Virginia business and franchise law attorneys Waldrop and Colvin

Listen Carefully

Listening carefully means more than understanding our client’s business needs and the specific questions they need answered. Our lawyers listen carefully to proactively offer advice to protect the client’s business.

Think Critically

Thinking critically means more than offering a generally accepted legal solution. Our attorneys analyze the legal issues looking for practical and creative solutions with your business need and abilities in mind to proactively offer advice to protect the client’s business.

Communicate Effectively

Ease of communication and direct access are an indispensable party developing and maintaining a trusted attorney client relationship. Our lawyers are directly accessible and don’t speak in legalese.  They meet in person, call, video-chat, text or email depending on the situation and the clients support needs. 

Empower Clients

The bottom line is, the law firm of Waldrop & Colvin works with its business clients every step of the way to make sure business leads understand the choices they are making and feel empowered to make them. 

Our Approach

Result Driven

Meet The Partners

Our attorneys have a proven history of success in advising management through challenges and opportunities by delivering world class legal advice. John Allen Waldrop has represented companies from start-up stages to earning billions in revenue and he focuses on providing support in business transactions of all kinds. Derek Colvin has litigated thousands of cases and focuses on litigation and supporting franchisors and franchisees. John Allen and Derek formed the law firm to provide reliable support to businesses. They are committed to working hard to put their experience to work for you. 

Business and Commercial Attorney John Allen Waldrop

John Allen Waldrop

Virginia franchise and business law attorney Derek Colvin

Derek A. Colvin

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three steps to success

We Will Help You Every Step Of The Way

Your trusted law firm from launch to maturity.  We are the law department for your business. 

01

learn about your Business & legal issues

We listen carefully to learn about your business systems, processes, and objectives, along with your specific legal needs, so we can provide solutions tailored to your business. 

02

Find the Best Path Forward

We provide you with the information you need to make informed decisions and we work together to develop a plan. 

03

Deliver Results

We execute on the plan we develop together and deliver the legal solutions your business needs.  

We focus on results and work hard to deliver solutions. Let us serve as the law department for your business.