John M. Cooley
EDUCATION:
Cedarville College (B.A., with high honors, 1995)
Washington & Lee University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Casualty and Commercial Litigation
- Employment Discrimination
- Constitutional and Private Education Law
- Non-Profit and Religious Organizations
- Student Conduct Hearings
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Member, Order of The Coif
Member, Virginia State Bar Association
Member, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Volunteer leader and instructor for various non-profit organizations
REPRESENTED CASES:
Dugan v. Albermarle County, 293 F.3d 716, 4th Cir. (2002)
Doe v. Briscoe, 61 Va. Cir. 96 (2003)
Burtt v. Ford Motor Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9657 (W.D. Va. 2008)
Willis v. Oakes, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59152 (W.D. Va. 2006)
Healy v. Tougaloo College, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26682 (S.D. Miss. 2011)
ADMITTED:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Virginia State Bar
- 1998, Supreme Court of Virginia
- US District Court, Western District of Virginia
- 5th & 4th Circuit Court of Appeals