Background
IVINS, JOHN was born on May 9, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.
IVINS, JOHN was born on May 9, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (Juris Doctor, 1983). Delta Theta Phi.
He was 25 years old when he broke into Major League Baseball on June 1, 1982, for the St. Louis Cardinals. In his debut he pitched 8 innings against the San Francisco Giants but ended with a no-decision as Jack Clark singled in Darrell Evans in the top of the 11th and the Giants beat the Cardinals 4–3 in St. Louis. On October 19, 1982, Stuper pitched a complete game as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 13–1, in the sixth game of the 1982 World Series to tie the series at three games each.
Stuper was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 6, 1978. He was traded on January 25, 1979 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Sandt before making it to the majors. On September 9, 1984 he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul Householder.
On December 19, 1985 he was traded with Dann Bilardello, Andy McGaffigan, and Jay Tibbs to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera, but never played a game for the Expos. Stuper was listed by Sports Illustrated as among the 10 best performances by a rookie pitcher in the history of post-season play for his Game 6 complete game.
Moot Court Board; University of Richmond Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Virginia Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Member: Richmond (Member, Membership Committee, 1987-1989) and Virginia (Member, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee, since 1987.
Chairman, Town Hall Committee, 1987-1989. Chairman, National Moot Court Competition Committee, since 1990. Member, National Moot Court Competition Committee, 1985-1989.
Regional Coordinator, Model Judiciary Program Committee, 1984-1987. Member, Virginia Lawyer Committee, 1986-1990) Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar (Member, Construction Law Section).
Civil Litigation, Construction Litigation, Products Liability, Landlord/Tenant.