Eric Speer

Attorney At Law

Eric Speer is an attorney at Latham & Martin Accident and Injury Attorneys, where he focuses his practice on personal injury litigation, including automobile accidents, product liability, and premises liability in Richmond and surrounding communities, including Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights.

Eric was born in Alaska and grew up in Montana. He currently lives in Chesterfield County with his wife and son. When not in the office, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family.

Education & Experience

Mr. Speer graduated from the University of Montana with a B.A. in Sociology. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor law degree from William & Mary Law School. While in law school, Mr. Speer was a Graduate Research Fellow, worked for the William & Mary Innocence Project Clinic, and was a member of the Bill of Rights Journal.

Prior to joining Latham & Martin Accident and Injury Attorney, Mr. Speer practiced at several mid-sized Richmond personal injury law firms, where he exclusively represented accident victims in Richmond, Petersburg, and surrounding communities.

He is licensed to practice in all Virginia courts, the Eastern and Western District Courts of Virginia.

Achievements

Speer was recognized as a Rising Star with Virginia Super Lawyers from 2021 through 2025. Rising Stars is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service for outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. It is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of licensed attorneys in the State of Virginia.
Speer worked as co-counsel on Virginia’s largest trial verdict of 2021, at $10 million dollars. His cases are frequently published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
Speer is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and the Richmond Bar Association.

Eric Speer

Latham & Martin Accident and Injury Attorney

Eric was born in Alaska and grew up in Montana. He currently lives in Chesterfield County with his wife and son. When not in the office, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family.

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