Jack W. Burtch, Jr. (JB)
“Your goals are paramount. The law is peripheral — it's just the arena in which you have to operate. So my goal is to help you accomplish your objectives both successfully and legally.”
Awards & Recognition
Rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell(highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards)
Named one of "Top 50 Super Lawyers" in Virginia, 2009 - present
Honored as a "Leader in the Law" for significant contributions to the legal profession
and community at large, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009
Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation
Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers in employment and labor, 2006 - present
Selected for "Legal Elite" in labor/employment by Virginia Business, 1999 - present
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in labor relations and employment law,
1987 - present
Admitted
Federal and state courts in VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States
Experience
Macaulay & Burtch, P.C.; Richmond, Virginia, 2000 - present, Principal andfounding partner
McSweeney, Burtch & Crump; Richmond, Virginia, 1980-2000, Principal and
founding partner
University of Richmond School of Law; Richmond, Virginia, 1997 - present, Adjunct
professor of law; Negotiations, Interviewing and Counseling
Hunton & Williams; Richmond, Virginia, 1973-1980, Labor and employment team
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School; Nashville, TennesseeJ.D. 1972; Journal of Transnational Law, editor
Wesleyan University; Middletown, Connecticut
B.A. 1969, cum laude
Articles and Presentations
Stay Tuned, Virginia Lawyer, April 2011
Lawyers as Counselors, Virginia Lawyer, April 2010
Retire or Refresh: One Lawyer's Perspective, Virginia Lawyer, April 2009
Meeting the Midcareer Challenge Head-On, Virginia Lawyer, April 2008
What the New Associate Wants to Tell the Senior Partner, Virginia Lawyer, April 2007
Jump Start Your Career: Tips for New Lawyers, Virginia Lawyer, April 2006
Mentoring: A Two-Way Street, Senior Lawyer News, Spring 2005
The Mentor Challenge in Changing Times, Virginia Lawyer, October 2002
Risks in Interviewing the Sexual Harassment Client, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1995 - 1996
Activities
Lawyers Helping Lawyers, Board of DirectorsConference of Local Bar Associations, Virginia State Bar, Executive Committee
American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
Church Schools in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, Board of Governors
Practice Areas
Employment and Labor
Health Care
Business Disputes