Steven W. Bancroft

Principal
3920 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
(703) 385-1000 Telephone
(703) 385-1555 Facsimile
sbancroft@vadctriallaw.com

Areas of Practice

Civil litigation and trial practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Virginia, with emphasis in the areas of:

• Wrongful death
• Brain injury
• Products liability
• Premises liability
• Construction litigation

Education

• Undergraduate: Washington & Jefferson College
  1968 - 1969
• United States Marine Corps
  1969 - 1971
• State University of New York at Buffalo
  B.A. 1974
• Graduate: George Mason University School of Law
  J.D. 1978

Employment

• Principal, Trichilo, Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
  1990 - present
• Principal, Lewis, Trichilo & Bancroft
  1983 - 1990
• Associate, Lewis & Trichilo
  1980 - 1983
• Associate, Brault, Lewis, Geschickter & Palmer
  1979
• Law Clerk with Brault, Graham, Scott & Brault, Washington, D.C.
  1976 - 1978
• PGA Golf Professional
  1973 - 1975
• U.S. Marine Corps
  1969 - 1977

Bar Membership

• Virginia, 1979

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

• AV

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals, (4th Circuit), 1979
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1979
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1979
• Virginia Supreme Court, 1979

Professional Associations

• Virginia State Bar
• Fairfax Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Northern Virginia Defense Attorneys
  President, 1988 - 1990
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Who’s Who in American Executives
• Selected as a Super Lawyer and Top Attorney in Washington Metro Area
• Inn’s of Court Master
• Top 100 civil lawyers in Virginia
• GMUSL Alumni Association

Reported or Published Cases

See website list.

Professional Activities

• Panel Member for Medical Malpractice Hearings, Appointed by Virginia Supreme Court 1985 - present
• Fairfax Circuit Court Neutral Case Evaluator
• Judge, Moot Court Competitions for Law Schools

Lectures and Seminars

• Lecturer, Fairfax Bar Association Seminars Trial Practice, Personal Injury and Evidence
• Lecturer, Virginia Continuing Legal Education Trial Practice, Personal Injury and Premises Liability
• Lecturer, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Trial Practice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability and Defense Strategies
• Lecturer, Virginia Claims Association Trial Practice
• Lecturer, Northern Virginia Claims Association Personal Injury Claims
• Lecturer, Professional Educational Systems Trial Practice and Evidence
• Lecturer, Custom Home Builders Counsel Construction Law, Construction Defects, Mold and EIFS
• Lecturer, No. Va. Association of Defense Attorneys
• Lecturer to Insurance Industry Trial Practice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury and Premises Liability
• Lecturer, Northern Virginia Orthopedic Medical Society Forensic Medicine and Trial Testimony

Publications

• Author, “Contributory Negligence is Alive and Well in Virginia”, published Journal of Civil Litigation, 2004
• Numerous research papers and seminar booklets in area of trial practice.

High Profile Cases

Over the past 25 years, Mr. Bancroft has been involved in a number of significant cases that have created law in various legal areas including a number of high profile products liability cases,

• Ford Motor Company v. Bartholomew, 224 Va. 421 (1982);
• Reliance Insurance Company v. J.W. Burris, Inc. , 247 Va. 418 (1994).

Mr. Bancroft has also litigated a number of significant premises liability cases including

• Jane Doe v. Spotsylvania Mall Company, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 7806 (4th Cir. 1998);
• Kaney O'Neill v. Windshire Copeland & Associates, et al., 372 F.3d 281 (2004).

In the area of construction, Mr. Bancroft successfully litigated one of the first "synthetic stucco" cases filed in Virginia and had the case affirmed by the Virginia Supreme Court.

• Helen Parker Smith v. West Homes, et al., 262 Va. 432 (2001).

Mr. Bancroft successfully represented Susan Cummings in the wrongful death case filed against her arising out of her nationally publicized murder trial. In the spring 2004, Mr. Bancroft successfully represented the beneficiaries in a wrongful death medical malpractice trial and received a substantial verdict in favor of the beneficiaries which received state and national attention.

Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath, & Judkins, P.C., handle  civil and business litigation defense, insurance law and defense, government and municipal law, workers' compensation, and DUI/traffic defense  cases throughout the  Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. Call (703) 385-1000 today for a free consultation or fill out our free case review form.