harman claytor corrigan & wellman
john r. owen     |     PARTNER     |    
John Owen was born in East Liverpool, Ohio in 1970. John practiced with the Richmond, Virginia, law firms of Cowan & Owen and Bowman & Brooke before joining Harman Claytor in June of 2000. Prior to entering the practice of law, John served as vice-president of a Ford-Mercury dealership in northeastern Ohio. John's practice is principally devoted to the areas of product liability, construction, commercial, motor vehicle liability, subrogation and personal injury litigation.

804.762.8028    

SECRETARY   |   lauren broach     804.762.8002
PARALEGAL   |   melanie crouch     804.762.8022
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Education
  • Bowling Green State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1992
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1995
Professional Honors & Activities
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia Bar Association, Richmond delegate to the Young Lawyers Division (1997-2001)
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
    • Treasurer (2011 - present)
    • Director Emeritus (2010 - 2011)
    • Board of Directors (2007 - 2010)
    • Instructor, Trial Tactics Seminar (2008)
    • Convention Chairman (2004)
    • Chair, Trial Tactics Seminar (2002)
    • Chair, Young Lawyers Division (2000-2002)
  • Federal Bar Association, Richmond Chapter, Board of Directors (2009 - present)
  • Richmond Bar Association
  • Henrico County Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute  
  • Lewis Powell Inn of Court
    • Board of Directors (2011 - present)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense: Products (2010 & 2011)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, Business Edition, Personal Injury Defense: Products (2010 & 2011)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Civil Litigation (2008)
  • Virginia Business Legal Elite
    • Construction Law (2008 - 2011)
    • Under 40 (2004)

Bar & Court Admissions
  • Virginia State Bar, 1996
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court
Publications
  • The Journal of Civil Litigation - An Alternative to the Sanction of Dismissal for Spoliation, Vol. XX, No. 4, Winter 2008-2009
Reported Cases
  • Reynolds v. Crown Equip. Corp., 2008 WL 2465032 (W.D. Va. 2008)
  • Motley v. Tarmac America, Inc., 258 Va. 98 (1998)
harman claytor corrigan wellman attorneys
phone 804.747.5200 | toll free 1.877.747.4229
p.o. box 70280 | richmond, va 23255
4951 lake brook drive | suite 100 | glen allen, va 23060
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