Founding partner John Norris is retired as of
October 1, 2024, but can be reached at:
THANK YOU
After 31 incredible years, Norris & St. Clair is closing its doors.
Our other founding partner Jim St. Clair will continue to practice law and can be reached at
Shapiro. Washburn & Sharp, P.C.
Results that speak for themselves
For over 40 years, the attorneys at Norris & St. Clair have provided exceptional legal counsel in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Our full-service firm is organized into a variety of practice areas that meet our clients’ wide-ranging needs. We hold ourselves to a very high standard – and pride ourselves on seven figure verdicts and settlements for our personal injury clients. We are aggressive, knowledgeable and combine innovative problem-solving with hard work and common sense.
Norris & St. Clair specializes in complex litigation in all Virginia state and federal courts, handling cases that include construction disputes, insurance controversies, employment law, traffic and criminal court, securities, arbitration, eminent domain and professional and medical malpractice.
Our Specialty Practice Areas
Construction Law
A Law Firm with Extensive Knowledge of the Construction Industry.
Since 1983 John Norris has successfully provided construction law services for contractors, owners and developers resolving construction disputes. For owners and developers’ disputes are often part of the construction process. There may be disagreements about the scope of work, allocations of responsibility and the meaning of even the most carefully drafted contract provision. John Norris is an experienced litigator and advocate for clients successfully resolving problems in a client-favorable manner that is timely and cost effective.
Resolving Disputes Involving:
- Mechanic’s liens
- Breach of contract and breach of warranty matters
- Adjoining property owner issues
- Construction deficiencies
- Payment dispute resolution
- Delay and inefficiency claims
- Bond and insurance claims
- Construction site accidents
- Abandonment and termination of projects
- Design and engineering issues
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
A Compassionate Attorney Who Makes a Difference
Since 1984, Jim St Clair has fought and helped Virginia Beach personal injury clients overcome some of the most traumatic moments of their lives.
Whether you have been in an accident caused by the fault of another or a victim of medical malpractice, the results can leave you profoundly damaged physically, mentally and economically. You may be entitled to substantial compensation.
Jim St. Clair is a seasoned and experienced personal injury trial attorney with 40 years of experience. Jim graduated with honors from Creighton University School of Law in 1984, and then served in a prestigious federal law clerk position for the late U.S. District Judge J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Over several decades he has enjoyed remarkable success advocating for injured clients, and has won notable multimillion dollar settlements and verdicts. He has tried cases in Virginia general district and circuit courts as well as in the eastern and western district Virginia federal courts.
In one case that went up on appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court, he convinced the court to change the law regarding the statute of limitations in Virginia medical malpractice “misdiagnosis” cases.
Jim’s areas of Virginia personal injury law practice included medical malpractice, car and truck injury cases, dog bite injuries, wrongful death cases and cases involving negligence at business premises. Within these areas of law, he has also successfully prosecuted numerous wrongful death actions.
Outside the courtroom, Jim has served on the board of the directors of the Better Business Bureau, taught as an adjunct professor for business law at Old Dominion University, instructed future paralegals at the American Institute of paralegal studies and lectured Virginia attorneys on the subject of “insurance litigation in Virginia.”
He is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Virginia Beach Bar Association.
If you have been impacted by the negligence of another, contact Jim St. Clair today for a free confidential personal injury law consultation, and please note that Jim is now with the firm of Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp also in Virginia Beach, located at 4705 Columbus Street, Suite 304, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 460-7776.
Resolving Disputes Involving:
- Construction Injuries
- Automobile accident injuries
- Premise injuries (slip and falls)
- Serious injuries (burn injuries)
- Medical Malpractice
- Anesthesia Errors
- Birth injuries
- Brain injuries
- Failure to diagnose
- Hospital malpractice
- Surgical errors
- Wrongful death
