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Biography
Stephanie E. Grana is a partner at Cantor, Grana, Buckner, Bucci, P.C. (CGBB), The Virginia Trial Firm in Richmond, Virginia. For more than 30 years, Stephanie has represented individuals and families in Virginia who are facing catastrophic injury and the loss of a loved one. She handles medical malpractice, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, premises liability, and personal injury cases, along with wrongful death claims on behalf of families who have lost someone because of negligence. When clients’ lives are turned upside down, they turn to Stephanie because of her proven record, her command of complex medical evidence, and her determination to secure fair compensation for the injured.
Practice Areas: Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse,
Stephanie Grana has once again been named to the Top 10 Super Lawyers® in Virginia for 2025, a rare and prestigious honor that highlights her career-long dedication to fighting for clients and her outstanding leadership in the legal field.
To read the full Super Lawyers® article on Stephanie, visit: The Attorney Who Doesn’t Sleep
Over the course of her career, Stephanie has recovered more than 100 verdicts and settlements larger than $1 million for the people she represents. Her reputation as a relentless and thoroughly prepared trial lawyer reflects the work she puts into every case, particularly the medically complex matters that other lawyers consider the most difficult to try.
Education
- J.D.
- University of Richmond (1993)
- cum laude
- Order of the Barristers
- Moot Court Competition Finalist 1993 B.A.
- University of Richmond (1990)
- magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa (graduated in three years) 1990 2026 Top 5: Personal Injury Plaintiff Virginia Super Lawyers®Best Lawyers in America® Richmond Lawyer of the Year
- Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs (2026)Best Lawyers in America® Richmond Products Liability Litigation Plaintiffs’ Lawyer of the Year (2022
- 2023)Best Lawyers in America® Richmond Medical Malpractice Litigation Plaintiffs’ Lawyer of the Year (2021)Best Lawyers in America® Richmond Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs’ Lawyer of the Year (2020)Best Lawyers in America®
- Medical Malpractice Law Plaintiffs (2009 to present)Fellow
- American College of Trial Lawyers (inducted 2025)Top 10 Virginia Super Lawyers® (2025
- 2026)Top 100 Virginia Super Lawyers® (2012
- 2014 to 2026)Top 50 Women Virginia Super Lawyers® (2012 to 2026)Top 50 Richmond Area Super Lawyers® (2012
- 2014 to 2026)Top 25 Women Virginia Super Lawyers® (2010
- 2011)Virginia Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list (2007 to 2009)Circle of Excellence
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- inaugural class (2024)Influential Women of Law
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2019)Women Who Drive Richmond
- inaugural class
- Richmond Times-Dispatch (2023)RVA Power Women
- Law
- Richmond BizSense (2022)Civility and Professionalism Award
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (2019)Virginia Law Foundation Fellow (Class of 2014)Women of Achievement Award
- Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association (2012)Influential Women of the Year
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2010)Top 40 Under 40
- Style Weekly (2008)AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
- the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards
- and Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers (2011)Virginia 500
- Law category
- Virginia Business (2022)Legal Elite
- Virginia Business (2023 to 2025)Listings and awards reflect peer assessments of professional reputation
- experience
- and ethical standing for the year indicated. They are not certifications of specialization
- are not approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia or the Virginia State Bar
- and do not guarantee a particular result. Fellow
- American College of Trial Lawyers (inducted 2025)