Laurie Amell

Laurie Amell

Washington, DC
Car AccidentsMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Laurie Amell

Laurie A. Amell, R.N., J.D. is Of Counsel at Regan Zambri Long, bringing more than 25 years of experience representing clients in medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases. She combines a background as a registered critical care nurse with courtroom advocacy for those who have suffered devastating medical injuries in the Washington, DC Metro area. Her results include a $20 million brain injury verdict in DC Federal Court, a $5.77 million wrongful death verdict, a $5.26 million traumatic brain injury verdict, a $3.526 million verdict for an incorrect diagnosis, and a $2.4 million birth injury verdict. She also obtained a $20 million recovery for an 18-year-old struck by a Smithsonian Institution bus. Laurie has been named to Best Lawyers in America for medical malpractice and personal injury litigation, named a Washington, DC Super Lawyer, and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She was named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2007 by the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, where she also served as president in 2009-2010. Laurie graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Nursing in 1986 and received her J.D. from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in 1992. She is licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Notable case results

$20 millionVerdict

Brain injury verdict in DC Federal Court

$20 millionVerdict

For 18-year-old struck by Smithsonian Institution bus

$5.77 millionVerdict

Wrongful death verdict

$5.26 millionVerdict

Traumatic brain injury verdict

$3.526 millionVerdict

For incorrect diagnosis

$2.4 millionVerdict

Birth injury verdict

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
J.D., 1992
Georgetown University
Undergraduate, 1986

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Washington
State Bar of Maryland
State Bar of Virginia

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