John C. Shea
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Personal Injury, Accidents, Car Accidents, SSDI, Veteran's Benefits, Worker's Compensation, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death
1500 Forest Avenue, Rm 100, Richmond, VA 23229
About John C. Shea
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Accidents
- Car Accidents
- SSDI
- Veteran's Benefits
- Worker's Compensation
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1977J.D.
- Wake Forest University , 1974B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- “Effective and Ethical Witness Preparation for Depositions”, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention
- Handling a Tractor Trailer Case: The Team Approach
- Expert Witness 101: Preparing For & Making the Most of the Experience
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Marketing For Law Firms
- Investigating Tractor-Trailer Wrecks
- “The Lawyer’s Role; Truck Accident Litigation Second Edition, ABA
- “New Ideas for Presentation of Damage Data,” Presentation at Southern Trial Lawyers Association Conference
- “Medical Expense Coverage From the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” VADA/VSCA Presentation
- “Settling Auto Accident Cases,” Panel Moderator, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Advertising Regulation in Virginia,” Presentation to the Virginia Beach Bar Association
- “Demonstrative Evidence,” Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Speaker
- “Pre-Trial Procedures,” Richmond Bar Association Bench Bar Panelist
- “Ethical Considerations in Solicitation in Virginia,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Use of Neuropsychologists as Expert Witnesses,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “A Lawyer’s Guide to Mediation Preparation,” Presentation at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Convention
- “Personal Injury by the Numbers,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “CYA: When Your Client Won’t Settle,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- A Guide to the Preparation and Trial of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Published by the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Focus Groups and Supplemental Jury Questionnaires,” Presentation at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Advocacy Seminar
- “Marketing for the Small Law Firm,” Presentation at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Practice Management Seminar
- “Preparing Your Client for Mediation,” Presentation to the Richmond Bar Association
- ”Understanding Fibromyalgia Syndrome,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Trial Lawyers Association “Getting Your Name Out With or Without Media Advertising,” Presentation to the Young Trial Lawyers Section of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Role of Defense Neuropsychologists Should Be Limited Under Virginia Evidence Law,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Computer Animation: Dealing With the Stealth Witness,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Handling Tractor Trailer Cases From Intake Through Discovery,” Practice Pointers, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Tractor Trailer Collision Retreat
- “Opening Statement,” Presentation at the Richmond Bar Association’s Trial Tips and Strategies from the Masters
- “The Play’s The Thing,” CLE Panel Discussion, Young Trial Lawyers Section of the Richmond Bar Association, Presented with Dr. David Ball
- “Hot Topics In Evidence,” Presentation at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Evidence Seminar
- “Multi-Media In Mediation,” Solo & Small Firm Conference of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Presentation on “Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy & Fibromyalgia” at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Medical Seminar
- “Opening Statement for the Plaintiff,” Presentation at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Advocacy Seminar
- “Fibromyalgia: The Rodney Dangerfield Of Medical Diagnosis,” Presentation at Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- Presentation on “Marketing Tips For The Solo And Small Firm Lawyer” with John Remsen at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 2008 Solo and Small Firm Retreat
- “Role Of Plaintiff’s Counsel” Presentation at the 2008 Paradigm Summit East of Nurse Case Managers
- “Truck Driver Qualifications”, Co-Authored Presentation with Ryan T. Walker at 2017 Tractor Trailer Litigation Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- Chairman, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Retreat on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Tort Law Seminar; Seminar Chairman
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association CLE Committee; Chairman
- Moderator, Marketing Round Table, Solo & Small Firm Conference of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Speaker at ABA’s 31st National Conference on Professional Responsibility: Advertising Our Profession – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly; Chicago, Illinois
- Guest Speaker on Personal Injury at the 27th Annual “Bridge The Gap” Seminar for the Virginia Bar Association
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1977
Other Affiliations
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2002 (President)
- American Association for Justice, 2004 - 2005 (State Delegate)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Virginia Bar Association
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member)
- Boyd-Graves Conference, 1996 - 2009
- The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (National Advisory Board)
Articles
Published Works
- “How Insurance Companies Evaluate and Negotiate Settlement of Automobile Accident Cases – What the Attorney Can Do To Maximize Recovery,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, (Co-authored with Robert J. Arthur)
- “Personal Injury by the Numbers,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “CYA: When Your Client Won’t Settle,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- A Guide to the Preparation and Trial of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Published by the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- ”Understanding Fibromyalgia Syndrome,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Role of Defense Neuropsychologists Should Be Limited Under Virginia Evidence Law,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Computer Animation: Dealing With the Stealth Witness,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Maximize Efficiency With Night And Weekend Staff,” American Association for Justice’s Small Office Practice Session Newsletter
- “Day-in-the-Life Videos: How to Make Sure the Jury Sees it All”
- ”Trial Themes for the Injured Plaintiff”
- “A Practical Guide to Persuasive Opening Statements,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- ”Mediation: Make Love, Not War,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “Proving Non-Pecuniary Losses Of Beneficiaries In A Wrongful Death Case,” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- “How to investigate Tractor-Trailer Accidents” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association: Online
- “Heavy Vehicles in Heavy Weather”, The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
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