Lael Pierce

Personal Injury Attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP
Norfolk, VA8 years experienceAdmitted 2017

About Lael Pierce

Lael Pierce is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia. Her practice covers car accident litigation and personal injury law.

Before her current role, Pierce served as a Public Defender, then as a Prosecutor for Norfolk and Chesapeake, and as a Public Defender in Winchester.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2013, and her Juris Doctor with a Master's in Human Services Counseling from Regent University in 2017.

She is admitted to the Virginia State Bar.

Pierce is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the South Hampton Roads Bar Association.

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

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia, admitted 2017
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
South Hampton Roads Bar Association

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