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Go To Lawyers: Gary B. Mims
Managing Partner, Frei, Mims & Perushek, Fairfax
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//October 22, 2025//
Go To Lawyers: Gary B. Mims
Managing Partner, Frei, Mims & Perushek, Fairfax
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//October 22, 2025//
Years in practice: 44
Best known for: Being prepared, handling serious cases, and collegiality.
Why I chose my practice area: I began as counsel to the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee, aspiring to become a trial lawyer. My first Virginia job was defense work, but I transitioned to plaintiff’s law, which I find much more fulfilling.
Most memorable case: Representing a young professional struck by an errant golf ball at Lansdowne Resort, causing a life-changing stroke from a dissected vertebral artery. The case settled after establishing the resort’s negligence in driving range placement.
What makes me a leader in my field: Mentoring lawyers, teaching trial advocacy at George Mason Law School, and serving as faculty on the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course.
Outlook for 2026: Hopeful the medical malpractice cap will be eliminated.
Bar involvement/leadership roles: VTLA Board of Governors, numerous CLE lectures
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Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Sentence for ‘unusually heinous’ conduct is affirmed
- Criminal – Sentence wasn’t unreasonable despite deportation consequences
- Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement forecloses most arguments on appeal
- Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
- Employment – Failure to exhaust administrative remedies dooms Title VII suit
- Jurors – Dishonest juror didn’t violate defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
- Criminal – Motion to suppress backpack denied where defendant abandoned item
- Civil Rights – Officer denied immunity in fatal shooting case
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- Search & Seizure – Inventory search exception applies to warrantless search
