Attorney Profiles
John C. Moore Richmond, Virginia
| Principal and President | |
| phone | 804-285-7000 800-450-8311 |
| fax | (804) 285-3273 |
| Email Me | |
Mr. Moore has been involved in the purchase, sale and financing of hotels, shopping centers, office buildings and retail businesses and has represented landlords in commercial tenant disputes and collections.
With respect to bankruptcy, Mr. Moore has represented numerous debtors in chapter 7 and chapter 13 cases and has also represented numerous creditors in both large and small bankruptcy cases including Cimms, trading as Burger King; WorldCom; Heilig-Meyers; Kanawha Trace Development Partners; Eastern Springs (involuntary chapter 11 initiated by Mr. Moore on behalf of suppliers) LandAmerica; Circuit City; Hollywood Video and he has represented national clients in the recovery of vehicles and equipment.
In the area of wills and trusts administration and planning, Mr. Moore has worked with both small and medium-sized clients and has represented executors, administrators and heirs in estate administration and litigation as well as will contests. His estate planning practice includes living trusts and elder law issues such as special needs trusts and disability and Medicaid planning, especially for individuals receiving SSI and those with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Mr. Moore has received Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating, AV, for legal ability and ethical standards.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1976
- Areas of Practice:
- Business & Commercial Law
- Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
- Real Estate Law
- Wills & Trusts
- Estate Planning and Adminstration
- Elder Law
- Medicaid Law
- International Law
- Franchise Law
- Will Contests
- Bar Admissions:
- Virginia, 1973
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1979
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
- Education:
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia,
1973
J.D.
Law Review: Washington and Lee University School Law Review, Note & Comment Editor - Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois,
1967
M.A.
Major: German - Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia,
1966
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: German and European History
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Commercial and Business Law, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1976 - 1978
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Member, Sections on: Business; Bankruptcy; Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Richmond Bar Association
- Henrico County Bar Association
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Past Employment Positions:
- Mays & Valentine (Now Troutman Sanders), Associate, 1973 - 1976
- Languages:
- German



