Direct Phone: 804-343-4360
Direct Fax: 804-644-9205
Email: aford@virginiatrialfirm.com
Aubrey Ford is an accomplished trial lawyer who has successfully handled a diverse array of federal and state cases during his 30 year career. His practice currently includes commercial disputes, legal malpractice, complex personal injury, employment, civil rights and class-action matters. He has tried over 100 civil jury trials to verdict.
His skills as an advocate have been repeatedly recognized by his peers and the public. Aubrey was elected in 2007 as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor limited to the top one percent of attorneys in each state. He was named by his peers as one of the “Top 50 Virginia Super Lawyers” in 2010 and a “Virginia Super Lawyer” since 2006. In 2011, Aubrey was named one of the Top 10 Virginia Super Lawyers. He has been listed for over 10 years in The Best Lawyers in America, currently designated in four litigation categories.
Aubrey is the author and primary proponent of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (Va. Code Sec. 8.01-216) passed unanimously by the Virginia General Assembly in 2002. This Act, modeled after the Federal False Claims Act, allows Virginia citizens with knowledge of fraud involving public funds to bring a civil action on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Aubrey has been invited to speak frequently on a variety of litigation topics to many legal and business groups. He has spoken to lawyer organizations on topics of general civil litigation, commercial litigation, legal malpractice, false claims act, civil rights and employment law.
Honors
- American College of Trial Lawyers (2007-present)
- "Top 10 Virginia Super Lawyers" (2011), "Top 50 Virginia Super Lawyers" (2010), Virginia Super Lawyers (2006-2010)
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards
- Best Lawyers in America, in the categories of Legal Malpractice Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Labor & Employment Law (1999-present)
- “Legal Elite,” for the state of Virginia, named by Virginia Business magazine
- Appointed to Faculty, Virginia State Bar Mandatory Course on Professionalism (2000-2003)
Professional Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Virginia Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Professional Liability Section Chair (Current), Employment Law Section Chair (1999), Constitutional Law Section Chair (1998)
Community Involvement
- Coalition for a Greater Richmond, Co-Chair (1995-2006)
- American Friendship Library Project, Board of Directors (1993-1996)
- Richmond Ballet, Board of Directors (1986-1994)
- Chair, Virginia Bar Association statewide project to establish law libraries in Poland an Estonia (1998)
- Volunteer, numerous civic associations
Sample Results
- $5 million - Wrongful deaths of two workers who died as a result of an industrial explosion. (Aubrey Ford, Irv Cantor)
- $3.7 million - A commercial dispute in federal court on behalf of former shareholders against an international manufacturing company. (Aubrey Ford) read more
- $3.1 million - Jury verdict in civil rights case involving constitutional rights of the Chief of Police of a Virginia City. (Aubrey Ford)
- $3 million - Rape and attempted murder case by apartment maintenance worker. (Aubrey Ford)
- $2 million - Automobile accident case involving a brain injury suffered by our client. (Irv Cantor, Aubrey Ford, Stephanie Grana, Elliott Buckner)
- $1.5 million - Class action involving claims of unpaid overtime compensation against a Fortune 500 company. (Aubrey Ford)
- $1.2 million - Jury verdict in mild traumatic brain injury case in which restaurant patron was struck on the head by a falling object. (Aubrey Ford, Irv Cantor) read more
- $1.2 million - Jury verdict in commercial litigation case involving a claim for stock options by the former president of a telecommunications company. (Aubrey Ford)
- $1.2 million - Sexual assault case. (Irv Cantor, Aubrey Ford)
- $1.125 million - Sexual assault case. (Aubrey Ford, Irv Cantor, Stephanie Grana)
- $850,000 - Brain injury and post-concussion syndrome suffered by client in automobile collision. (Aubrey Ford)
- $800,000 - Jury verdict for female customer sexually assaulted by a Dairy Queen employee in the restaurant. (Aubrey Ford)
- $750,000 - Arbitration award on behalf of a former technology company Chief Operating Officer for payments due him under a termination contract. (Aubrey Ford)
- $560,000 - Verdict for client advertising business against a former employee for breach of fiduciary duty. (Aubrey Ford)
- $112,000 - Verdict against former employee for violation of non-compete agreeement and breach of fiduciary duty. Ruling affirmed by the Virginia Supreme Court. (Aubrey Ford)
- Defense Verdict - Represented Children's Home against claims of First Amendment civil rights and employment discrimination. (Aubrey Ford)
- Defense verdict - Represented the three top officials in the Virginia prison system in a constitutional First Amendment case. Verdict affirmed in the U.S. Fourth Circuit. (Aubrey Ford)
