William Francis O’Mara, Partner

Bill O’Mara started his legal career in 2008, moving back to his home town of Chesapeake, VA. He has practiced in the field of plaintiffs’ personal injury and other litigation. He has gained extensive court room and trial experience, including contested trials before judges and juries across Hampton Roads. In 2014, Mr. O’Mara joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers as an associate attorney. He became a partner in 2017. He now dedicates his entire practice to helping injured people. He heads up a dedicated premises liability team that helps people injured in slip and fall accidents, trampoline accidents and other accidents at stores, hotels, and restaurants.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Massachusetts School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2008
Dartmouth College	B.A.		2004

State / Court	Date
United States Court of Appeals, for the Fourth Circuit	2011
United States District Court- Eastern District of Virginia	2009
Virginia	2008
Texas

• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
  American Association of Justice

• 2020 – 2022 Top Lawyer by Coastal Virginia Magazine and CoVaBIZ
  Super Lawyers Rising Star 2015 – 2021
  Listed among VA “Super Lawyers” for personal injury law 2022-2023 (only 5% of lawyers get this listing)
  The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 list, 2019 – 2021
  AAJ Leaders Forum | The American Association for Justice: Patron 2020
  National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent, 2021