Background
Ackerly, John P. was born on July 9, 1934 in Lexington, Virginia, United States.
Ackerly, John P. was born on July 9, 1934 in Lexington, Virginia, United States.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, 1960). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta.
Commissioner in Chancery, Richmond Circuit Court, since 1982.
Chairman, Third District Ethics Committee, Virginia State Bar, 1976-1978.
Worked at Mays & Valentine, Limited liability partnership (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice, Litigation, Corporate, Banking, Antitrust, Insurance, Bond, Securities, Trust, Estate, Tax, Labor, Bankruptcy and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Virginia. Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta.
Commissioner in Chancery, Richmond Circuit Court.
Chairman, Third District Ethics Committee, Virginia State Bar, 1976-1978. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American (Member, General Practice Section) Bar Associations.
Mays & Valentine, Limited liability partnership with approximately 130 lawyers at year-end 1996, is one of the three largest law firms in the State of Virginia and the third largest in the Richmond metropolitan area. The firm traces its origins to the 1920s.
The firm expanded into Northern Virginia in 1987 (see McLean, Virginia listing), opened its Norfolk office in 1989 (see Norfolk, Virginia listing) and its Virginia Beach office in January, 1996 (See Virginia Beach, Virginia listing).
Mays & Valentine is a full-service firm representing a wide diversity of corporate, institutional, governmental and individual clients.
Richmond (Chairman, Junior Bar Section, 1968-1969), Virginia and American (Member, General Practice Section) Bar Associations.