Gibson S. Wright, Director

Gibby assists clients in commercial and personal injury litigation, construction law, and real estate disputes and litigation.

Representative Matters:

Commercial & Real Estate Litigation

• Won judgment in favor of home builder seeking court approval of proposed construction in opposition to neighborhood’s refusal to approve plan pursuant to restrictive covenants.
• Defended easement dispute from early litigation through settlement and subsequent closing of agreed boundary line adjustment.
• Represents public utility in easement disputes.
• Represents commercial landlords in lease disputes and defaults.

Construction Law

• Lead counsel through trial for defense of multi-million dollar construction dispute claim brought against utility.
• Successfully defended national industrial equipment rental company in construction worksite injury cases located at a manufacturing plant and an aircraft carrier refueling and overhaul facility.
• Represented national scaffolding manufacturer in 7-figure indemnification action for accidental damages to technology manufacturing facility during construction work.

Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Claims

• Obtained defense verdict in two-day jury trial of six-figure traumatic brain injury claim.
• Defended employee against wrongful death claim in civil suit following double fatality accident involving work vehicle.
• Defense verdict in two-day jury trial of contested liability personal injury claim involving commercial vehicle in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
• Defense verdict on liability as first chair in commercial vehicle personal injury trial in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
• Defense of commercial equipment rental company in product liability actions arising from worksite injuries occurring at a manufacturing plant and at site of aircraft carrier refueling and overhaul.
• Defense of high stakes personal injury actions, including wrongful death claims, with at least ten jury trials through verdict as first chair.

   

Local Counsel

• Significant experience as local counsel defending a national credit reporting agency against more than 250 cases brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Western District of Virginia.     

RECOGNITIONS

• Super Lawyers®, Virginia
  
  • Rising Stars® honoree- Civil Litigation: Defense
• Legal Elite®, Virginia
  • Construction

• Best Lawyers®
  • Ones to Watch® in America, Litigation:  Construction, Real Estate, & Personal Injury-Defendants

Professional And COmmunity INvolvement

• Virginia Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association
  • CLE Committee and Pro Bono Committee
• The Federalist Society, Richmond Lawyers Chapter, Past President
• St. Thomas More Society, Richmond, VA, Board of  Directors
• Catholic Bar Association, Board of Directors
• Saint Francis - Manchester, Board of Directors