Griffin O'Hanlon
VerifiedAbout Griffin O'Hanlon
Griffin O'Hanlon is a partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in Virginia, with approximately 13 years of practice. His work covers automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian injuries, catastrophic injury, brain injury, premises liability, slip and fall, dog bites, boating accidents, and hit-and-run cases.
O'Hanlon earned his B.A. in History from Virginia Tech in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2011.
He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar (2011), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
He is a member of the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association (Executive Committee 2018-2024; President 2025-2026), the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
O'Hanlon has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019-2024), in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in America (2026), Virginia Business Legal Elite - Civil Litigation (2025), and as a Top Lawyer by Coastal Virginia Magazine (2022).
Notable case results
A 23-year-old mother suffered burns to 36% of her body after a corroded natural gas pipe fed an undetected leak into an apartment complex's outdoor grill enclosure, triggering an explosion when she attempted to light it.
A 40-year-old motorcyclist whose foot was traumatically amputated after an oncoming driver cut across his lane recovered $7 million in a settlement reached one month before trial.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
