Mason, Mason, Walker & Hedrick, P.C. - Newport News, VA

Premier Corporate Defense and Civil Litigation in Newport News

For more than three decades, regional corporations, commercial insurers, and national employers have trusted Mason, Mason, Walker and Hedrick, P.C. to resolve their most complex courtroom battles. Centrally located in the Oyster Point business hub at 11848 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 201 in Newport News, Virginia, the firm provides exceptional civil defense counsel throughout the Hampton Roads Peninsula and across the mid-Atlantic region. Established in 1988, this AV Preeminent-rated practice is positioned within a ten-mile radius of key regional venues, including the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the federal Office of Administrative Law Judges. Founding partners Benjamin M. Mason, Jonathan H. Walker, Christopher R. Hedrick, and Caroleigh A. Newman bring extensive trial experience, having tried hundreds of bench and jury trials while holding leadership roles in the Newport News Bar Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Strategic Workers Compensation and Maritime Defense

Workplace injury claims can create substantial financial exposure for companies operating in maritime and industrial sectors. As seasoned workers compensation defense attorneys, the firm crafts proactive legal strategies to mitigate liability and contain medical expenses. The legal team routinely defends self-insured corporations, municipal bodies, and major insurance underwriters in matters including:

• Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) defense, safeguarding commercial shipping companies, dock operators, and shipyard contractors.
• Defense Base Act (DBA) litigation representing government contractors and logistics operators facing injury claims originating from overseas operations.
• Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission proceedings, contesting improper medical authorizations, fraudulent injury assertions, and permanent disability awards.
• Insurance coverage defense, third-party subrogation recovery, and comprehensive policy exclusion interpretations.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance investigations, workplace fatality response, and citation defense.

Employment Law Defense and Complex Commercial Advocacy

In addition to workers compensation matters, Mason, Mason, Walker and Hedrick, P.C. serves as trusted defense counsel for employers confronting sensitive workplace conflicts and commercial litigation. When management needs to hire an employment lawyer to protect brand reputation and operational stability, the firm delivers decisive courtroom advocacy across multiple practice areas:

• Workplace discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
• Wage and hour disputes involving overtime exemptions, independent contractor classifications, and Virginia Department of Labor and Industry inquiries.
• Commercial litigation, business contract disputes, shareholder disagreements, and commercial lease enforcement.
• Certified mediation and arbitration services, offering pragmatic dispute resolution alternatives to lengthy judicial proceedings.

Cost-Effective Trial Strategies for Modern Enterprises

What distinguishes Mason, Mason, Walker and Hedrick, P.C. is its unwavering focus on cost-effective, goal-oriented legal representation. Recognizing that protracted litigation drains valuable executive focus and corporate capital, the firm provides transparent case evaluations and targeted defense strategies from day one. Whether counseling human resources executives on regulatory compliance or defending catastrophic injury claims before administrative law judges, the team offers the seasoned perspective needed to safeguard business interests. If your organization requires a seasoned business litigation lawyer or labor defense attorney in Newport News, contacting Mason, Mason, Walker and Hedrick, P.C. connects you with trial counsel of proven distinction.