Maxwell Baker

Personal Injury Attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP
Norfolk, VA5 years experienceAdmitted 2020

About Maxwell Baker

Maxwell Baker is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia. His practice covers personal injury law, maritime law, commercial trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, and domestic violence and sexual assault victim protection.

A Norfolk native, Baker began his legal career with Legal Aid of North Carolina, focusing on protecting domestic violence and sexual assault victims. He later joined Rutter Mills as a paralegal while obtaining his Virginia license, working on complex cases alongside firm partner Adam Lotkin.

He earned his B.S. in Political Science and Government from Ferrum College in 2018 and his Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law in 2020. During law school, he served as a Division III wrestling coach at Greensboro College for three years.

He is admitted to the North Carolina (licensed first) and Virginia state bars.

Baker is a former collegiate and high school wrestling champion and NCAA Academic All-American. He is an avid supermoto motorcycle rider and advocate for biker rights.

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

Ferrum College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2020
State Bar of Virginia

Awards & recognition

NCAA Academic All-American (wrestling)

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