About Bryan Meader

Bryan Meader is an attorney at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia. His practice covers automobile accidents, bicycle accidents, brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, dog bites, hit and run cases, motorcycle accidents, motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian injuries, premises liability, severe burns, slip and fall, spinal injuries, traumatic brain injury, truck accidents, and whiplash matters.

Before his legal career, Meader worked as a property damage estimator at a major car insurance company. He then had a successful civil litigation career in Kentucky before relocating to Virginia.

He earned his B.A. in Global Affairs with a minor in Business from George Mason University in 2013, and his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2018.

He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar.

Meader has been recognized as NTL Top 40 Under 40, Top 50 Settlements Motor Vehicle Accidents (United States, 2021), 2023 CoVa Biz Bob Awards Best of Business, Best of 25 (Gold), Virginia Business Legal Elite, and CovaBiz Best Places to Work Awards 2023.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers

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

$12 millionSettlementTop 20 in Virginia · #7

A 23-year-old grain truck driver was killed when an electrical arc jumped from an overhead high-voltage power line to the portable auger he was using at a commercial silo, and his family recovered $12 million from the power company and property owner.

Virginia (settled morning of trial) · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$7 millionSettlementTop 20 in Virginia · #20

A 40-year-old motorcyclist whose foot was traumatically amputated after an oncoming driver cut across his lane recovered $7 million in a settlement reached one month before trial.

Hampton Circuit Court, Virginia · 2023Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →
$7 millionSettlementTop 20 in Virginia · #19

A 23-year-old mother suffered burns to 36% of her body after a corroded natural gas pipe fed an undetected leak into an apartment complex's outdoor grill enclosure, triggering an explosion when she attempted to light it.

Virginia Beach Circuit Court, Virginia · 2026Premises 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

George Mason University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia

Awards & recognition

J.D. cum laude, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (2018)
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Top 50 Settlements Motor Vehicle Accidents (US, 2021)
Virginia Business Legal Elite
CoVa Biz Bob Awards Best of Business (2023)

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