Scott Bucci

M. Scott Bucci is a partner at Cantor, Grana, Buckner, Bucci, P.C. (CGBB), The Virginia Trial Firm in Richmond, Virginia. Scott concentrates his practice on premises and retailer liability and on serious motor vehicle cases, and he has tried a wide range of matters, including car and truck collisions, premises liability, products liability, and construction disputes. Other lawyers frequently bring him in as co-counsel on complex retailer and premises cases, an area in which he has developed particular skill. He represents people who have been seriously injured and families who have lost a loved one because of negligence. Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Wrongful Death Over more than 27 years in practice, Scott has tried more than 125 civil cases to verdict in more than 25 jurisdictions across Virginia, and he has secured numerous verdicts and settlements larger than $1 million for the people he represents. His reputation as a trial lawyer reflects the preparation he brings to every case and the breadth of courtrooms in which he has tried them. Part of what makes Scott effective for injured clients is where he started. He began his career on the defense side of the courtroom, representing corporations and insurers in litigation across Virginia, including more than seven years defending a national retailer in state and federal courts and before the Fourth Circuit. That work gave him an inside understanding of how retailers and insurance companies evaluate, value, and defend claims, and he now uses it on behalf of the people those companies once paid him to oppose. It is the foundation of his particular strength in premises and retailer liability cases. He tries cases throughout Virginia’s state and federal courts, including the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. He is especially experienced in the Eastern District of Virginia, known as the “Rocket Docket” for one of the fastest median times to civil trial in the country, and he has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Virginia. Scott is widely recognized by his peers. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America every year since 2015, for Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs and, in the 2026 edition, also for Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs. He has been selected to the Virginia Super Lawyers list each year since 2013, after earlier recognition as a Rising Star, with Top 100 Virginia and Top 50 Richmond selections, and he was named again in 2026. He is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating for legal ability and ethical standards, and he has been named to Virginia Business magazine’s Legal Elite in civil litigation.