About Jill Stanley

Jill F. Stanley is a founding Partner of Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers in Washington, D.C., where she handles personal injury and medical malpractice cases. She has helped obtain millions of dollars on behalf of her clients.

Before founding the firm, Stanley served as an Assistant District Attorney, where she honed her trial skills. She is also an adjunct law professor at George Washington University Law School.

Stanley earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law and her B.A. with high distinction from the University of Michigan.

Stanley regularly serves as a legal commentator for media outlets including CNN/HLN, CBS News, NBC News, The New York Post, and USA Today. She previously worked as a freelance reporter for America's Most Wanted. She has been selected to Super Lawyers from 2020 through 2025.

Practice areas

Education

University of Miami School of Law
B.A. with high distinction; J.D. cum laude
University of Michigan
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2020-2025)
J.D. cum laude (Miami)
B.A. with high distinction (Michigan)

Other attorneys at Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers

View firm →

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Washington firms

Marks & Harrison
Marks & Harrison
$10 million · Runaway Norfolk Southern Boxcar Crushes a Richmond Floodwall Worker: $10 Million Verdict
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
$8.85 million · Benedi v. McNeil: $8.85 Million Tylenol Verdict Over a Missing Liver Warning
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
$35.6 million (capped to $2.2 million) · $35.6 Million Verdict After Elective Back Surgery Left Woman with Severe Brain Damage
Regan Zambri Long Personal Injury Lawyers
Regan Zambri Long Personal Injury Lawyers
Confidential Settlement Reached for 70+ Victims of Deadly Flower Branch Apartments Gas Explosion
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
$5.5 billion (minimum) · J&J Agrees to Pay at Least $5.5 Billion to Resolve 76,000 Talc-Cancer Claims