James G. Muncie Jr.
Richmond, VA – Director, Co-Chair of Liability Section
Jim Muncie practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, labor and employment, and civil litigation, and has over 30 years of trial experience. Mr. Muncie has been a frequent lecturer and has written material on workers’ compensation law, employment, and civil litigation issues. He is the author of Workers’ Compensation Practice in Virginia, Chapter 2 and its updates (Va. CLE Law Foundation, Seventh Edition), in print since 1999.
Mr. Muncie is admitted to practice before all Virginia federal and state courts. He is a Mediator, certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia, and has participated in numerous mediations for both civil liability and workers’ compensation matters.
Mr. Muncie has been named to Virginia Super Lawyers and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He was named Best Lawyers’ 2018 Richmond Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Law.
Mr. Muncie is a founding member of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court and the Inn’s Advisory Council, where he has served as an officer and committee chair. He is a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys as well as the Chesterfield County Bar Association.
Areas of Practice
- Workers’ Compensation
- General Liability Defense
- Employment and Labor Law
- Mediation
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education
- University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
- J.D. – 1988
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi; Regional Mock Trial Champion (1988)
- Honors: National Mock Trial (1988)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- B.A. – 1984
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers’ Richmond “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Law, 2018, 2016
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2006 – present
- Virginia Super Lawyers, 2008 – 2009
- Virginia Top Lawyers, 2011 – 2015
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Virginia Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court, Founding Member and President, 2019
- Virginia Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, Founding Member
- Mediator, Certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia
- Virginia State Bar, Member
- Virginia Bar Association, Member
- Chesterfield County Bar Association, Member
- Richmond Bar Association, Member
- Weaver Athletic Association, Founding Board Member
- Richmond Royals Hockey Club, V.P. of Hockey Operations, Board of Directors
- Can – Am Ice Group, Board of Directors
- Civil Celebrant to perform the rites of marriage – Chesterfield County, Virginia 2015
Published Works
- “Workers’ Compensation Practice in Virginia”, Chapter 2, Virginia Foundation and its annual updates., 1994-Present