Merrick Brock opens Lynchburg office for injury clients

Merrick Brock, PLLC has opened a new Lynchburg office to expand personal injury representation in Central Virginia. The move gives local clients access to two attorneys who spent years defending insurers and corporations before shifting to plaintiff-side work. Why it matters: - The new Lynchburg office expands access to personal injury counsel for injured people in Central Virginia. - Merrick Brock, PLLC says the office adds a local option for clients seeking attorneys with defense-side insurance experience. - The firm also broadens its reach in a region where accident and wrongful death claims often depend on fast investigation and trial readiness. What happened: - Merrick Brock, PLLC opened a new office in Lynchburg, Virginia. - The firm is based in Richmond and was founded by attorneys John Merrick and Les Brock. - The office is at 114 Tradewynd Drive #207, Lynchburg, VA 24502. - The firm lists its main phone number as (804) 500-9796. The details: - Merrick Brock, PLLC handles personal injury matters across Virginia. - Core case types include car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, rideshare accidents, drunk driving accidents, slip and falls, and wrongful death. - The firm also handles business torts, contract claims, payment disputes, and related commercial issues for individuals and businesses. - John Merrick earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Sewanee — The University of the South. - John Merrick spent more than a decade defending insurance companies in personal injury litigation before founding the firm. - John Merrick has been recognized as a Virginia Business Legal Elite – Young Lawyer, a Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, and received the Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Richmond Bar Association in 2014. - John Merrick has tried dozens of cases across Virginia and argued before the Virginia Supreme Court. - Les Brock earned an Economics degree cum laude from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law. - Les Brock served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable A. Christian Compton, Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. - Les Brock spent the early part of his career defending large corporations and multinational insurers in Virginia state and federal courts. - Les Brock has been named a Virginia Legal Elite honoree in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024, and 2025. - Les Brock has been named to the Virginia Super Lawyers list every year from 2017 through 2025. - The firm says both founders bring strategic insight from years on the defense side. Between the lines: - The Lynchburg opening appears aimed at clients who value trial experience and knowledge of how insurers build defenses. - Merrick Brock is positioning the office around a niche advantage: lawyers who used to defend the same kinds of claims they now prosecute for injured people. - The firm is also signaling that it can handle more than injury work, which may help it attract business clients as well. What’s next: - Merrick Brock, PLLC will use the Lynchburg office to serve injured clients throughout Central Virginia. - The firm says it will continue representing plaintiffs in injury, wrongful death, and commercial disputes across the Commonwealth. - More information is available on the firm’s website . The bottom line: - Merrick Brock is betting that former defense counsel experience will resonate with Lynchburg-area clients looking for a plaintiff-side injury firm with courtroom credentials.