Mario J. Stellute specializes in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense throughout the entire Hampton Roads area, and has successfully recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for his accident victims, and relentlessly advocates to exonerate countless criminal defendants.

Mr. Stellute was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. Following law school, Mr. Stellute immediately went into private practice.

Mr. Stellute practices in both state and federal courts, and is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Hampton Bar Association.

Mr. Stellute’s practice is limited to strictly specializing in Personal Injury & Criminal Defense matters. These cases include, but are not limited to, automobile accidents, wrongful death claims, seamen’s claims, medical malpractice, slip and fall, Drive While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI), and other Criminal & Traffic Offenses.

Mr. Stellute has been recognized by his peers for outstanding achievements and received the following awards in 2024: “10 BEST Law Firm”-American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys; “Lifetime Charter Member-Personal lnjury”-Best Attorneys of America; “Top One Percent”-National Association of Distinguished Counsel; “Distinguished”-Martindale-Hubbell; “TOP 100 Trial Lawyers”The National Trial Lawyers; “Charter Member”-Lawyers of Distinctions; “TOP 10″­Personal Injury Attorney-Attorney and Practice Magazine’s; “10.0-Superb-TOP Personal Injury Attorney” by Avvo; The National League of Renowned Attorneys, and “2024 Power Attorney”.

Mr. Stellute and his wife, Brittany Stellute, reside in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton. He proudly serves on the Board of Directors for An Achievable Dream, Inc.; Board of Directors for Old Point National Bank; and the Board of Directors for the Hampton Bar Association.