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May 13, 2026

Super Lawyers Honors Frei, Mims and Perushek Attorneys

Frei, Mims, and Perushek Attorneys Earn Spots on the 2026 Super Lawyers List

We are pleased to announce that four Frei, Mims, and Perushek attorneys have earned recognition on the 2026 Super Lawyers List. This honor is awarded through a rigorous process of nomination, independent research, and peer evaluation that is reserved for only the top 5% of attorneys in each state.

Gary Mims has been selected as a Super Lawyer for nearly two decades, attesting to his sustained excellence representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, personal injury, and products liability. Steve Frei has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the 17th consecutive year, representing plaintiffs in defective products, medical negligence, automobile accident cases. Matthew Perushek and Matthew Roberson have each been named Rising Stars – a distinction that recognizes only 2.5% of attorneys in Virginia. Mr. Perushek has practiced exclusively on the plaintiff’s behalf, representing clients in wrongful death, medical malpractice, and car accident cases. Mr. Roberson brings a fresh perspective to our firm, with his previous work in personal injury defense informing his approach to representing plaintiffs.

December 19, 2019

New Year, New Name: Frei, Mims and Perushek

by Gary Brooks Mims

It is with great pleasure that we announce an exciting new chapter for our firm. Effective, January 1, 2020, Sickels, Frei and Mims becomes Frei, Mims and Perushek.

This change marks the addition of Matthew Perushek as partner and the retirement from the firm of our friend and partner Charles Sickels, after 45 years in law. Gary Brooks Mims is the new managing partner of the firm.

As a team of personal injury trial lawyers, we are entering 2020 with both a renewed determination and passion to achieve just results for our clients. We will continue to serve clients in our key practice areas of medical malpractice, serious accidents, products liability, wrongful death and all other areas of personal injury law. There is no greater reward in our practice than to fight for our clients’ rights and to win just compensation.

September 13, 2017

Matthew Perushek Named “Top 40 under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers Association

by Frei, Mims and Perushek, LLP

Sickels, Frei and Mims, LLP associate Matthew Perushek was named to the “Top 40 under 40” roster by the National Trial Lawyers Association. The honor is by invitation only and is awarded exclusively to civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense attorney.

The Top 40 membership is extended to a select few from each state who exemplify “superior qualifications, trial results and leadership as a young lawyer under 40.” Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase objective process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research.

A graduate of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason, Perushek clerked for the Honorable Michael F. Devine of the Fairfax Circuit Court. He joined Sickels, Frei and Mims in 2013. He is active in the Fairfax and Virginia bar associations and will serve as district representative of the Young Lawyers Conference. He was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star 2015-17.