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Brien A. Roche

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Brien A. Roche

Brien A. Roche (born 1949) is an American attorney and author based in Northern Virginia.[1] He has practiced law since 1976 and is admitted to the bar in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.[2] Roche is known for his work in personal injury law, legal education, and authorship of several legal reference books used by both practitioners and the general public.[2]

Early life and education

Roche received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University. He earned his Juris Doctor in 1976 from the George Washington University National Law Center. From 1970 to 1976, he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Between 1971 and 1975, he worked as a uniformed patrol officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.[2]

Legal career

Roche began his legal career representing insurance companies in civil litigation. After ten years of defense work, he transitioned to plaintiff personal injury law. He has handled a wide range of civil litigation cases, including medical malpractice, premises liability, wrongful death, nursing home injuries, and police misconduct claims.[2]

Since 1986, Roche has served as a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia,[3] acting as a judicial officer in equity matters.[2]

Notable Cases

  • Schwartz v. Brownlee – A medical malpractice case appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court where the verdict for $1.85 million was upheld and the doctor’s professional corporation was found to be liable.[4]
  • Carmello v. Cockerill – A wrongful death and personal injury action involving the death of a 12 year-old girl and serious injury to her father from a tree falling on a public roadway. Roche and his client sought to change the law in Virginia that property owners alongside public roadways do have a duty to inspect and maintain trees that are at risk of falling on passing motorists. The Virginia Court of Appeals and Virginia Supreme Court refused to change the existing law on that issue.[5]
  • Berwyn Fuel v. Hogan – A D.C. Court of Appeals decision involving personal jurisdiction.[6]
  • Prendergast v. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority – A property damage claim upholding sovereign immunity.

[7]

  • Bowers v. May – An auto crash case involving the concept of contributory negligence in a rear-end accident case. [8]
  • Sheridan v. Nationwide Retirement Services – A contract action where the trial court improperly granted summary judgment and the Court of Appeals reversed.[9]

Other Cases

  • Butler v. Pearson, 636 F.2d 526 (D.C. Cir., 1980)[10]
  • Tarpley v. Greene, 684 F.2d 1 (D.C. Cir., 1982)[11]
  • Fogle v. Ramsey Winch Co., Inc., 774 F.Supp. 19 (1991)[12]
  • Petra Intern. Banking Corp. v. Dameron Intern. Inc., 953 F.2d 1383 (unpublished) (4th Cir., 1992)[13]
  • Tri-Star Management Group, Ltd. v. Samson, 8 F.3d 820 (unpublished) (4th Cir., 1993)[14]
  • Huston v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 99 F.3d 132 (4th Cir., 1996)[15]
  • Clem v. Corbeau, 284 F.3d 543 (4th Cir., 2002)[16]
  • Lackman v. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., 266 Va. 20 (2003)[17]
  • Clem v. Corbeau, 98 Fed. Appx. 197 (unpublished) (4th Cir., 2004)[18]
  • Lesesne v. Zablocki, 2007 WL 49651 (unpublished) (Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2007)[19]

Professional affiliations and recognition

Roche is a member of the Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, Maryland State Bar, Fairfax County Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.

He has held an “A” rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 1986, reflecting the highest peer review rating for both legal ability and ethical standards.[1]

Works

Books

Roche is the author of several reference books, including:

  • Virginia Torts Case Finder (LexisNexis) – A comprehensive 800-page compendium of Virginia tort law, used by attorneys and judges throughout the state.[20] Though now out of print, it remains widely used and recognized in legal practice, and the full content[21] along with the annual supplement[22] is available on Brien Roche's website.
  • Virginia Domestic Relations Case Finder (LexisNexis) - A 400 page reference book compiling domestic relations decisions from Virginia courts.[23]
  • Objections: Interrogatories, Depositions and Trial (Virginia Law Foundation) - Co-authored and widely used in the courtroom and in continuing legal education (CLE) seminars across Virginia.[24]
  • Law 101 (Sphinx Publishing) - A legal guide for non-lawyers, with over 30,000 copies sold.[25]
  • Stuff We All Should Know – A 642 page overview of general knowledge topics across law, history, science, and philosophy published by Page Publishing.[26]

Articles

He has also authored multiple legal articles in publications such as the Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and Virginia Bar News, covering topics including carbon monoxide exposure, expert testimony standards, jury instructions, and personal injury law strategy:

  • The Standard for Expert Testimony is not Reasonable Degree of Certainty. [27]
  • The Need for Jury Instruction or Argument on Collateral Source– A Proposal for Change.[28]
  • Handling Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases.[29]
  • Time Barred in Virginia? Look to the North.[30]
  • Investigating Deck Collapses.[31]

Speaking Engagements

Roche regularly conducts a CLE seminar in Virginia, in partnership with a circuit court judge where his Objections publication is used as the instructional text.[32]

Novels

In addition to legal writing, Roche has authored a three-novel series: [33]

  • The Last Stand – Bos Custer and his brothers show what they’re made of against formidable odds.[34]
  • The Liberators – Bos in volume 2 continues his fight for justice using unflinching liberators.[35]
  • The Counterattack – Bos and his brothers in volume 3 deal the final blow to competing bootleggers.[36]

Personal life

Roche and his wife raised their seven children in Northern Virginia, where he continues to live and practice.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brien A. Roche, Attorney with Brien Roche Law". Martindale-Hubbell. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Brien Roche Law Firm. "About Brien Roche". Brien Roche Law. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Commissioners in Chancery" (PDF). Fairfax County Circuit Court. February 14, 2023. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. ↑ Schwartz v. Brownlee (Court case). Supreme Court of Virginia. 253. Va. 1997. p. 159. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  5. ↑ Carmello v. Cockerill (Court case). Court of Appeals of Virginia. July 16, 2024. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  6. ↑ Berwyn Fuel, Inc. v. Hogan (Court case). D.C. Court of Appeals. 399 A.2d. 1979. p. 79. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  7. ↑ Prendergast v. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (Court case). Supreme Court of Virginia. 313. S.E.2d. 1984. p. 399. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  8. ↑ Bowers v. May (Court case). Supreme Court of Virginia. 233 Va. 1987. p. 411. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  9. ↑ Sheridan v. Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc (Court case). U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 313 Fed. App'x. 2009. p. 615. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  10. ↑ Butler v. Pearson (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 636. F.2d. 1980. p. 526. Search this book on
  11. ↑ Tarpley v. Greene (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 684. F.2d. 1982. p. 1. Search this book on
  12. ↑ Fogle v. Ramsey Winch Co., Inc (Court case). United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 774. F. Supp. 1991. p. 19. Search this book on
  13. ↑ Petra International Banking Corporation v. Dameron International, Incorporated (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 953. F.2d. 1992. p. 1383. Search this book on
  14. ↑ Tri-Star Management Group, Ltd. v. Samson (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 8. F.3d. 1993. p. 820. Search this book on
  15. ↑ Huston v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 99. F.3d. 1996. p. 132. Search this book on
  16. ↑ Clem v. Corbeau (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 284. F.3d. 2002. p. 543. Search this book on
  17. ↑ Lackman v. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc (Court case). Supreme Court of Virginia. 266. Va. 2003. p. 20. Search this book on
  18. ↑ Clem v. Corbeau (Court case). United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 284. F.3d. 2002. p. 543. Search this book on
  19. ↑ Lesesne v. Zablocki (Court case). Virginia Court of Appeals. 2007. WL 49651. 2007. Search this book on
  20. ↑ Virginia Torts Case Finder (5th ed.). LexisNexis. January 2009. ISBN 978-1-4224-2970-9. The 5th edition is currently out of print, but the content is available online. The annual supplement/pocket part is also available from the author. Search this book on
  21. ↑ "Virginia Torts Case Finder". Brien Roche Law. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  22. ↑ "Brien Roche Publications". Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  23. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (2008). Virginia Domestic Relations Case Finder (4th ed.). Michie (LexisNexis). p. 390. ISBN 978-1-4224-7448-8. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  24. ↑ Objections: Interrogatories, Depositions and Trial (2024–2025 ed.). Virginia Law Foundation, Virginia CLE. 2024. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  25. ↑ Roche, Brien A.; Roche, John K.; Roche, Sean P. (2009). Law 101 (2nd ed.). Sphinx Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4022-2668-7. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Coauthored with Roche’s two oldest sons Search this book on
  26. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (2021). Stuff We All Should Know. La Vergne: Page Publishing, Inc. p. 430. ISBN 9781662417696. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  27. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (October 1987). "The Standard for Expert Testimony is Not Reasonable Degree of Certainty" (PDF). Virginia Bar News. 36 (4): 19. PMID 3696061. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  28. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (Summer 1998). "The Need for Jury Instruction or Argument on Collateral Source – A Proposal for Change". The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. 10 (3).
  29. ↑ Roche, Brien A.; Kessel, Eric (Summer 2004). "Handling Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases" (PDF). The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. 16 (3). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  30. ↑ Roche, Brien A.; Kessel, Eric (Spring 2006). "Time Barred in Virginia? Look to the North" (PDF). The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. 18 (2). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  31. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (2008). "Investigating Deck Collapses" (PDF). The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. 20 (2). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  32. ↑ "Objections from a Judge's Perspective". Virginia CLE. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  33. ↑ "Prohibition Series by Brien A. Roche". Speaking Volumes LLC. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  34. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (2022). The Last Stand. Speaking Volumes LLC. ISBN 978-1-64540-756-0. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  35. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (2023). The Liberators. Speaking Volumes LLC. ISBN 978-1-64540-951-9. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on
  36. ↑ Roche, Brien A. (2024). The Counterattack. Speaking Volumes LLC. ISBN 979-8-89022-151-3. Retrieved 2025-08-08. Search this book on


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