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William W. Tunner

Hugh AntrimShareholder, Director

Tel: 804-698-6205

Fax: 804-780-1813

Email: wtunner@t-mlaw.com

Billy Tunner is a litigator and trial attorney, focusing on civil litigation, with an emphasis in: 
  • School Board Representation
  • Commercial disputes and business torts
  • Negligence torts
  • Creditor’s rights
  • Construction Law
 
Professional Affiliations:
 
  • The Defense Research Institute
  • The Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, member of the Legislative Affairs Committee
  • The Richmond Bar Association, member of the Membership Committee, past member of the CLE Committee
  • Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American Inn of Court
 
Bar Admission and Licensure:
 
Mr.Tunner is licensed to practice before all state courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia; the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.
 
Education:
 
Washington & Lee University, 1990, Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy; varsity tennis, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
The University of Richmond School of Law, 1995, Juris Doctor.
 
Honors and Awards:
 
Virginia Business Magazine named Mr. Tunner to its Legal Elite for 2009. 
Virginia’s Super Lawyers Magazine recognized Mr. Tunner as a Rising Star in 2007.
Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. Tunner a peer review rating of A-V.
 
Representative Cases:
 
  Niazi v. Commonwealth, Virginia Court of Appeals UNP 2283022 (2004)
 
  Select Mgmt. Resources v. The Runnymede Corp., 273 Va. 710, 643 S.E.2d 177 (2007)
 
  Baker v. Jim Walter Homes, Inc., 438 F. Supp. 2d 649 (W.D. Va. 2006)
 
  Heckenlaible v. Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail, 491 F. Supp. 2d 544 (E.D. Va. 2007)
 
  Don Lane Co. v. Dean, Virginia Court of Appeals UNP 0386042 (2004)
 
  Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Nichols, 13 Cir. HJ3434, 49 Va. Cir. 306 (1999)