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Griffin O'Hanlon

Proven Verdicts
Virginia Beach, VA13 years experienceAdmitted 2011

About Griffin O'Hanlon

Griffin O'Hanlon is a partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia, with approximately 13 years of practice. His work covers automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian injuries, catastrophic injury, brain injury, premises liability, slip and fall, dog bites, boating accidents, and hit-and-run cases.

O'Hanlon earned his B.A. in History from Virginia Tech in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2011.

He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar (2011), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

He is a member of the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association (Executive Committee 2018-2024; President 2025-2026), the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

O'Hanlon has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019-2024), in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in America (2026), Virginia Business Legal Elite - Civil Litigation (2025), and as a Top Lawyer by Coastal Virginia Magazine (2022).

Proven verdicts and settlements

$7 millionSettlement

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 →
$7 millionSettlement

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

Practice areas

Education

Virginia Tech
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia, admitted 2011
Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association (Executive Committee 2018-2024; President 2025-2026)
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019-2024)
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in America (2026)
Virginia Business Legal Elite - Civil Litigation (2025)
Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Lawyer (2022)

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