Background
Moody, Willard J. was born on June 16, 1924 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.
Moody, Willard J. was born on June 16, 1924 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.
College of William & Mary. University of Richmond (Bachelor of Laws, 1952). Delta Theta Phi. Member, House of Delegates, 1956- 1967 and State Senator, 1968-1984, General Assembly of Virginia.
Commissioner in Chancery, 1958 and Commissioner of Accounts, 1960, Circuit Court, City of Portsmouth.
Worked at Moody, Strople & Kloeppel, Limited. (Portsmouth, Virginia) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Negligence, F.E.L.A., Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Probate, Real Estate and Corporation Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1952, Virginia.
Delta Theta Phi. Member, House of Delegates, 1956-1967 and State Senator, 1968-1984, General Assembly of Virginia. Commissioner in Chancery, 1958 and Commissioner of Accounts, 1960, Circuit Court, City of Portsmouth.
Member: Portsmouth (President, 1960), Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1973).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Tidewater Association of Claimants Attorneys. Association of Railway Labor Attorneys. Inner Circle of Advocates.
Moody, Strople & Kloeppel, Limited., and its predecessor firms, was founded in 1958 by Willard J. Moody, Senior, a well-known and highly respected attorney and civic leader in Portsmouth and throughout Virginia.
Over the years, the firm has grown under the leadership of Willard Moody emphasizing strong client relationships and responsive legal service. Willard Moody began practicing law in Virginia in 1952 and began his legislative career in 1956 when he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.
He continued to serve Portsmouth in the House until 1968, when he was elected to the Virginia Senate, where he served until retiring from public office in 1984.
Member, House of Delegates, 1956-1967 and State Senator, 1968-1984, General Assembly of Virginia. Commissioner in Chancery, 1958 and Commissioner of Accounts, 1960, Circuit Court, City of Portsmouth. Member: Portsmouth (President, 1960), Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia and American Bar Associations.
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1973).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Tidewater Association of Claimants Attorneys.
Association of Railway Labor Attorneys. Inner Circle of Advocates.