![James Douglas McCarthy]( "James Douglas McCarthy")
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James Douglas McCarthy
Front Royal, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Dayton School of Law
J. Douglas McCarthy is a founding partner of McCarthy & Akers, PLC. His practice focuses on transactional law dealing with Estate Planning, Real Estate and Corporate matters. Prior to founding McCarthy & Akers, PLC, Mr. McCarthy was a partner in the Winchester, Virginia law firm of Groves and McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy received his J.D. from the Keller School of Law at The University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, where he earned honors in the fields of Taxation, Wills and Trusts. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where he majored in Political Science.
![Vincent J Mata]( "Vincent J Mata")
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Vincent J Mata
10.0 
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFront Royal, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Real Estate, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
George Mason University School of Law
Vincent J. Mata attended the University of Notre Dame and the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum for undergraduate studies in the classical humanities. He obtained a Master's degree at The Catholic University of America in philosophy, and earned his Juris Doctor at George Mason University School of Law, now Antonin Scalia Law School. Vincent is a founding partner and attorney at Mata & Hill PLC. He focuses his practice primarily on estate and elder law issues. Mata & Hill PLC additionally offers real estate, business, and civil litigation services, and serves clients throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
![Andrew P. Hill]( "Andrew P. Hill")
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Andrew P. Hill
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFront Royal, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Real Estate, Elder, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Andrew P. Hill is a founding partner and attorney with Mata & Hill PLC, a full-service civil law firm serving the beautiful northern Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Hill concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, estate planning and administration, litigation, and business.
Mr. Hill received his undergraduate degrees from Northwestern University and his law degree from the College of William and Mary. Prior to forming Mata & Hill PLC, he worked with small but highly-respected law firms in Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
Mr. Hill is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Virginia,...
Joseph F. Silek Jr.
FRONT ROYAL, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
![Joan Fine]( "Joan Fine")
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Joan Fine
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Landlord Tenant
Boston College Law School
Ms. Fine has practiced law for 35 years, the last 28 in Virginia. Her business law experience started immediately after graduating from Boston College Law School in 1982 when she worked at a 50-attorney Boston law firm. In 1989 she joined the Costello Dickenson firm in Winchester, Virginia, and in 1990 opened her own firm.
Ms. Fine has extensive practice drafting business contracts, including buy-sell agreements, employment agreements and non-competition agreements, and, balancing that experience, she reviews and litigates contracts drafted by other attorneys.
Her Wills, Trusts and Estates practice involves planning, drafting estate documents and probate litigation.
Her equine practice is an...
![Charles E McWilliams Jr.]( "Charles E McWilliams Jr.")
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Charles E McWilliams Jr.
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and George Mason University School of Law
Chuck has practiced in Winchester and throughout northern Virginia since 2007. He is both a lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant (with an LL.M in Tax and Estate Planning) and worked in public accounting before attending law school. Chuck’s practice focuses on complex estate planning and administration matters, resolving tax disputes, business planning, choice of entity, conservation easements and other business matters. Chuck has extensive training in complex estate and business matters and his practice focuses primarily on business owners and families with more than $1 million in liquid assets. Chuck regularly works to resolve family disputes, establish business...
![Juliette Nicole Michael]( "Juliette Nicole Michael")
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Juliette Nicole Michael
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Amy Kuzila Slaughter
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Edward Janes Bell
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Criminal and DUI
Griffin
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Collections and Criminal
Kermit Lee Racey
Woodstock, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate and Estate Planning
Frederick Scott Vondy
Winchester, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce
![Terry Lee Fox]( "Terry Lee Fox")
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Terry Lee Fox
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfLeesburg, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Trademarks
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Mr. Fox is senior partner in the real estate practice group at Fox & Moghul who has over two decades of experience successfully representing developers, real estate brokers, community association boards, title companies, and commercial landlords as well as tenants on a full range of complex real estate matters.
Mr. Fox’s sophistication in this subject matter is reflected in the fact that he has handled more than 3,000 commercial real estate transactions for multi-national entities like Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Fox also has noted expertise in title disputes, and his Continuing Legal Education Seminars (CLEs) on curing complex title defects...
![Heather R. Steele]( "Heather R. Steele")
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Heather R. Steele
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
George Mason University School of Law
Heather is admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. She represents businesses and individuals and helps to resolve their disputes through litigation, mediation, and negotiation of agreements. Heather handles small business representation, including contract reviews, contract drafting, entity formation (corporations, LLCs), corporate transactions (buy/sell, mergers, acquisitions), demand letters, business litigation and collections. Ms. Steele also represents homeowners associations (HOAs) and condominium associations (condos) with regard to general legal advice, drafting of resolutions, supervision and certification of elections, registration with the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation...
![Richard Sternberg]( "Richard Sternberg")
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Richard Sternberg
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, International and Probate
Center for International Legal Studies and Georgetown University
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,...
![Faisal Moghul]( "Faisal Moghul")
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Faisal Moghul
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfLeesburg, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Landlord Tenant
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Mr. Moghul’s accomplishments in the areas of real estate and business litigation are varied and many, including his selection into the elite group of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators (2021), the Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Go-To” Business Litigation Lawyers (2023), Lawyers of Distinction (2023), and the prestigious Super Lawyers Rising Stars shortlist every year since 2016.
Mr. Moghul is a widely published author whose works have received critical acclaim in both state and national media. As a regular contributor to premier legal publications like Lexis Nexis and the American Law Institute, Mr. Moghul frequently publishes practical guidance notes to educate other...
![Maria T Patente]( "Maria T Patente")
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Maria T Patente
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Probate
American University Washington College of Law
The laws touch everyone's life, but not everyone feels like they can access the law when they have problems. Almost everyone has an encounter with housing issues, aging and elder law, special needs, estate planning or probate, but not everyone feels like they can find the right attorney. I focus on making the law accessible to people who need help vindicating their rights and benefiting from the legal system.
As a Virginia licensed attorney with more than a decade of experience, I have represented and successfully counseled and advocated for a diverse group of clients,...
![William D. Ashwell]( "William D. Ashwell")
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William D. Ashwell
Warrenton, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Business, Criminal and Landlord Tenant
University of Dayton School of Law
REPRESENTTIVE CASES
- United States v. Bosyk, 933 F3d 319 (4th Cir. 2019) cert denied, 140 S. Ct. 1124 (U.S. Feb. 24, 2020)(No. 19-860), 2019.
- Shepherd v. Conde, 797 S.E.2d 750 (Va. 2017)
- Chacey v. Garvey, 781 S.E.2d 357, (Va. 2015)
- Weatherholt v. Commonwealth, 839 S.E.2d 492 (Va. 2020)
- Spell v. Commonwealth, 851 S.E.2d 83 (2020)
- St. John v. Thompson, 854 S.E.2d 648 (2021)
CLASSES/SEMINARS
- Land Use and Zoning: Navigate Land Use/Zoning Regulations, Permitting Issues, Disputes and More; National Business Institute, July 20, 2017
- How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), National Business Institute,...
![Andrew Strickland]( "Andrew Strickland")
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Andrew Strickland
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Consumer
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
I am a solutions-oriented, service provider with a background in real estate and business law. Prior to law school, I worked in real estate sales, property management, and investments. Throughout law school, my focus was on real estate and business. As a legal professional, I have held positions as an attorney providing services to the low-income and as a judicial law clerk working for a trial court judge providing research, legal drafts, and recommendations. Now, as a legal professional at Woehrle Dahlberg Jones Yao, I supplement my knowledge and experience with those in the firm to...
![Daniel Augustine Harvill]( "Daniel Augustine Harvill")
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Daniel Augustine Harvill
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Criminal and Divorce
George Mason University School of Law and The George Washington University Law School
![Clint Sellers]( "Clint Sellers")
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Clint Sellers
Harrisonburg, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Since 2002 Clint Sellers has used practical legal advice to protect families and small businesses. He focuses on real estate, civil trials, wills and small business matters and is an authority on the use of estate planning techniques for wealth preservation and succession planning. Clint’s clients range from young families to retirees, professionals, entrepreneurs and estate representatives and beneficiaries. He strives to always deal fairly and help clients resolve disputes without unnecessary expense or litigation. Clint is admitted to practice in all Virginia courts, as well as Federal courts. He regularly appears in District and...
![Joseph Shannon]( "Joseph Shannon")
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Joseph Shannon
HERNDON, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Landlord Tenant
University of Miami School of Law
I founded Shannon Firm PLC to provide personalized, responsive and accessible legal representation to clients across Northern Virginia.
I have developed experience in a wide range of legal areas throughout nearly two decades of representing diverse clients including mortgage lenders, landlords/tenants, and community associations, amongst others. This experience allows me to provide comprehensive legal counsel in many different areas, including but not limited to foreclosure, landlord/tenant law, real estate, bankruptcy, debt collection, and contracts.
![Craig E Buck]( "Craig E Buck")
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Craig E Buck
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Real Estate and Estate Planning
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Private practice with experience in Real Estate and Estate Planning. Have conducted or supervised roughly 35,000 real estate closings.
![Charles W. Hazelwood III]( "Charles W. Hazelwood III")
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Charles W. Hazelwood III
Burke, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate, Criminal, Estate Planning and Traffic Tickets
University of Richmond School of Law
I am licensed to practice law in the commonwealth of Virginia. I am a native Virginian and I attended high school at Lake Braddock. I graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina where I earned a bachelor’s degree majoring in criminal justice. I then graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law. During law school, I interned with the IRS and prosecuted cases at the New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney office. Since graduating and becoming licensed, I have focused on estate planning and criminal/traffic defense. My passion for defending and helping his clients has allowed him to...
![Charles W. Hazelwood Jr.]( "Charles W. Hazelwood Jr.")
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Charles W. Hazelwood Jr.
Burke, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Real Estate, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
The George Washington University Law School and University of Richmond School of Law
Charles W. Hazelwood, Jr., or "Chuck", has accumulated a significant legal skill set over the past four decades. His communication skills and negotiating abilities were honed and perfected over time as he handled thousands cases. He has a thorough understanding of the law and comprehensive experience with handing estates and trusts, real estate issues, personal injury cases, and more. His long-standing legal acumen has been time-tested by the significantnumber of cases he has handled. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Chuck attended West Springfield High School.
Charles W. Hazelwood, Jr. has bar memberships in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
![Sachin Kori]( "Sachin Kori")
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Sachin Kori
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Real Estate, Construction, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
![Christopher J. DeSimone]( "Christopher J. DeSimone")
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Christopher J. DeSimone
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
George Mason University School of Law
Chris DeSimone joined the GRDD Law team in 2007 and manages the firm’s corporate and transactional division. Chris serves as general corporate counsel to numerous small businesses in the Washington metropolitan area and beyond. Chris tackles a wide range of legal projects for his business clients, including:
Establishing new start-up companies and assisting with initial registrations.
Preparing operating/shareholder agreements carefully tailored to meet the needs of business owners.
Providing counsel on business sale transactions, including asset sales, stock sales, mergers, and other acquisitions.
Reviewing, revising, and negotiating commercial...
![Karen Cohen]( "Karen Cohen")
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Karen Cohen
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Real Estate
Georgetown University Law Center
Karen L. Cohen is a Shareholder with the law firm of Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C (VF&N). Her practice focuses on commercial real estate and business transactions, including real estate development, land use and zoning, commercial leasing, commercial lending, and purchase and sale contracts, as well as advising clients in negotiating a variety of business contracts such as operating agreements, supplier agreements, asset purchase and sale agreements, and shareholder agreements. As an attorney with a prior career in architecture and a master’s degree in Real Estate Development, Karen’s legal knowledge is enhanced by her understanding of the business...
![Brian Ebert]( "Brian Ebert")
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Brian Ebert
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
![Douglas Sanderson]( "Douglas Sanderson")
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Douglas Sanderson
Leesburg, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
(703) 934-1122
McCandlish & Lillard, P.C.
212 E. Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Family
The George Washington University Law School
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...
![V. Rick Nishanian]( "V. Rick Nishanian")
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V. Rick Nishanian
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
George Mason University
Rick Nishanian is a highly respected real estate attorney. He is well known for his ability to craft legal documents for complex situations, ranging from complicated loan documents to multi-faceted business transactions. Clients appreciate his responsiveness and his attention to detail.
![Shikha Parikh]( "Shikha Parikh")
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Shikha Parikh
Herndon, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
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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Ursula Koenig burgess
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Collections
Drake University Law School
![Peter Hans Miller]( "Peter Hans Miller")
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Peter Hans Miller
Leesburg, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate and Civil Rights
![Lawrence M. Schonberger]( "Lawrence M. Schonberger")
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Lawrence M. Schonberger
Leesburg, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
Vermont Law School
![H. Robert Showers, Jr.]( "H. Robert Showers, Jr.")
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H. Robert Showers, Jr.
Leesburg, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Real Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
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