Douglas B. Wessel

With over 30 years of experience, Douglas B. Wessel is founder of Wessel Law Offices and represents clients in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. His practice is focused on personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, dog bites, slip and falls, airplane accidents, faulty products, car accidents and wrongful death. With a commitment to helping those from all walks of life, he is dedicated to protecting his clients from insurance companies and powerful entities that want to silence them.Mr. Wessel is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and he is listed in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. A former professional athlete, he is committed to only representing the injured as they fight for compensation rather than defending those who caused the injury.Admitted to practice in the state of Virginia, Mr. Wessel graduated in 1973 from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts. He then attended the University of Richmond School of Law and earned his Juris Doctor in 1979. His successful track record in the courtroom includes a $1.5 million verdict, a $1.8 million verdict, a $3.3 million verdict and a $6 million verdict, which was the largest personal injury verdict in the state’s history at the time.Fluent in both Spanish and English, Mr. Wessel expands his clientele to as many people as possible. His intrinsic desire to help the injured creates a dedication and commitment that matches his promise to take a case all the way through appeal if necessary, to get his clients what they need.