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