Stephen A. Strickler

Workers Compensation Claims

Stephen Strickler has been practicing law for over 45 years. He first engaged in general litigation practice with a firm in Norfolk where he practiced for 15 years. He moved his law practice to Virginia Beach in 1988 and began concentrating on workers’ compensation and disability claims

Related Capabilities

Workers’ Compensation Appeals

Bio

Stephen Strickler has been practicing law for over 45 years. He first engaged in general litigation practice with a firm in Norfolk where he practiced for 15 years. He moved his law practice to Virginia Beach in 1988 and began concentrating on workers’ compensation and disability claims. His primary area of practice at this time is representing injured workers before the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission and Virginia Court of Appeals. Mr. Strickler and his staff focus on staying in close contact with injured workers in order that they are able to maintain both their medical benefits and weekly compensation payments. In many cases he is able to reach reasonable and appropriate settlements of workers compensation claims. Mr. Strickler previously also represented employers and their insurance carriers in workers’ compensation cases and therefore has considerable experience as to how insurance carriers and their attorneys defend these claims. He now represents only injured workers in his workers’ compensation practice.

Because Mr. Strickler’s workers’ compensation practice places considerable focus on medical issues, Mr. Strickler can also provide an analysis of potential medical malpractice claims.

Mr. Strickler and his staff provide free consultations with regard to workers’ compensation potential claims, disability claims and medical malpractice evaluations.

Personal: Mr. Strickler is married. His wife, Lynda, is a retired Social Worker. They have two daughters. He enjoys golf and traveling to Charlottesville and San Diego to visit their daughters and their grandchildren.

Community involvement

  • A resident of Virginia Beach since 1950, Mr. Strickler received his B.A. from Virginia Military Institute in 1968, and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1971. He served as a 1st Lt., USAR, active duty, 1971-1973 and Capt., JAGC, USAR,1973-1980.
  • Mr. Strickler is a member of the Virginia State Bar, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and The Virginia Workers’ Compensation American Inn of Court. He is admitted to practice before all Virginia Courts, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Achievements

  • Mr. Strickler has lectured for the Virginia CLE statewide seminars in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 on various workers’ compensation issues to other attorneys around the state.
  • He also was a speaker at the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Annual Seminars in 2004 and 2005.
  • Further, he lectured for the National Business Institute in 2012 and 2016 on handling workers’ compensation claims. He served on a 2018 panel with regard to Virginia Retirement System Disability claims before the Virginia Workers’ Compensation American Inn of Court.