Haley D. Santos

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Haley D. Santos

Associate   |   Richmond »

Haley D. Santos is a litigator with extensive experience in complex civil litigation matters, with particular emphasis on professional liability, medical malpractice, products liability, and premises liability. She has significant experience in all stages of litigation, to include the appeals process, and is known for delivering practical, tailored solutions to complex problems. Haley regularly represents clients in both state and federal court, where she has secured numerous successful verdicts and rulings following contested hearings and trials.

Haley is actively involved in the defense bar and has held leadership roles within the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA), serving as Chair of the Medical Malpractice Section in 2025 after serving as Co-Chair in 2024. She has been recognized by the Virginia Business Legal Elite in the Young Lawyer category.

Prior to practicing law, Haley worked at a healthcare accreditation organization and assisted in the research and drafting of healthcare accreditation standards, which provides her with unique insight into quality and patient safety standards, risk management, and the challenges healthcare providers encounter in their efforts to provide the highest quality of care.

  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
    • Medical Malpractice Section
      • Co-Chair (2024 – 2025)
      • Chair (2025 – 2026)
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Virginia Business Legal Elite (2025)
    • Young Lawyer
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Foundation – Trial Advocacy Award (2021)
  • The College of William & Mary, B.A. (2017)
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., cum laude (2021)
    • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Award
    • Senior Articles Editor, Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • Virginia State Bar
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • Supreme Court of Virginia