About Bridget N. Long
Bridget Long has been representing individuals and families in personal injury, tractor trailer and wrongful death litigation for more than twenty-five years. Her entire career has been devoted to fighting for the rights of those injured by the negligence of others. She has achieved settlements and verdicts for her clients in both state and federal courts involving tractor-trailer collisions, premises liability, wrongful death, and other cases involving catastrophic injuries. She won a $1.3 million dollar jury verdict for a woman who was injured by careless driverin Henrico and obtained a $3.3 million settlement for a Mechanicsville man who was hit by a tractor trailer. Bridget is a Shareholder, the managing attorney for the Chesterfield location, and a member of the firm's executive committee.
Hear what Kathy, who was hit by a drunk driver had to say about Bridget winning her trial with a Chesterfield jury: Bridget currently serves as Treasurer of the American Association for Justice's (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group, was the 2025 Chair of AAJ's Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, and a former president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. In addition to her many leadership roles,Bridget has been named to annually since 2008, being named a Top 50 Richmond Super Lawyer since 2023 and a Top 50 Virginia Women Super Lawyer since 2024. Bridget has also been included in the since 2022, a definitive guide to legal excellence. Bridget achieved board certification in trial advocacy in
Proven verdicts and settlements at Allen Allen Allen & Allen
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A Hampton jury awarded Christopher Denton $25 million after a cardiologist read his cardiac test results as normal, diagnosed a minor heart infection, and sent him home on over-the-counter medication, months before Denton suffered a massive heart attack that left him functioning with roughly half his cardiac capacity.
A Richmond jury awarded $23 million to a commercial truck driver who suffered a traumatic brain injury, crushed pelvis, and right-leg amputation when a Moen Inc. tractor-trailer parked in the emergency lane of I-295 pulled back into traffic and was struck by his rig at highway speed.
A speeding Allied Concrete truck tipped onto a car on the Thomas Jefferson Parkway in June 2007, killing Jessica Lester and injuring her husband. A Charlottesville jury in December 2010 awarded her widower and her parents $10.58 million in total. The trial court cut the widower's wrongful death award, and the Supreme Court of Virginia reinstated the full verdict in January 2013.
A Fredericksburg jury awarded $6.5 million to a young attorney left with permanent spinal cord damage after his primary care physician repeatedly dismissed neurological symptoms without examination, producing what was then reported as the largest medical malpractice verdict in Virginia history. The award was reduced to $1.55 million under the state damages cap, and the judgment was later reversed on an evidentiary ruling, sending the case back for a retrial on causation and damages.
A 40-year-old motorcyclist lost his left leg below the knee after a driver turned left across his path on U.S. Route 1 in Ashland, Virginia. The trial judge ruled the driver negligent as a matter of law and struck the contributory negligence defense, leaving only damages for the jury. On November 20, 2025, a Hanover County jury awarded $6 million after about 30 minutes of deliberation. The defendant has noted an appeal.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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