Bennett and Zydron, P.C. will provide you with a free attorney consultation, so that you may know your rights and act on them.
Also, our law firm is available for referrals to assist other attorneys or law firms in screening, litigating, and settling traumatic brain injury cases; and in assisting in maximizing your client's recovery.
Our Personal Injury Attorneys & Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys
Bennett and Zydron consists of four dedicated, competent, and experienced attorneys as well as a support staff who is attentive to your needs. When you hire our law firm, our attorneys will work directly and closely with you to meet your goals. You also have use of our knowledgeable staff that includes paralegals, an investigator, and a legal nurse consultant. Additionally, our attorneys and staff members all serve the community through many local, regional, and national organizations.
Our Personal Injury Attorneys
Carlton F. Bennett
Personal Injury Lawyer & Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
Mr. Bennett is recognized as an expert in traumatic brain damage litigation, nursing home malpractice, and wrongful death cases. Mr. Bennett was co-counsel in the largest mild-traumatic brain injury verdict, $10.2 million, ever awarded in Norfolk Circuit Court. Mr. Bennett specializes in mild brain damage cases, but also handles moderate and severe cases. He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts for traumatic brain injury survivors, and other cases involving serious injuries.
Mr. Bennett is licensed to practice law in Virginia and Florida. He is a member of the Traumatic Brain Injury section of the American Association for Justice and is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He is board certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has an "AV" peer rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest peer rating that an attorney may obtain. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.Email Carlton F. Bennett.
John E. Zydron
Personal Injury Lawyer & Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
Mr. Zydron is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the North Carolina State Bar. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the United States District Court - Eastern District of Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the several Courts of the State of North Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond in 1971, his Juris Doctorate from George Mason School of Law in 1977, and graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1986.
Mr. Zydron is a former Judge Advocate General of the Virginia National Guard and retired as a Brigadier General after 32 1/2 years of service. He earned the U.S. Legion of Merit Medal, the Virginia National Guard Bronze Star, the U.S. Meritorious Service Medal, the U.S. Army Commendation Medal, and the U.S. Army Outstanding Achievement Medal. He is a former Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Norfolk, member of the National District Attorneys Association, and former President of the Chesapeake Bar Association.
Mr. Zydron is currently a member of the Virginia and North Carolina Bar Associations, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the American Association for Justice - Nursing Home Litigation Group, the American Bar Association, the Chesapeake Bar Association, the Portsmouth Bar Association, the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association and the Virginia Beach Bar Association. He is also a member of the Brain Injury Association of America and former Director and President of the Virginia National Guard Foundation. He is a member of the South Norfolk Ruritan Club. He is a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is listed in the Richmond Magazine Super Lawyer's Section - "Top Attorneys in Virginia 2009," and also selected for SuperLawyers.com. Email John E. Zydron.
Catherine MacLean Six
Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Criminal Defense, Traffic Cases, Domestic Relations
Mrs. Six is licensed to practice law in both Virginia and North Carolina and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Mrs. Six earned her B.A. from the University of Richmond in 1989 and her J.D. from Regent University School of Law in 1994.
As a litigator, Mrs. Six has obtained multiple multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts, including $7.5 million and $3.5 million settlements and a $3 million verdict in traumatic brain injury cases, as co-counsel.
Mrs. Six's practice also includes criminal defense and domestic relations. She previously served on the Virginia Beach Juvenile Drug Court Planning Initiative Team and the Virginia Public Defender Juvenile Law Study Committee.
Mrs. Six is an Adjunct Professor at Regent University School of Law and was named Adjunct Professor of the Year in 2000. She is a member of the Virginia and North Carolina Bar Associations, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, and American Association for Justice.
In the community, Mrs. Six has served as a YMCA volunteeer basketball coach; mentor in the Seatack Elementary School Mentor Program; board member for Hunt Club Forest and Parkside Green Civic Associations; and volunteered through the Virginia Beach Covenant/Habitat for Humanity chapter. Email Catherine MacLean Six.
C. Stewart Gill, Jr.
Personal Injury Lawyer & Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
Virginia State Bar, Dickinson School of Law, The Pennsylvania State University. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Virginia Beach (1999-2004); Law Clerk for the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach (1998-1999). Member of the Virginia Beach Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Attorneys for Justice. Email C. Stewart Gill, Jr.
