Tara L. Umbrino, Esq. is the founding attorney of Valor Injury Law and an experienced civil litigator who represents people and families affected by serious injuries. She has extensive experience handling jury and bench trials and previously led personal injury matters at some of the country's largest law firms. Tara advocates for clients in cases involving Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Medical Malpractice, and Wrongful Death. Tara founded Valor Injury Law to provide injured clients with personalized, compassionate, and determined representation during some of the most difficult periods of their lives. She has a particular interest in cases affecting women and children, including daycare injuries, food allergy incidents, sexual misconduct, salon injuries, and medical spa injuries. In addition to her legal practice, Tara serves as a Guardian ad Litem in personal injury matters, regularly presents continuing legal education programs, and serves as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. To learn more about how Tara and Valor Injury Law can help, contact the firm to schedule a consultation.

Originally from Bedford County, Matthew joined the law firm in 2018 as a full-time associate, following his graduation from the Liberty University School of Law. Matthew has a significant amount of experience as a trusted Personal Injury attorney. Prior to law school, Matthew worked as a defense litigation paralegal from 2011-2015, specializing in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. During this time, Matthew was elected as Vice President for the Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association for two subsequent annual terms before applying to law school. In addition, Matthew dedicated his personal time to serving the community as a Big Brother for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America; tutoring at a local youth center; serving as a member of the Roanoke Kiwanis Club; and working as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the Roanoke CASA program. While in law school, Matthew was an active member of Liberty University School of Law’s Trial Team, placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, at the regional and national trial team competitions for the American Bar Association in 2017. Matthew also furthered his experience by interning at multiple law firms representing Plaintiffs in personal injury cases, First Amendment retaliation cases, and Worker’s Compensation cases. Matthew is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), the Virginia Bar Association, Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Matthew is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. Matthew is also admitted to practice before all state courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States Federal Courts for the Eastern and Western District of Virginia.

William D. Blakely is the Founder of William Blakely Law. The concept in the creation of the firm is that clients need efficient, cost-effective assistance in navigating through the legal process. Mr. Blakely has had experience in the representation of government agencies as a trial lawyer with the Department of Justice, major corporations, and individuals. He is uniquely qualified to assist clients in developing a legal strategy and to engage other counsel, where necessary, to provide a unique, cost-effective representation. Bill has handled major litigation, first on behalf of government agencies including the FAA, NOAA and military departments, and later represented a major aerospace manufacturer. He also has served as trial counsel on behalf of plaintiffs who have suffered personal injury or loss of family members in aviation accidents. In sum, he has served as lead trial counsel on all three sides of aviation litigation, which has brought a unique perspective to his practice. Mr. Blakely has practiced in Washington, D.C. for more than 35 years, and counseled both defendants and plaintiffs in state and federal court, as well as arbitration tribunals. He represented a major railroad in matters involving the construction of facilities and track work, and several municipalities where the construction costs of wastewater issue. He has recovered multi-million judgments and has prevailed in “bet-the-company” litigation where the alleged damages exceeded $500 million. He has also represented owners of aircraft and operators who have experienced unique issues with the purchase, delivery or return of equipment.