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Merritt James Green
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Virginia Business Law Lawyer with 21 years experience

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Joshua E Hummer
Joshua E Hummer
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Virginia Business Law Attorney with 12 years experience

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Stuart Jay Statland
Great Falls, VA Business Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(703) 390-1575 1100 Springvale Rd
 Great Falls, VA 22066
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Great Falls, VA Business Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(202) 298-0755 1146 Walker Rd
 Great Falls, VA 22066
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Kenneth L. Samuelson
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer with 46 years experience
(202) 991-8800 11654 Plaza America Dr.
Box #302
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
University of Michigan Law School
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Commercial real estate, trade secrets and technology transactions and litigation, including contracts, leases (ground, air rights, and space), financings, LLC operating agreements and disputes, teaming and licensing agreements, subcontracts, non-competes, reciprocal easements and other types of sharing agreements, and outsourcing. District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
(202) 991-8800 2020 Pennsylvania Ave NW
#417
 Washington, DC 20006
(202) 991-8800 325 Ellington Blvd
Box #210
 Gaithersburg, VA 20878
Gobind S. Sethi
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
(703) 991-1949 11260 Roger Bacon Drive
Suite 400
 Reston, VA 20190
Free ConsultationBusiness, Personal Injury and Products Liability
American University Washington College of Law
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Gobind Sethi has been litigating civil cases for over a decade. He is a skilled personal injury lawyer in Reston and is passionate about helping injury victims obtain the justice they deserve. He is known for his in-depth knowledge of the field, his professionalism, and his ability to get positive results. He started his career at Georgetown University, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He went on to receive a Master of Arts for International Affairs from American University and his Jurist Doctorate from American University, Washington College of Law. To learn how Attorney Sethi can help you with your...
Lee E. Berlik
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney with 22 years experience
(703) 722-0588 1818 Library St
#500
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Communications and IP
American University Washington College of Law
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Lee E. Berlik is the founder and managing member of BerlikLaw, LLC. Based in Northern Virginia, BerlikLaw concentrates its practice in the areas of defamation law (libel and slander), business disputes, and intellectual property litigation. Formerly with Troutman Sanders and Mintz Levin, Lee brings his big-firm background and experience to offer clients top-notch legal services at drastically reduced rates. Lee is listed among Virginia's "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine and is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell.
Jay M. McDannell
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer
(703) 722-0588 1818 Library St
#500
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Civil Rights, Construction and Employment
Georgetown University Law Center
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Ashley Morgan
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Herndon, VA Business Law Lawyer with 4 years experience
(703) 880-4881 722 Grant Street, Suite G
 Herndon, VA 20170
Business, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Tax
Florida Coastal School of Law
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Ashley F. Morgan is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is also authorized and admitted to practice law in the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She has dedicated the majority of her legal career helping clients file Chapter 7, 11, and 13 in the Eastern District of Virginia. Ashley works with both individual and business debtors to find the best solution to their debt problems. She is regularly in bankruptcy court in Alexandria, VA or attending 341s with our clients.

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Juan E. Milanes, Esq.
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
(703) 880-4881 c/o Law Offices of Juan Milanes PLLC
1831 Wiehle Ave Ste 105
 Reston, VA 20190
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Broker Fraud and Foreclosure Defense
American University Washington College of Law
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Mr. Milanes has built a solid reputation for outstanding legal work and inspirational management and mediation skills. Throughout his twelve year career with the United States Department of Justice, during which time he held several positions ranging from Federal Prosecutor to trainer for the Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training Office, Mr. Milanes appeared as lead counsel in several hundred cases, successfully trying several. He spent years working in various capacities in both the Washington, D.C. metro area and Suan Juan districts and, in addition to having significant legal connections and being a well-respected litigator in both jurisdictions,...
(703) 880-4881 c/o Law Offices of Juan Milanes PLLC
1831 Wiehle Ave Ste 105
 Reston, VA 20120
(703) 880-4881 1831 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 105
 Reston, VA 20190
Wayne M. Zell
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(571) 203-9355 11710 Plaza America Dr
Suite 120
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Wayne M. Zell, Esq. Is the President and founding shareholder of Zell Law. He has spent his legal, public accounting and business advisory career counseling clients in a broad range of industries, including technology companies of all types and investor groups. His clients also include for-profit and non-profit executives, service providers and high-net worth individuals. Wayne has extensive experience in representing clients in complex estate planning and business planning matters. On estate planning matters, Wayne routinely advises clients in structuring and preparing intricate revocable and irrevocable trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, life insurance vehicles, charitable giving arrangements (including...
Mary Mikell Baker
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer
(703) 722-0588 1818 Library St
#500
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Employment and Trademarks
Georgetown University Law Center
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Philip C. Krone
Philip C. Krone
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Widener University Commonwealth Law SchoolDC and Virginia
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Mary Mikell Baker
Mary Mikell Baker
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Georgetown University Law CenterD.C. Circuit and Virginia
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Jillian Aylward
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney with 12 years experience
(703) 953-1788 11890 Sunrise Valley Drive
 Reston, VA 20191
Business, Bankruptcy and Estate Planning
Suffolk University Law School
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Shikha Parikh
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Herndon, VA Business Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(703) 651-6811 708 Pine Street
 Herndon, VA 20170
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Foreclosure Defense and Immigration
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Shikha Parikh is licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Mrs. Parikh received her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law. After graduating from law school, Mrs. Parikh clerked for the Honorable Marjorie L. Clagett of the Circuit Court for Calvert County, Maryland. She subsequently worked in general practice, and opened her own firm with the goal of...
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 Rockville, MD 20850
Maryann C. Conner
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney with 22 years experience
(703) 861-6160 Two Fountain Square
Suite 550
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Elder and Estate Planning
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Gary Steven Luefschuetz
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(703) 947-4430 11951 Freedom Drive
 Reston, VA 20190
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Amelia Ramer
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(703) 481-5650 2508 Charlestown Lane
 Reston, VA 20191
Business and Immigration
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Mr. Yama Shansab
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(703) 860-8520 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 140
 Reston, VA 20191
Business, Appeals, Employment and Estate Planning
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Charity R. McKenzie
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney
(703) 925-0500 12120 Sunset Hills Road
Suite 150
 Reston, VA 20190
Business and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
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Sean R Hanover
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer
(800) 579-9864 2751 Prosperity Ave.
Suite 150
 Fairfax, VA 22031
Business, Criminal, Employment and Family
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Attorney Hanover has been working in the legal arena since graduating with double Master Degrees in Employment Law (HR) and Union Law (Industrial Relations) in 1996. He obtained his JD from the University of the District of Columbia in 2008 and maintains a vibrant practice focusing on immigration, bankruptcy, criminal defense, and business law. In a twist he never saw coming, Mr. Hanover has become accomplished at defending gang members and individuals convicted of drug offenses in immigration court. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hanover also owns an IT consulting company, HHC, Inc. based in Fairfax, VA. This company...
(703) 402-2723 888 16th St., NW
Suite 800
 Washington, DC 20006
Robert Cox
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Tysons Corner, VA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(703) 883-9105 1921 Gallows Road
Suite 750
 Tysons Corner, VA 22182
Business, Antitrust and Securities
University of Virginia School of Law
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For more than 25 years, I have represented Fortune 500 companies and individuals in commercial litigation and securities enforcement matters. I have also represented accounting firms and their partners and employees in government investigations and enforcement proceedings, malpractice, and state disciplinary proceedings.

As a partner in an ‘American Lawyer Top 100 firm’, I’ve represented clients in bet-the-company litigation matters involving breach of contract, business tort, antitrust, insurance coverage, and securities claims. At the PCAOB, I led investigations of Big 4, mid-size, and small accounting firms and their partners and employees.

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• securities fraud class action in the...
Merritt James Green
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(703) 556-0411 6849 Old Dominion Drive
Suite 220
 McLean, VA 22101
Free ConsultationBusiness, Administrative, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Syracuse University College of Law and University of Oxford
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Mr. Green is General Counsel, P.C.'s founder, managing partner and leads its employment law practice. Merritt serves as an outside general counsel to numerous clients providing guidance on legal issues confronting businesses and non-profit organizations ranging from contracts and agreements to the structuring of corporate transactions and business formations. Merritt also represents businesses and individuals in all aspects of labor and employment law. Merritt received his J.D., cum laude, from the Syracuse University College of Law (1997). At Syracuse, he was an Associate Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and was Editor-in-Chief of The Labor Lawyer, the publication...
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Michael D. Arena
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William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of LawDC and Virginia
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Jay M. McDannell
Jay M. McDannell
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Georgetown University Law CenterDistrict of Columbia and Virginia
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Kyle Barella
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer with 4 years experience
(703) 556-0411 6849 Old Dominion Drive
Suite 220
 McLean, VA 22101
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Immigration and International
Ave Maria School of Law
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Kyle Barella practices business and personal immigration law at General Counsel, PC. Mr. Barella focuses on assisting foreign investors through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program. Much of his work includes filing I-526 and I-829 petitions, as well as I-924 Applications for Regional Center Designation. Given the nature of the EB-5 Program, a significant portion of Mr. Barella’s work is EB-5 securities compliance. The remainder of his work focuses on other business immigration visas and family based immigration matters. Mr. Barella comes to General Counsel, PC having run his own business immigration firm in Naples,...
Pedram Baghani
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Vienna, VA Business Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(703) 847-3670 8000 Towers Crescent Dr
13th Floor
 Vienna, VA 22182
Business, Immigration and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Broderick C. Dunn
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney
(703) 865-7480 3050 Chain Bridge Rd
#200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Chris T. Craig
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(703) 865-7480 3050 Chain Bridge Rd
#200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Employment and Estate Planning
George Mason University School of Law
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Phillip Quatrini
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Vienna, VA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(703) 859-4943 8460 Tyco Road
Suite H
 Vienna, VA 22182
Business and Communications
The Catholic University of America
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Phillip A. Quatrini is an experienced corporate transactions attorney, who formerly practiced in the Washington, DC office of Bryan Cave LLP, where he has represented public and private companies in a variety of domestic and international transactions for more than fifteen years. Practice focuses on public and private company mergers and acquisitions, and angel, venture capital and private equity financing in addition to general corporate work. Significant experience in forming and structuring privately held corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and nonprofit entities, including limited liability companies with multiple preferred equity structures.
George Hawkins
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Vienna, VA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(800) 747-9354 8300 Boone Blvd #550
 Vienna, VA 22182
Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
George Washington University - Virginia Campus
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George Hawkins focuses his practice on business representation, civil litigation, and all matters affecting real estate. He represents buyers, sellers, and developers in all phases of residential and commercial real estate transactions. He also advises and counsels businesses in all aspects ranging from the formation, acquisition, and management of the business entity. George is AV®-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer-Review Ratings, the highest rating available for excellence in legal ethics and practice. George has served on NVAR’s standard forms committee since 2011 and is the 2015 Chair of that committee. He is often asked to speak to members of the real...
Michael D. Arena
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney
(703) 865-7480 3050 Chain Bridge Rd
#200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Civil Rights and Employment
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Edward Gonzalez
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer
(855) 822-1400 8200 Greensboro Dr
9th Floor
 McLean, VA 22101
Business, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center
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Former IRS attorney focused on solving complex financial problems of individuals and businesses in MD, VA and DC. More than 20 years experience. Many of your questions regarding debt and tax problems can be answered at our website: www.Money-Law.com.
(855) 822-1400 2405 I St NW
#1-A
 Washington, DC 20037
(855) 822-1400 6301 Ivy Ln
#700
 Greenbelt, MD 20770
Alex Francuzenko
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(703) 865-7480 3050 Chain Bridge Rd
#200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Roger Williams University School of Law
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Robert Feisee
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Ashburn, VA Business Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(703) 654-6019 44365 Premier Plaza
Suite 210
 Ashburn, VA 20147
Business and Estate Planning
George Mason University
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Hi, my name's Bobby Feisee and I'm an estate planning attorney in Ashburn, Virginia (VA). I founded my firm, Insight Law, because my passion is working with people and helping them plan for the future. I tell everyone that estate planning is absolutely critical for properly organizing and planning the financial future of you and your loved ones. I realized this through a difficult personal experience I had with a loved one. My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and I reviewed his estate plan (i.e. his Will, Trust, Power of Attorney and Medical Directives). I realized I made a terrible...
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Lee Dixon II
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University of Florida Levin College of Law and Case Western Reserve University School of LawDistrict of Columbia, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Montana
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Lee E. Berlik
Lee E. Berlik
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Virginia Business Law Attorney with 22 years experience

Lee E. Berlik is the founder and managing member of BerlikLaw, LLC. Based in Northern Virginia, BerlikLaw concentrates its practice in the areas of defamation law (libel and slander), business disputes, and... Read More »
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James M. Sack
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer with 42 years experience
(703) 883-0102 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Boston University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
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Jeffrey Weaver
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Ashburn, VA Business Law Attorney with 18 years experience
(888) 508-1099 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza
Suite 400
 Ashburn, VA 20147
Business, IP, Real Estate and Securities
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Jeffrey Weaver's practice primarily involves business, intellectual property and real estate transactions. He has extensive experience in a wide range of sophisticated commercial matters, and his clients have ranged in size and scope from small, closely-held companies to national franchisors to publicly traded corporations. Jeff excels at working with businesses to identify their strategic goals and objectives, which is often the most efficient way to ascertain their legal needs. He regularly assists entrepreneurs with raising private capital and devotes a significant portion of his practice to assisting franchisees understand their franchise disclosure documents (FDD). ...
John C. Cook
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(703) 865-7480 3050 Chain Bridge Rd
#200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Employment and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
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Russell Adams
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McLean, VA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(703) 910-5093 1300 Old Chain Bridge Road
Suite 4
 McLean, VA 22101
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Collections
College of William and Mary
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Jared A. Kartchner
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(703) 574-0425 PO Box 3307
 Reston, VA 20195
Business and Estate Planning
University of Utah
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Michael Stamp
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Vienna, VA Business Law Lawyer
(703) 546-8517 1604 Spring Hill Road, 4th Floor
 Vienna, VA 22182
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal and DUI
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Mr. Brian Denton West Esq.
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Vienna, VA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(703) 564-4600 8500 Leesburg Pike
Suite 400
 Vienna, VA 22182
Business, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
George Mason University School of Law
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Stuart Gary
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Vienna, VA Business Law Lawyer with 45 years experience
(703) 790-1900 8045 Leesburg Pike
Fifth Floor
 Vienna, VA 22182
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
American University Washington College of Law
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My practice emphasises resolution of small to medium size business issues and the incorporation of the resolution practice in the organization and reorganization of business entities.
Lee Dixon II
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(703) 883-0102 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Business and Real Estate
University of Florida Levin College of Law and Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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Philip C. Krone
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney
(703) 865-7480 3050 Chain Bridge Rd
#200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
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American University Washington College of LawU.S. District Court of Maryland, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia and DC
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Broderick C. Dunn
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Washington and Lee University School of LawMaryland and Virginia
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