 Phone: (703) 591-4900 x1306
Fax: (703) 591-5082
Email: jch@valawyers.com
John C. Hale, a principal of the firm, has been in practice since 1979. He has practiced exclusively in the Northern Virginia area, primarily in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, initially with a broad practice including general civil and criminal trial work, personal injury, business, estate planning, and real estate. Since the early 1980s, however, his practice has been focused in the areas of business formations and acquisitions, business related issues, and estates and trusts. John became a member of the firm in 1980, the year the firm was formed, and became managing partner in 1990. He left that position with the firm in 2005 in order to devote more time and attention to the practice of law.
Over the years, John’s practice has been concentrated in the areas of estates and trust and general business. John possesses the knowledge and expertise to handle complex estate planning, including the preparation and implementation of sophisticated techniques and vehicles designed to reduce the burden of transfer taxes. With extensive experience in these areas of over 25 years, many of his clients consist of closely held businesses and individual families in the community, in addition to non-profit organizations. John is also able to advise a variety of business entities, from formation to merger and acquisition.
John is also active in his community, serving on the Advisory Board of Potomac Bank since its inception, and with the Rotary Club of Fairfax. He also serves with a number of charitable, religious and community service organizations. In the past he has served with the Fairfax Inter-service Club Council and the Fairfax Jaycees. Principal Practice Areas:
Wills, Estates and Trusts including Estate Planning and Administration
Business Formation and Transactions,
Contracts, and
Representation of landlords and tenants for commercial properties
Education and Background:
J.D., University of Richmond (T. C. Williams School of Law), 1979
B.A., George Washington University (with Honors in Economics; 2 years at U.S. Air Force Academy), 1976
Professional Affiliations and Activities:
Member, Fairfax County Bar Association 1979 - present (former co-Chair of Wills, Trusts and Estates Section 2002-2004)
Advisory Board, Potomac Bank, 1999-present
Commissioner in Chancery for the Fairfax County Circuit Court
Member, Virginia Bar Association and Virginia State Bar (Wills, Trusts and Estates and Business Section Member for both organizations)
Community Affiliations and Activities:
Past Member and Past President of the Fairfax Inter-Service Club Counsel
Member and past President of Fairfax Jaycees
Member and past President of the Rotary Club of Fairfax
Assistant Scoutmaster, BSA Troop #177, Marshall, Virginia
Reported Cases:
United States v. Beahm, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, FOURTH CIRCUIT, 664 F.2d 414 (4th Cir. 1981
Thorpe v. Commonwealth, Virginia Supreme Court, 223 Va. 609, 292 S.E.2d 323 (1982)
In re Estate of Robert Laird O'Bryan, Fiduciary No. 46159, CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA 25 Va. Cir. 35; 1990 Va. Cir. LEXIS 431 (1990)
Williams v. Engineering & Tech. Consultants, Inc., Chancery No. 15267, CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1993 Va. Cir. LEXIS 864 (1993)
Nicholas Landrith v. First Virginia Bank et al., Case Nos. (Chancery) 136392, 136393, CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 40 Va. Cir. 59; 1995 Va. Cir. LEXIS 1365 (1995)
Admitted to Practice:
Virginia - 1979
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1981
U.S. Tax Court, 1982
Recognitions:
Named by Virginia Business Magazine in several issues (2000 to date) as one of the top attorneys in Virginia in the area of Taxes, Trusts & Estates in a survey of his peers.
Included in the 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Trusts and Estates.
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