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.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

Kim Brooks-Rodney of Cohen & Cohen filed a $100 million wrongful death complaint against Skyline Towers and property manager Equity Residential after a three-year-old boy fell 26 stories through a defective window screen in Fairfax County, alleging the company had known about the hazard since 2015 and failed to warn families.

Fairfax County, Virginia · 2018Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

A Washington, D.C. woman sued the Tenleytown Massage Envy franchise and its corporate parent for $25 million after a massage therapist with a documented history of prior complaints sexually assaulted her during a 2017 appointment.

DC Superior Court · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
Settlement

Cohen & Cohen attorney Kim Brooks-Rodney represented Malbert Rich and other passengers injured in the January 2015 L'Enfant Plaza Metro smoke emergency, filing suit against WMATA for negligent maintenance and delayed evacuation.

Washington, DC · 2015Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Washington firms

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$6.17 Million Verdict for Skier Brain-Injured in Fall Off Unmarked Drop-Off at Massanutten Ski Resort
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
$5.5 billion · J&J Agrees to Pay at Least $5.5 Billion to Resolve 76,000 Talc-Cancer Claims
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
$20 Million Judgment Against U.S. for Driver Paralyzed When Smithsonian Bus Ran Red Light
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
$17.11 million · $17.1 Million Verdict After Missed Ectopic Pregnancy Kills Young DC Mother
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
$8.35 million · Record $8.35 Million D.C. Verdict After Knee Surgery Cost an 82-Year-Old His Leg

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.