Jennifer L. Stevens is a director in the civil litigation section. Her practice is primarily dedicated to the representation of healthcare providers in the defense of professional liability litigation.
Ms. Stevens has experience in defending healthcare providers in the Commonwealth of Virginia involving a wide variety of issues, including the following: appendicitis, birth-related neurological injuries, cardiovascular disease, cerebral air gaseous emboli, cesarean section delivery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, decubitus ulcers, dementia, dentistry, depression, dialysis, dissection, falls, fetal distress, hyperbaric oxygen treatment, hypertension, hysterectomy, informed consent, ischemia, LASIK surgery, medication overdose, myocardial infarction, penile reconstruction surgery, pulmonary embolus, retained foreign objects, and sepsis.
Ms. Stevens has represented hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians specializing in anesthesiology, cardiology, emergency medicine, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pathology, psychology, pain medicine, pediatrics, radiology and vascular surgery. She has also represented nurses from the following areas: emergency department, family practice, nursing home care, and vascular intensive care unit. In addition, she has experience representing radiology technicians and cytology technicians.
Ms. Stevens also represents individual health care practitioners with licensing disputes before the Virginia Department of Health Professions, including the Boards of Medicine and Nursing. She also is experienced with Petitions for Guardianship and Conservatorship.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Virginia Beach Bar Association
