Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow

Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow is a principal in Roanoke office of Woods Rogers PLC. She is a trial lawyer and practices primarily in the area of medical malpractice defense. Elizabeth has extensive experience representing health care providers and has successfully defended physicians in a variety of specialties, nurses, and hospitals. She is also trained in Collaborative Process, a unique manner for the resolution of divorces.

Elizabeth has tried jury cases in Circuit Courts and participated in numerous mediations. She has lectured extensively on risk management issues to various professional groups in Virginia. She is the author of Chapter 4 (defense perspective) of Medical Malpractice Law in Virginia published by Virginia CLE. Elizabeth is also involved in various legal associations and is a past Board Member of the Roanoke Bar Association. She is a Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and serves as President-Elect in that capacity.  She also served as the past Chairman of the Medical Malpractice Section of that organization in 2005-2006.

Elizabeth graduated from Lynchburg College cum laude with a B.A. and from Oklahoma City University School of Law summa cum laude with a J.D.. She received the award for Outstanding Woman Graduate in her law school class and served as Articles Editor for the Oklahoma City University School of Law, Law Review.

Professional Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar, Member, Family Law Section, Member; Litigation Section, Member.
• Boyd-Graves Conference, Member.
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Member, Medical Malpractice Section, Member; Former Chair, Medical Malpractice Section, 2006-2007; Board of Directors, Southwestern Regional Representative, 2007-2010; Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2010-2011, Treasurer, 2011, President-Elect, 2011-present.
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Journal of Civil Litigation, Board of Editors.
• Roanoke Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2010, Membership Committee and Long Range Planning Committee, 2008-2009, Service Committee, 2009-2010.
• The Ted Dalton American Inn of Court, Associate, 2005-2008; Barrister, 2010 - present.
• Defense Research Institute, Member.

Professional Activities and Honors

• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell.
• Named to Best Lawyers Magazine's list, Medical Malpractice Law - defendants, 2012.
• Named a Roanoker's Top Attorney, Malpractice, The Roanoker Magazine, 2009, 2011.
• Named Virginia Rising Stars, Personal injury defense-Medical Malpractice, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008, 2009 and 2011.
• Named Blue Ridge Business Journal's 20 Under 40, 2009.
• Recipient, President's Volunteer Service Award, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, Bronze for over 100 hours community service, 2006-2009.
• Recipient, Young Lawyer of the Year Award, Roanoke Bar Association, 2008.
• Recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for receiving one of the largest defense verdicts in 2007 and recieving two "million-dollar med-mal defense verdicts" in 2010.
• Received award from Virginia State Bar for Organizing and participating in Wills for Heroes, a program that provides pro bono estate documents to first responders, such as firefighters and police officers, 2004.
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Board Member, Roanoke Valley Chapter, 2000-2004.
• Named Boss of the Year by the Roanoke Valley Legal Secretaries Association (RVLSA) in 2003 and 2011.