As part of the business and securities department, John litigates cases at the trial and appellate level nationwide. John represents corporations and other organizations in cases covering a wide variety of subject matters. His work includes cases in both state and federal court.
Before joining McGuireWoods, John served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 2018 to 2019 and the Honorable Virginia Emerson Hopkins of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 2017 to 2018.
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Speaker, "2023 Federal and Virginia Updates to Trust and Estate Law", Annual Wealth Planning Update for Fiduciaries and Advisers, October 25, 2023
- Speaker, "When Court is in Session: A Discussion of Fiduciary Lawsuits and Other Hot Topics", Wealth Planning Scouting Report, Richmond, VA, October 27, 2022
- Hon. Virginia F. Hopkins, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 2017-2018
- Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 2018-2019
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University of Virginia School of LawJD
Journal of Law & Politics, Virginia Law & Business Review
2017 - University of VirginiaBACollege of Arts & Sciences, Politics2014
Member, Richmond Bar Association
Member, Virginia Bar Association
Member, Appellate Practice Section, VBA
- Author, Federal Court Permits Government Intervention in FCA Case After Seven Years After Finding “Good Cause”, The FCA Insider, September 13, 2021
- Author, Sixth Circuit Affirms Jury Criminal Conviction in Federal Healthcare Kickback Scheme, The FCA Insider, April 26, 2021
- Author, "District of Minnesota Rejects But-For Causation in the AKS Context", The FCA Insider, March 1, 2021
- Author, "What Cancer Can Teach You About Being an Attorney", Virginia Bar Association Opening Statement, Volume 8 No. 3, Fall 2020