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• Ben Named “Washington DC Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year”!
  Oct 21, 2011

  What does it feel like to be named, “Washington DC Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year” for 2012? Well, ask Ben Glass because he has recently received this honor!
  
  Best Lawyers is considered the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal field. The publication now designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only one lawyer per specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
  
  
  

  How does Best Lawyers decide which attorney gets the honor?

  The publication conducts extensive peer-review surveys in which thousands of top lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. Best Lawyers then puts together a list of outstanding lawyers based on the survey results.  The current, 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2012) is based on over 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
  
  Ben was chosen as “Lawyer of the Year” after receiving particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers’ surveys. That means he has earned a high level of respect among his peers for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
  
  

  More About Ben Glass

  Ben is not your average attorney. You will not hear him make unrealistic promises or use statements that other attorneys love to shout, like “we’ll fight for you!” or “we have XX years of combined experience!” Instead, Ben is focused on providing information and education to those who have been harmed by negligence. Simply order one of his free books, or watch the many informative videos on his website and you will see what Ben is all about.

• Dumfries, Virginia Car Accident Book Now Available for Download
  Sep 27, 2011

  Dumfries, Virginia accident attorney Ben Glass has released, in PDF form, his new book for Dumfries accident victims.
  
  "This book will enable car accident victims in Dumfries to get a ton of information before they make that 'free consultation' with any attorney they pick ouf of the phone book or off of a billboard."
  
  The Dumfries, Virginia personal injury book is now available for download here.
  
  Ben Glass, personal injury attorney.

• Ottaway School Accident Raises Questions About Responsibility
  May 30, 2011

  A school classroom has exploded in Ottawa, Canada. According to press reports and an Ottawa attorney's comments on the school explosion, a 1500 student school in Canada a drum of oil in a school "shop class" ignited.
  
  Apparently the class was building barbeques when the incident occurred.
  
  There will undoubtably be claims arising out of this case although, in some places in the United States such claims may be barred by governemental immunity (meaning no suit or claim can be brought.)
  
  Ottawa Attorney Brenda Hollingsworth was quoted as saying that generally, such claims can be brought in Ontario.
  
  

• Fairfax Attorney Announces No Fee For Kids - Challenges Other Lawyers to Join
  May 10, 2011

  Why should an attorney charge a legal fee to a child when that child's car accident case is settled without having to file a lawsuit? That's a question Fairfax attorney Ben Glass asked himself as he sat in court one day watching an attorney attempt to justify to a judge a large fee request in a child's car accident case that had settled without filing a lawsuit. "The case itself was relatively simple and the insurance company had offered its policy limits. The judge felt that the fee was excessive for the risk and amount of work done and that got me thinking" said Glass, who is himself the father of nine children. "What could we do for kids who are injured in car accident cases? Just as importantly, could I get other lawyers to join in?"
  
  Glass created the No Fee For Kids^TM program, the first of its kind in the country and he is challenging other lawyers join him. Under the law, most car accident cases involving children must have the settlement approved by a judge. The program is designed to give children an opportunity to be represented by an experienced personal injury attorney. "For car accident cases that settle without having to file a lawsuit, there is no attorney fee charged for any child who is 12 or under at the time of the accident," he says.
  
  "Lawyers either love this program or hate it," says Glass. I've already had a few phone calls from some who think they are entitled to a fee just for showing up. Others have told me that this is a great idea and, indeed, they have joined the program." A video and more details about the program are available at NoFeeForKids.com. Others lawyers who have already pledged to create a similar program for kids in their area are listed at NoFeeForKids.org.
  
  Benjamin W. Glass III, is a personal-injury lawyer based in Fairfax, Virginia. To schedule an interview with Attorney Benjamin Glass, call 703-591-9829.

• Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Reverses Jury Verdict in Fall Into Open Manhole
  Mar 23, 2011

  On Tuesday March 22 a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge set aside a jury verdict that had been awarded in favor of a woman who had fallen into a open man hole cover. The woman, Elizabeth Badawy, had sued Classic Drainage, a local sewer repair company after the company had allegedly removed a man hole cover and then left it unmarked and unguarded. Classic Drainage contended at trial that it did nothing wrong and that, in any event, Badawy was "contributorily negligent" for failing to see the open man hole.
  
  Badawy, who had been walking her dog at the time, suffered a broken arm, a broken ankle and other injuries.
  
  The jury heard the evidence during a trial that lasted a day and a half. The jury returned a verdict in Badawy's favor in the amount of $75,000.
  
  Circuit Court Judge Marcus Williams then granted a defense motion to overturn the jury's verdict on the basis that Virginia's contributory negligence law barred Badawy from recovering anything because she had failed to see an "open and obvious" condition.
  
  The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
  
  Benjamin Glass represented Badawy. Steve Bancroft represented Classic Drainage.

• Another Fatal Crash on Route One Near Fairfax County Parkway
  Mar 22, 2011

  According to the Fairfax County Police, a victim has been identified in the March 21 crash involving a bus driven by MV Transportation.
  
  Police expert reconstructionists continue to investigate a terrible traffic accident that happened around 4 p.m. on Monday, March 21.
  
  The investigation has dislosed that a 32-year-old man was operating a 2008 Ford Fastran bus north on Richmond Highway (Route One)  in the right lane. Four vehicles in front of the bus slowed down for a traffic signal at the Fairfax County Parkway. The bus driver allegedly did not see the traffic signal or the slowing vehicles and crashed into a 1995 Toyota Celica in front of him. The impact caused a chain reaction, pushing the Celica into a 2004 Dodge pickup truck. The truck impacted a 2001 Dodge Caravan. The Caravan then struck a 2004 Chrysler four-door sedan.
  

  The driver and sole occupant of the Toyota Celica, William S. Pitts, 48, of 9536 Fort Belvoir Road in Fort Belvoir, was pronounced dead at the scene. Eight occupants from the other four vehicles were transported to three area hospitals with non life-threatening injuries. They were treated and later released.

   

  Alcohol was not a factor in the crash. This investigation is ongoing. Charges are anticipated.

  Fatal Crash in Fort Belvoir Area

   

  Any witnesses to the accident are urged to call the Fairfax County Police

• Police Look for Witnesses After Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Fairfax Station Man
  Mar 15, 2011

  According to a news release from the Fairfax County police,
  
  The Fairfax County police are looking for witnesses to a horrible crash that occurred yesterday on Route One. You can call  the police on the non-emergency line at 703-246-2253
  
  According to the release:
  
  Paul J. Krause, of Fairfax Station, was killed on Richmond Highway near Fairfax County Parkway on Monday, March 14. Police responded to the crash around 5:22 p.m. and an investigation determined the victim, Krause, 54, of 7912 Glenbarr Court in Fairfax Station, was driving a 2010 Ford Fusion northbound on Richmond Highway. A man driving a 1994 Honda Civic, traveling in the same direction, apparently lost control of his vehicle and struck the Fusion. The Fusion was pushed into the southbound lanes of Richmond Highway and struck a 2010 Mercedes-Benz head-on.
  
  

  According to the release, Krause was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:44 p.m. The driver and passenger of the Mercedes, a 77-year-old man and 73-year-old woman, were ground transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Honda, Carlos Sanchez-Ramos, took a 3-year-old boy from his car and left the scene on foot; he was apprehended nearby. The child was not injured. A 31-year-old man was also in the suspect's vehicle but remained at the scene; he was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

   

  Sanchez-Ramos, 33, of 8074 Grannview Court in Springfield, was charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, driving on an alcohol-related revoked license, child endangerment and two counts of felony hit and run.

• No Charges in Fatal McLean Accident-Bellview Rd and Old Dominion Drive
  Mar 04, 2011

  According to Patch.com, no charges will be brought in connection with a Thursday afternoon accident at the intersection of Old Dominion Road and Bellview Road in McLean, in which a Leesburg woman was killed, Fairfax County police said Thursday.
  
  

• Fairfax Police Look for Witnesses in Fatal McLean Car Crash
  Mar 03, 2011

  This is press release from the Fairfax Country Police
  

  McLean Police District - A 42-year-oldLeesburgwoman died today after the car she was driving ran a stop sign and was hit by an SUV driven by a 50-year-old McLean woman. Sow-Hoong Hon was operating a 1999 Honda Accord northbound on Bellview Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. The Honda failed to stop at the stop sign before entering the eastbound lanes of Old Dominion Drive, where a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser, struck the driver's door of the Honda.

   

  Both drivers were transported to local hospitals. Hon was pronounced dead a short time later; the driver of the SUV sustained non life-threatening injuries.

  Neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in this crash.

   

  Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text "TIP187" plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

• Car Accident in Lorton Send Two To Hospital
  Feb 28, 2011

  According to an article at LortonPatch.com, and to local police, a two-car accident yesterday morning closed a two-mile stretch of Route 1 north of Telegraph Road for about an hour and-a-half.
  

  Apparently, a late model Toyota Corolla was traveling northbound on Route 1 when the driver attempted to make a u-turn near Britten Road. The car struck a Chrysler 300 traveling southbound on Route 1.

  The driver of the Toyota was taken by helicopter to INOVA Fairfax with a broken leg and other minor injuries.
  

  The driver of the Chrysler, a middle-aged male, was taken by ambulance to INOVA Fairfax with a compound fracture in his ankle.

   

  Police say the driver of the Toyota will be charged with reckless driving.

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• I never once felt stressed during the process of pursuing the case, only confidence and a shared sense of being on the right side. You and your staff are truly remarkable.
• As a personal injury attorney and medical malpractice attorney in Virginia, I do not know a more ethical,professional,and aggressive when appropriate attorney in Northern Virginia.
• Ben Glass is a rare breed, he is an ethical lawyer with impressive integrity.
• I found Ben while searching for info on car insurance. He had done some videos with an insurance agent in Virginia that were really helpful when purchasing my first policy (can't be under mom and dad's forever!).
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