Edward J. McNelis, III

Education:     The Pennsylvania State University, BS, cum laude, 1986 The College of William & Mary, JD, 1989 Military Experience:    Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired - 2016 State Judge Advocate General for the Virginia Army and Air National Guard 2009–2016. While serving on active duty in the Army was prosecutor in the 1st Armored and 3rd Infantry Divisions in Germany. Private Sector             Wright, Robinson, Ostheimer and Tatum, Principal 1994-1999 Experience:    Rawls & McNelis, Shareholder 1999-2017 Sands Anderson, Shareholder, 2017-2023 Emroch & Kilduff, LLP, Partner, 2023-present Admissions:    Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia All Virginia Federal and State Courts All Pennsylvania Federal and State Courts All West Virginia Federal and State Courts US District Court for the District of Colorado US District Court for the District of Nebraska Professional Affiliations:    Virginia State Bar Virginia Bar Association Pennsylvania State Bar West Virginia State Bar West Virginia Bar Association Defense Research Institute City of Richmond Bar Association Community Service:           Veterans Legal Services Program, Virginia Bar Association, Member Charitable Activities through Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Participant Richmond Velo Sport, Former President Recognition:   Most trial defense victories of any attorney throughout the country for Team Health, Team Health National Counsel Meeting, March 2017 United State Army Judge Advocate General Advanced Course, Top Graduate, 1999 National Moot Court Tournament, Finalist, 1989 Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2017-present Legal Elite, Health Law, Virginia Business Magazine, 2019-2022 VLW “Go to Lawyer” in Medical Malpractice, 2018-2019 Speaking Engagements: September 20, 2012, VANG, Annual Conference in Blackstone, VA Operational Law: Lessons Learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom June 14, 2013, Richmond Bar Association CLE Effective Voir Dire: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar Co-Presenter with the Honorable John A. Gibney, Jr. October 24, 2014, VADA Annual Conference in Hot Springs, VA Defending Government Healthcare Providers October 26, 2017, VADA Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA Defending Section 1983 Cases April 5, 2024, VTLA Convention in Washington, DC:  Finding a Winner: Tips for Successful Medmal Case Selection September 12, 2024:  scheduled to participate in a mock med mal trial at the Richmond Technical Center in conjunction with the center’s EMT training program. Verdicts:         Estate of Hill v. Naphcare, Inc. et. al., 2022 - $27 million Tried 153 cases to verdict in state and federal court, including 52 as a federal Prosecutor, and 101 in private practice Winner of 11 “Top Ten Defense Verdicts” per the Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Settlements:   Suiter v. United States, 2002 - $1.2 million McCallum v. United States, 2006 - $4.75 million Williams v. Roa, et. al., 2015 - $3.0 million Adams v. NaphCare, Inc., 2016 - $3.0 million Confidential, 2024 - $1.5 million Confidential, 2024 - $2.3 million