John Anthony Dunlap is a founding partner of the firm. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in 1978 where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, South Carolina in 1987. While attending law school, Mr. Dunlap entered the moot court competition and earned a membership on the Moot Court Bar. As part of his duties to the Moot Court Bar, Mr. Dunlap served on the International Moot Court team participating in the Philip C. Jessup International Law moot court competition. Mr. Dunlap engages in an active practice of commercial litigation representing a broad spectrum of clients, including oil, gas, and chemical companies, financial institutions, real estate developers, and telecommunications companies in a wide variety of commercial disputes.

Year Admitted to Practice: 1987

Education: University of Florida, B.F.A. cum laude 1978; University of South Carolina School of Law, 1987.

Law School Honors: 

Moot Court Bar (1985-87), International Moot Court Team (1986-87), Best Brief in J. Woodrow Lewis (3L) Moot Court Competition (1986-87), Am. Jur. Award for Highest Grade in Personal Income Taxation.

Affiliations: 

American Bar Association (Business Law Section, Litigation Section); Fifth Circuit Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; New Orleans Bar Association; Federal Bar Association.

Bar Admissions: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar.

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