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J. Tracy Walker IV
Partner
One James Center
twalker@mcguirewoods.com901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030 F: 804.698.2201 |
Mr. Walker is a civil trial attorney. He is chair of the firm's Appellate Practice Team and its Product and Consumer Litigation Department. He focuses on product liability, toxic tort and commercial litigation, representing clients on a wide range of issues. He handles cases at the trial level and on appeal in state and federal courts throughout the country, and has tried cases to verdict in numerous states. He serves as national and regional counsel for various product manufacturers.
In addition to his extensive product liability experience, Mr. Walker has handled antitrust actions, environmental contamination suits, commercial arbitrations, securities fraud class actions, consumer class actions, high excess insurance coverage disputes, and a diverse array of tort and commercial matters.
- Appellate
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation
- Product & Consumer Litigation
- Chair, Product & Consumer Litigation Department
- Chair, Appellate Practice Team
- Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2007-2011
- Named One of America's "Leading Lawyers," Chambers USA, 2010
- Individually Featured for Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense, The Legal 500 United States, 2008-2010
- Christian & Barton, L.L.P., 1990-1998
- Virginia State Bar
- Committee on Lawyer Discipline, Chair, Rules Subcommittee
- Third District Disciplinary Committee, 2001-2007
- State Bar Council, Executive Committee, 1999-2000
- Special Committee on Access to Legal Services, 1996-1999
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1994-1997
- Bar Association of the City of Richmond
- Board of Directors, 2004-2007
- Judiciary Committee, 1997-2000
- Defense Research Institute
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EDUCATION Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, J.D., cum laude, 1990 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.S.M.E., with High Distinction, 1987 ADMITTED Virginia 1990 U.S. Supreme Court 1996 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit 1994 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1991 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia 1991 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH Hendersonville, North Carolina |

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