Virginia Workers' Compensation Lawyer

Michele Lewane

Michele Lewane has a passion for defending the rights of the injured worker as evidence of her over 30 years of trial experience as a workers’ compensation lawyer. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Michele graduated at the top of her class at the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law. As part of her mission to stand up for the injured worker, Michele frequently speaks on workers’ compensation issues throughout the community. Since she knows how valuable it is to her clients that she is up on the latest in Virginia workers’ compensation law, she participates in Continuing Legal Education courses. In addition to being legal counsel to injured workers, Michele is available to talk to your employees, association, civic, or church group on informing employees of their workers’ compensation rights. Michele adores her chickens and 6-year-old corgi, Chauncey. She loves the water and spending a lot of time at her river house on the Rappahannock River jet skiing with her family. She has 4 children: Amanda, Emily, Sarah and Christian, and 2 grandchildren: Joshua and Olivia. Check out the infographic below to see more about who Michele Lewane really is!

Areas of Practice:

• Workers’ Compensation

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia

Education:

• University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, 1989
• University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, 1986

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Frequent Speaker, Workers’ Compensation Issues

Past Employment Positions:

Before starting her own practice, Michele was a partner at Hubard, Samuels & Lewane in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Prior to that, she was a Clerk at the Virginia State Court of Appeals.