Areas of Practice:

John D. Eure

Education

• Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1971
• University of Virginia, M.A., 1972; J.D., 1976

Clerkships

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, Honorable John D. Butzner, Jr., Law Clerk, 1977 - 1978

Bar & Court Admissions

• Virginia, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia

Classes & Seminars Taught

• Effective Legal Writing; VaCLE, 1995
• Appellate Practice; VaCLE, 2002, 2004

Honors, Awards & Affiliations

• Listed in "Virginia Super Lawyers, Appellate"
• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America", 2007 - 2012
• University of Virginia Law Review
  • Editorial Board, 1974 - 1975
  • Managing Board, 1975 - 1976
• Order of the Coif
• Lychnos Society
• Pro Bono Service Recognition
• Local Legal Aid Society, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Roanoke Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2005
• Virginia Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar District Disciplinary Committee, 1986 - 1989
  • Chair, 1988 - 1989
• American Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Journal of Civil Litigation
    • Member, Board of Editors
    • Chair, Board of Editors, 2001 - present

Community Affiliations

• Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley
• Board of Directors, 1991-present
• Yale Club of Southwestern Virginia
• Chair, Alumni Schools Committee, 1980 - present
• Boy Scouts of America
• Scoutmaster, Troop 50, 1995 - present
• Silver Beaver Award
• Chair, BSA Centennial Celebration Committee for Blue Ridge Mountains Council
• Christ Episcopal Church
• Multiple terms as Vestry Member and Warden
• Choir member
• Roanoke City Public Schools
  • Lecturer in Shakespeare and other topics in British Literature, 1988-present
• Youth soccer coach, 1984 - 1999

Publications

• A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia
  • Co-editor, 1989 - present (VaCLE)
• "Virginia Negligent Entrustment Law," 11 Journal of Civil Litigation 25 (1999)
• Note, "Shakespeare and the Legal Process," 61 Virginia Law Review 390 (1975)