John C. Cook

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Helping people, families, and businesses solve problems and pursue opportunities

Experience: 35 years

Employment Law, Business Law and Personal Injury

District of Columbia, New York, Virginia and 5 others

Top Attorneys - Employment (Employee), Super Lawyer and 4 others

Awards 6

Experience 35y

Videos 14

Online & Web 11

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John C. Cook is a founding partner of Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC, where he has practiced since the firm’s inception in 2007. Previously, John practiced in two firms in Northern Virginia. He began his career in the District of Columbia’s Corporation Counsel’s (now Attorney General’s) office.

John’s practice emphasizes the representation of executives, employees and small businesses in employment law matters, including advice and counsel regarding workplace issues.

John drafts, reviews, and and negotiates severance agreements, executive contracts and employee handbooks. He also handles litigation arising out of breach of contract, non-competition agreements, workplace assaults, theft of proprietary information, fraud, Family and Medical Leave Act and disability issues, discrimination claims, and Fair Labor Standards Act (overtime pay) disputes. His practice also includes a wide range of other civil litigation matters.

John is a member of the Virginia, District of Columbia, and New York State Bars. He is a former member of the Section Council of the Virginia Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section and is a former chair and current co-chair of the Fairfax County Bar Association’s Employment Law Section. He has served as a mediator for the District of Columbia Superior Court and as a conciliator for the Fairfax County Circuit Court.

In addition to his law practice with the firm, for over ten years John served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, where he represented the Braddock District. He chaired the Board's Public Safety Committee. He also served on the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board, which he chaired in 2015; the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, where he served as Treasurer; and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, where he chaired the Governance Committee.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar
Since 1989

New York

Since 1989

Virginia

Since 1995

4th Circuit

Since 1998

D.C. Circuit

Since 1998

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Since 1991

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Since 1997

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Professional Experience

Current

Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC

Founding Partner

2009 - 2019

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Braddock District Supervisor

2007 - 2011

Cook & Kitts, PLLC

Owner

Education

1988

The George Washington University Law School

J.D.

1985

Gettysburg College

B.A.

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

Awards

John C. Cook

Top Attorneys - Employment (Employee)

Arlington Magazine

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence

Martindale-Hubbell

Legal Elite

Virginia Business Magazine

Top Attorneys in the D.C. Metropolitan Area

Washington Post

Top Attorney

Northern Virginia Magazine

Contacts

Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC 3050 Chain Bridge Rd #200 Fairfax VA 22030 Telephone: (703) 865-7480 Fax: (703) 434-3510

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Meet John C. Cook

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: About Our Firm

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: COBRA

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Discrimination in the Workplace

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: ERISA Employee Benefits

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Harassment in the Workplace

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Me Too Movement

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Noncompetition Clauses

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Severance Review

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Sexual Assault

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: To Sign or Not Sign a Non Compete

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Unemployment Benefits

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Unpaid Wages and Overtime

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Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC: Wrongful Termination

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John C. Cook Helping people, families, and businesses solve problems and pursue opportunities

Experience: 35 years

Website: Open

Phone: (703) 865-7480

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Employment Law

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

Business Law

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

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Languages

English

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John C. Cook's Website Profile

Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC Website

COVID-19 Employment and Claims Frequently Asked Questions by Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC

Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC Blog

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