Jeffrey Breit
VerifiedAbout Jeffrey Breit
Jeffrey Breit is Co-Founder and Partner at Breit Biniazan, with over 40 years of experience as a personal injury trial lawyer in Virginia. He led BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation handling claims valued at approximately $29 million, represented Virginia plaintiffs against Chinese drywall manufacturers, and managed the Virginia Beach tragedy victim fund. He has been a member of The Inner Circle of Advocates (limited to 100 top trial lawyers nationally) since 2021 and serves as adjunct professor at William & Mary Law School.
Notable case results
A Richmond Circuit Court jury awarded $360 million to three former adolescent patients who were sexually abused by Dr. Daniel Davidow, the medical director of Cumberland Hospital for Children, during what he called routine femoral pulse exams.
A Charles City County jury returned a $20 million verdict for a ten-year-old boy who suffered third-degree burns across 25 percent of his body after contacting 13,200 volts inside an inadequately secured Virginia Power substation next to his Richmond apartment complex, and the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed the award in full.
A Newport News jury found the assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School grossly negligent and awarded $10 million to teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student on January 6, 2023.
BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation ($29M claims)
Chinese drywall contamination cases in Virginia
Virginia Beach tragedy victim fund management
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
