R. Lee Livingston
Lee’s abilities in the courtroom have been recognized by his peers. He is an “AV®” rated lawyer. This is the highest peer review rating bestowed by the Martindale-Hubbell listing service. An “AV” rating identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from other lawyers and judges.
In 2007, Lee was included as one of only six “Virginia Rising Stars” in the publication Virginia Super Lawyers (Rising Stars) and Richmond Magazine for his skills in handling medical malpractice cases. The lawyers selected for inclusion in this prestigious list were nominated and selected as the best up-and-coming lawyers in their practice areas aged 40 years and younger. Only 2.5% of the total lawyers in Virginia are listed in Rising Stars. Following this honor, Lee was included in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Virginia Super Lawyers and Richmond Magazine as among the top 5% of lawyers in any age group handling malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs.
Mr. Livingston lectures and publishes on topics within his practice area. For a complete list of his presentations and publications see his c.v. here.
Community Service
- Salvation Army Advisory Board, 2004-2007
- Elder, Trinity Presbyterian Church
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Board since 1999 and chair of various committees and programs, 50th Anniversary Convention Chair 2010.
- Virginia State Bar Litigation Section Board of Governors, Chair 2007-2008
- Appointed by the Virginia Supreme Court to the Virginia State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board in 2003, Chair 2008-2009. This board oversees continuing education requirements for active attorneys in Virginia.
- Teaches Trial Advocacy and Trial Evidence at the University of Virginia School of Law.
- Member of the board and faculty of the Virginia College of Trial Advocacy, an annual college that provides instruction in trial techniques to attorneys of all experience levels. Chaired the program for the College in 2008.
- Co-author of “Evidence for the Trial Lawyer,” Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., a Lexis/Nexis Company, 2009.
- Virginia State Bar Litigation Section Litigation News Editor 1997-2003.
- Member of the Boyd-Graves Conference – a group established by the Virginia Bar Association that recommends changes to the law.
- Member, Virginia Supreme Court Appellate Rules Advisory Committee, 2005-2008.
- Virginia Supreme Court Electronic Filing Committee, 2006—.
- Richmond Magazine, Top Young “Super Lawyers”, 2007 and 2008.
- Richmond Magazine, Top Attorneys in Virginia “Super Lawyers”, 2009.
- Listed in top 5% “Super Lawyers” in Virginia (2009-present).
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia.
Other activities and memberships include the following: Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association Member; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Thomas Jefferson Inn of Court (Secretary 1996-1997); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Foundation Board, 2004-present; American Association for Justice Member.
Biographical History
R. Lee Livingston was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 11, 1968. He was admitted to the bar in 1993. Mr. Livingston is a trial attorney who devotes his practice to civil litigation.
- College of William & Mary, B.A., 1990, J.D, 1993.
- Judicial Clerk to Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1993-1994.
- Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer, “Trial Evidence: Principles and Practice,” and “Trial Advocacy,” University of Virginia, 2002 —.
