John P. Brown
Office Information
J.P. is a member of Butler Snow’s litigation department and practices within the Products, Catastrophic and Industrial Litigation group. Prior to joining Butler Snow, J.P. served as the judicial clerk to the Honorable Henry E. Hudson, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. He also served as the judicial clerk for multiple Virginia judges in both the Circuit Court of Henrico County and the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Before commencing his legal career, J.P. served as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 2016
- U.S. District Courts
- Virginia: Eastern, Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 4th Circuit
Distinctions
- United States Marine Corps, Intelligence Officer, 2006-2013
- 3 x Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medals
Education & Honors
- University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2016
- CALI Award Recipient for Excellence in Interviewing and Counseling
- Finalist, 2014 Carrico Moot Court Competition
- Moot Court Board Member
- United States Naval Academy, B.S., English, 2006
- Selected for a semester exchange program with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
- Superintendent’s List for Academic Achievement
- Clerkship, Honorable Henry E. Hudson, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2018-2019
- Clerkship, Honorable Randolph A. Beales, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2017-2018
- Clerkship, Circuit Court of Henrico County, 2016-2017
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Moderator, “A Conversation with the Honorable Elizabeth Hanes,” Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Richmond Chapter, June 2021.
- Quoted, "No-contact rule: Court rejects proposed looser standard for talking to adversary's employees," Virginia Lawyers Weekly, January 18, 2021.
- Co-Author, “Product Liability & Safety USA Trends and Developments,” 2020 Chambers Global Practice Guide, July 2020.
Recent Blogs
- Bad Form: Litigation Tactics for Challenging Recycled MDL Complaints
- Update: Virginia Broadens Scope of “No-Contact” Rule’s Prohibition Against Communications with Represented Organizations
- Supreme Court’s Grant of Certiorari Could Signal Change in Scope of Review for Remand Orders to State Courts
- Update: Supreme Court of Virginia Vacates Recently Adopted Legal Ethics Opinion Regarding “No-Contact” Rule
- Use “the Pause” to Ensure Your Corporate Deponent is Properly Prepared, Not Vulnerable to Sanctions
- Organizations Beware: New Legal Ethics Opinion confirms Virginia’s narrow prohibition against lawyers directly contacting employees of a represented organization
- "It Wasn't Me" - How Shaggy might help you obtain an early dismissal in your next products case