Jon Allon Nichols Jr. - Roanoke, VA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 2002
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Canisius College,, 1999
    B.A.
    Honors: 1999 MAAC All-Academic Team
    Honors: Frank G. Raichle Pre-Law Scholarship Winner
    Honors: NCAA Division 1 Golf
    Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Sinnott, Nuckols & Logan, Associate, 2002 - 2007
• Getman & Biryla, Law Clerk, 1999 - 2002
• Legislative Aide to the New York State Assembly and Erie County Legislature, 1997 - 2001
• Richmond Generals Tier 2 Hockey Coach
• Virginia Breeze Travel Baseball Coach

Classes and Seminars

• 2012 VTLA Advanced Auto Retreat – Charlottesville, Virginia, The Defense Perspective on Wakole v. Barber
  
• 2012 VADA Annual Meeting – Hot Springs, Virginia, iSpy: Social Media and Litigation
  
• 2013 Harmonie Group Retail and Hospitality – Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Innkeeper and Restaurant Responsibility for Third Party Criminal Conduct
  
• 2014 National Association of Appellate Attorneys – Savannah, Georgia, Social Media as a Tool of Litigation
  
• “Too Much or Not Enough: The Preservation of Electronically Stored Data” Webinar (2024)

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2002
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• Henrico County Bar Association, 2013 (President)
• Virginia State Bar Council – 14th District, 2014 - 2017
• Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Faculty, 2017 - Present
• Richmond Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute
• The Harmonie Group, Retail and Hospitality Committee, 2024 (Chairperson)
• CLM DC-VA Regional Chapter Executive Committee, 2016 - 2023