John M. McCormick
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John is passionate about entrepreneurship and business development.
Like many entrepreneurs, he has launched both successful and failed businesses. A true believer in “failing forward”, John looks for new opportunities in every situation. This mentality allows him to connect with entrepreneurs and business owners in a meaningful way to help them navigate difficulties and grow their success.
“I find joy in helping business owners make better decisions to build on their success and protect their business.”
Outside of his practice of law, John serves as Chairman of the Board for Roc Solid Foundation, a local non-profit that builds hope for families fighting pediatric cancer. John also served the City of Chesapeake as a Planning Commissioner for five years, including leadership roles as Secretary and Vice-Chairman. In his free time, he enjoys the outdoors and loves spending time with his wife, three kids, and two yellow labs.
John graduated from Regent University School of Law in 2010, where he served as Chairman of the Moot Court Board and a member of the Student Leader Advisory Board. After law school, John found his niche practicing real estate and business law throughout Virginia and North Carolina.
In real estate, John has experience representing investors, developers, builders, banks, lenders, and individual home buyers in a variety of transactions. He has handled transactions involving shopping centers, apartment complexes, retails stores and hotels.
John’s business practice ranges from advising entrepreneurs to assisting established business owners in mergers, acquisitions, contracts, litigation and dispute resolution. He has worked with a variety of businesses ranging from small startups to an international multi-billion dollar corporation.
John is licensed to practice law in both Virginia and North Carolina.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Credit Cards Accepted
- North Carolina
- North Carolina State Bar
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- McCormick Law & Consulting
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- Hanger Law
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- Davis Law Group
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- Paulson & Paulson
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- Regent University School of Law
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- Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- Client Champion Gold
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- Client Champion Gold
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- North Carolina State Bar # 45477
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- Virginia State Bar # 80676
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- Certified Planning Commissioner
- Land Use Education Program
Asset Purchase v. Stock Purchase - Pros and Cons
If you are buying or selling a business, should you choose an Asset Purchase or Stock Purchase? Whether you are the seller or the buyer of the business, it is crucial that you obtain solid legal counsel from an experienced business attorney. The attorneys at McCormick Law & Consulting have handled over $1 Billion dollars in combined transactions involving a variety of business types. We work closely with our clients to navigate the process and create a roadmap for success.
What Options Does Your Business Have if You Have Not Been Paid by a Customer or Client?
As a business owner, you spend a great deal of time and effort providing services, labor, materials, and/or equipment to complete a customer’s project. You expect to be paid for your services and it can be devastating to your business if you are not paid. Unfortunately, in today’s world, payment disputes are becoming very common in every industry. As a business owner, what can you do to obtain payment for the money that you are owed?
Structuring your Non-Profit Board of Directors to Comply with the IRS
Forming a Nonprofit is an admirable thing to do and leads to much satisfaction in one’s life. Nonprofits help shelter the homeless, clothe the less fortunate, feed the hungry, and so much more. One of the many advantages of forming a Nonprofit is that your organization can potentially become tax-exempt.
How to Build the Best Board of Directors for your Corporation or Non-Profit Organization
The Board of Directors is the nucleus of the company. The Board is responsible for directing, managing, protecting shareholder assets, and striving to give shareholders their biggest return on investment. Therefore, it is essential a company selects the most effective individuals to ensure success. So, how do you do this? Here are a few tips to ensure your Board of Directors is the best possible.
4 Simple Steps to Protect Your Business from Piercing of the Corporate Veil
Piercing the corporate veil can expose you to personal liability, but it can be avoided by making a few wise decisions. Piercing the corporate veil occurs when a court...
What business entity should I choose? Corporation, S-Corp, LLC, or Partnership?
How will you decide? You are on the right track to consider these various options, because each carry certain advantages that may be of benefit to your business. Corporations were originally...
What is force majeure? What is contract impossibility? What are my options?
As a result of the current pandemic gripping the United States and the world, companies everywhere have been overwhelmed by the loss of customers and the need to reduce operations,...
Do I REALLY need an Attorney for my Contract or Lease?
Maybe not! Are you OK with walking away and saying: "I don't need the contract fulfilled, I'm fine, I'll move on to the next thing." If that's the...
