Background
McElligott, Junior, James P. was born on January 11, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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James P. McElligott Jr.
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University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1970). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).
Career
Worked at McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P. (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa; Nelson Memorial Prize.
Note Editor, Harvard Journal Legislation, 1972-1973. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1996, 1997-1998. Author: "The Worker Advancement and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)," Journal of Civil Litigation, Winter 1994.
"Developments in Wrongful Discharge in Virginia," Journal of Civil Litigation, February 1994. "Recent Developments in Employment Law," Bar Association of Richmond, June 1996. Speaker: Search and Seizure in Public Schools, Governor's Conference on Education, July 1993.
Dealing with Problem Employees, Governor's Conference on Education, July 1994. Tenure Litigation in the 90's, Legal Issues in Higher Education, June 1995. Ethics and Employment Law, Virginia Bar Association Conference on Employment Law, September 1995.
Defending School Boards in Jury Trials, National Schools Board Association Seminar, January 1992. Chairman, 1994-1995 and Board Member, 1990-1996, Richmond Chapter, American Red Cross. President, 1980-1982 and Board Member, 1976-1996, Virginia Home for Boys.
Member: National Association of College and University Attorneys, 1985-1990. Labor Relations and Employment Section, Virginia Bar Association. Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 1994.
Member: Federal Bar Association (Richmond Chapter, President, 1987 and Board Member, 1986-1988). Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Chairman, Employment Law Section, 1992-1994). Leadership Metro-Richmond.
National School Board Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys, 1984). Virginia School Board Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys, 1990). McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P. is among the largest law firms in the United States.
From its locations in Alexandria, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Richmond, Tysons Corner, Washington, D.C., Almaty, Republic of Kazakstan, Moscow, Russia, Brussels, Belgium, and Zurich, Switzerland, the firm serves the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region and other United States. and foreign corporate centers. This concentration of lawyers in one of the fastest growing, most populous areas of the nation, coupled with a long tradition of excellence and individual attention, distinguishes the firm from most others.
Membership
Member: National Association of College and University Attorneys, 1985-1990. Labor Relations and Employment Section, Virginia Bar Association. Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 1994.
Member: Federal Bar Association (Richmond Chapter, President, 1987 and Board Member, 1986-1988). Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Chairman, Employment Law Section, 1992-1994). Leadership Metro-Richmond.
National School Board Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys, 1984). Virginia School Board Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys, 1990).
