Mr. Scott A Surovell, Attorney

Scott Surovell focuses his practice in the areas of civil and criminal litigation with a focus on DWI/Traffic Defense, Consumer Law, Personal Injury, Family Law and Appeals. Mr. Surovell has been practicing law since 1996 and is a founding Member of the Firm.

Mr. Surovell graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University with a Bachelor of the Arts and obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Scott is a State Senator representing the 36th Senate District covering Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford Counties, and serves on the General Laws and Technology Committee, Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee, the Local Government Committee, and the Virginia High Speed Rail Commission. He was a member of the House of Delegates from 2009 to 2015 representing the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County and served as Caucus Chairman in 2014.

Scott is licensed to practice in all courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and for the District of Columbia, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Surovell has litigated a case to the largest personal injury verdict in the history of Fairfax County, Virginia. He has also represented clients in noteworthy class actions, Slayer Statute and property rights disputes, deaths caused by texting while driving, and is an aggressive advocate for the principles set forth in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the United States Bill of Rights in criminal prosecutions.

Mr. Surovell has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating for legal ability and ethical standards since 2003 and has been named by Super Lawyers as a Virginia “SuperLawyer” since 2009 and a “Rising Star” since 2005. Scott has been recognized by Northern Virginia Magazine as one of the top Driving While Intoxicated Defense Attorneys in Northern Virginia in 2012. He has been recognized by Washingtonian and Best Lawyers in America as one of the top Personal Injury Attorneys in the D.C. metropolitan area since 2011. He has also been named by Best Lawyers in America as one of the top Family Law attorneys in Northern Virginia since 2011.

Scott is a Fairfax County, Virginia native, and a graduate of West Potomac High School. He currently resides in Mount Vernon with his wife and four children. In his spare time, Scott enjoys spending time with his children, hiking, and cycling. He rode a bicycle 4,200 miles across the United States, hiked to Machu Picchu, and summited all 46 of the High Peaks in the Adirondacks.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Virginia School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1996
James Madison University	B.A.	Political Science	1993

State / Court	Date
District of Columbia	1999
United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Columbia
United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court, Western District of Virginia
Virginia

• Virginia State Bar
  Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  National Association of Consumer Advocates
  Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  Fairfax County Bar Association
  Prince William Bar Association
  American Bar Association
  American Association for Justice
  Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce
  Prince William County Chamber of Commerce

• Fairfax Bar Association, President Young Lawyers’ Section, 1998-99
  Member of Board of Directors (Ex Officio), Fairfax Bar Association, 1998-99
  AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2003
  Fifth District Attorney Discipline Committee, 2005-2010
  Chairman, Family Law Section, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2007-2008
  Virginia Super Lawyers, 2009-2018
  Best Lawyers in America for Law and Personal Injury, 2011-2018
  Washingtonian Magazine, Top Personal Injury Lawyers, 2011-2018
  Fairfax Bar Association, President’s Award, 2013
  Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2017

• Field Tests, the EC/IR-II & You, Supreme Court of Virginia Ninth Annual Indigent Defense CLE, 2013.
  To Plead or Not to Plead: Domestic Assaults and Unforeseen Consequences, Journal fo the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2008.
  Practice Tips Regarding Field Test Foundation, Road Blocks, Intoxilyzer Records, Refusal and More, Fairfax Bar Association, DUI CLE, 2007.
  Recent Developments in Administrative Suspensions and Revocation of Driver’s Licenses, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, 2007.
  Professional Responsibility, Minnesota-Mutual Ethics Seminar, 2006.
  Whatever Happened to Rehabilitative Alimony? Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Family Law CLE, 2006.
  Lecturer – Young Lawyer Participation, Virginia State Bar’s Bar Leadership Institute, 2000
  Lecturer – Negligent Hiring and Retention Claims, Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association, 2003
  Lecturer – Professional Responsibility, Minnesota-Mutual Ethics Seminar, 2006
  Lecturer – Rehabilitative Alimony, Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association Advanced Family Law CLE, 2006
  Lecturer – Practice Tips Regarding Field Test Foundation, Road Blocks, Intoxilyzer Records, Refusal and More, Fairfax Bar Association, DUI CLE 2007
  Lecturer – Fairfax Bar Association Family Law CLE, Legislative Update, 2011-2013
  Lecturer – Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Family Law CLE, Legislative Update, 2011-2013
  Lecturer – Fairfax Bar Association DWI CLE, Legislative Update, 2013, 2015-17
  Lecturer – Supreme Court of Virginia, Ninth Annual Indigent Criminal Defense Advanced Skills for the Experienced Practitioner, Field Tests, the EC/IR-II and You, 2013
  Lecturer – Northern Virginia Black Bar Association, Annual Legislative Update (2017)
  Lecturer – Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Criminal Law CLE, Legislative Update,
  2018

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