Jim Veith is a valued addition to MHGV and serves as General Counsel. His background and experience in risk management and legal defense uniquely positions Jim to serve in this capacity for MHGV focused on Risk Management, Risk Control and related holdings.
Jim is also the founder and managing partner of Veith Law Firm in Lansdale, PA. Prior to founding Veith Law Firm in 2008, he previously worked in the workers’ compensation departments of Swartz Campbell, LLC, Littler Mendelson, P.C. and Wynn McGarry, LLC. Mr. Veith’s career has been dedicated to defending employers, carriers and TPA’s in workers’ compensation matters, general liability and breach of contract matters in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Upon completion of his undergraduate studies at Houghton College in 1997, Mr. Veith began working for the risk management department of a large Philadelphia employer, primarily responsible for managing workers’ compensation claims. While working in risk management with a focus on workers’ compensation, he developed and implemented large scale loss control programs, including modified duty programs, return to work-programs, and maximizing use of the employer’s panel of physicians.
While working full time, Mr. Veith earned his J.D. degree from Widener University, graduating cum laude in 2004. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey. Mr. Veith is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Veith was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star Attorney in 2008, 2013 and 2014, an honor given to no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in Pennsylvania. Mr. Veith was more recently been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2019, an honor given to no more than 5 percent of attorneys in Pennsylvania.