Michael J. Shevlin - Fairfax, VA
Attorney at Shevlin Smith, P.C.
Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Fairfax, VA
10513 Judicial Drive Suite 200 Fairfax, VA 22030
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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34
Years
Experience
Fairfax Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 04/21/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Serious Personal Injury cases
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Michael Shevlin is an award-winning trial attorney at Shevlin Smith. He has exclusively represented injured clients and their families in medical malpractice and serious personal injury cases for over twenty years. Born in the Northern Virginia area, Mike's entire legal career has been to serve negligently injured victims in Washington D.C. and throughout Virginia.
For over ten years now, Mike has been selected by his peers as a Best Lawyer in America, a Virginia Super Lawyer, and a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer. Recently he was selected as one of America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, an award given to less than 1% of professionals in the United States. Mike has also received an AV- rating by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating by peers possible for professional and ethical standards.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected, 2023 Lawyer of the Year for Washington, D.C. in Medical Malpractice Law by Best Lawyers in
- Awarded, America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement
- Awarded, Martindale’s Highest Peer Rating of AV
- Selected, Best Lawyers in America, 2008-present
- Selected, Super Lawyers in Washington, D.C. for Medical Malpractice Law, 2009-present
- Selected Super Lawyers in Washington, D.C. for Personal Injury Law, 2009-present
- Selected, Super Lawyers in Virginia for Medical Malpractice Law, 2008-present
- Selected, Super Lawyers in Virginia for Personal Injury Law, 2008-present
- Selected, America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorney
- Selected, America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Attorney
- Selected, America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
- Selected, The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia
- Selected, Washington, DC’s Top Lawyers, Personal Injury (Washingtonian Magazine)
- Selected, Top Lawyer in Northern Virginia (Northern Virginia Magazine)
- Selected, Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers – Top 25
- Awarded, Membership in Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Awarded, Membership in Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Awarded, Fairfax Bar Association President’s Award: 2011 and 2016
Other Sources of Feedback About Michael J. Shevlin
Included on the 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Virginia School of Law,
Charlottesville,
Virginia, 1992
J.D.
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University of Virginia School of Law,
Charlottesville,
Virginia, 1992
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Non Legal Education
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Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, IN, 1989
B.A.
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Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, IN, 1989
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Speaker, "Successful Strategies for Medical Malpractice Cases in Virginia", 2004
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Speaker, "Road to Justice", 2002 - 2016
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Speaker, "The Do's and Don'ts to Avoid A Medical Malpractice Case", 2014
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Speaker, "The Do's and Don'ts to Avoid A Medical Malpractice Case", 2016
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Speaker, “Rebuttal Experts”, 2019
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Speaker, “Rebuttal Experts”, 2022
- Speaker, “Treaters & Testifiers”, VTLA CLE, 2022
Published Works
Articles
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"Successful Strategies for Medical Malpractice Cases in Virginia", 2004
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"Do I Have A Case? A Patient's Guide to Virginia Medical Negligence Law", 2009
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"Medical Negligence: Your Rights in the District of Columbia", 2011
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"Your Guide to Understanding Claims Against Uber, Lyft, and Others", 2017
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C0-Author “Expert Review” in Medical Malpractice Law in Virginia, 2021
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1992
- District of Columbia, 1995
- Virginia Supreme Court, 1992
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1995
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Leaders Forum Member)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Brain Injury Association of Virginia, Inc. (Member)
- Fairfax County Bar Association (Member)
- Trial Lawyer Association of the District of Columbia (Member)
- Fairfax Bar Association, Judicial Screening Panel (Chair, 2018)
- Fairfax County Bar Association, 2010 - 2016 (Board of Directors)
- Fairfax Law Library Committee, 2006 - 2017 (Member)
- Fairfax Law Library Committee, 2009 - 2017 (Vice Chair)
- Fairfax Bar Association Judicial Screening Panel (Member, 2014)
- Fairfax Bar Association Judicial Screening Panel, 2017 - 2018 (Member)
- Fairfax Bar Association Judicial Screening Panel (Member, 2021)
- Fairfax Bar Association, Judicial Screening Panel (Vice Chair, 2017)
- Fairfax County Bar Association Budget Committee, 2012 - 2015 (Member)
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