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Elmore John

Licensed in NY

Biography

John V. Elmore has been an attorney for 40 years. He is a partner with his daughter, Kristen Elmore-Garcia, in The Law Office of John V. Elmore, P.C. where he focuses his practice on representing individuals who are injured in accidents caused by the negligence of others.Attorney Elmore began his legal career in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office where he served from 1984 to 1987. In 1987, Attorney Elmore returned to Western New York when he accepted employment with the New York State Attorney General’s Office as a white-collar criminal prosecutor. Attorney Elmore is the author of “Fighting for Your Life – the African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide” and is a popular speaker and workshop presenter on criminal justice issues, the law and education. Attorney Elmore is a native of Olean, New York and a 1975 graduate of Olean High School. For his athletic and academic achievements, Attorney Elmore was inducted into the Olean High School Athletic Wall of Fame and Academic Wall of Fame. Attorney Elmore is a 1979 graduate of Mansfield University where he majored in Criminal Justice Administration. While at Mansfield, he was captain of the track team. He was inducted into the Mansfield University Society of Honors. Mr. Elmore is a 1984 graduate of Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Elmore was a New York StateTrooper. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed Attorney Elmore as the Board of Trustees of Erie Community College and two judicial screening committees. He was re-appointed to those committees by Governor Kathy Hochul. He is the former Chair of the New York State Fourth Department Appellate Division Attorney Grievance Committee. Mr. Elmore continued his service on the Judicial Screening Committee under Governor Hochul until March 2023. Mr. Elmore served on the New York State Commission on Indigent Defense. He is also a certified USA boxing coach referee and judge.

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law
  • J.D.
  • 1984 Mansfield University
  • B.S.
  • Criminal Justice Administration
  • 1979 Appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the Erie Community College Board of Trustees and two judicial screening committees; reappointed by Governor Kathy Hochul. William Herbert Johnson Legacy Award (Syracuse University College of Law
  • 2023)