Jim Brydges is a shareholder in the firm. His litigation practice includes all areas of insurance defense with emphasis on motor vehicle accidents, transportation, construction, products liability and employment. Mr. Brydges represents clients in all state and federal courts and has actively been involved in mediation and arbitration as well. His clients include insurance companies, professionals of all types, including medical professionals, attorneys, architect and engineers, as well as trucking companies and commercial ventures.

Mr. Brydges is a past president of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, a past president of the Virginia Beach Bar Association, a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation, and a member of the Boyd Graves Conference on Civil Litigation. He has lectured at the request of various bar organizations in many areas of continuing legal education. He is listed in Virginia Super Lawyers for 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Education:

Duke University, B.A., 1964
University of Virginia, LL.B., 1967. Phi Alpha Delta
Substitute Judge General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (City of Virginia Beach), 1976-1992

Admitted:

Virginia Bar, 1967
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1982

Professional Memberships:

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association (Treasurer, 1982. Secretary, 1983. President-Elect, 1984. President, 1985)
Virginia Bar Association
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Secretary, 1995-1996. Treasurer, 1996-1997. President-elect, 1997-1998. President, 1998-1999)
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" (Insurance Defense)
Virginia Law Foundation
Boyd Graves Conference on Civil Litigation