About John Ayers

John D. Ayers is a personal injury attorney at Marks & Harrison who represents plaintiffs and focuses primarily on auto accidents. Born and raised in Hanover County, Virginia, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech.

Ayers left Marks & Harrison in 2016 to serve as General Counsel for the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, lobbying the General Assembly on behalf of personal injury attorneys and their clients, and returned to the firm in 2021.

Practice areas

Education

Virginia Tech
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Virginia
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of Maryland
Hanover Bar Association
Christian Legal Society
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Lewis F. Powell Jr. American Inn of Court

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