Gobind S. Sethi

Gobind S. Sethi is a personal injury attorney at Sethi & Sledd, PLLC in Reston, Virginia. He represents injured people in cases involving auto accidents, drunk-driving crashes, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, wrongful death, falls, product liability, and professional malpractice. His practice focuses on pursuing fair compensation through settlement when possible and trial when necessary, with close attention to client concerns during the uncertainty that follows a serious injury.

Sethi earned a J.D. cum laude from American University, Washington College of Law, where he received the Mussey Prize for academic achievement and won the Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition. He also earned an M.A. in International Affairs from American University and a B.S.F.S. from Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University of Foreign Service. His education supports strong legal analysis and advocacy.

Sethi began his legal career as a civil defense attorney for the City of New York, developing courtroom skills before focusing on representation of injured clients. He has handled cases involving vehicle collisions, drunk driving, premises injuries, products, professional negligence, and wrongful death. In Coalson v. Canchola, a drunk-driving case, his trial team’s favorable verdict and punitive-damages work were upheld by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Gobind S. Sethi has taught continuing legal education courses in Virginia on personal injury law. He has been recognized in Washingtonian’s Top Lawyers list for personal injury and selected by Super Lawyers in the personal injury field since 2019. His practice combines trial preparation, client communication, and experience on both sides of civil litigation, helping injured clients evaluate settlement options and pursue claims through trial when a fair resolution cannot be reached.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Sethi & Sledd, PLLC
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• 19th Circuit Representative, Virginia State Bar Council
• Board of Governors, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Board of Directors and Past President, Virginia Poverty Law Center (2017-2019)
• Board Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Foundation
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Fairfax Bar Association
• Member, Loudoun County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Virginia
• District of Columbia
• New York

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• American University
  Master of Arts (MA) in Master of Arts
• Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  B.S.F.S.

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