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Merritt James Green
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer
20 years experience
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Mr. Thomas Mansfield Dunlap
(202) 316-8558
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Julie Kaplan Kluge
Herndon, VA Business Law Lawyer. 21 years experience
(703) 484-0502 13600 Dulles Technology Dr
 Herndon, VA 20171
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
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Seanan Murphy
Herndon, VA Business Law Lawyer. 23 years experience
(703) 484-0526 13600 Dulles Technology Dr
 Herndon, VA 20171
Business, IP and Real Estate
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Vicky Ferrari
Herndon, VA Business Law Attorney. 32 years experience
(703) 480-6901 13880 Dulles Corner Ln
 Herndon, VA 20171
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Juan E. Milanes, Esq.
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer. 23 years experience
(703) 880-4881 1831 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 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 20190
(703) 880-4881 c/o Law Offices of Juan Milanes PLLC
1831 Wiehle Ave Ste 105
 Reston, VA 20120
Kenneth L. Samuelson
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer. 45 years experience
(877) 800-8739 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 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
(877) 800-8739 2020 Pennsylvania Ave NW
#417
 Washington, DC 20006
(877) 800-8739 325 Ellington Blvd
Box #210
 Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Lee E. Berlik
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 21 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.
Gobind S. Sethi
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer. 14 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...
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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Wayne M. Zell
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 32 years experience
(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...
Syed Wali Raheen
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Chantilly, VA Business Law Lawyer. 11 years experience
(703) 544-0050 4229 Lafayette Center Dr
Suite 1300
 Chantilly, VA 20151
Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Fordham University School of Law and New York Law School
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After completing his undergrad with honors at the University of Toronto in Canada, Mr. Raheen moved to New York and attained his Juris Doctorate Law Degree (J.D.) and Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) at the New York Law School and Fordham University School of Law, respectively. Following his post-doctorate graduation, Mr. Raheen worked with the prestigious NY law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, where he gained and reflected their successful motto of attention to detail in high quality work product. Mr. Raheen and his family moved closer to family in the DC...
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Lee E. Berlik
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney
21 years experience
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Jay M. McDannell
(703) 722-0588
Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer
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Jillian Aylward
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 11 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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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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Sabahat Pervaiz
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer. 4 years experience
(703) 896-7630 4000 Legato Road
Suite 1100
 Fairfax, VA 22033
Free ConsultationBusiness, Family and Traffic Tickets
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
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Jared A. Kartchner
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 23 years experience
(703) 574-0425 PO Box 3307
 Reston, VA 20195
Business and Estate Planning
University of Utah
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Maryann C. Conner
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 21 years experience
(703) 861-6160 Two Fountain Square
Suite 550
 Reston, VA 20190
Business, Elder and Estate Planning
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Mr. Yama Shansab
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 19 years experience
(703) 860-8520 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 140
 Reston, VA 20191
Business, Appeals, Employment and Estate Planning
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Gary Steven Luefschuetz
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Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer. 20 years experience
(703) 947-4430 11951 Freedom Drive
 Reston, VA 20190
Business
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Amelia Ramer
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Reston, VA Business Law Attorney. 19 years experience
(703) 481-5650 2508 Charlestown Lane
 Reston, VA 20191
Business and Immigration
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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
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James M. Sack
(703) 883-0102
McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer
41 years experience
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Jeffrey J. Renzulli
(703) 564-7313
McLean, VA Business Law Attorney
22 years experience
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Richard Sternberg
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer. 33 years experience
(888) 541-4020 10605 Judicial Dr, B7
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, International, Probate and Real Estate
Center for International Legal Studies and Georgetown University
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The Law Offices of Richard S. Sternberg is dedicated to the principle that bigger is not always better. Instead, it rests on a tradition that actually antedates the rise of the “mega-firm”-the solo practice. Emulating a country lawyer in a big-city environment allows Mr. Sternberg to provide more individualized service to his clients, and, at the same time, pursue more collegial relations with other members of the Bar. Since 1984, Mr. Sternberg has dedicated his practice to representing individuals and smaller businesses. For those corporate clients who have larger needs, he is affiliated with the Metropolitan Washington Law Consortium,...
(888) 541-4020 6509 Persimmon Tree Road, Suite 100
 Potomac, MD 20818
Gary Brooks Mims
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer. 38 years experience
(703) 925-0500 3925 Chain Bridge Rd
#402
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
George Mason University School of Law
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Known for consistent courtroom success, Gary B. Mims has practiced law since 1980. He was a defense litigator for 20 years, defending a heavy schedule of trials involving automobile, trucking, train and other transportation accidents and a wide variety of personal injury cases. He developed a special interest and significant experience in medical malpractice, first from the defense side, and since 1999, as a plaintiff's attorney. He has successfully represented clients in complicated medical cases involving failure to diagnose cancer, defective joint prostheses, anesthesia-related injuries and weight-loss drugs. Gary has also successfully represented clients suffering injury...
Jeffrey Weaver
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Ashburn, VA Business Law Attorney. 17 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). ...
Pedram Baghani
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Vienna, VA Business Law Attorney. 9 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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Edward Gonzalez
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer.
(855) 822-1400 8200 Greensboro Dr
9th Floor
 McLean, VA 22101
Free ConsultationBusiness, 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
Ralph Marion Tener
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney. 38 years experience
(703) 273-2288 11350 Random Hills Rd
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Virginia School of Law
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Ralph M. Tener heads McCandlish & Lillard's Information Technology Group. He has practiced computer and intellectual property law for more than fifteen years, working with software and Internet companies from start-up through venture capital investment to sale or merger. He works with information technology and other companies on trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection; software and technology licensing; start-up and venture capital financing; agreements and relationships with developers, resellers, and strategic partners; stock option and other incentive compensation plans; employment and non-competition agreements; online policies, agreements, and terms of service; and corporate matters.
Anne Reilly Jones
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney. 30 years experience
(703) 273-2288 11350 Random Hills Rd, Suite 500
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Health Care and Real Estate
Georgetown University
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Anne Reilly Jones, a principal at McCandlish & Lillard, received her B.A. in Economics, graduating Summa Cum Laude from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1980, where she received an award for being the top student in Economics. Ms. Jones served as a research assistant and economist with the Banking Section of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D. C. from 1980-1984. As part of her work, Ms. Jones assisted in forecasting Money Supply figures and bank reserves for use in the conduct of monetary policy.
J. Robert McAllister III
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney. 52 years experience
(703) 273-2288 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business
University of Virginia School of Law
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J. Robert McAllister, III concentrates his law practice in business, health care and tax-exempt organization matters. His business and health care practice has consisted of representation of health care providers and organizations, including health care practitioners, practitioner groups and entities, hospitals, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), and health care joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. His practice has also consisted of representation of businesses and tax-exempt organizations, including representation of closely held and other businesses and business owners and employees, and providing business and tax planning advice for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and sole proprietorships.
Mr. Brian Denton West Esq.
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Vienna, VA Business Law Lawyer. 31 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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Jeffrey Scott Romanick
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer. 24 years experience
(703) 273-1400 3975 University Dr
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and Landlord Tenant
American University Washington College of Law
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Stacy Costello
(703) 883-0102
McLean, VA Business Law Attorney
27 years experience
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Mary Mikell Baker
(703) 722-0588
Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer
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George Hawkins
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Vienna, VA Business Law Lawyer. 21 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...
Robert C Lehrman
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Oakton, VA Business Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
(202) 449-3739 2911 Hunter Mill Road
Suite 303
 Oakton, VA 22124
Business
State University of New York - College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College)
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Robert C. Lehrman is the principal attorney at Lehrman Beverage Law, PLLC. Robert founded the firm in 2001 after 12 years at the Washington, DC office of a larger firm that specializes in federal and state administrative law. From 1998 until 2001 Robert was the partner in charge of the firm's Washington, DC office. Mr. Lehrman concentrates on the federal regulation of alcohol beverages (beer, wine and spirits). He has advised many companies on the production, labeling, advertising, and taxation of a wide variety of consumer products: foreign and domestic, with and without alcohol, fit and unfit for beverage purposes. He has helped...
Douglas Sanderson
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney. 40 years experience
McCandlish & Lillard, P.C.
11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
The George Washington University Law School
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Douglas J. Sanderson provides legal services in the multiple areas of commercial real estate, family law/domestic relations, and business organizations and transactions. In his family law/domestic relations practice, Doug counsels and represents people who seek legal assistance with, for example, separation agreements, divorces, and issues of child custody and visitation, equitable distribution, and support (spousal and child, as may apply), as well as, on a happier note, pre-nuptial agreements. Doug’s practice includes litigation as well as other methods of problem-solving, and he strives to assist clients in finding resolutions that avoid or minimize litigation, and to further that...
(703) 934-1122 McCandlish & Lillard, P.C.
212 E. Market Street
 Leesburg, VA 20176
Stanley E. Majors
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McLean, VA Business Law Attorney. 42 years experience
(703) 442-4160 1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 600
 McLean, VA 22102-3030
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
The George Washington University Law School and William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Charles Sickels
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer. 39 years experience
(703) 925-0500 3925 Chain Bridge Rd
#402
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
American University Washington College of Law
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Randall Sousa
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney.
(571) 354-6164 3007 Williams Drive
 Fairfax, VA 22031
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Criminal and DUI
St. Thomas University School of Law
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I founded the Law Offices of Randall Sousa to provide aggressive, affordable, and highly skilled legal services to the people of Northern Virginia. We specialize in civil litigation, criminal defense, personal injury, divorce, estate planning, wills, trusts, and estates, and immigration. Call us today for a free consultation. 571-354-6164
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McLean, VA Business Law Attorney. 24 years experience
(703) 883-0102 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Business, Employment and IP
University of Wisconsin Law School
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Gretchen Lynch Taylor
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney. 22 years experience
(703) 385-5529 10605 Judicial Drive
Suite A-5
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Free ConsultationBusiness, Animal, Appeals and IP
College of William and Mary
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Harold Glenn Belkowitz
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Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer. 22 years experience
(703) 246-9270 10427 North Street, Suite 200
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Business, Collections, Education and Employment
Syracuse University College of Law
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James M. Sack
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McLean, VA Business Law Lawyer. 41 years experience
(703) 883-0102 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and Boston University School of Law
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McLean, VA Business Law Attorney
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