Les Bowers

es Bowers is a trial lawyer who focuses his practice representing individuals injured in medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and products liability cases. Les learned trial advocacy at the University of Virginia from the Hon. Waugh Crigler, and received further training in trial advocacy from some of the most respected trial attorneys in both North Carolina and Virginia. Les focuses on representing injured individuals and pursuing only those cases clearly supported by medical science, qualified expert testimony, and extensive peer-reviewed literature. Les is careful to limit his cases to ensure they are clearly meritorious, with a strong basis in science and the medical literature, and that every client receives the utmost in personal attention and guidance. Les frequently lectures to other attorneys, as well as physicians themselves, regarding issues in medical malpractice litigation.

Les’s catastrophic personal injury practice focuses on severely injured individuals, with a special focus on food safety, tractor trailer, and home and apartment fire/burn cases.

Les grew up in Southwest Virginia, where he learned the value of hard work and perseverance working in a family-owned business with his parents and on a farm with his grandparents. Les’s work ethic, intense drive, and attention to detail have resulted in numerous accolades, including many of the largest jury verdicts in Virginia, most recently in February 2023 ($3,000,000, Danville, Virginia), October 2022 ($4,000,000, Fairfax, Virginia), in 2018 ($4,000,000, Richmond, Virginia, fifth overall), 2017 ($7,000,000+, Fairfax, Virginia, first overall), and 2014 ($6,400,000, Fredericksburg, Virginia, first among medical malpractice verdicts), dozens of six- and seven-figure settlements, numerous peer review awards, and the opportunity to give back to the profession by serving on multiple committees within the Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association, writing in peer reviewed journals, and speaking at seminars.

Outside of the office, Les enjoys spending time with his wife and son, and pursuing a diverse array of interests including cycling, golf, training his bird dog, spending time in the outdoors, reading nonfiction, cooking, motorcycles, and restoring and racing antique cars.

• University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce, B.S. 2005
• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. 2008‍

• Best Lawyers in America
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, 2021 – 2025
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2022 – 2025
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA)
  • Board of Governors (2017-present)
  • Annual Convention Chair, 2024
  • Education Committee, Past Chair
  • Publications Committee, Past Chair
  • Amicus Committee
  • Fundraising Committee, Past Chair
  • Tort Law Legislative Committee
• Etheridge Society
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• American Association for Justice
• Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, Personal injury: Plaintiff 2015-2024
• 2022 Virginia Lawyers Weekly Largest Verdicts and Settlements #7 overall
• 2018 Virginia Lawyers Weekly Largest Verdicts and Settlements #5 overall
• 2017 Virginia Lawyers Weekly Largest Verdicts and Settlements #1 overall
• 2014 Virginia Lawyers Weekly largest Verdicts and Settlements #5 overall; #1 Medical Malpractice

• Virginia State Bar
• North Carolina State Bar