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James Mick Kessel - Richmond, VA
1809 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23230
Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, P.C.
Updated: 08/08/2022
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Richmond Car Wrecks Lawyer
Overview
Jamie Kessel has dedicated his career to fighting for the rights of clients who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of others. His goal is to protect vulnerable people from unfair treatment throughout the legal process.
Jamie enjoys being in court and believes each and every case should be handled from the beginning as if it were going to be tried before a jury...
More Jamie Kessel has dedicated his career to fighting for the rights of clients who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of others. His goal is to protect vulnerable people from unfair treatment throughout the legal process.Jamie enjoys being in court and believes each and every case should be handled from the beginning as if it were going to be tried before a jury...
Jamie enjoys being in court and believes each and every case should be handled from the beginning as if it were going to be tried before a jury... Jamie Kessel has dedicated his career to fighting for the rights of clients who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of others. His goal is to protect vulnerable people from unfair treatment throughout the legal process.
Jamie enjoys being in court and believes each and every case should be handled from the beginning as if it were going to be tried before a jury. He is an experienced trial attorney and current shareholder at the Allen and Allen firm, and has handled cases in State and Federal Courts throughout Virginia and West Virginia. His practice focuses on representing accident victims and their families in cases involving: car wrecks, tractor trailer accidents, wrongful deaths, distracted driving, dog bites, and dangerous premises.
Jamie graduated cum laude from West Virginia University and received his law degree from the University of Richmond. Early in his career he worked in defense litigation, giving him insight into how defense lawyers think and how to protect his clients’ best interests. Before joining the Allen Law Firm, he spent eight years practicing as a personal injury attorney in Richmond, Virginia and West Virginia.
Jamie is dedicated to serving the legal community and is active in the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice, where he served on the New Lawyers Division (NLD) Board of Governors for seven years. He also believes in the importance of helping law students understand the significance of the jury system and frequently volunteers to judge local and national moot court competitions.
As an advocate for driver safety, Jamie works to reduce and prevent distracted driving by educating high school students and community groups using scientifically guided evidence-based End DD (End Distracted Driving) presentations.
Jamie and his wife, Erin, live in Richmond with their two young sons. He is a lover of the outdoors and is often found kayaking, skiing, fishing, or playing racket sports and soccer.
About James Mick Kessel
Practice Areas
- Car Wrecks
- Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Distracted Driving
- Dog Bites
- Dangerous Premises
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner and Trial Attorney
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
- Virginia Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice, 2019 - Present (Executive Committee Parliamentarian, Motor Vehicle, Highway, and Premises Liability Section)
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Henrico County Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- West Virginia Association for Justice (Former Member)
- Kanawha County Bar Association (Former Member)
- Henrico County Bar (Former Judicial Selection Committee, Member)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association – Member; Continuing Legal Education Committee; former YLD Leadership Division
- NLD Party – Sponsor; American Association for Justice Annual & Winter Conventions, 2010 - Present
- Past Member, Richmond SPCA’s Associate Board
- American Association for Justice (Motor Vehicle, Highway, and Premises Liability Section, Secretary (2021))
- American Association for Justice (Motor Vehicle, Highway, and Premises Liability Section, Online Editor (2020))
- American Association for Justice (Motor Vehicle, Highway, and Premises Liability Section, Parlimentarian (2019))
- American Association for Justice – Member; Motor Vehicle Committee; former New Lawyers Division (NLD) Board of Governors
Education
- University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, May, 2002
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA, 1999
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: cum laude
Honors: 3.49
Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- Marks & Harrison, Trial Attorney, 2005 - 2012
- James Mick Kessel, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Trial Attorney, 2005 - Present
- Stout, Howard, Billy & Seli, Law Clerk & Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2005
- Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Richmond, VA, Intern, 2001 - Present
- Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Intern, 2000 - Present
- Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Charleston, WV, Intern, 1999 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Public Justice Foundation
- Junior Board Member for the Faison School for Autism
- Board of Young Professionals, Stop Child Abuse Now (“SCAN”)
- Past Member, Richmond SPCA’s Associate Board
- Volunteer, Special Olympics
- Volunteer, Richmond Hospitality House
- Volunteer, Families Are Magic “FAM”
- Volunteer, Richmond Animal League
- Volunteer, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter, Virginia Bar Association’s First Day in Practice Seminar, Virginia Bar Association
- Speaker, Southern Trial Lawyers Annual Convention CLE, Southern Trial Lawyers, 2012
- Organizer, Virginia Trial Lawyers Annual Paralegal Seminar, Virginia Trial Lawyers
- Presenter, End DD (End Distracted Driving) Education Programs
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About James Mick Kessel
Included on the 2024 Virginia list
Past Lists
- 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Virginia Super Lawyers – Personal Injury Plaintiff, 2013 - Present
- Virginia Super Lawyers – Top 50: Richmond, 2015 - Present
- Virginia Super Lawyers – Top 100: Virginia, 2015 - Present
- Virginia Super Lawyers – Rising Star, 2010 - 2012
- Virginia Business Magazine – Legal Elite – Litigation, 2010 – 2016, 2018
- Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent – Peer Review Rating
- American Association for Justice – NLD Award for Excellence 2013
Office Information
Address
1809 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23230
Phone
Fax
- 804-257-7589
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