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R. Johan Conrod Jr.

Partner

T (757) 624.3183
F (757) 624.3169
rjconrod@kaufcan.com

Johan is a partner in the firm's Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including insurance coverage matters, business torts, Section 1983 suits, media/defamation claims, shareholder disputes, and real property litigation. Johan also serves as the Director of Law School Recruitment and is Vice Chair of the firm's Recruiting Committee.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Maximized coverage for apartment owners in dispute with insurance carrier over recovery under crisis response coverage in incident involving carbon monoxide leak
  • Recovered payment for venture capital company and officers and directors in dispute with D&O insurer over coverage arising out of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and conspiracy
  • Achieved coverage payment for bank in dispute with insurer over recovery under fidelity bond in matter involving alleged misappropriation of funds
  • Represented hospital authority in successful state court litigation with state guaranty association over payment of claims upon insolvency of authority’s primary insurer
  • Represented land-owner in successful boundary line litigation involving state court trial and argument before the Supreme Court of Virginia
  • Represented land-owner in successful litigation involving state court trial over existence of implied storm water drainage easement
  • Achieved Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of multi-million dollar suit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia alleging tortious interference, conspiracy and fraud against business client
  • Represented municipal client in three-week federal trial of Section 1983 claim resulting in judgment for client on all counts
  • Represented pro se prisoner upon request of federal court and achieved summary judgment on liability and jury verdict on damages in Section 1983 case involving Eighth Amendment violation
  • Represented plaintiff in fraud litigation resulting in award of compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees for client
  • Oral arguments before United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Section 1983 cases representing city police chief and city council member

Recognition and honors

  • Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2007-2010
  • Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2005, 2007, 2009 
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable B. Waugh Crigler; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2001-2002
  • Managing Board; University of Virginia Law Review, 2000-2001
  • Editorial Board; University of Virginia Law Review, 1999-2000

Associations

  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Hampton Roads CIVIC Leadership Institute, Class of 2008-2009
  • Federal Bar Association, Tidewater Chapter; Board Member
  • The Federal Lawyer; Editorial Board Member

Admissions

  • Virginia State Bar, 2001
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States Court Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Virginia State Courts

Education

  • Liberty University; B.A., 1994
  • University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 2001

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