Virginia Marie Buchanan
Levin Papantonio Rafferty Law Firm
Virginia Buchanan is a shareholder at Levin, Papantonio, Rafferty, Proctor, Buchanan, O’Brian, Barr & Mougey, P.A., having joined the firm in 1989. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida in 1985, and received her Juris Doctorate Degree, with honors, from the University of Florida in 1989.
She has served as lead/co-lead counsel in more than 50 jury trials, with results exceeding $500 million. She has a national practice and works extensively in her local Pensacola and surrounding community. She is a member of Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Legal Elite, and listed by Martindale-Hubbell as a Top Rated Lawyer in Personal Injury. She has been repeatedly designated as a Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Top Consumer Lawyer.
Ms. Buchanan is a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), as well as the Florida Justice Association (“FJA”) (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers). She is a Distinguished Fellow and Eagle Member of FJA, and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2021. She has served on the Board of Directions of the Florida Bar Foundation and has been Treasurer of ABOTA, Chairperson of the Civil Process Server Grievance Committee and has been a member of the Chief Judge's Council on Children. She currently is a member of the Women's Caucus of the Florida Justice Association, and serves on The Florida Bar Ethics Committee.
Ms. Buchanan is a member of the American Bar Association, and has served as a member of the subcommittee of the American Bar Association on legislation affecting litigation and was appointed to a special committee of the American Bar Association on health care.
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
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I provide absolutely free confidential consultations, and never charge any fees or costs unless you first recover. My law firm's 40 attorneys, 4 investigators and 2 medical staff work together as one team for you.
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- Florida
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Levin Papantonio Rafferty
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- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- J.D. (1989)
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- Honors: Honors
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- University of Florida
- B.S. (1985) | Telecommunication
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- Florida Trend Magazine, Florida "Legal Elite"
- Florida Trend Magazine
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Superlawyers
- Women Trial Lawyers - Top 25
- National Trial Lawyers
- Distinguished Fellow
- Florida Justice Association
- Florida Bar President’s Award for Pro Bono Service for 1st Judicial Circuit
- Florida State Bar
- Academy of Trial Advocacy
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- American Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- Board of Governors - Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
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- AFTL Medical Malpractice Task Force
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- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
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- American Bar Association
- Member, Subcommittee on Health Care
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- American Bar Association
- Member, Subcommittee on Legislation Affecting Litigation
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- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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- Chief Judge's Council for Children
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- Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association
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- First Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee
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- Florida Justice Association
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- Activities: Eagle Benefactor-2015, Senior Fellow Program Member - 2018, Distinguished Fellow – 2019; Director 2021
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- International Society of Barristers
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- Northwest Florida Association of Women Lawyers
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- International Society Of Barristers
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- The National Trial Lawyers
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- Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Foundation
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- American Board of Trial Advocates
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- Alabama State Bar
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- Florida State Bar
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- American Cancer Society Issues Controversial Guideline to Try to Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths
- The National Trial Lawyer Magazine
- Surgical Malpractice Associated With Surgeons Inexperience
- The Ring of Fire Network
- Recent Study Shows Malpractice Claims Decreasing
- The Ring of Fire Network
- Severe Injuries From Patients Falling Out of Bed Due in Part to Inadequate Prevention Methods Used by Hospitals
- The Ring of Fire Network
- The Ring of Fire Network
- Judge Finds Dirty Medical Equipment Caused Vet’s Illness
- Nursing Malpractice
- Association of Operating Room Nurses
- The Essential Role of the Legal Investigator In The Development of Damages for Mediation and Trial
- Inner Circle of Investigators
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Northwest Florida Paralegal Association
- Preparing and Presenting Your Expert Witness in a Contested Liability Case
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- Ethical Considerations for the Paralegal, Florida Justice Association seminar
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