Coates, Battle & Tyree, PLLC

Attorney Thomas F. Coates III

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia Supreme Court
• Virginia, 1969
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1971
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1972
• U.S. Tax Court, 1987

Education:

• Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
  
  • J.D. - 1969
• Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
  
  • B.A. - 1966

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Virginia State Bar, Member, Business Law Section and Family Law Section
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of the City of Richmond
• Henrico County Bar Association
• Chesterfield County Bar Association

Attorney Ericka M. Battle

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia

Education:

• Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: Pro Bono Honors
• Université d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  • Major: International Law Survey Certificate
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Hill-Tucker Bar Association
• National Association of Professional Women
• Virginia State Bar
• Henrico County Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association

Attorney Benjamin S. Tyree

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia, 2011
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2011
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2018

Education:

• Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  
  • J.D.
• University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Urban Practice & Policy

Attorney Todd Knode

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia Supreme Court, 2009
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2013

Education:

• Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California
  
  • J.D. - 2007
• University of Maryland, Maryland
  
  • B.S. - 2003
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Attorney John C. Moore

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1979
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1979
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Education:

• Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
  
  • J.D. - 1973
• University of Tübingen (1967-1968)
  
  • Major: German
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
  
  • M.A. - 1967
  • Major: German
• Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
  
  • B.A. - 1966
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: German and European History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association, Member, Sections on: Business; Bankruptcy; Wills, Trusts and Estates
• Richmond Bar Association
• Henrico County Bar Association
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Attorney Bruin S. Richardson III

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

Education:

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  
  • J.D. - 1989
• Washington & Lee University
  
  • B.A. - 1986
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: • Robert E. Lee Scholarship
  • Honors: • National Merit Scholarship

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Virginia State Building Code Technical Review Board, 2002 to 2008
• Virginia State Bar, member of Construction Law and Labor/Employment Law Sections
• Richmond Bar Association