Virginia Beach is three hundred square miles and nearly half a million people, which is why we don’t try to serve it from somewhere else. Decker Law keeps two offices inside the city — Haygood Road and Office Square Lane in Kempsville — and appears in its General District, Circuit, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts as a matter of routine. Injury, criminal and traffic. Call 757-622-3317 and the consultation costs you nothing.
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LOCAL ADVANTAGE
TWO OFFICES IN ONE CITY
Most firms that advertise in Virginia Beach commute here. We keep two addresses in it. One on Haygood Road, one at Office Square Lane in Kempsville — because a city this large doesn’t have a center, and telling somebody in Sandbridge to drive to Norfolk is not really serving them.
Virginia Beach also isn’t one place. A claim out of the Oceanfront in July has almost nothing in common with one out of Kempsville in February — different drivers, different insurers, sometimes a different court calendar. Knowing which is which is not something you pick up on a first visit.
Our attorneys handle injury, criminal and traffic matters in the Virginia Beach General District, Circuit, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts. We have represented 252 injured people in this city in the last two years, and we have been in these courtrooms for decades before that.
HOW WE HELP IN VIRGINIA BEACH
When you’ve been hurt
Collisions, falls, and claims against people who should have been more careful. 252 of them in this city in the last two years.
When you’ve been charged
From the magistrate’s bond decision to a jury verdict, in the General District and Circuit Courts. Two of our attorneys used to prosecute.
When it’s a driving charge
Reckless driving and DUI look like tickets and behave like crimes. In a military city, they can also cost a clearance.
OUR ATTORNEYS ARE FROM HERE TOO
Jeffrey Partington was raised in Virginia Beach and spent years in the Lake Smith Terrace, Governor’s Square and Haygood Point Civic League — the neighborhoods around the office he works out of. Martin Thomas has served on the city’s Bayfront Advisory Commission, and if you ask him for his favorite spot in Hampton Roads he’ll tell you it’s his own back garden on the Chesapeake Bay.
Pete Decker III sits on the board of the Virginia Beach Police Foundation. He, George Neskis and Cole Roberts all belong to the Virginia Beach Bar Association. For more than forty years the late Larry Cardon spent most of his working life in this city’s courtrooms, and people here still bring him up.
None of that decides a case. What it means is that this firm isn’t visiting Virginia Beach — and that when your matter closes, we’re still the people you run into at the grocery store.
A Virginia Beach native, Jeffrey Partington serves clients in personal injury, workers’ compensation, and business law, and has worked both sides of the aisle. He practices in the courts of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Portsmouth, Hampton, and Suffolk.
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Cole Roberts
A Norfolk native and former Public Defender, Cole Roberts represents clients in criminal defense and traffic matters, from reckless driving and DUI to serious felonies. He has tried numerous jury cases across the seven Hampton Roads cities.
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Martin Thomas
Martin Thomas is the firm’s president and managing attorney, concentrating on personal injury, criminal, and traffic law. He handles multimillion-dollar injury cases throughout Virginia and has been named to Super Lawyers for personal injury.
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George Neskis
George Neskis represents clients charged with criminal and traffic offenses — from DUI and reckless driving to felony matters — and also handles personal injury. A former Norfolk Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, he practices across all seven Hampton Roads cities and has been named to Super Lawyers for criminal defense.
injury clients represented in Virginia Beach in the last two years
2
offices in the city, on Haygood Road and in Kempsville
65+
years practicing in Hampton Roads courts
HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE DECKER LAW HAS HELPED
Robin P.
Absolutely the best attorney I’ve ever worked with! George Neskis was professional, responsive, and genuinely cared about my son’s case. George’s guidance and persistence delivered results beyond what I expected. It’s a rarity to find someone so skilled yet so approachable. I’m forever grateful and will always recommend George Neskis to anyone who needs a dedicated advocate.
A very tough situation for me. Was in a terrible accident on Christmas in 2022. Broke my hip, damaged my nerves and needed a difficult surgery to repair everything. I immediately contacted Decker and Decker as my wife used them years back. Ms Parker and Ms Rebecca have worked around the clock trying to get me a fair settlement. We faced many challenges. Lack of communication from the hospitals. Random invoices and payments. Insurance companies being greedy. And the medical professional trying to take me to court for payments while I’m disabled and out of work. In the end, while I wasn’t awarded with an amount to cover all of my losses for the year, I was able to get an amount that can allow me to continue providing for my family while I’m recovering from this injury. Outstanding, highly recommended.
I called the office to see if I could speak to somebody concerning a question I had helping a family member that was very important and urgent. Joe Rigney returned my call immediately. He was very pleasant and eager to help. Thank you so much.
My experience with this firm, I can’t put into all the words to describe how much they care. Lawyers get a bad reputation, but Mr. Thomas Jr, stands out. Not all apples are bad, and he does what he can and then some. I will definitely refer anyone to them. Please keep up the outstanding work and standing out from the rest.
I had a denied bond at Virginia Beach Correctional on a holiday week.Cole Roberts worked fast to get me a bond hearing and had a bondsman lined up for me I was out by lunch time the same day and looking forward to him representing me on my case. He’s prompt, caring and respected in the courtroom. THANK YOU Cole Roberts.
George Neskis. Gold standard for competent defense rep. In Virginia Beach. Knows the law, manages expectations well, and in this case went the extra mile to obtain the best possible outcome. Hope we never need him again, but if so, he’s the first call.
Haygood Road or Kempsville, by appointment. Or don’t come in at all — tell us what happened over the phone and we’ll tell you what we think, free either way. 757-622-3317.
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