree in Business from Virginia Tech, graduating with honors. He obtained his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law (now the Antonin Scalia Law School). During Law school, he was on the Jessup Moot Court team and interned with the Fairfax County Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney. He also attended a Summer School of Law Program at the University of Exeter, England, sponsored by the Marshall Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary. He has been rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubble for over ten years due to his high ethical standards and professional ability.

Gene is active in the Fairfax Bar Association and is on the Circuit Court Committee and the Law Related Education Committee. He also participates as a Master of the Bench with the George Mason American Inn of Court. Additionally, he volunteers his time to speak to at-risk youth from local high schools and conduct court tours for middle school students.

Gene grew up in Fairfax County. He was a summer league and year-round AAU swimmer, summer lifeguard, pool manager, Red Cross swimming instructor and water safety instructor, and a swim coach. While raising his children, he coached house league softball teams. He currently resides in Leesburg with his wife, Glenda. He has six children, Darlene, James, Kaitlin, Brittany, Steven and Audrey, and four grandchildren, Briar, Skyler, Kieran, and Tim. He is an avid bicyclist, snow skier, and kayaker, and loves to fish.

Education

  • George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
    • J.D. - 1984
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    • B.S. - 1980
    • Honors: cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • Virginia Supreme Court, 1985
  • District of Columbia
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • Maryland
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1986
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell’s A/V Preeminent Rating For Legal Ability and Ethical Standards
  • Named a Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2011

Professional Associations

  • Fairfax Bar Association
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • The George Mason American Inn of Court

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Circuit Court Committee, Fairfax Bar Association – Revised the Civil Trial Practice Manual, 8th and 9th Ed.
  • Law-Related Education Committee, Led Court Tours for Middle School Classes
  • Devonshire Program – Counseled High School Students Through The Alcohol and Other Drug Intervention Program
  • C & O Canal Bike Patrol – National Park Service – Provided Information, First Aid, and Bike Repair to Visitors and Reported Violations, Maintenance Issues, and Emergency Situations to NPS

Published Works

  • “Sovereign Immunity in Virginia: How to Slay the Giant”, George Mason American Inn of Court, Jan. 2019