| MCLE Credit: | 2.0 (Ethics: 0.0) |   |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 0.0 | |
| Designation Credit: | 2.0 Trial Practice/Litigation (Designations Information) | |
| Price: | $149 (Includes a downloadable audio version.) | |
| Viewable Through: | 12/31/2026 |
$149.00 (or 2 Bundle Credits)
A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the August 2023 webcast, Practical Advice: Maximizing Recovery in Negligence Claims.
In this seminar, trial attorney Chidi James discusses the basics of a personal injury case, from the first interview with the client, through trial of the case. You learn how to select the right cases, how to avoid some common pitfalls, and how to maximize the value of the case for your client.
A personal injury practice can be high risk; however, it can also bring high rewards, and not just monetary rewards. Knowing that you helped someone reclaim and rebuild their life after a loss is also a great benefit and valuable reward.
Chidi I. James, Blankenship & Keith, P.C. / Fairfax
Attorney Chidi James is a trial lawyer and a partner with the law firm of Blankingship & Keith, P.C., in Fairfax, Virginia. His practice consists mostly of serious personal injury cases including wrongful death, products liability, and inadequate security cases. Mr. James joined Blankingship & Keith as an associate in 2003, after serving as a Judicial Law Clerk to the judges of the Arlington County Circuit Court and completing the Judge Advocate General School Course at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. He served in the National Guard for more than 25 years before retiring in December 2022.
Attorney James is president-elect of the Virginia State Bar. He is the first African-American man to be elected to that position, and in June 2023 he will be sworn in as the first African-American man to serve as president of the Virginia State Bar. Mr. James is the former chair of the VSB Diversity Conference, former president of the Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association, and former board president for Legal Services of Northern Virginia. He has also served on the board of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association for many years.
Mr. James serves on the Boards of the Fairfax Law Foundation and the Old Dominion Bar Association Foundation and is a newly inducted fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation and the American Bar Association Foundation. He is a current faculty member of the National Trial Advocacy College, a former faculty member of the Virginia State Bar Henry L. Carrico Professionalism Course, and a former adjunct faculty member at the George Washington School of Law in Washington, D.C.
Mr. James has been recognized in several periodicals for his achievements and contributions to the legal community, including a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating 2013–present; Best Lawyers in America 2012–2017; Legal Eagles—Most Respected Attorneys in the Commonwealth—2012—Virginia Living magazine; Washington’s Best Legal Minds—2011—Washingtonian magazine; Outstanding Young Lawyers—Rising Star 2009—Richmond magazine; Top Young Attorneys in Virginia—Rising Star 2008—Richmond magazine; Top Virginia Lawyers—Rising Star 2007—Richmond magazine.
In his private life, Mr. James is a member of Grace Covenant Church and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He also serves on the Board of the Gainesville Basketball Association, the Board of Mount Pleasant Baptist Community Development Corporation, and the Board of 1st Stage Theatre, and he has volunteered as coach for multiple youth sports teams. Mr. James is married to local psychologist Dr. Faith Jackson James, and has three children, ages 25, 22, and 20.
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