Areas of Practice:

Joseph A. Matthews, Jr.

Education

• Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1968
• University of Virginia, J.D., 1971

Bar & Court Admissions

• Virginia, 1971
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia

Classes & Seminars Taught

• Member, Virginia State Bar's Standing Committee on Professionalism

Honors, Awards & Affiliations

• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 2001 – 2010
• Listed in "Virginia Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation Defense"
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• University of Virginia Law Review
  • Editorial Board, 1969-1971

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002
  • Virginia State Committee, 2004 - 2008
• Fellow:  Virginia Law Foundation
• Roanoke Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Master Emeritus, Ted Dalton American Inn of Court

Military

• JAGC, U.S. Navy, Active Duty 1971 - 1975