The 2027 Product Liability honor marks the fourth time Elliott Buckner has been named a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Richmond, Virginia.

RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci partner Elliott M. Buckner of Richmond has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Richmond, VA. This top honor, given to only one attorney per practice area and region, highlights Buckner’s outstanding peer-recognized reputation and results. Best Lawyers® official records confirm Buckner’s history of peer-awarded honors (Richmond Product Liability Litigation, Plaintiffs, Lawyer of the Year (2023), and Richmond Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Lawyer of the Year (2021,2023).

Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, founded in 1979, is a firm of Richmond personal injury lawyers focused on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.. Buckner, a William & Mary (J.D. 2000) and University of Richmond (B.S.B.A. 1993) graduate, is admitted to practice in Virginia (2000) and New York (2003). Over 26 years of practice, he has secured numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.

Buckner’s selection reflects Best Lawyers®’ peer-review rigor: each year, hundreds of thousands of peers nationwide evaluate attorneys, and only the top ~5% of U.S. lawyers are honored, with only one per category receiving the “Lawyer of the Year” designation. According to Best Lawyers®, the “Lawyer of the Year” award is bestowed on only one lawyer with the highest average of votes in each practice and region, a distinction achieved by only 0.4% of lawyers nationwide. The methodology is entirely peer-driven: lawyers nominate and evaluate peers, supplemented by independent research, to identify leading practitioners.

“We are incredibly proud that Elliott’s trial skills and dedication have been recognized at this highest level,” said Irving V. Cantor, the firm’s president. “This honor reflects Elliott’s commitment to clients and his standing among peers.” Buckner added, “I am honored to receive this recognition. It underscores the dedication of our entire team to serving injury victims and achieving justice.”

Elliott M. Buckner – Bio Highlights: Buckner earned his J.D. from William & Mary (2000) and B.S.B.A. from the University of Richmond (1993). He has practiced since 2000 and is admitted in VA and NY. Early in his career, Buckner worked as an insurance defense lawyer, a background that informs his plaintiffs’ work. He is AV Preeminent peer-rated (Martindale-Hubbell) and was president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (2020–21). Buckner has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for personal injury and product liability since 2011.

Elliott M. Buckner has secured more than 80 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million during his career. Some notable case results from Elliott’s career include:

– $16 million recovery for a motorcycle wrongful death case in Hanover County where a family lost their father and husband while the wife sustained life-altering injuries upon being struck by a car that crossed the center lane.
– $15 million truck accident settlement, which was the highest settlement in the state of Virginia in 2017

Significance of Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”

Best Lawyers® awards are based on peer nominations and evaluations. Each year, the Best Lawyers® research team conducts exhaustive surveys: attorneys confidentially rate the professional abilities of colleagues in their field. Only about 5.3% of U.S. attorneys earn any Best Lawyers® listing, and a mere 0.4% are named “Lawyer of the Year” in a given category. This award is given to a single lawyer per practice area and city/state, reflecting “the highest average of votes” among peers. As Best Lawyers® explains, “The ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award is bestowed to only one lawyer with the highest average of votes in [the] particular practice and region”. Such selections underscore an attorney’s stellar reputation and work ethic. By comparison, Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters ranking) uses a patented multi-phase process of peer nominations and independent research to identify top lawyers state-by-state. Similarly, Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating is awarded only to about 10% of lawyers who receive the highest peer-review scores for legal ability and ethics.

About Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci

Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci Personal Injury Lawyers (The Virginia Trial Firm) is a Richmond-based personal injury firm founded in 1979. Its lawyers focus on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, helping injured individuals and families obtain fair compensation and justice. With five partners and multiple recognitions, CGBB is committed to client advocacy and community service.

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