Norfolk, VA (June 16, 2016) – Vandeventer Black LLP’s Adam Rafal has received an AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rating (Labor and Unemployment, Workers’ Compensation Defense) from Martindale-Hubbell, the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service.

Rafal is a partner with Vandeventer Black and concentrates his practice in Worker’s Compensation Defense and Labor & Unemployment Law. Primarily working with insurance carriers and self-insured employers defending workers’ compensation claims, Rafal has litigated multiple claims before the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, Court of Appeals, Department of Labor and the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. Adam is a frequent lecturer on Workers’ Compensation issues. In addition, Rafal was listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers List (2015). Rafal’s notable engagements include representing some of the region’s largest insurance carriers, mutual associations and third party administrators.

The Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating is the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability. The “AV” designation represents the pinnacle of professional excellence, and is achieved only after an attorney has been reviewed and recommended by his/her peers, including members of the bar and the judiciary.

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