Mr. James F. Tucker Jr.

Georgia State Board of Workers Compensation

Jim joined the Alternative Dispute Resolution Division at the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation as an Attorney/Mediator in June 2022. He also now assists the Enforcement Division part-time as a “prosecuting” attorney enforcing insurance requirements.  Prior to joining the Board, Jim was engaged in the private practice of law for 17 years in general litigation primarily, though not exclusively, in Georgia Workers' Compensation law. Jim was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2005 after graduating from law school, where he was a member of the law review. Prior to law school, Jim worked 8 years in the poultry industry, first as a production supervisor and then as a purchasing manager. Jim is fluent in Spanish, having lived for two years in Chile and later earning his undergraduate degree in Spanish.  A resident of Dalton, he is an avid chess player and wanna-be farmer and backpacker. Jim can specially set your mediation, via teleconference or in-person in Atlanta or Dalton, through the ADR Division (tuckerj@sbwc.ga.gov; 404.651.5077).