The Law Firm of Jordan Coyne & Savits, L.L.P. -- Partners

Practice Areas:
Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Sexual Assault; Sexual Abuse

Bar and Court Admissions:
1977, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia

Education:
Baylor University, B.A., 1966
George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1977

Professional and Civic Organizations:
Fairfax County, Prince William County and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Virginia State Bar; West Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; The Counsellors.

Practice Overview and Representative Experience:
John O. Easton, born Takoma Park, Maryland, 1943; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1999, West Virginia State Bar and U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1966); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member, Virginia Medical Malpractice Review Panel, 1983 --. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Fairfax County, Prince William County and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; West Virginia State Bar; Northern Virginia Defense Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1980-1981; Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1984); Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; The Counsellors. [Colonel, USMCR (ret.)]

Reported Cases:
Hitt v. Cox, 737 F.2d 421 (4th Cir. 1984)

Gill v. Rollins Protective Services, Co., 722 F.2d 55 (4th Cir. 1983)

B.M.H. v. School Board of City of Chesapeake, Virginia, 833 F.Supp. 560 (E.D. Va. 1990)

MNC Credit Corp. v. Sickels, 255 Va. 314, 497 S.E.2d 331 (1998)

Gemco-Ware, Inc. v. Rongene Mold and Plastics, Corp., 234 Va. 54, 360 S.E.2d 342 (1987)

Sky Chefs, Inc. v. Rogers, 222 Va. 800, 284 S.E.2d 605 (1981)

Bayer v. Travelers Indemnity Co., 221 Va. 5, 267 S.E.2d 91 (1980)

Allstate Messenger Services v. James, 220 Va. 910, 266 S.E.2d 86 (1980)