Mount Vernon, Virginia Real Estate Lawyers

Elizabeth Crego
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Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(703) 395-8351 2210 Mount Vernon Ave. #110
 Alexandria, VA 22301
Real Estate, Collections and Landlord Tenant
George Mason University School of Law
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Located in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, The Law Office of Elizabeth M. Crego is a small practice geared towards giving personal, affordable legal counsel in both English and Spanish to people in Northern Virginia. Ms. Crego advises on landlord/ tenant, creditor/ debtor, and homeowners association (HOA)/ condominium law matters.

Prior to opening her solo law practice, Ms. Crego volunteered as a pro bono attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center and Legal Services of Northern Virginia (and she continues to assist in pro bono matters for these organizations), assisting with bankruptcy, housing, and family law matters. From 2011 to...
F. Paul Maloof
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Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 39 years experience
(703) 684-2000 510 King Street
Suite 301
 Alexandria, VA 22314
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Georgetown University Law Center
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I have practiced law for more than 39 years in Virginia and Maryland. As a partner in a well established Alexandria City law firm, I provide my clients with legal services at a high quality level and at reasonable hourly rates in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax County. I work with individuals and small businesses. I advise clients who are consumers and professionals on a range of issues, specifically; fair business practices, business contract disputes, landlord and tenant law, residential real estate matters, loan documentation, commercial lease, business acquisition, estate planning and serving as general civil litigation counsel. I...
Joshua E. Bushman
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(703) 845-9070 2800 Shirlington Road
Suite 503
 Arlington, VA 22206
Real Estate, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Richmond School of Law
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At the Bushman Law Group, our motto is simple: "Let our attorneys deal with your legal problems while you get back to what is truly important . . . the rest of your life." We know that facing a legal problem is stressful, that is why our attorneys guide you through each step of the legal process with prompt, personal service you can trust. Our goal is to build a long-term, relationship with our clients, and we want our clients to trust us with all of their legal work. To this end, we work hard on every case,...
Deborah Nelson Arthur
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Annandale, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
(703) 658-6050 5031 Backlick Road
 Annandale, VA 22003
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
George Mason University School of Law
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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...
J. Thomas Province
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Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 47 years experience
(800) 401-1583 1318 Princess St
#200
 Alexandria, VA 22314
Real Estate, Criminal and Military
Washington & Lee University
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Steven Webster
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Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(888) 987-9991 300 N. Washington St.
Suite 404
 Alexandria, VA 22314
Real Estate, Business, Criminal and White Collar Crime
Georgetown University Law Center
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Steve Webster has over twenty years of experience in civil and criminal litigation, appeals, and investigations. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in multiple areas and has been recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers group. Prior to forming Webster Book LLP, he was a partner at a large international law firm where he spent several years litigating complex civil and criminal cases. He began his career by serving for several years as a public defender in Fairfax, Virginia after receiving his law degree from Georgetown University and his...
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Larry Edwin Johnson
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Springfield, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(703) 354-6800 5415-A Backlick Rd
North Springfield Professional Center 2
 Springfield, VA 22151
Real Estate, DUI, Divorce and Estate Planning
George Mason University School of Law
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Douglas M. Coleman
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Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(703) 739-4200 602 Cameron Street
 Alexandria, VA 22314
Real Estate, Landlord Tenant, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
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Michael Christopher Wylie
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Arlington, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(703) 845-9070 2800 Shirlington Road STE 503
 Arlington, VA 22206
Real Estate, Administrative, Business and Environmental
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Charles E McWilliams Jr.
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Arlington, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
2200 Clarendon Blvd.
Thirteenth Floor
 Arlington, VA 22201
Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and George Mason University School of Law
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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...
(540) 667-4912 204 South Loudoun Street
 Winchester, VA 22604
One East Market Street
Third Floor
 Leesburg, VA 20176
4310 Prince William Pkwy.
Suite 300
 Prince William, VA 22192
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James M. Sack
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Virginia Real Estate Law Lawyer with 42 years experience

Boston University School of Law and Georgetown University Law CenterDistrict of Columbia and Virginia
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Jeffrey J. Renzulli
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Virginia Real Estate Law Attorney with 23 years experience

Boston College Law SchoolVirginia
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Heather R. Steele
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Woodbridge, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(703) 583-6060 12701 Marblestone Drive
Suite 350
 Woodbridge, VA 22192
Real Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
George Mason University School of Law
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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...
Anne Reilly Jones
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 31 years experience
(703) 273-2288 11350 Random Hills Rd, Suite 500
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Real Estate, Business and Health Care
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.
Richard Sternberg
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 34 years experience
(888) 541-4020 10605 Judicial Dr, B7
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Real Estate, Business, International and Probate
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
George Hawkins
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Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(800) 747-9354 8300 Boone Blvd #550
 Vienna, VA 22182
Real Estate, Business and Personal Injury
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...
Philip Croessmann
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Arlington, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 37 years experience
(703) 894-1224 1220 N Fillmore Street
Suite 310
 Arlington, VA 22201
Real Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Construction and Environmental
Syracuse University College of Law
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Mr. Croessmann represents numerous architectural and engineering firms, environmental consultants, insurance companies and contractors in both simple and complex litigation. He is also involved in providing a wide range of services that are tailored to the construction industry. The services include contract negotiation, government contracting, business planning, risk management, ownership transition, and mergers and acquisitions. Further, Mr. Croessmann has been heavily involved in litigating insurance coverage disputes involving Superfund, environmental claims and construction defects. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Croessmann co-founded the Matrix Design Companies where he currently serves as president of Matrix IMA an...
P. David Tarter
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Arlington, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(703) 647-4199 Tarter NoVa Law
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
 Arlington, VA 22201
Real Estate and Business
University of Virginia School of Law
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Accomplished real estate and business attorney with over twenty years of experience. Martindale-Hubbell "AV" (Preeminent) rated. Focus on Commercial Real Estate, Business Law, Land Development, Transactions, and Land Use
Charles W. Hazelwood III
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Burke, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
(703) 455-5160 9245 Old Keene Mill Road Suite 200
 Burke, VA 22015
Real Estate, Criminal, Estate Planning and Traffic Tickets
University of Richmond School of Law
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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...
(804) 601-8259 3781 Westerre Parkway
Suite F, #102
 Richmond, VA 23233
Jeffrey J. Renzulli
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McLean, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(703) 564-7313 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Real Estate and Business
Boston College Law School
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Douglas Sanderson
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 40 years 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
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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
Joseph Shannon
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Tysons Corner, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(703) 790-1911 1900 Gallows Rd
Suite 700
 Tysons Corner, VA 22182
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Landlord Tenant
University of Miami School of Law
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I have developed experience in a wide range of legal areas throughout nearly a decade of representing diverse clients including large, nationwide 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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Virginia Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years experience

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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William J. Walsh
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(703) 273-2288 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Real Estate and Business
George Mason University School of Law
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William Walsh is an associate at McCandlish & Lillard, P.C. His practice areas include business law, real estate, and civil litigation. Admitted to practice before the Courts of Virginia and the District of Columbia, Mr. Walsh is a member of the Virginia Bar Association and Fairfax Bar Association.
John W. Farrell
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 41 years experience
(703) 273-2288 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Real Estate
New England Law | Boston
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John W. Farrell has over 30 years of experience before county supervisors, planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals in matters of real estate development, land use and environmental regulation, including rezoning, site plan and wetlands approvals. He has represented landowners and developers in innumerable land use and environmental cases and controversies including comprehensive planning, infrastructure financing and bonding and microbial, asbestos and lead contamination issues. Among those represented are the applicant in the largest rezoning ever filed in Northern Virginia which included 26 million square feet of nonresidential space and 2,266 dwelling units. He also represented dozens of plaintiff/landowners...
Alexander Izaak Bozof
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(888) 270-0874 10521 Judicial Drive
Suite 305
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Communications and Trademarks
New York Law School
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Christopher J. DeSimone
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(703) 273-1400 3975 University Drive
Suite 410
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
George Mason University School of Law
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Chris joined the Gross & Romanick team in 2007 and became a partner of the law firm in 2014. Chris provides general counsel to the firm’s business clients, handling a wide range of legal matters including entity formation and organization, buying and selling businesses, leasing and real estate transactions, employment matters, general contract review, commercial disputes and disputes between business owners. Chris also supports the firm’s civil litigation practice and represents the firm’s commercial landlord clients with regard to leasing transactions and litigation. Chris takes great pleasure in helping small business owners establish their enterprises and navigate the many legal...
Stuart Gary
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Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 45 years experience
(703) 790-1900 8045 Leesburg Pike
Fifth Floor
 Vienna, VA 22182
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
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 Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(703) 883-0102 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Real Estate and Business
University of Florida Levin College of Law and Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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Ursula Koenig burgess
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Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
(703) 790-1911 8133 Leesburg Pike
9th Floor
 Vienna, VA 22182
Real Estate, Business and Collections
Drake University Law School
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Todd Lewis
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Arlington, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(855) 550-9898 2200 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 102-50
 Arlington, VA 22201
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Broker Fraud and Business
State University of New York - Buffalo
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Todd Lewis began his legal career in Florida, where he served as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 corporation. Upon moving to the Washington DC metro area, Mr. Lewis again worked for a Fortune 500 Corporation, helping to build one of the largest title companies in the world. Unhappy with the corporate lifestyle and looking to effect change and solve real world problems, in 2004 Mr. Lewis founded The Lewis Law Group, P.C., advising small to medium sized businesses and consumers in financial related matters, civil litigation, and general legal advisement. As a licensed real estate broker and agent for...
James M. Sack
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McLean, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 42 years experience
(703) 883-0102 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
 McLean, VA 22102
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Boston University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
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Martha Mothershead
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Falls Church, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
301 Park Avenue
 Falls Church, VA 22046
Real Estate, Elder, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
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Brian Ebert
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Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(703) 281-9000 10555 Main Street
Suite 650
 Fairfax, VA 22030
Real Estate and Business
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Stephen Glassman
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Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 47 years experience
(703) 902-9507 1950 Old Gallows Rd
 Vienna, VA 22182
Real Estate, Divorce, Family and Medical Malpractice
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David Russell
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Falls Church, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(703) 241-1976 282 N Washington St
Lower 100
 Falls Church, VA 22046
Real Estate, Business and Construction
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Paul Miller
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Annandale, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(703) 280-0037 3433 Aston St
 Annandale, VA 22003
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Employment
George Mason University School of Law
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Paul Miller’s association with the construction industry in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area dates back to 1967 from his high school and college summer employment in a family run commercial general construction business. Continuing in the construction industry as a general contractor following his graduation from Virginia Polytechnic & State University in 1975, Paul Miller progressed from the ground up to become President of that company until he dedicated his career to the practice of construction law in 1992. Since 1992 Paul Miller has represented construction related businesses with construction related claims, including mechanic’s liens, payment bonds, and general debt...
Lauren Mooney
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Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
1577 Spring Hill Road
Suite 500
 Vienna, VA 22182
Real Estate and Business
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Matthew R. Bowsher
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McLean, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 18 years experience
(703) 903-2501 8200 Jones Branch Dr
 McLean, VA 22102
Real Estate
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Cathy Deeann Christiansen
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Woodbridge, VA Real Estate Law Attorney
(703) 494-7171 12610 Lake Ridge Drive
 Woodbridge, VA 22192
Real Estate
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Helen Margaret Primo
Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(703) 549-1900 1200 Prince St
 Alexandria, VA 22314
Real Estate
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Andrew Palmieri
Alexandria, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer
(703) 837-6976 277 South Washington Street
 Alexandria, VA 22314
Real Estate, Business and IP
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Harry Eugene Barlow
Springfield, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 39 years experience
(703) 971-5891 6613 Bowie Dr
 Springfield, VA 22150
Real Estate, IP, Patents and Workers' Comp
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