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Blair M. Thomas practices as a member of the firm’s Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Departments.  Blair is committed to assisting our clients and the community by providing excellent professional services and...

Cheryll Reid, a paralegal with Geoff McDonald & Associates, is the recipient of the Unsung Legal Heroes 2020 award presented by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. The annual legal award honors experienced, talented, and dedicated...

Brandon Galindo is an Associate Attorney with Geoff McDonald and Associates. He graduated from West Virginia University in 2016 where he majored in Criminology with minors in Spanish and Law and Legal Studies. During...

Kyle graduated from Radford University in 2006 where he double majored in History and Political Science. He made the decision to continue expanding his education and went on to graduate cum laude from the University of...

Theodore Briscoe is no stranger to the courtroom, having represented more than 2,000 clients in active cases across the state of Virginia. Theo joined Geoff McDonald & Associates in 2019, with over 6 years of experience...

Joshua Voelkel graduated from the University of Richmond in May 2019 and began working at GMA in late August. Since graduation Joshua has favorably resolved hundreds of cases for his clients. “I’ve always wanted to...

Richard Talbot knows firsthand the impact of a workplace injury. When he was young, he saw his father, a police officer, severely injured while on the job. He channeled that experience into a passion for law, helping...

Geoff earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia in ’86 in history and foreign affairs and his juris doctor from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law in ’89. Geoff also attended the University of...

You may have heard that every car accident claim is different. This sounds cliché, sort of like when a professional athlete tells a reporter he or she is trying to take it one game at a time. However, every...

  Virginia’s workers’ compensation system provides benefits for employees who get injured while doing their jobs. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act has a specific definition of an employee and many independent