Jared A. Tuck

Jared Tuck is a member of the firm’s Plaintiff’s group where he represents clients in personal injury and wrongful death matters, focusing primarily on tractor-trailer crashes, motor vehicle crashes, and boat crashes. Jared also represents injured clients in cases involving defective products, sexual assault, excessive force, premises liability, and medical malpractice. Jared litigates in both state and federal courts, and he has handled virtually every stage of trial litigation-intake, investigation, filing, written discovery, expert designations, depositions, motions briefing, motions hearings, jury instructions, jury selection, opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, and closing argument.

Jared is a native of Southwest Virginia who passionately advocates for victims of his community. Jared has helped injured plaintiffs recover over $44,000,000 in settlements, and he obtained two seven figure jury verdicts in his first three years of practice. Prior to joining the firm as an attorney, Jared spent two summers working as a Summer Associate with Gentry Locke. He also worked as a Summer Associate at a law firm in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as a Legal Intern at the Wythe County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Jared earned his J.D. summa cum laude from William & Mary Law School, where he belonged to the Order of the Coif, the William & Mary Law Review, the William & Mary National Trial Team, and was voted by his classmates as “the person you wouldn’t want to go up against in court.”

A quick handshake

•If you could take a trip tomorrow, where would you go?

I would go to the Amazon River in Brazil to fish for peacock bass. Peacock bass are super strong, colorful, and perhaps the coolest freshwater fish on the planet. I have caught peacock bass in South Florida, but I hear that those are nothing like the ones in the Amazon River.

•Who or what inspired you to become a lawyer?

I enrolled in a business law course in high school that was taught by a retired lawyer from New York. His class was very challenging, but also very interesting. He expected his students to learn the material, and he pushed us to work harder than we had in our other classes. It was obvious from his teaching that he had a fulfilling career and enjoyed his work. That is when I knew I wanted to become a lawyer, and I have never looked back.

Experience

•$12,500,000 settlement - Represented three plaintiffs that suffered traumatic brain injuries, multiple orthopedic injuries, and internal injuries following rear-end crash.
•$7,750,000 settlement - Represented motorcyclist with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) following crash where tanker truck forced motorcyclist off of the highway.
•$3,500,000 settlement - Assisted team of lawyers representing truck driver with traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal fractures, and osteomyelitis following incident where forklift operator dropped decking boards on client’s head.
•$1,600,000 settlement - Represented client that suffered mild traumatic brain injury, transverse process fractures, rib fractures, and other injuries following T-bone crash with commercial motor vehicle.
•$1,386,000 jury verdict - Represented client that suffered mild traumatic brain injury following a rear-end crash.
•$1,196,054 settlement - Represented driver with comminuted femur fracture and other orthopedic injuries following crash where tractor-trailer driver lost control of his commercial motor vehicle. Obtained policy limits from motor carrier’s insurer and an additional $200,000 from the trailer company’s insurer prior to filing a lawsuit.
•$1,000,000 jury verdict - Represented client in defamation case where former state senator and his wife falsely accused client of sexual assault.
•$1,000,000 settlement - Represented client with traumatic brain injury following incident where defendant failed to properly secure a ladder, causing it to fall and hit client in the head.
•$963,063 settlement - Represented client with mild traumatic brain injury, hand injury, and back injury following tractor-trailer crash where a truck driver ran client off of Interstate 81.
•$840,000 settlement - Represented client with brain bleed and labral tear following collision with tractor-trailer.
•$500,000 settlement - Represented client with traumatic brain injury (TBI) following crash where defendant ignored stop light. Obtained policy limits from the liability and underinsured motorist insurance carriers prior to filing a lawsuit.
•$351,500 settlement - Represented client with spondylolisthesis that required spinal fusion surgery following a T-bone car collision.
•$60,000 jury verdict - Represented client with cervical strain and rotator cuff strain following head-on collision where client had less than $3,000 in medical bills and the defendant contested liability due to an alleged medical emergency.
•Argued at trial and in court hearings in personal injury and wrongful death matters.
•Taken depositions of various parties, witnesses, and experts in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
•Drafted pleadings, discovery requests and responses, motions and briefs, expert designations, proposed orders, and other court documents in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
•Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on a variety of legal issues in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
•While a law student in William & Mary’s Family Law Clinic, successfully tried and defended a child custody case where the court granted a motion to strike the evidence.
•While a law student in William & Mary’s Veterans Benefits Clinic, represented disabled veterans by drafting documents and gathering evidence for their disability claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Awards

•Order of the Coif (2022)
•CALI Awards: Products Liability, Legal Research & Writing I, Legal Research & Writing II, Trust & Estates, Criminal Procedure I, Criminal Procedure II, and Employment Discrimination
•Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinic Student Award (2022)
•Gambrell Professionalism Award (2022)

Published Work

•Jared A. Tuck, Note, The Constitutional Right to Carry Firearms on Campus , 63 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1047 (2022).

•Jared A. Tuck, What Virginia Litigators Should Know About Remote Depositions , Opening Statement, VBA Young Lawyers Div. (Summer 2023).

Library

•When Words Cross the Line: Lessons from a $1 Million Defamation Verdict
Articles
Sep 2025
•Does My Virginia Lawsuit Belong in General District Court, Circuit Court, or Federal Court?
Articles
Sep 2025
•Spoliation & Preservation of Evidence in Virginia Personal Injury Lawsuits
Articles
Jul 2025
•What’s My Car Worth? Negotiating Total Loss Insurance Claims in Virginia
Articles
Apr 2025
•Your Legal Duty to Remove Snow and Ice from Vehicles
Articles
Feb 2025
•D.C. Plane Crash: What Legal Remedies May Be Available?
Articles
Feb 2025
•Can I Sue My Car Insurance Company in Virginia? Underinsured Motorist Coverage & Virginia’s Bad Faith Law
Articles
Sep 2024
•How to Prepare for Your Meeting With A Virginia Car and Truck Accident Attorney
Articles
Sep 2024
•Virginia’s Interstates: Hotspots for Motor Vehicle & Tractor-Trailer Collisions
Articles
Aug 2024
•What You Need to Know About Motorcycle Accidents in Virginia
Articles
Aug 2024
•Virginia Boat Crashes: Stay Safe on the Water
Articles
Aug 2024
•Collision Confusion: Navigating Brain Injuries from Car Crashes
Articles
Aug 2024
•Virginia Auto Insurance Changes: Why Almost Every Car Accident Case Will Soon Involve at Least $100,000 in Insurance Coverage
Articles
Jul 2024
•You’ve Been in a Tractor-Trailer Collision. Who is at Fault?
Articles
May 2024
•They Grow Up Too Soon: Don’t Let Time Expire on Your Child’s Medical Malpractice Claim
Articles
Mar 2024
•The Legal Process: Stages of a Virginia Personal Injury Case
Articles
Feb 2024
•Categories of Damages in Virginia Personal Injury Cases
Articles
Dec 2023
•What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Virginia?
Articles
Nov 2023
•Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Recent Changes to Virginia Law & Why You Should Renew Your Insurance Coverage NOW!
Articles
Aug 2023
•What Virginia Litigators Should Know About Remote Depositions
Articles
Jul 2023
•Gentry Locke Welcomes Associates Jared A. Tuck and Aidan C. Williams
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Dec 2022
•2023 Gentry Locke Seminars
Events
May 2022