The
Women’s Injury Law Center
was formed to provide
legal services for:
Women who
want to
be represented
by women.
Men who
want to
be represented
by women.
Children who
benefit from
female representation.
Women Who Want Female Representation
In the world of personal injury, women who sustain injuries often prefer to be represented by other women who can relate to female specific issues. Sometimes it takes a woman to understand the concerns of an injured woman and to understand the exact nature of a woman's injury. Some female specific issues include:
Assault, sexual assault and rape cases
Brain injuries affecting multi-tasking abilities
Injuries involving post traumatic stress disorder, depression and other mental and emotional disorders
Malpractice cases involving breast, ovarian, cervical, uterine and other cancers
Cases against obstetricians or gynecologists
Cases involving injuries to private parts of a women’s anatomy
Injuries involving facial scars and other disfigurements
Cases involving stay-at-home moms who need women who can quantify the loss of service to the household
Cases involving working moms who need to quantify a loss of service beyond lost wages
Men Who Want Female Representation
Men who sustain injuries also have needs and issues that can often be better addressed via female representation. These issues can include:
The strategic need for female representation especially when injured by a female
The ability to open up more to a woman about the depth and extent of injury
Cases involving single dads who need to quantify a loss of service beyond lost wages
Cases involving stay-at-home dads who need to quantify loss of household and parenting services
Children Who Need Female Representation
Children have special issues and needs that likewise often warrant female representation. These issues may include:
Claims and suits for injury against pediatricians, orthopedists, hospitals and other medical providers for failure to diagnose or for negligent care
Claims and suits for injury from misdiagnoses
Product liability cases for injury involving toys, sports equipment, children’s products, infant or children’s furniture or equipment
back to top >Cases handled by the Women’s Injury Law Center:
At the Women’s Injury Law Center, we handle a wide array of cases involving injury and medical negligence from simple motor vehicle accidents to complex, multi-defendant matters. We are especially equipped to represent those individuals who are severely injured including victims of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries as well as victims of medical and hospital negligence.
Assault, Sexual Assault, or Rape
We handle cases not just against the assailant but against responsible third parties such as universities, nursing homes, convenience stores, restaurants, medical providers, healthcare facilities, public transportation entities, and corporations.
Personal Injury Caused by the Negligence of Others We regularly handle cases involving injuries from motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and other injuries caused by retail establishments, corporations and other responsible parties.
Medical Negligence We handle any type of medical negligence matter including, but not limited to, cases involving breast cancer, breast alteration surgery, uterine cancer, orthopedic injuries, foreign body retention, vaginal/urinary issues, plastic surgery issues, death cases, children’s injuries and profoundly injured infant cases.
Injury from Products
We take cases involving injuries from products due to faulty designs or defects in the products, including equipment, medical devices, vaccines and pharmaceuticals, due to inherently dangerous products, and due to dangerous products and chemicals released into the environment.
Formed by lawyers Colleen M. Quinn and Stephanie E. Grana, the Women’s Injury Law Center at Cantor Arkema features an extensive team of experienced trial lawyers, paralegals, nurses, research assistants and investigators. We routinely enlist the service of engineers, health care professionals, economists, former claims adjusters, and other experts for our cases. To maximize recoveries, we also use the tools of peer reviews, focus groups and mock trials. Our trial and mediation presentations involve state of the art technology and audio-visual techniques. Whether you are an injured person seeking representation by a female lawyer or an injured woman wanting that special care for issues generally related to women, the Women’s Injury Law Center provides the compassionate and sophisticated representation that injured people want.
Breast Cancer Awareness 5-mile Walk
Byrd Park, Richmond Virginia
Stephanie E. Grana spoke at the Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association Annual Convention on March 28th on "8.01-401.1 and the Use of Medical Literature in Personal Injury Cases"
On January 25, 2008, Colleen M. Quinn presented and published in Richmond, Virginia on two topics: "Identify and Deal with Common Ethical Problems" and "Work with Economists on Damages" for the National Business Institute Seminar “Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages."
Stephanie Grana is the current president of the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court in Richmond and will serve this term through 2009. Stephanie also is a current member of the Virginia State Bar Third District Disciplinary Committee, and is a current member of the Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association Board of Governors serving as the Parliamentarian.
In 2008, 2007 and 2006, Colleen M. Quinn was named a Virginia “Super Lawyer” by “Richmond” magazine.
For 2007- 2008, Colleen M. Quinn was elected to serve for her third consecutive year on the Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association Board of Directors and as Chairperson of the Judicial Candidate Endorsement Committee.
In November 2007, Colleen M. Quinn and Stephanie Grana each spoke at the Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association's Annual Paralegal Seminar.
In July 2007, Stephanie Grana was a speaker at the Institute for Paralegal Education seminar entitled "Countdown to Trial: A Crash Course in Trial Preparation for Paralegals."
On June 4, 2007, Colleen M. Quinn spoke at Virginia Commonwealth University on "Perspectives of a Trial Attorney."
On December 18, 2006, Colleen M. Quinn presented at the Virginia Poverty Law Center conference on “Breaking the Cycle: Tort Relief for Victims of Sexual Violence”
Stephanie E. Grana is a Past-President of the Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association
On January 25, 2006, Colleen M. Quinn presented “Worldly Women Workshops: How Today’s Mom Can Best Protect Her Children From Harm” at Jewish Family Services.
On January 18, 2006, Stephanie E. Grana presented “Worldly Women Workshops: Ensuring the Best Medical Treatment for Women and Their Children” at Jewish Family Services.
On January 18, 2006, Colleen M. Quinn presented “Worldly Women Workshops: What Every Smart Woman Should Know to Protect Herself From Financial and Physical Harm” at Jewish Family Services.
In November 2007, Colleen M. Quinn and Stephanie Grana each spoke at the Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association's Annual Paralegal Seminar.
Colleen M. Quinn spoke on television advertising at the VTLA Solo and Small Firm Conference in Charlottesville on September 30, 2005.
Colleen M. Quinn spoke on "Tracking the Skunks to Theirs Lairs," a presentation on gathering juror information, at the July 2005 VTLA Advanced Auto Retreat held at the Boars Head Inn in Charlottesville.
Colleen M. Quinn presents "Reading the Play and Running Surveillance on the Opposition" (on jury selection) and "Time Out: Reviewing the Play for Penalties" (on ethics) at the May 2005 VTLA Tort Law Seminar.
