Experienced Bankruptcy, Litigation and Estates Lawyer
Areas of practice
- Bankruptcy law
- Civil litigation
- Business law
- Trusts and estates
Admitted to practice
- Virginia, 1978
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1981
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Awards and honors
Education
- George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1978
- Columbia University, 1973
Professional memberships
- Virginia State Bar Association
Bankruptcy Section
Trust and Estates Section - Alexandria Bar Association
- Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Master of the Bench, Walter Chandler American Inn of Court (Bankruptcy), Washington Metropolitan Area
Reported cases
John T. Donelan has prosecuted and defended multiple appeals before the U.S. District Court and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Reported cases include:
- In re: VPSI, Inc. v. Deborah Padula, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00612
- In re: VPSI, Inc. v. Deborah Padula, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, Case No. 15-2114
- In re: Wei Tu Reasonover, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, Case No. 99-2534
- In re: Jeffery Cooper, Civil Action No. 1-05cv918-A
Biography
- Born in New York, New York
- Master of the Bench, Walter Chandler American Inn of Court (Bankruptcy), Washington Metropolitan Area
- Instructor for a number of Continuing Legal Education seminars on miscellaneous bankruptcy topics
