About James

Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 38 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1987

Judicial

No misconduct found

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Honors

2017

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

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Work Experience

2012 - Present

Owner, Gochenour Law Firm, PLC

2004 - 2012

Public Defender, Virginia Indigent Defense Commission

1994 - 2004

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney Office

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Associations

1987 - Present

Virginia State Bar, Criminal Law Section

Member

Hampton Bar Association

Member

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Education

1987

University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

College of William and Mary

BA

1980

Woodberry Forrest

Diploma

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Speaking Engagements

N/A

Trial Skills Bootcamp

Trial Skills

N/A

Trial Advocacy Program

Trial Advocacy

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Languages

English

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James Bradley Gochenour