Jeffrey A. Breit - Virginia Beach, VA

Awards and Honors

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Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• William & Mary Law School – Adjunct Professor of Law, Courses: Trial Strategy and Persuasion, Pre-Trial Procedures, Depositions, and Trial Advocacy, 2004-Present
  
• William & Mary Law School – Advisor for National Trial Team, 2004-Present
  
• Harvard Law School – Co-Professor with Kenneth Feinberg/Evidence Course, 2013, 2014, 2015
  
• Columbia Law School – Co-Professor with Kenneth Feinberg/Evidence Course, 2014
  
• Virginia Supreme Court – Appointed to teach the Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course
  
• Taught 300+ hours of Continuing Legal Education Courses in 15 states over the past 40 years for a variety of lawyer associations in Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and New Jersey, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention – Taught the Virginia Tort Law Updates for 6 years
  
• William & Mary Law School – “Master the Art of Trial Advocacy” with Jeffrey Breit
  
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Brain Injury Retreat, Richmond, VA – Panel Discussions: “Having the Plaintiff at Trial” and “Effective Witnesses the Defense Does Not Anticipate” (September 27, 2008)
  
• Brain Injury Association of America Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV – Lecture: “Focus Groups in Brain Injury Cases” (April 2008)

Pro Bono Activities

• Operation Smile – President (1986-1988)

Published Works

Articles

• Tulane Maritime Law Review – Editor-in-Chief (1978-1979)
  
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, NC – Author, “Technology in the Courtroom” (October 10, 2008)
  
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention, The Homestead – Author, “Tort Law Update” (March 2008)
  
• Kentucky Justice Association, Annual Convention, Lexington, KY – Author, “Use of Demonstrative Evidence for Direct and Cross-Examination: Entertaining Story With Pictures and Words” (September 27, 2007)
  
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Sunset Beach, NC – Author, “Use of Demonstrative Evidence for Direct and Cross-Examination: Entertaining Story With Pictures and Words” (June 16, 2007)
  
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention – Author, “Opening Statements” (April 2006)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention, Toronto – Author, “Enhancing Damages by Proving a Defendant’s Bad Conduct” (July 2005)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention, Toronto – Author, “The Things They Didn’t Teach You in Law School” (July 2005)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Brain Injury Retreat, Richmond, VA – Author, “Tips to Motivate a Jury in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case” (October 2004)
• NABIS Annual Conference, Vail, CO – Author, “Dealing with Defenses” (September 2004)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention – Author, “Improving the Jury Using Juror Questions” (July 2004)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention – Author, “Conflict Between Attorney and Client on Settlement vs. Trial” (April 2004)
• Virginia Bar Association – Author, “The Wired Courtroom” (January 2004)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention – Author, “Supreme Court Update, 2003” (2003)
• New Jersey Trial Lawyers, Annual Convention – Author, “Using the Jury’s Imagination to Maximize Damages” (April 2003)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, NCA Trial Advocacy College, Harvard Law School – Author, “Responding to Difficult Courtroom Situations: Ethical Considerations,” “Direct Examination,” and “Closing Argument” (March 1999)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America – Author, “Deflating Defense Counsel’s Arguments at Voir Dire” (July 1999)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, NCA Premises Liability Seminar, Phoenix, AZ – Author, “Negligent Hiring and Retention in Violent Crime Cases” (February 1999)
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA – Author, “Premises Liability (3rd Party Criminal Attacks) Inadequate Security” (December 1998)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention – Author, “Tort Law Update – Virginia Supreme Court” (March 1998)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention – Author, “The Thing They Didn’t Teach (in Law School) – Now I Know that the Following Are Bad Things To Do” (April 1996)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Colorado – Author, “Thoracic Outlet Syndrome” (March 1993)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Colorado – Author, “Cross-Examination of Experts and Other Ways to Lose a Case” (March 1993)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Advocacy Seminar – Author, “Excessive and Inadequate Verdicts” (1994)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Advocacy Seminar – Author, “Payback of Worker’s Compensation and Health Care Liens” (1994)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Orleans, LA – Author, “Proving Loss of Society & Services in Wrongful Death” (April 1993)
• Lawyers Alert – Author, “Premises Liability” (1989)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Reno, NV – Author, “Crafting the Closing and Rebuttal Argument & Closing Argument” (October 1992)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association – Author, “Personal Injury and Death in Maritime Law” (1987)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association – Author, “Wrongful Death-Wage Earner” (1986)
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice Winning with Experts Seminar, Greensboro, NC – Author, “Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence” (February 13, 2015)

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• Louisiana
• New York
• North Carolina
• Washington
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• The Inner Circle of Advocates – Member
• MDL Deepwater Horizon (BP Oil Spill) – Member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee
• Virginia Poverty Law Center Advisory Council – Member
• National College of Advocacy, AAJ – Fellow
• Mid-Winter Convention (2020) – Education Course Advisor
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association – Member of Williamsburg Society; Member of Board of Governors (1983-1993); President (1998-1999)
• Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, New York, and District of Columbia Bar Associations – Member
• American Bar Association – Member
• Virginia Beach and Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Associations – Member
• Maritime Law Association of the United States – Member
• The American Association for Justice – Member of Board of Governors (1988-Present)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers – Member
• North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association – Member
• Operation Smile – President (1986-1988)
• Board of Editors, Maritime Law Reporter, Butterworth – Member (1986-1988)
• GRAMMY Awards – Voting Member (Until 2019)