Crockett, Jr., James S.

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jim_crockett_12-8_webJames S. Crockett, Jr.
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Charleston, West Virginia
304.340.3824
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Mr. Crockett's primary areas of practice are complex commercial litigation, including business torts, banking litigation, environmental litigation and bankruptcy litigation.

Representative Experience

  • Represented commercial owner in major construction litigation
  • Represented employer in fatality cases
  • Represented coal companies in environmental litigation
  • Represented medical device manufacturer in mass tort litigation
  • Represented company in shareholder litigation
  • Represented debtor and served as primary trial and appellate counsel in national mass tort bankruptcy case
  • Represented the Resolution Trust Corporation and its successors on a regional basis
  • Represented national food processing company in major Clean Water Act cases in state and federal courts
  • Represented several plaintiffs in successful Civil Rights Act case against a state university
  • Represented numerous banks and other financial institutions in a wide variety of litigation matters
  • Represented officers and directors in a variety of cases involving derivative claims, disputed dissolutions and corporate governance issues
  • Represented clients in more than 25 appeals in various United States Circuit Courts and argued 17 of those appeals, including the trial of a contempt charge in the Fourth Circuit

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., 1974; M.A., 1976
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, doctoral work, 1976 - 1978
  • The College of William & Mary, J.D., 1981

Admissions

  • West Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia State Bar
  • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of Virginia
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Eighth and District of Columbia Circuits
  • United States Supreme Court

Affiliations

  • Virginia Bar Association
  • West Virginia Bar Foundation

Publications

  • Business Torts: Tortious Interference with Contractual Relationships and the Virginia Business Conspiracy Statute, Virginia Law Foundation CLE

Awards and Distinctions

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation
  • Recognized as a "West Virginia Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation and Environmental Litigation
  • Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV (Highest)

Other

  • President, Religious Coalition for Community Renewal, 2007 - 2008
  • Order of the Coif
  • Omicron Delta Kappa
  • Executive Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1980 - 1981
  • Law Clerk to Honorable Albert V. Bryan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981 - 1982
  • Associate, Mays & Valentine, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, 1982 - 1989
  • Partner, Mays & Valentine, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, 1990 - 2000
  • Partner, Troutman Sanders, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, 2001 - 2002