Alison W. Feehan - a Roanoke, Virginia (VA) Civil Litigation Lawyer

Roanoke Civil Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation
Products Liability
Premises Liability
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Toxic Tort

Attorney Information

Overview

Ms. Feehan is an experienced trial and appellate attorney focusing her practice on commercial disputes, financial injury, consumer protection and products liability litigation. She has defended financial institutions and manufacturers in multimillion-dollar complex cases in federal and state courts. She has first- and second-chaired trials, consistently winning defense judgments. She has successfully litigated numerous dispositive motions in federal and state court as well as successfully opposing multiple appellate petitions to the Virginia Supreme Court and successfully briefing three cases on appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Former Assistant General Counsel, Capital One. Oversaw nationwide portfolio including multiple class /complex litigation matters involving bank regulatory, UCC, insurance, personal injury, premises liability, automobile claims, trusts, estates, securities, and contract disputes.

Former vice president and assistant general counsel for a major securities company. Supervised outside counsel and litigated securities arbitrations on behalf of the company.

FINRA, Licensed arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Education

Legal Education
- University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
  J.D.
  Honors: T. C. Williams Scholarship
  Honors: Honor Court Justice
  Honors: Law Review
Non Legal Education
- University of Virginia
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Senior Of Counsel
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Past Positions

The Honorable Glen M. Williams, United States District Court Western District of Virginia, Law Clerk
United States Department of Justice, Office of Special Investigations

Pro Bono Activities

FINRA, Arbitrator

Representative Clients

Obtained dismissal of law firm in case seeking to impose liability on firm solely based on contested allegation that employee was using cell phone at time of motor vehicle accident.

Successfully defended and obtained summary judgment for hotel chain in premises liability case removed to the Southern District of California.

Obtained summary judgment in multiple negligence case in Eastern District of Virginia.

Successfully defended in Eastern District of Virginia and again on appeal before the Fourth Circuit in two toxic tort cases seeking $4 million for personal injuries. Successfully moved to dismiss in favor of bank

Successfully moved to dismiss in favor of bank defendant in suit seeking over $9 million dollars in damages based on theories of fraud, breach of contract, violation of implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, and negligence. Successfully defended case on appeal as well.

Representative Cases

Garver v. Holbrook, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123207 (E.D. Va. June 30, 2021)
B.A. v. Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, LLC, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168632 (S.D. Cal. Sep. 14, 2020)
Zeigler v. NCC PS Enters., LLC, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149781 (E.D. Va. Aug. 18, 2020)
Lindsey v. Highwoods Realty, 2012 WL 368328 (E.D. Va. 2012), aff’d 474 Fed. Appx. 250 (4th Cir. 2012)
Walls v. Wells Fargo, 2014 WL 718321 (4th Cir. 2014)
Wells Fargo Equip. Fin. v. State Farm Fire & Cas., 805 F. Supp.2d 213 (E.D. Va. 2011), aff’d 2012 WL 4711554 (4th Cir. 2012)

Published Works

Articles

Along for the Ride – Virginia Handheld Law Upgrade and Litigation Updates, The Journal of Civil Litigation, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1 (Spring 2022)
In Bad Faith: A Look at the Dirty Little World of Staged Trucking Accidents and How to Protect Your Fleet. Southern Logging Times. April 2021.
Growing Up Alfa, An American Alfista Family, Alfa Romeo Owner’s Magazine
Geo Locational Satellites, Aviation Week & Space Technology

Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
District of Columbia, 1994
Virginia, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia

Other Affiliations

Richmond Bar Association (Member)
Virginia Bar Association
Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Defense Research Institute

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Roanoke, VA

310 First Street SW
Suite 310
Roanoke, VA 24011 - 2001

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