ATTORNEYS

John P. Cattano, Esquire

John has been a licensed and practicing attorney since 1983. His practice includes all areas of civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense law. Over the course of his 31 year career, John has tried to completion well in excess of four hundred (400) jury trials, including personal injury cases, defamation cases, medical malpractice cases, wrongful death cases, malicious prosecution cases, premises liability cases, contract and construction cases, and many insurance defense cases. His focus remains on the actual preparation for and trying jury trials. John accepts with caution the current trend towards mediation/arbitration and all manner of alternative dispute resolution, and will often be heard to say that he went to law school to be a trial lawyer, not a social worker. Most cases were meant to be tried.

John was born and raised in New Jersey, but after high school he and his wife-to-be (Kathy) fled the Garden State. They landed on the east coast of Florida where John majored in serious surfing. John and Kathy married when they were 19 years old. John attended a community college in Cocoa, Florida, then finished his undergraduate degree at University of Central Florida, graduating summa cum laude in 1977. It took him three years to decide to go to law school, but did so at Florida State University College of Law, where he graduated in the top (5) five percent of his class in 1983, while on Law Review and receiving Order of the Coif honors.

John and Kathy took their fourth child home from the hospital on John’s first day of classes in law school. John practiced law for five years with Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones, and Gay in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1988, with one wife and now five children, they decided to move to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he began his current practice. John is of course admitted to practice in all Virginia State and Federal Courts.

John enjoys spending as much time as possible with his wife and adult children and their seven grandchildren, as well as brushing up on his rusting surfing skills.

Christopher L. Smith Esq.

Chris has been a licensed and practicing attorney in Virginia since 2005. Chris focuses his practice on civil litigation, insurance law, personal injury, appeals, defamation, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premise liability, and contract disputes.

Chris has significant trial experience in both Virginia District Courts and jury trials in Circuit Court, as well as representing clients through all aspects of a case from research to preparing and arguing motions.

Chris obtained his B.A. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1996. Six years after graduating college and working Chris went to law school and graduated from Appalachian School of Law in 2005. After graduating law school and passing the Virginia Bar in 2005, Chris has been practicing law in Charlottesville.

Chris was born and raised in North Carolina. When he is not practicing law he enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. Chris can be found on the weekends on the sideline coaching his daughters during basketball season, watching his daughters participate in a number of other athletic events, and attending UVA sporting events. He also volunteers his time at his church and daughters’ school.

Dustin T. Rosser, Esquire

Dustin has been a licensed and practicing attorney in Virginia since 2008. Dustin’s practice includes but is not limited to civil litigation, insurance law, personal injury litigation, appeals, defamation, medical malpractice, wrongful death, malicious prosecution/abuse of process, premise liability, and contract disputes.

Dustin has significant experience in all aspects of civil litigation ranging from initial client intake to verdict. This includes significant courtroom experience handling hearings, bench trials, and jury trials in Virginia General District Courts, Circuit Courts and Federal Courts.

Dustin was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia where he attended E. C. Glass High School. He then travelled to Raleigh, North Carolina to attend North Carolina State University. While at North Carolina State University he obtained a B.A. in Political Science in 2005 with the intention of furthering his education and attending law school. Dustin then decided to head north of the Mason-Dixon Line to Boston, Massachusetts where he attended New England Law – Boston.

Dustin obtained his J.D. from New England Law – Boston in the spring of 2008, and then decided to move back south taking and passing the Virginia Bar in the fall of 2008. Dustin’s first job out of law school was with Central Virginia Litigation, PLC in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he still lives and practices. Dustin is admitted to practice in all Virginia State Courts, and Virginia Federal District Courts.

When Dustin is not practicing law he is usually watching and/or attending one of the many sporting events he enjoys including the North Carolina State Wolfpack, Washington Redskins, or Baltimore Orioles. His girlfriend Mallory Overstreet and loyal dog Dylan, a black lab, always attend (or get dragged to) these events with him. In addition to attending multiple sporting events Dustin runs the occasional 5K and visits his large family whom mostly still reside in Lynchburg. However, his running suffers severely during football season.