Attorney Michael J. Shevlin

Serving Clients Throughout Virginia & D.C.

Michael Shevlin is an award-winning trial attorney at Shevlin Smith. He has exclusively represented injured clients and their families in medical malpractice and serious personal injury cases for over twenty years. Born in the Northern Virginia area, Mike's entire legal career has been to serve negligently injured victims in Washington D.C. and throughout Virginia.

For over ten years now, Mike has been selected by his peers as a Best Lawyer in America, a Virginia Super Lawyer, and a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer. Recently he was selected as one of America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, an award given to less than 1% of professionals in the United States. Mike has also received an AV- rating by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating by peers possible for professional and ethical standards.

Education:

• University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1992)
• University of Notre Dame (B.A. 1989)

Professional Honors & Activities:

• Selected, 2023 Lawyer of the Year for Washington, D.C. in Medical Malpractice Law by Best Lawyers in
• Awarded, America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement
• Awarded, Martindale’s Highest Peer Rating of AV
• Selected, Best Lawyers in America: 2008-present
• Selected, Super Lawyers in Washington, D.C. for Medical Malpractice Law: 2009-present
• Selected Super Lawyers in Washington, D.C. for Personal Injury Law: 2009-present
• Selected, Super Lawyers in Virginia for Medical Malpractice Law: 2008-present
• Selected, Super Lawyers in Virginia for Personal Injury Law: 2008-present
• Selected, America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorney
• Selected, America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Attorney
• Selected, America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
• Selected, The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia
• Selected, Washington, DC’s Top Lawyers: Personal Injury (Washingtonian Magazine)
• Selected, Top Lawyer in Northern Virginia (Northern Virginia Magazine)
• Selected, Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers – Top 25
• Awarded, Membership in Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Awarded, Membership in Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Awarded, Fairfax Bar Association President’s Award: 2011 and 2016

Professional Memberships:

• Leaders Forum Member, American Association for Justice
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Brain Injury Association of Virginia, Inc., Member
• Fairfax County Bar Association, Member
• Trial Lawyer Association of the District of Columbia, Member

Professional Leadership Positions:

• Chair, Fairfax Bar Association, Judicial Screening Panel, 2018
• Board of Director, Fairfax County Bar Association, 2010-2016
• Member, Fairfax Law Library Committee, 2006 - 2017
• Vice Chair, Fairfax Law Library Committee, 2009 - 2017
• Member, Fairfax Bar Association Judicial Screening Panel, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021
• Vice Chair, Fairfax Bar Association, Judicial Screening Panel, 2017
• Member, Fairfax County Bar Association Budget Committee, 2012-2015

Presentations & Speeches:

• Speaker, "Successful Strategies for Medical Malpractice Cases in Virginia" (2004)
• Speaker, "Road to Justice" (2002-2016)
• Speaker, "The Do's and Don'ts to Avoid A Medical Malpractice Case" (2014, 2016)
• Speaker, “Rebuttal Experts” (2019, 2022)
• Speaker, “Treaters & Testifiers”, VTLA CLE (2022)

Publications:

• "Successful Strategies for Medical Malpractice Cases in Virginia" (2004)
• "Do I Have A Case? A Patient's Guide to Virginia Medical Negligence Law" (2009)
• "Medical Negligence: Your Rights in the District of Columbia" (2011)
• "Your Guide to Understanding Claims Against Uber, Lyft, and Others" (2017)
• Co-Author “Expert Review” in Medical Malpractice Law in Virginia (2021)

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia State Bar, 1992 - present
• District of Columbia Bar, 1995 - present

Court Admissions:

• Virginia Supreme Court
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia

If you are in need of trusted and experienced legal counsel, contact our award-winning law firm today!