Nathan J.D. Veldhuis

Nathan has broad litigation experience in fields as diverse as professional malpractice, personal injury, defamation, medical malpractice and mental health law. His keen legal skills, both in and out of the courtroom, benefit his clients in every negotiation, mediation, trial and appeal he undertakes on their behalf in the pursuit of justice and fair compensation. As an attorney in Allen & Allen's Fredericksburg office, Nathan's goal is to protect his clients' best interests and to ensure that their adversaries, be they an insurance company or a big corporation, do not gain an unfair advantage.

Nathan is committed to serving his profession through participation in many bar organizations. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar and is Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Virginia State Bar's Litigation Section. Nathan is active in the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association as Chair of the Young Lawyers Section, Co-Chair of the Amicus Curiae Committee and member of the Board of Governors. He serves as a Board member on a number of the Association's committees including the Continuing Legal Education Committee, the Ethics and Professionalism Committee, the Pro Bono Committee, the Public Affairs Committee and the Publications Committee. Also associated with the Virginia Bar Association, Nathan is a member of the organization's Young Lawyers Division, the National Moot Court Committee and the Civil Litigation Section.

Passionate about protecting the rights of those who are unable to care for themselves, Nathan is an adjunct professor and lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law in the Mental Health Law Clinic. In conjunction with the Legal Aid Center of Charlottesville, he lectures on topics including involuntary civil commitment, the liability of mental health care providers to their patients and to third parties, the right to refuse treatment and to be treated in the least restrictive environment and the relationship, if any, between mental health and violence. He is proud of his work as an advocate for mental health patients.

Education

• J.D. - George Mason University School of Law (2004)
• Visiting student at University of Virginia Law School (2003-2004)
• Master of Arts - Biomedical Ethics, University of Virginia (2001)
• Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) - Liberty University (1999)
• George Mason University (1992-1994)
• Licensed to practice law in the state of Virginia. Admitted to All State and Federal Courts in Virginia.

Experience

• Attorney, Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen (2009-Present)
• Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law (2005-Present)
• Attorney, Tremblay & Smith LLP (2004-2009)
• Law Intern, The Honorable B. Waugh Crigler, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (Summer 2002-Spring 2003)

Honors

• Judge, William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament (2007, 2008)
• Judge, National Moot Court Competition (2006)
• Mediator/Judge, American Bar Association Mediation Competition (2006)
• Judge, American Bar Association National Trial Competition (2006)
• Judge, George Mason University School of Law Intramural Moot Court Competition (2005)
• Mensa (2005-2007)

Professional Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association (2004-2009)
• Thomas Jefferson American Inn of Courts (2006-2009)
• Fredericksburg Bar Association
• 15th Judicial Circuit Bar Association

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Sexual Assault Resource Agency (2007-2009)

Published Works

• Co-author/Editor, The Virginia State Bar Young Lawyer's Conference Mental Health Law Volunteer Resource Handbook (October 2007)
• Co-author, Qualifying Out-Of-State Experts on the Standard of Care in Medical Malpractice Cases: Virginia's Sartorial Supreme Court and the Expert's White Coat, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal (Fall 2004). Republished in the Virginia State Bar's Litigation News, Vol. XII, No. 2 (Spring 2005)
• Author, Demographic Factors Affect Volunteer Research Subjects' Recall of Consent Form Content, Thesis Paper, University of Virginia Center for Biomedical Ethics (August 2001)

Personal

Born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Nathan spent much of his childhood in the Charlottesville area and now resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia with his wife and young son. He is an enthusiast for international soccer and college football and enjoys fishing and hiking.

Related Practice Areas

• Personal Injury