John M. O’Neal, Partner and General Counsel

John O'Neal is a tenacious advocate for his clients both inside and outside the court room. John's practice includes the following areas:

• Corporate and commercial matters, including contract disputes, defense and assertion of claims related to officers and directors, shareholder and LLC member disputes, commercial torts, non-solicitation and non-compete agreements, creditor claims, and insurance claims.
• Real estate matters, including title claims, contract disputes, real estate professional claims, commission disputes, construction matters, lien claims, lease enforcement and defense, and administrative claims.
• Securities matters, including defense of state and federal claims.
• Defense and prosecution of professional liability claims and select personal and financial injury matters.

Representative Experience

• Obtained dismissal of securities claims against board of directors and officers of a publicly traded company
• Obtained unanimous defense jury verdict for municipality in a $100 million breach of contract/promissory estoppel case
• Prevailed on summary judgement on multimillion dollar claims against a national bank for alleged dangerous real property conditions
• Prevailed at arbitration for investment firm's commission claim

John also serves as the firm's general counsel.