John Brendan Riordan

John is excited to help you with your business and intellectual property business needs. From helping you brand your business to registering your first trademark, John is ready to walk alongside you as you make your business the best that it can be. John works primarily with transactional intellectual property and contract work and is prepared to assist you and your business in litigation as well.

Liberty University School of Law

J.D. (2019)

2016 - 2019

Honors: Liberty University School of Law Honors Association; Dean's List

Activities: Moot Court; Law Review; Alternative Dispute Resolution

Liberty University

B.S. (2015) | Criminal Justice/Pre-Law

2011 - 2015

Honors: Dean's List; Alpha Phi Sigma Honors Society

Managing Member

Fidelity Law Group

2019 - Current

In 2019, I, along with two other colleagues, started Fidelity Law Group. Fidelity is focused on the needs of small to medium size business. Specifically, we deal primarily with intellectual property, business, and employment law. We gear our practice towards the hospitality industry, helping restaurants, breweries, tap-houses, wineries, and distilleries.

Law Clerk

Connors and Brenke, PLLC

2019 - 2019

I worked at Connors and Brenke, assisting attorneys with litigation and transactional matters. We primarily worked in the fields of intellectual property and business law.

In-House Counsel Law Clerk

Thriveworks

2018 - 2019

As in-house counsel at Thriveworks, I handled the day-to-day legal needs of the company. This ranged from writing policies, to handling employment contract issue, to responding to record requests.

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? An Examination of Collateral Consequences and Their Role in Sentencing.

Liberty University Law Review

January 1, 2018

Best Overall Brief - Florida Bar, Tax Section, National Tax Moot Court Competition

The Tax Section of the Florida Bar

2019

My teammates, Jonathan Shbeeb and William Baker, and I received the award for best overall brief during the Annual National Tax Moot Court Competition, hosted by the Tax Section of the Florida Bar. We also took first place in the competition.

First Place - Florida Bar, Tax Section, National Tax Moot Court Competition

The Tax Section of the Florida Bar

2019

My teammates, Jonathan Shbeeb and William Baker, and I competed in, and won, the 2019 Annual National Tax Moot Court Competition, hosted by the Tax Section of the Florida Bar. We competed against 12 other teams from across the country, hailing from well-known law schools, and went undefeated during 5 rounds, including the final round, which was judged by sitting and former Federal Tax Court judges.

First Place - ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition

The American Bar Association

2019

The ABA hosts 12 regional client counseling competitions annually. During the 2019 competition, my partner, Jonathan S. Shbeeb, and I came in first place in our region. This qualified us to compete in the ABA National Client Counseling Competition in March, 2019. The national competition will have the winners of the 12 regional competitions compete for a chance to move on to the international client counseling competition.

Semi-Finalist - Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship

Hunton Andrews Kurth & University of Houston Law Center

2019

The University of Houston Law Center, together with several prestigious sponsors, namely Hunton Andrews Kurth law firm, hosts an annual Moot Court National Championship. The top 16 teams from across the country--determined by calculating each participating law school's accumulated point total from the previous year's competitions--are invited to compete against each other for the title of national champion. After being invited to compete in the 2019 championship, my partner, Natalie C. Rhoads, and I placed as semi-finalists at this competition.

Second Place - ABA National Client Counseling Competition

The American Bar Association

2019

After taking first place at the ABA regional client counseling competition, my partner, Jonathan Shbeeb, and I placed second in the ABA's National Client Counseling Competition.

North Carolina State Bar  # 54973

Member

2019 - Current

North Carolina

North Carolina State Bar

ID Number: 54973

Since 2019

Intellectual Property

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination