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James F. Neale
Partner 
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
jneale@mcguirewoods.comP.O. Box 1288 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-1288 F: 434.980.2263    |
Mr. Neale's varied trial practice focuses on high exposure tort cases in courts across the country. He has substantial mass tort and class action litigation experience and currently serves as co-chair of the firm's food borne illness litigation practice group. His first chair trial experience includes personal injury, products liability, premises liability, transportation, pharmaceutical and ERISA cases. He has won verdicts in both state and federal court trials.
In addition to these focused areas, Mr. Neale has defended clients in a variety of other adversarial arenas, including high exposure cases before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and numerous arbitration panels. He has briefed and argued appeals to the Virginia Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, and the full Virginia Workers Compensation Commission.
- Product & Consumer Litigation
- Products Liability
- Discovery Counsel Services
- Food Production
- Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Product Liability Litigation, Woodward/White, Inc., 2009, 2010
- Named a Virginia Super Lawyer "Rising Star," Law & Politics, 2007, 2008
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Richard L. Williams, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 1998-1999
- "Responding Rapidly as Inspections and Recalls Rise" (co-authored with Michael R. Daglio, Angela Spivey and John M. Toth), Counsel to Counsel (January 2008)
- "HMOs, Cost Containment, and Early Offers: New Malpractice Threats and a Proposed Reform," Co-author, 14 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol'y 287, 291 (1998)
- Director and First Chair, WorkSource Enterprises, Inc.
- U.S. Army Officer, 1990-1995
- Airborne Ranger and Light Infantry Platoon Leader
- Awarded Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutist's Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Expert Infantryman's Badge
- Charlottesville Bar Association
- Thomas Jefferson Inn of Court
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EDUCATION University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.D., 1998
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., 1990 ADMITTED Virginia 1998 West Virginia 2004 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Virginia Supreme Court West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia PLACE OF BIRTH Ft. Benning, Georgia |