About Bill O'Mara

Bill O'Mara is a partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia. He started his legal career in 2008, joined Cooper Hurley in 2014, and became a partner in 2017. With approximately 18 years of experience, his practice covers auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, amputation injuries, premises liability, slip-and-falls, electrocutions, pedestrian injuries, spinal injuries, catastrophic injuries, and related personal injury claims.

O'Mara earned his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 2004 and his Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University Law School in 2008.

He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar (2008), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2009), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2011).

He is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Chesapeake Bar Association, the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

His recognitions include 2025 Virginia Business Legal Elite, Best Lawyers in America 2026 (Personal Injury Law), Super Lawyers (2022-2025), Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers (2019-2025), and Top Lawyer by Coastal Virginia Magazine (2020-2025).

Practice areas

Education

Dartmouth College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia, admitted 2008
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Chesapeake Bar Association
National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys

Awards & recognition

Virginia Business Legal Elite (2025)
Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Law (2026)
Super Lawyers (2022-2025)
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (2019-2025)
Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Lawyer (2020-2025)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Virginia Beach firms

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$241 million (reduced; $360 million gross verdict) · Jury Awards $360 Million to Three Former Patients Abused by Cumberland Hospital Medical Director
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$40.5 million · Banner Life and William Penn Policyholders: A $40.5 Million Class Settlement Over Premium Spikes
Rutter Mills, LLP
Rutter Mills, LLP
$4.85 million · $4.85 Million Settlement After T-Bone Crash Leaves Woman With Delayed Pelvic Floor Diagnosis