CONTACT
Tel: (757) 995-5606
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate – Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
As co-founder of the firm, Sally specializes in insurance defense litigation and insurance coverage disputes. Her clients include Virginia’s leading insurers and their customers. She has defended clients in the Virginia courts as well as the Eastern District of Virginia.
She pursued law as a second career after 19 years in the insurance industry. In addition to 12 years as a claim specialist for State Farm in northern Virginia (where she received her CPCU designation in 1995), she worked briefly at USAA’s former Washington office in Reston, Virginia, and also in insurance sales agency management before moving to Virginia Beach in 2003 to pursue her law degree. Upon admission to the Bar she spent a year as a public defender and then worked at GEICO Staff Counsel for five years before entering private insurance defense practice.
She has received Martindale-Hubbell’s AV-Preeminent rating, which is the highest peer rating standard for legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards. She has also been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” since 2021.
- Experience
- Vice President / Department Lead at McKenry Dancigers Dawson, PC (Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2020)
- Senior Associate / Department Lead at McKenry Dancigers Dawson, PC (June 2012 – Dec. 2015)
- Associate at the Office of GEICO Staff Counsel (Aug. 2007 – June 2012)
- Assistant Public Defender at the Office of the Virginia Beach Public Defender (Nov. 2006 – Aug. 2007)
- Agency Field Specialist at State Farm Insurance Companies (1999 – 2003)
- Injury Claims Adjuster at State Farm Insurance Companies (1987 – 1999)
- Education
- Juris Doctorate – Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Injury Claims
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Professional Associations
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- James Kent American Inn of Court
- Tidewater Chapter, CPCU Society
- Personal Note
Sally lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, Michael, and their rambunctious labradoodle, Hayden. Sally and Michael are active members of Trinity Church Virginia Beach. They enjoy hiking, kayaking, and traveling to national parks.