James McQueen is a native of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. He earned his bachelor's degree in general engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1971, before earning his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. He was admitted to practice in West Virginia in 1974 and to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that same year.
An AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, Mr. McQueen focuses his practice in diverse areas of civil litigation. He has extensive experience as a trial lawyer, having handled more than 200 jury trials to verdict, more than 35 appeals and numerous administrative hearings before state agencies. Mr. McQueen has frequently served as an expert witness in insurance bad faith and coverage cases, in legal ethics matters and in legal malpractice cases.
Mr. McQueen is also a qualified mediator and arbitrator in areas of tort litigation, insurance litigation and business litigation.
Memberships
West Virginia State Bar
Chairman, Section of Law Office Economics, 1987-1990
West Virginia Bar Association
American Bar Association
Member, Sections of:
Litigation
Law Practice Management
Torts and Insurance Practice
Defense Trial Lawyers of West Virginia
Cabell County Bar Association
Wayne County Bar Association
Military service
Seaman, U.S. Navy Reserve, NAPS, 1962-1963
Midshipman, U.S. Naval Academy, 1963-1967
Ensign and Lieutenant Jr. Grade, Line Officer, U. S. S. Northampton (CC-1), 1967-1969
Lieutenant, Supply Corps., U.S.S. Fort Snelling (LSD-30), 1969-1971
Lieutenant, Intelligence, U.S. Navy Reserves, 1971-1975
Honors and awards
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
West Virginia Legislature - Medical Malpractice Task Force, 1985-1986
Practice Court Award, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1974
Recipient, Navy Achievement Medal
Listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, 1969
Expert witness
Insurance Coverage and Claim Handling
Legal Ethics
Legal Malpractice
Law Firm Management and Attorney Fee Disputes
Mediation and arbitration
Mediator - All areas of tort, commercial, business, and insurance litigation
Arbitrator - Clear liability insurance claims/suits, lawyer fee disputes, discovery disputes
