About Richard C. Armstrong
Richard is a seasoned attorney based in the Charlottesville, Virginia office of Allen & Allen. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to standing up for his clients and pursuing fair outcomes on their behalf. He approaches every matter with one guiding belief: the case belongs to the client. Richard handles a wide range of personal injury cases, including wrongful death claims, car and tractor-trailer crashes, and accidents caused by impaired drivers. After earning his law degree from the University of Virginia, Richard spent 13 years working as a public defender in New York City.
In 2000, he returned to Virginia, where he continues to represent clients and handle cases across the Commonwealth. Richard holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the organization's highest distinction. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a recognition given to attorneys who have secured trial verdicts of $1 million or more. The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has recognized him for his work on friend-of-the-court briefs submitted to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
In addition, he has spoken at legal seminars and written articles published in the Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Outside the courtroom, Richard is active in the Charlottesville community. He currently serves as Chair of the Board for the Albemarle County Service Authority. He has also served on the boards of the Jefferson Swim League and Madison House and previously h
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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