Nichols Zauzig

03/31/2026

Join us in celebrating Melissa Ray on being sworn in as President of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association for the 2026 term!

As President, Melissa will help guide one of the Commonwealth’s most respected legal organizations, continuing its mission to protect and strengthen Virginia’s civil justice system.

We are proud of Melissa’s leadership and the example she sets within our firm and across the legal community.

Congratulations, Melissa, on this well-deserved achievement!

06/11/2025

Based on nominations by their peers, Chuck Zauzig and Cassandra Chin have been ranked among the Top 100 2025 Super Lawyers in Virginia, regardless of practice area. Join us in congratulating Chuck and Cassandra!

Chuck Zauzig and Cassandra Chin were recently ranked among the Top 100 of all 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers®, regardless of practice area.Mr. Zauzig, Managing Partner of Nichols Zauzig, has been a Super Lawyer in the primary practice area of Personal Injury Med Mal: Plaintiff since 2006. This is the ...

08/29/2024

Based on recommendations by his peers, Chuck Zauzig has been named 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs in the Washington, D.C. region. Only one lawyer is recognized in that specialty for the region. This is the seventh time Chuck has been recognized as Lawyer of the Year by his peers and Best Lawyers of America®. Congratulations Chuck!

Chuck Zauzig is the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical Malpractice-Plaintiffs in the Washington D.C. region by Best Lawyers®. It is the seventh time he has been recognized as "Lawyer of the Yea."

05/17/2024

Cassandra Chin, a partner with Nichols Zauzig, talks strategies at today’s National Family Law Conference hosted by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

04/22/2024

Cassandra Chin, a partner with Nichols Zauzig, is part of an extraordinary session at the AAML National Family Law Conference next month.

Calling all family law attorneys! How do you manage and litigate a complex case without breaking the bank? Explore this question and more at the National Family Law Conference, the first event hosted by the Academy specifically for non-Fellows!

Attend CLE sessions like "Presenting a Champagne Case on a Beer Budget," featuring top experts such as Stacey N. Warren, Esq., Cassandra M. Chin, Esq. and Amanda S. Trigg, Esq. and learn strategic ways to maximize the impact of discovery.

Don't miss this session along with our extraordinary CLE seminar lineup at the National Family Law Conference, May16-18 in Nashville: https://aaml.org/event/aaml-national-cle-program-accelerate-your-family-law-practice/

12/23/2023

Join us in congratulating Melissa G. Ray, a partner with Nichols Zauzig, for being named as a Go-To Medical Malpractice Lawyer by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for 2024. The attorneys were nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from Lawyers Weekly. Melissa was also recently honored as a member of the 2023 Leaders in the Law. Way to go Melissa!
More info: https://www.nzslaw.com/ray-named-go-to-med-mal-lawyer-by-virginia-lawyers-weekly/

11/11/2023

Congratulations to Melissa Ray, a partner with Nichols Zauzig, for being named to the Class of 2023 Leaders in the Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. She recently attended the awards ceremony in Richmond where she was one of 30 attorneys from throughout Virginia recognized. Melissa focuses her practice on representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases.
Learn more: https://www.nzslaw.com/melissa-ray-named-2023-leader-in-the-law/

11/04/2023

Braving the rain and wind, a team from Nichols Zauzig recently participated in the IWalk for ACTS annual 5K at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge.

Attorneys Cassandra Chin, Andrew Taylor and Randell Scism, together with paralegals Renee Rogers, Donna Burger, Carrie Constable and Carly Ramey had fun walking to raise money for Action in Community Through Service (ACTS). This non-profit organization provides relief, fosters hope and promotes self-sufficiency for the greater Prince William County area.

Nichols Zauzig is a Top Tier Best Lawyers© law firm in Northern Virginia providing personal injury and divorce law.

10/13/2023

Our family law section brought warmth and comfort to residents of the SERVE Family Shelter on a recent Sunday morning by preparing and serving breakfast.
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On a recent Sunday morning, members of the Nichols Zauzig Family Law Section brought the comfort and warmth of home-cooked meals to about 60 guests at the SERVE Family Shelter...

09/08/2023

Based on the highest recommendations from his peers, Chuck Zauzig has been named the 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury-Litigation in the Washington D.C. area by Best Lawyers®

It is the sixth time Chuck has been recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury or Medical Malpractice in the D.C. area by Best Lawyers®. Congratulations Chuck!

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Chuck Zauzig has been named the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs in the Washington D.C. region by Best Lawyers®. It is the sixth time Mr. Zauzig has been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers.

08/25/2023

Six Nichols Zauzig Partners are selected as Best Lawyers® in the Washington D.C. area for 2024. Chuck Zauzig, Claire Keena and Melissa Ray are honored in the Personal Injury/ Medical Malpractice practice area while Paul Nichols and Cassandra Chin are recognized for Family Law. Mike Hollingsworth is selected in the "Ones to Watch" category. Learn more: https://www.nzslaw.com

Nichols Zauzig is a Top Tier Best Lawyers© law firm in Northern Virginia providing personal injury and divorce law.