Joseph Miller

Workers' Compensation Attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP
Norfolk, VA37 years experienceAdmitted 1988

About Joseph Miller

Joseph A. Miller is a workers' compensation attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with 37 years in practice. He is particularly recognized for his experience in Virginia and North Carolina Workers' Compensation law, including complex cases involving denied claims, catastrophic injuries, and long-term disability.

Miller spent a decade in FELA practice representing railroad workers, then transitioned to personal injury, before focusing on workers' compensation in 1999. Over his career, he has secured millions of dollars in compensation for injured workers and accident victims across Virginia and North Carolina.

Joe Miller Law officially closed on August 7, 2025, and Miller and his team joined the Workers' Compensation team at Rutter Mills.

He earned his Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School in 1987 and was licensed in Virginia in 1988.

Miller was selected to Super Lawyers from 2019 to 2026.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Rutter Mills, LLP

These results are credited to Rutter Mills, LLP. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.01 millionVerdict

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 →

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

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia, admitted 1988

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2019-2026)

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