Nathaniel N. Obinwa III

Nathaniel focuses his law practice on defending hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases. He handles cases in courts throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Nathaniel received his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Central Florida. He also played football at Colgate University in New York, and Graceland University in Iowa, owned his own business as a personal trainer, and worked as a lead security guard. He earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law.

While in law school, Nathaniel was a research assistant for Professor Jud Campbell, exploring a variety of subjects including the 13th and 14th Amendments, state action, general common law, due process, and related topics of 19th century civil rights jurisprudence. He also competed regionally as a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board, served as the Alumni Relations Chair of the UR chapter of the Federalist Society, and was member of the Dean’s Student Advisory Group. As a student attorney at the Intellectual Property & Transactional Law Clinic, Nathaniel advised clients on intellectual property and business matters. For his efforts, he was honored with the Auzville Jackson Jr. Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property upon graduation. Nathaniel also served as a Student Advisor for the Fund for American Studies Summer Law Fellowship and is currently a member of the Board of Visitors for the same organization.

Outside of the office, Nathaniel enjoys hurling with Richmond Battery GAA, weight training, painting, and reading about new developments in intellectual property and constitutional law.