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John P Harris III
1619 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540-371-4941
Education:
- Attended: Virginia Military Institute
- Graduate: U.S. Naval Academy - 1965
- Graduate: Cumberland School of Law, Samford University - 1977
Military Service:
- U.S. Navy pilot 1965 - 1974
Courts:
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- U.S. District Court (Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia)
- U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit)
- U.S. Supreme Court
Certification:
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, December 1985
Listed in:
The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2008
Virginia Super Lawyers 2006-2008
Best Lawyers: Personal Injury 2004 as published in Legal Times
Author:
- “An Objective Finding on a Negative X-ray” The Journal (January 1990)
- “What is the Death of a Child Really Worth?” The Journal (April 1990)
- “How to Cross-examine the Hired Gun” The Journal (Winter 1991 -1992)
- “How to Overcome Your Computer Phobia” The Journal (Winter 1991 -1992)
- “Favorite Computer Programs” The Journal (Winter 1991 -1992)
- “Treatises” The Journal (Winter 1991 -1992)
- “The Not-so Independent Medical Examiner” The Journal (Spring 1992)
- VIRGINIA PERSONAL INJURY FORMS, 1994 (Annual supplement 1995 -present) Lexis Law Publishing
- Outline - “Using Punitive Damages Against Drunk Drivers to Enhance Full Recovery” for the seminar Everything You Need to Know to Settle Auto Accident Cases - Return of a Classic - New and Updated for 1996-1997 (Nov. 1996)
- THE SMART CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE, 2008
Lecturer:
- Seminar - The 1989 Blue Ribbon Seminar - speaker (Nov. 7 & 9, 1989) “Enhancing Damages through Liability
- Annual Convention - Foundations of Justice: Tools for Building a Successful Case, (Apr. 17, 1993) “How to Prove Entitlement to Punitive Damages in a Drunk Driving Case”
- Seminar - Everything You Need to Settle Auto Accident Cases; (May 17 & 23, 1994) “How to Obtain Punitive Damages Against Drunk Drivers"
- Seminar -Try it. You’ll Like it: Winning the Automobile Personal Injury Case; (May 7 & 9, 1996) “Demonstrative Evidence - How Not to Spend a Fortune”
- Seminar Chairman - Winning the Soft-tissue Case in Today’s Hostile Environment (May 5, 8, 19, 21, 1998)
- Seminar - Winning the Soft-tissue Case in Today’s Hostile Environment “Overcoming Juror Bias: How to Make Voir Dire Work for You” (May 19, 1998)
- Seminar Chairman - New Direction to Full and Fair Verdicts in Auto Collision Cases (November 4, 9, 16, 18, 2000)
- Seminar - Basic Medicine: Essentials for the Trial Lawyer “Cross-Examination of the DME” (November 9, 11, 16, 18, 2004)
Member:
- Virginia State Bar
- Fredericksburg Area Bar Association (President 2002)
- American Association for Justice (Sustaining member)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors (1990-1996)
- Membership Growth Committee (1990-1991, 1993-1996)
- Annual Convention Committee (1991, 1993-1995)
- Insurance Law Sub-committee (1993-1995) (Chairman 1995)
- Continuing Legal Education Committee (1995-2008)
- Community & Civic Services Committee (1996)
- Public Relations Committee (1993, 1994) (Chairman 1994)
- Publishing Committee (1989-1993) (Chairman 1991)
- Long-range Planning Committee (1992-1993)
- Mentor Program (1992)
- Fund Raising Committee (1992, 1993)
- Annual Convention Sponsor (1992-2001)
- Amicus Curiae Committee (2001) (Chairman 2001)
Practice Areas:
- Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Lawyer Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death