![Heather R. Steele]( "Heather R. Steele")
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Heather R. Steele
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 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...
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Daniel Augustine Harvill
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Criminal and Divorce
George Mason University School of Law and The George Washington University Law School
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Karen Cohen
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 28 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...
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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.
Tony Boone
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Gail Prentiss
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Personal Injury
Pauline Byron Knight
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
Kimberly Chadwick
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Real Estate and Personal Injury
Robert Monroe Cooper
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
![Charles E McWilliams Jr.]( "Charles E McWilliams Jr.")
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Charles E McWilliams Jr.
Prince William, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
4310 Prince William Pkwy.
Suite 300
Prince William, VA 22192
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...
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Maria T Patente
Manassas, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal 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,...
![Faisal Moghul]( "Faisal Moghul")
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Faisal Moghul
10.0 
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Landlord Tenant
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Faisal Moghul is a litigation partner at Fox and Moghul whose practice is devoted to complex and high-stakes real estate and commercial litigation. He has been selected to the prestigious Super Lawyers Rising Stars shortlist for five (5) years in a row (2016-2020), and his prior successes have been profiled in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
Mr. Moghul represents corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, real estate investment entities, title companies, and emerging and startup businesses in a variety of real estate and commercial disputes, including NVAR purchase and sale contract disputes, construction disputes (General Contractor (Classes A, B and C) vs homeowner...
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Philip R. Croessmann
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Real Estate, Construction, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Syracuse University College of Law
Mr. Croessmann is a senior partner at Croessmann & Westberg, P.C. He has more than 30 years of experience in private practice, representing architects, engineers, contractors and owners in all aspects of their business. He has been involved in every stage of risk management, from drafting and negotiating contracts, setting-up record keeping procedures, project accounting, FAR compliance, scheduling and mapping out overall strategies for claim management. He has also advised many A/E firms and contractors on their business including ownership transition, M&A, and business strategies.
Mr. Croessmann serves as Outside General Counsel for several companies including MWH Constructors, an international...
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Richard Sternberg
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 39 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,...
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Thomas W. Croessmann
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Construction
Regent University School of Law
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George Hawkins
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Personal Injury
George Washington University - Virginia Campus
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...
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Andrew Strickland
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 6 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...
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Shafeek Seddiq
VIENNA, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Seddiq Law Firm (SLF) knows what’s involved with real estate transaction whether you are buying, selling, investing, flipping, financing, or refinancing a residential or commercial property. SLF will advice and counsel you on the best structure and form of a company, and guide you in protecting your assets and securing your and your family's financial future with an estate planning.
![Terry Lee Fox]( "Terry Lee Fox")
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Terry Lee Fox
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFairfax, 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...
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Charles W. Hazelwood Jr.
Burke, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 44 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...
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J. Allen Williams
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate, Business and Construction
Regent University School of Law
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Craig E Buck
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 48 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.
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Alexander Izaak Bozof
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Communications and Trademarks
New York Law School
![James N. Markels]( "James N. Markels")
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James N. Markels
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Construction
George Mason University School of Law
![James M. Sack]( "James M. Sack")
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James M. Sack
McLean, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Boston University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
![Tyler R. Asher]( "Tyler R. Asher")
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Tyler R. Asher
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Business and Construction
American University Washington College of Law
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Stephen A. Cruz
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Business and Construction
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
![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...
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Jeffrey J. Renzulli
McLean, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Boston College Law School
![Jamie J. Sack]( "Jamie J. Sack")
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Jamie J. Sack
McLean, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
The George Washington University Law School
![Zainab Chaudhri]( "Zainab Chaudhri")
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Zainab Chaudhri
Mclean, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Health Care
Zainab obtained her Juris Doctorate from the Antonin Scalia School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Zainab has successfully conducted trials and represented corporate clients in the traditional courtroom setting, as well as, in arbitration and mediation proceedings in both New York City and Northern Virginia. After gaining years of litigation experience, Zainab shifted into the transactional side of law, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts for businesses and professionals, structuring deals, and providing corporate governance counseling. Zainab’s experience in litigation has given her a clear sense of how contract language might be used in court — having tried cases for...
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Joseph Shannon
HERNDON, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 15 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.
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Glenn W.D. Golding
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
American University Washington College of Law
![Douglas Sanderson]( "Douglas Sanderson")
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Douglas Sanderson
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
McCandlish & Lillard, P.C.
11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500
Fairfax, VA 22030
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...
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Ursula Koenig burgess
Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Collections
Drake University Law School
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William D. Ashwell
Warrenton, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Criminal and Landlord Tenant
University of Dayton School of Law
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Virginia, 2012
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
EDUCATION
- University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
J.D. - 2012
Honors: Moot Court - Team Member, 2010-2011
- Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
B.A. - 2008
Major: English
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....
![Deborah Nelson Arthur]( "Deborah Nelson Arthur")
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Deborah Nelson Arthur
Springfield, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
(703) 658-6050
Deborah N Arthur, Attorney
7411 Alban Station Ct., Suite B265
Springfield, VA 22150
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
George Mason University School of Law
Deborah N. Arthur has built a long-standing reputation in the Fairfax County, Virginia community for being an attorney with a drive for success. Earning her B.S. in Business Administration from George Mason University in 1977, she continued her education, earning her J.D. from George Mason University in 1982, after spending two years at the Department of Justice. Since then, she has assisted those in need of legal representation in matters concerning divorce, bankruptcy, personal injury, family law, and estate matters. So, what separates Mrs. Arthur from the crowd?
She understands that bad things sometimes happen to good people. That's why she...
![Christopher J. DeSimone]( "Christopher J. DeSimone")
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Christopher J. DeSimone
Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 14 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...
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Shikha Parikh
Herndon, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 14 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...
