Six Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci lawyers earn 2027 Best Lawyers recognition

Six Richmond attorneys at Cantor, Grana, Buckner, Bucci were recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for plaintiff-side work in personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability. The honors underscore the firm’s reach across three major litigation categories and add to a long run of peer recognition for several of its lawyers.

Why it matters: - The 2027 Best Lawyers® honors put six Cantor, Grana, Buckner, Bucci attorneys in the spotlight for plaintiff-side litigation work in Richmond. - The recognitions cover personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability, three areas that often involve high-stakes cases and serious injuries. - The awards also reinforce the firm’s long-running peer recognition across multiple practice areas.

What happened: - Six attorneys from Cantor, Grana, Buckner, Bucci Car Accident & Personal Injury Lawyers were recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. - The honorees are Elliott M. Buckner, Irvin V. Cantor, Stephanie E. Grana, M. Scott Bucci, Jeffrey N. Stedman and Joseph L. Cantor. - The recognitions were announced in Richmond, Virginia. - The firm’s attorneys were recognized in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. - Joseph L. Cantor was named to Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch, which recognizes early-career attorneys. - Joseph L. Cantor has been included in Ones to Watch since 2021.

The details: - Elliott M. Buckner was recognized for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. - Elliott M. Buckner has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2011. - Elliott M. Buckner was named the 2027 Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Richmond, Virginia. - Elliott M. Buckner previously received Lawyer of the Year honors for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2021 and 2023. - Elliott M. Buckner also received Lawyer of the Year recognition for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2023. - Buckner’s listed results include a $16 million motorcycle-collision recovery, a $2.98 million recovery from an automobile collision that caused a traumatic brain injury, a $2.35 million automobile-collision recovery and a $1.95 million wrongful-death verdict. - Irvin V. Cantor was recognized for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. - Irvin V. Cantor has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2007. - Irvin V. Cantor has also received Lawyer of the Year honors in Richmond for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs. - Cantor’s listed results include a $15 million wrongful-death verdict, a $4 million tractor-trailer crash settlement, a $2.4 million slip-and-fall wrongful-death recovery and a $2.125 million settlement obtained in 2025 with partner Joseph L. Cantor. - Stephanie E. Grana was recognized in Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. - Stephanie E. Grana has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2009. - Grana’s listed results include more than $9 million in a delivery-injury medical malpractice case, including a $5.5 million jury verdict. - Grana’s results also include an $8.65 million recovery involving misread breast-cancer screenings. - Grana recovered $3.5 million for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a vehicle left the roadway outside an Arlington grocery store and struck her. - Grana also secured a $2.25 million wrongful-death settlement for the family of a man killed while riding an electric unicycle, with partner M. Scott Bucci. - M. Scott Bucci was recognized for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. - M. Scott Bucci has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2015. - Bucci’s listed results include a $3 million wrongful-death recovery from a highway collision that killed a husband and wife, with co-counsel. - Bucci’s case list also includes a $2.35 million workers’ compensation recovery for a truck driver who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall from his trailer, with co-counsel. - Bucci also had a $2.35 million medical-malpractice recovery in a case involving a woman who died from oxygen deprivation during a hospital procedure, with co-counsel. - Jeffrey N. Stedman was also recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. - Stedman joined the firm in 2013. - The release says Stedman’s research and briefing have supported multiple multi-million-dollar recoveries for the firm’s trial teams. - Joseph L. Cantor was recognized for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability – Plaintiffs under Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch. - Joseph L. Cantor and Irv Cantor secured a $2.125 million settlement for a woman who suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage and fractures after being rear-ended by a delivery truck. - Joseph L. Cantor also helped secure a $1.25 million settlement for a 24-year-old who developed persistent cognitive deficits after a T-bone collision in Loudoun County.

Between the lines: - The spread of honors across three litigation categories suggests the firm is presenting itself as a broad plaintiff-side practice, not a one-case specialty shop. - Repeated Best Lawyers® recognition over many years can matter to clients who use peer awards as a proxy for reputation and experience. - The case results listed alongside the honors are doing more than filling space; they reinforce the scale and seriousness of the matters the firm handles.

What's next: - The firm is likely to continue using the 2027 honors to support its profile in Virginia personal injury and medical malpractice work. - Joseph L. Cantor’s continued inclusion in Ones to Watch suggests the firm is also highlighting its next generation of litigators. - Best Lawyers® recognition will remain tied to individual attorneys and their specific practice areas, not the firm as a whole.

The bottom line: - Six attorneys. Three practice areas. One clear message: Cantor, Grana, Buckner, Bucci is leaning on long-term peer recognition and high-dollar plaintiff verdicts and settlements to brand its litigation bench.