Adam Lotkin

Proven Verdicts
Partner/Litigation Manager at Rutter Mills, LLP
Virginia Beach, VA29 years experienceAdmitted 1996

About Adam Lotkin

Adam Harris Lotkin is a Partner and Litigation Manager at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with nearly 30 years of legal practice. He has served as lead counsel in over 120 jury trials in Virginia and federal courts. His practice covers personal injury and wrongful death, maritime injury law, automobile accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, and workers' compensation cases.

Lotkin earned his B.A. from Lafayette College in 1993 and his Juris Doctor cum laude from Howard University Law School in 1996.

He is admitted to the Virginia and District of Columbia bars (and was previously admitted in California).

Lotkin serves on the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors and is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, and the American Inns of Court (William B. Enright Chapter). He serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the Organizing Committee of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.

His many awards include Maritime Injury Lawyer of the Year (Lawyer's Monthly Magazine, 2024 and 2025), 2026 Super Lawyers Rated, 2026 Best Lawyers, 2025 Lawyers of Distinction, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, VA Lawyers Weekly 'Leader in the Law' and 'Go-To' Maritime Lawyer, and America's Top 100 Attorneys.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$4,007,478Verdict

A Norfolk jury awarded $4,007,478 after a 14-year-old riding a scooter through a marked crosswalk was struck and killed by a driver who later admitted liability, leaving the trial focused solely on damages.

Norfolk Circuit Court · 2021Wrongful DeathRead 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

Lafayette College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia, admitted 1996
State Bar of District of Columbia
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors)
Virginia Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Inns of Court - William B. Enright Chapter

Awards & recognition

Maritime Injury Lawyer of the Year, Lawyer's Monthly Magazine (2024, 2025)
Super Lawyers (2026)
Best Lawyers (2026)
Lawyers of Distinction (2025)
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
VA Lawyers Weekly Leader in the Law and Go-To Maritime Lawyer
America's Top 100 Attorneys
J.D. cum laude, Howard University Law School (1996)

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