John W. Zunka
Zunka, Milnor & Carter, Ltd.
Charlottesville, Virginia
414 Park Street P.O. Box 1567
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Telephone: 434-977-0191 ext. 224
Fax: 434-977-0198
Email John
EDUCATION
- B.A., Virginia Military Institute, 1969
- J.D., Washington & Lee University, 1974
- Licensed to practice in Virginia
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AFFILIATIONS
- Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association — President 2008-2009
- Virginia State Bar (former member of Faculty, Course on Professionalism)
- Virginia Bar Association (former member of Professionalism Task Force, lecturer, Professionalism and Civil Litigation CLE, Committee on Federal Judgeships, Western District of Virginia)
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (former member of Board of Directors, Board of Editors, The Journal of Civil Litigation, Annual Meeting Chairman, and program speaker)
- Boyd Graves Conference (former member)
REPORTED CASES
| Doe v. West, 281 S.E. 2d 850 (1981) |
Lord v. State Farm, 295 S.E. 2d 796 (1982) |
Scott v. Dutton, 297 S.E. 2d 814 (1982) |
State Farm v. Scott, 372 S.E. 2d 383 (1988) |
| State Farm v. Butler, 373 S.E. 2d 913 (1988) |
State Farm v. Gandy, 383 S.E. 2d 717 (1989) |
Rector, Visitors UVA v. Harris, 387 S.E. 2d 772 (1990) |
Weaver v. Nester, 404 S.E.2d 42 (1991) |
| Baker v. State Farm, 405 S.E.2d 624 (1991) |
State Farm v. Clatterbuck, 421 S.E. 2d 406 (1992) |
Ward v. Nations Bank, 256 VA. 427 (1998) |
Volpe v. City of Lexington 281 Va. 630 (2011) |
| Seabolt v. Albemarle County, 283 Va. 717; 724 SE.2d 7153 (2012) |
Lester v. Allied Concrete Company, 285 Va. 295, 736 S.E.2d 699 (2013) |
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- VTLA/VADA Civility and Professionalism Award 2024
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, inducted 1993
- “The Best Lawyers in America”, (Personal injury litigation – Defendants) Woodward/White, Inc.
- Virginia Super Lawyers
- Martindale Hubbell Rated “AV”
- Virginia Super Lawyers Business Edition
- Virginia Legal Elite (Appellate)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation Board of Directors (2008 – 2013)
- Christ Episcopal Church (Senior Warden, Vestry, Endowment Fund Board of Directors, and Sunday School teacher)
- St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, Virginia (Board of Trustees 1986-1994, Counsel – 25 years)
- University of Virginia Hospital Advisory Board (former member Children’s Medical Center Committee)
- VMI Alumni Association (former President, Central Virginia Chapter)
- The United Way (former Chairman, Professional Section)
- The Martha Jefferson House Corporation (former member Board of Directors)
- Charlottesville Rotary Club (former member)
- Farmington Country Club (numerous committees)