Have you ever taken your eyes off the road, even for the briefest moment, to check your phone or look at the kids in the back seat? That split-second glance was all Claire Carr had when she came upon a stopped vehicle—and three people—in her lane while traveling at 70 miles per hour. As if in a movie, Claire let out a scream, cranked the wheel hard to try to avoid the stopped car and the people standing nearby. And in that same blink of a second, everything in Claire’s world changed. This is a story of tragedy and trauma, resilience and renewal.

Bio Claire is the mother of two adult children, one with neurodivergent challenges, and has been a practicing attorney in Richmond, Virginia for over 3 decades. She is a Vice President and managing partner of her firm and actively participates in the legal community, serving and chairing both local and national organizations. In 2018, following a motor vehicle accident which changed her life, Claire started an annual fundraising auction for a national charity which raises money for children of parents who have been catastrophically injured on the job so that they can attend college, and she frequently donates her time and resources to others in need in the local Richmond community.