John M. Claytor
is a Lawyer in Richmond, VA
Areas of Law
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Property Claims and Litigation
- General Litigation
- First Party Insurance Litigation
- Bad Faith Litigation
Overall Peer Rating
5 out of 5
- Meets Very High Criteria of General Ethical Standards
Experience & Credentials
| Admission Details | Virginia State Bar - 1979
United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals |
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| Education | Universityof Virginia, B.S., 1976
University of Richmond, J.D., 1979
- Law Review
- McNeill Law Society | | Birth Information | Lynchburg, Virginia, June 18, 1954 | | Associations & Memberships | Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Federal and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Special Committee to Study the Virginia State Bar's Future Role in Lawyer Malpractice Insurance, 1989); Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1993-1994) - Robert N. Furniss Jr. Award (1994); Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1988-1992); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel. | | Awards & Recognition | Henrico County Bar Association
Richmond Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
Virginia State Bar (Member, Special Committee to Study the Virginia State Bar?s Future Role in Lawyer Malpractice Insurance, 1989)
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1993-94)
- Robert M. Furniss Jr. Award - 1994
Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1988-92)
- DRI Exceptional Performance Citation Award, 1994
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
Virginia Super Lawyers - Insurance Coverage - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Top 50 Lawyers in Virginia - 2008
Virginia Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel - Insurance Coverage - 2009
Best Lawyers in America - Insurance Law - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rated | | Reported Cases | Firemen's Ins. Co. of Washington, D.C. v. Kline & Son Cement Repair, Inc., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2007 WL 519230 (E.D.Va., Feb. 13, 2007)(No. Civ. 3:06CV425)
ABT Building Products Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 472 F.3d 99 (4th Cir.(N.C.), Dec. 19, 2006)(No. 05-1739)
Great American Ins. Co. v. Gross, 468 F.3d 199, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 11, 151 (4th Cir.(Va.), Oct. 30, 2006)(No. 05-2069)
Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co. v. Conner, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2005 WL 2427907 (E.D.Va., Sep. 30, 2005)(No. Civ.A. 2:04CV93)
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. American Intern. Speciality Lines Ins. Co., 365 F.3d 263 (4th Cir.(Va.), Apr. 9, 2004)(No. 02-2360, 02-2361)
Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Moore, 266 Va. 155, 580 S.E.2d 823 (Va., June 6, 2003)(No. 022242)
Sentry Ins. v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co., Not Reported in S.E.2d, 51 Va. Cir. 418, 2000 WL 2884676 (Va. Cir. Ct., Mar. 15, 2000)(No. LF-2387-4)
Fuisz v. Selective Ins. Co. of America, 61 F.3d 238, 23 Media L. Rep. 2325 (4th Cir.(Va.), Aug. 1, 1995)(No. 94-2120)
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Major, 239 Va. 375, 389 S.E.2d 307 (Va., Mar. 2, 1990)(No. 890541)
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 238 Va. 467, 383 S.E.2d 734 (Va., Sep. 22, 1989)(No. 880383)
State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Scott, 236 Va. 116, 372 S.E.2d 383 (Va., Sep. 23, 1988)(No. 860185)
State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Floyd, 235 Va. 136, 366 S.E.2d 93 (Va., Mar. 4, 1988)(No. 841568)
Buschi v. Kirven, 775 F.2d 1240, 54 USLW 2270, 120 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3059, 1 IER Cases 1726 (4th Cir.(Va.), Oct. 29, 1985)(No. 84-1280)
Great American Ins. Co. v. Cavalier Printing Ink Co., Inc., 620 F.Supp. 1082 (E.D. Va., Oct. 11, 1985)(No. Civ.A. 85-0514-R)
Swiatlowski v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 585 F.Supp. 965 (W.D.Va., Apr. 10, 1984)(No. Civ. 83-0049-C)
Morris v. Coleco Industries, 587 F.Supp. 8 (E.D.Va., Mar. 16, 1984)(No. Civ. 83-0662-R)
T.M. Graves Const., Inc. v. National Cellulose Corp., 226 Va. 164, 306 S.E.2d 898 (Va., Sep. 9, 1983)(No. 810223) | | Publications | Co-Editor, ?Insurance Law in Virginia,? VA CLE (2002) | | Additional Bio Details | John Claytor was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1954. John primarily concentrates his practice in property, bad faith and insurance coverage and dispute litigation. He is an author and frequent lecturer on insurance coverage and property topics. |
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