Two Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci partners land Virginia Super Lawyers Top 5

Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci partners Stephanie Grana and Elliott Buckner were named to Super Lawyers’ 2026 Top 5 Personal Injury Plaintiff list in Virginia. Grana also earned Best Lawyers’ 2026 Lawyer of the Year honors in Richmond in two practice areas.

Why it matters: - The Top 5 Personal Injury Plaintiff list is one of the most selective peer-recognition honors in Virginia. - The ranking signals standout visibility for plaintiffs’ lawyers in a state where trial-lawyer reputation can shape case strategy, referrals and client trust. - Stephanie Grana’s additional Best Lawyers recognition adds another high-profile credential in two plaintiff-side practice areas.

What happened: - Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci said partners Stephanie E. Grana and Elliott M. Buckner were named to Super Lawyers’ 2026 Top 5: Personal Injury Plaintiff Virginia list. - The announcement was dated June 11, 2026, from Richmond, Virginia. - Stephanie Grana also received Best Lawyers’ 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” designation in Richmond for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs.

The details: - Super Lawyers says it selects no more than 5% of attorneys in each state for its annual list, and practice-area sublists identify the highest-scoring attorneys in that category. - Stephanie Grana returned to the Top 10 Virginia Super Lawyers list in 2026 and has been on the Top 50 Richmond Super Lawyers list from 2012 and 2014 through 2026. - Stephanie Grana has also appeared on the Top 50 Women Virginia Super Lawyers list from 2012 through 2026 and the Top 100 Virginia Super Lawyers list from 2012 and 2014 through 2026. - Stephanie Grana was previously in the Top 25 Women Virginia Super Lawyers group in 2010 and 2011. - Best Lawyers has named Stephanie Grana “Lawyer of the Year” in Richmond five times, including Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2020, Medical Malpractice Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2021, and Products Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2022 and 2023. - Stephanie Grana is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, received Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Circle of Excellence award in 2024, and won the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys’ Civility and Professionalism Award in 2019. - Stephanie Grana served as the 84th president of the Virginia State Bar in 2022–2023 and as president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in 2016–2017. - Stephanie Grana also served as president of the Virginia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court. - Stephanie Grana currently serves on the faculty of the Virginia State Bar’s Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course from October 2023 to September 2026 and sits on the board of Commonwealth Community Trust. - Stephanie Grana has handled more than 100 verdicts and settlements above $1 million in cases involving medical malpractice, wrongful death, brain injury and catastrophic motor vehicle and tractor-trailer collisions across Virginia. - Elliott Buckner has been selected to Virginia Super Lawyers every year since 2007 and has appeared on the Top 50 Richmond Super Lawyers list from 2012 and 2014 through 2026. - Elliott Buckner has been on the Top 100 Virginia Super Lawyers list from 2012 and 2014 through 2026. - Best Lawyers has named Elliott Buckner “Lawyer of the Year” in Richmond for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2021 and 2023 and for Products Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2023. - Virginia Lawyers Weekly named Elliott Buckner a “Go To Lawyer” for Negligence Litigation in 2024 and 2025 and a “Leader in the Law” in 2019. - Elliott Buckner holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer review rating and has been selected to Virginia Business magazine’s Legal Elite in Civil Litigation. - Elliott Buckner served as president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in 2020 and continues to serve on its executive council. - Elliott Buckner is admitted in Virginia, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. - Elliott Buckner started his career defending insurance companies and defendants before shifting to plaintiff work. - Elliott Buckner has secured more than 80 verdicts and settlements above $1 million in cases involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, tractor-trailer crashes, products liability and wrongful death. - Elliott Buckner regularly lectures for Virginia CLE and Virginia Trial Lawyers Association programs on sovereign immunity, trial preparation and complex personal injury practice. - The firm said its partners and counsel have collectively secured more than 200 verdicts and settlements over $1 million since the firm was founded in 1979. - Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci is based in Richmond and has been listed as a Brain Injury Association of America Preferred Attorney firm. - The firm provided its website as the personal injury firm’s website.

Between the lines: - The dual Top 5 recognition puts both partners in an elite statewide subgroup, which can reinforce the firm’s profile in high-stakes injury litigation. - Grana’s long record of bar leadership and recurring honors suggests a reputation that extends beyond courtroom results. - Buckner’s defense-side background may appeal to clients and peers as a strategic advantage in plaintiff case preparation.

What’s next: - Stephanie Grana remains on the Virginia State Bar professionalism faculty through September 2026. - Elliott Buckner will likely continue his leadership and speaking roles with Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and Virginia CLE programs. - The firm is likely to continue promoting its trial record and peer-recognition results as part of its business development and client outreach.

The bottom line: - The 2026 rankings give Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci two of Virginia’s most visible plaintiffs’ lawyers in the same ultra-selective Super Lawyers category.