Willard J. Moody, Jr. Profile

Willard J. Moody, Jr., born Portsmouth, Virginia, June 17, 1957; Admitted to Virginia Bar, 1983; West Virginia Bar, 1997; North Carolina Bar, 1997; and Florida Bar, 1997. Education: Elon College (B.A., 1979); University of Richmond (J.D., 1983). Admitted: United States Supreme Court, U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court: Western District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Member: Virginia Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA); Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association; Portsmouth Bar Association and Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA).

Vice-President, Moody, Strople, Kloeppel & Higginbotham, Inc. 1983 to present.
Senior Trial Attorney, FELA Occupational Disease Claims
Senior Trial Attorney, FELA (Traumatic Injury) Claims

Education:
1975-1979 Elon College Elon, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts (1979)
1979-1983 University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia
Juris Doctor (1983)
Admissions:
Virginia State Bar
Florida State Bar
West Virginia State Bar
North Carolina State Bar
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals: Fourth Circuit
United States District Court: Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court: Western District of Virginia
Southern District of West Virginia

Activities:
President, Portsmouth Bar Association (1996-1997)
Member, Virginia Bar Association
Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
Member, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
(Past Board Member and Past Chairman of Occupational Disease Claims Committee)

Appointed Designated Legal Counsel for the following railroad unions:
            United Transportation Union (UTU)
            Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
                      Including Train Dispatchers Union
            National Association of Retired and Veteran
                      Railway Employees, Inc. (NARVRE)

Virginia Office: 500 Crawford Street Suite 300 Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 (757) 393-4093 (800) 368-1033 Fax: (757) 397-7257

Florida Office: 7400 Baymeadows Way Suite 105 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 256-0018 (800) 813-8608 Fax: (904) 256-0019