James H. Tucker, Jr. is a principal with Manier & Herod practicing in workers’ compensation and civil litigation.  Mr. Tucker graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from Tennessee State University.  He has also earned his Master of Divinity from the Vanderbilt Divinity School and his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Mr. Tucker served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr., former Chancellor with the Davidson County Chancery Court and as Law Clerk to the Honorable John T. Nixon, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.  He has served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee.

Mr. Tucker drafted a significant part of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 2011. He is the co-author of the second and third editions of Tennessee Workers’ Compensation and served as Managing Editor for the fourth editions of the publication.  He currently serves as a Secretary Treasurer of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.  He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, has been appointed to serve on the Membership Committee, and recently served as the DRI State Representative for Tennessee.

Mr. Tucker is a member of the Mid-South Workers’ Compensation Association where he has served as President and a member of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Tucker is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, having previously served as Board Chairman.  Mr. Tucker has produced a number of seminars and events on workers’ compensation for various clienteles including the Tennessee Self-Insurer’s Association.  He is also a member of the Workers’ Compensation Institute and is an annual presenter at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference.  He has served as a member of the Harry Phillips American Inns of Court.  He is a member of the Napier-Looby, Nashville, Tennessee, American, and National Bar Associations.  His current practice concentrates on workers’ compensation cases and insurance litigation throughout the State of Tennessee.

Publications:

Managing Editor, Tennessee Workers’ Compensations (4th ed., 2012).
Principal Author, Tennessee Workers’ Compensations (3rd ed., 2007).
Principal Author, Tennessee Workers’ Compensations (2nd ed., 2003).

Past Speaking Engagements & Seminars:

Speaker, 2010-2012 Workers’ Compensation Institute’s Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (Orlando, FL).

News & Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

• Manier & Herod Attorneys Named as Officers at TDLA Annual Meeting
  John W. Barringer, Jr. began his term as the 2012-2013 President of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers’ Association (TDLA) following the association’s Annual Meeting in September. At the end of the Annual Meeting, James H. Tucker, Jr. was named Secretary-...continue reading
• Manier & Herod Attorneys Represent Tennessee, Serve as Featured Speakers at Nationally Recognized Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
  Manier & Herod’s workers’ compensation group was chosen to represent Tennessee workers’ compensation attorneys at the 2012 Workers’ Compensation Institute’s (WCI) Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) in Orlando, Florida. Te...continue reading
• Manier & Herod Drafts and Facilitates Passage of Pain Management Legislation
  Manier & Herod attorneys Terry L. Hill, James H. Tucker, Jr. and Michael L. Haynie drafted new pain management legislation which took effect on July 1, 2012. The new law is unprecedented in any other state and addresses several recurring issues invol...continue reading

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