Bio

Brother Rutter is one of the managing partners at Rutter Mills. He is a graduate of Harvard College, and University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams Law School, where he graduated first in his class. Brother is a high-level litigator with decades of legal experience, specializing in large and complicated auto accident and maritime cases. He has won multiple multi-million dollar verdicts in several states in high-profile personal injury cases, including the at-the-time largest Wrongful Death Verdict in the history of Virginia, and was recently lead counsel for a $3.75 M seaman’s injury settlement case. As a managing partner, Brother is a mentor to our attorneys, and is a valuable resource for all Rutter Mills clients. Avocationally, he is extremely active in philanthropic and non-profit organizations, especially those benefitting education and the arts. He and his wife Meredith recently founded The Rutter Family Art Foundation, which supports local and regional artists with exhibitions, events, and gallery space, in a 1917 historic building that is a mainstay of Norfolk’s new arts district.

Brother's Professional Honors & Activities

Harvard College Graduate 1986
Degree in English & American Literature & Language
1st in Class T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond Law School
Won Multimillion Dollar verdicts in Virginia, North Carolina & South Carolina
Admitted to Supreme Court of Virginia
Admitted to Supreme Court of North Carolina
Admitted to Supreme Court of South Carolina
Admitted to Supreme Court of Florida
North Carolina Bar Association
South Carolina Bar Association
Florida State Bar
Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
A/V Peer Review Rating Martindale-Hubbell
Previously elected a Virginia Super Lawyer

Allen Chair Editor of University of Richmond School of Law Review
Alumni Board of Directors, (Former Member) T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond
Former Adjunct Professor of Law University of Richmond TC Williams School of Law
Former Chairman Admiralty Law Section of the American Association for Justice
Cudlipp Medal
Charles T. Norman Award
Westwood Smithers Medal
Mirschler Real Property Award
McNeil Law Society
Board of Trustees Chrysler Museum
President, Rutter Family Art Foundation
Contemporary Art Collectors Committee National Gallery of Art
Admissions Committee, Local Board, Harvard College
Alumni Board of Directors, (Former Member) Norfolk Academy

C. Arthur “Brother” Rutter, III

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