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John O'Herron

John concentrates his practice in appellate litigation and motions practice in both federal and state courts. He offers a variety of appellate services to individuals, business, and government clients, including consulting and representation related to perfecting or resisting an appeal, briefing and argument, amicus curiae, and rule compliance in the appellate courts.  


John has represented businesses, individuals, and government officers and agencies in numerous appeals, tapping into his familiarity with appellate law and procedure and his proven track record of crafting successful appellate arguments. His unique expertise enables him to provide high-quality representation for written or oral advocacy to maximize the chance of success at all stages of an appeal.  


John also excels in non-appellate matters and regularly appears in state and federal court in various civil litigation matters, where he similarly focuses on effective written and oral advocacy in dispositive motions. He represents a wide variety of clients, including constitutional officers such as sheriffs and their deputies, clerks of court, commonwealth’s attorneys, and businesses both large and small, as well as insurance companies and their insureds in both coverage and liability disputes.  


John is a member of the Virginia Bar Association Appellate Council, is Vice Chair of the Appellate Section of The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and Council of Appellate Lawyers State Chair with the American Bar Association.


"What I Learned from Justice Cynthia D. Kinser About Being a Lawyer": https://www.t-mlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/What-I-Learned.pdf

Representative Cases

Unicolors Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. (SCOTUS 2021) (briefed as amicus)

Representing Prof. Victoria Burke, stating the trust that underlies the copyright application process should impact § 411(b)’s “knowledge” requirement.

France.com, Inc. v. French Republic, 992 F.3d 248 (4th Cir. 2021)

Successfully represented the Republic of France in appeal regarding the applicability of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to the plaintiff’s intellectual property claims.

Harold v. Devening, 2020 Va. Unpub. LEXIS 10 (Record No. 181308) (Sup. Ct. Va. 2020)

Successfully represented administrator of estate in appeal regarding breach of fiduciary duty claim.

Transparent GMU, et al. v. George Mason University, et al. 298 Va. 222 (2019) (briefed as amicus)

Represented several amicus entities in case addressing the applicability of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to university foundations.

Forest Lakes Cmty. Ass’n v. United Land Corp. of Am., 293 Va. 113 (2017)

Successfully represented property owner in multi-party litigation involving nuisance and trespass claims.

In re Vauter, 292 Va. 761 (2016)

Successfully represented Virginia circuit court in an original jurisdiction proceeding to determine whether a writ of prohibition lay to prohibit the court from exercising habeas corpus jurisdiction.

Rafalko v. Georgiadis, 290 Va. 384 (2014)

Successfully represented testator’s sons in appeal regarding whether they had violated a no-contest clause in their father’s will.

Education and Admissions

J.D., University of Richmond School of Law

J.D., University of Richmond School of Law

J.D., University of Richmond School of Law

Cum laude, 2009

B.A., Christendom College

J.D., University of Richmond School of Law

J.D., University of Richmond School of Law

Magna cum laude, 2006

All Virginia Courts

U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals

Including the Supreme Court of Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals

Fourth Circuit

Awards and Recognition

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