Ronald P. Herbert

Mr. Herbert focuses his practice on products liability, mass tort, and medical malpractice defense. He has extensive trial and appellate experience, handling numerous complex litigation matters including high-exposure product liability and medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death claims. Mr. Herbert has obtained 26 defense verdicts in 13 separate jurisdictions in Virginia. He has successfully defended high-exposure wrongful death cases involving brain and cardiac surgery; hematologic and rheumatologic conditions; permanent disability claims involving obstetrical (shoulder dystocia), gynecological, spinal, orthopedic, and ophthalmic surgery; and surgeries involving retained objects. Mr. Herbert's product liability experience is extensive, having handled multiple wrongful death and severe injury claims for a variety of manufacturers. He has successfully defended manufacturers and related entities in cases involving automobiles, planes, recreational products, medical devices, and toys. For example, he has represented an automotive manufacturer in a severe rollover case, a gas grill manufacturer in a propane tank explosion case, aviation entities in multiple high-exposure wrongful death cases resulting from private plane crashes, and a children's sled manufacturer in a sledding accident case resulting in quadriplegia. In the mass tort arena, Mr. Herbert currently serves as local Virginia counsel for various DePuy Orthopedics entities in the ASR hip litigation. He assumed a primary role defending physicians for a consortium of medical malpractice carriers in the Fen Phen MDL litigation. Mr. Herbert also assisted in the defense of a major distributor in the Latex MDL litigation. Finally, Mr. Herbert has defended numerous retailers, distributors, insurance carriers, and manufacturing concerns in contractual disputes, risk-management issues, first- and third-party actions, discovery disputes, and declaratory judgment actions. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Ronald P. Herbert included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recognized as lead counsel or co-counsel in Virginia Lawyer's Weekly "Top Ten Defense Verdicts" six times, 2002 - Present Three verdicts recognized nationally in West's Verdicts, Settlements and Tactics, a personal injury litigation reporter Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2009 – 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2009 – 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense, 2011 – 2023 America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®, 2018 Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly, 2023 “Go To Lawyer” for Medical Malpractice Defense Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly, “Top Ten Defense Verdicts” (recognized as lead counsel or co-counsel seven times since 2002) West’s Verdicts, Settlements and Tactics, a personal injury litigation reporter, four nationally recognized verdicts Other Sources of Feedback About Ronald P. Herbert Included on the 2026Virginia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• McGuireWoods Battle & Boothe, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, 1997 - 1998
• Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, Richmond, Virginia, 1993 - 1997
• Roberts, Sokol, Ashby & Jones, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1989 - 1993
• Supreme Court of Virginia, Law Clerk, 1988 - 1989
• University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, Adjunct Professor, 1989 - 1993
• LeClairRyan, Richmond, Virginia, 1998 - 2012

• Virginia, 1988
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

• American Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys: Policy Coverage Section (Past Chairman)
• Journal of Civil Litigation: Editorial Board
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association