Five Decades Of Legal Excellence
John C. Moore
Practice Areas:
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Franchise Law
- Estate Planning and Administration
Biography
John 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. He has also represented numerous creditors in both small and large bankruptcy matters and has represented national clients in the recovery of equipment. His estate planning practice includes living trusts and elder law issues such as special needs trusts.
John has worked with a number of international companies on transactions in the U.S. and abroad. He served as chair on Washington & Lee's Annual Fund for several years.
Professional Highlights
• Former instructor, Commercial and Business Law, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Former chairman, Washington & Lee Annual Fund
• Former registered lobbyist, Virginia
• Former member, board of trustees, First National Bank, Louisville (acquired by National City Bank)
• Approved attorney, German Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
- J.D. - 1973
- University of Tübingen (1967-1968)
- Major: German
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- M.A. - 1967
- Major: German
- Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
- B.A. - 1966
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: German and European History
Bar Admission
- Virginia Supreme Court
- 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
Honors
- Peer-Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
Classes & Seminars
- Commercial and Business Law, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1976 to 1978
Pro-Bono Activities
- Washington & Lee Annual Fund, Former Chairman
Past Positions
- Mays & Valentine (Now Troutman Sanders), Associate, 1973 to 1976
- Virginia, Former registered lobbyist
- First National Bank, Former member, board of trustees
- German Embassy, Approved attorney
Languages
- German
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Omicron Delta Kappa
Professional Associations
- 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