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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Heather R. Steele

Tyson’s Corner, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 years experience

7926 Jones Branch Drive
Suite 930
Tyson’s Corner, VA 22102

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...

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Richard Sternberg

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 35 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,...

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Douglas Sanderson

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 41 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...

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Anne Reilly Jones

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 32 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.

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Andrew Strickland

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 2 years experience

(703) 829-6233 10615 Judicial Drive
Suite 102
Fairfax, VA 22030

Real Estate, Business and Consumer
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

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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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Jeffrey J. Renzulli

McLean, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 24 years experience

(703) 564-7313 8270 Greensboro Dr
#810
McLean, VA 22102

Real Estate and Business
Boston College Law School

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Alexander Izaak Bozof

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 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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Lee Dixon II

McLean, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 14 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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William J. Walsh

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 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.

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George Hawkins

Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 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...

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Joseph Shannon

Tysons Corner, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 11 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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Craig E Buck

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 44 years experience

(571) 765-6210 Suite 600
Fairfax, VA 22031

Real Estate and Estate Planning
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law

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Private practice with experience in Real Estate and Estate Planning. Have conducted or supervised roughly 35,000 real estate closings.

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John W. Farrell

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 42 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...

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James M. Sack

McLean, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 43 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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Christopher J. DeSimone

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 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...

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Lauren Mooney

Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 20 years experience

1577 Spring Hill Road
Suite 500
Vienna, VA 22182

Real Estate and Business

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Brian Ebert

Fairfax, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 30 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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Ursula Koenig burgess

Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 20 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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Stephen Glassman

Vienna, VA Real Estate Law Attorney with 48 years experience

(703) 902-9507 1950 Old Gallows Rd
Vienna, VA 22182

Real Estate, Divorce, Family and Medical Malpractice

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Real estate refers to land, as well as anything permanently attached to the land, such as buildings and other structures, and covers more than just the drafting of contracts for the purchase and sale of property. Both federal and state laws regulate real estate transactions. The Federal Fair Housing Act, for example, prohibits discrimination in real estate transactions on account of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Many states have enacted similar legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of certain characteristics.

Attorneys in this field may handle leasing issues, landlord-tenant disputes, eviction proceedings and homeowner association (HOA) problems. Other matters within this practice area include title disputes, mortgages, covenants, easements, and equitable servitudes. Many real estate issues can affect both commercial and individual renters and landlords. Real estate lawyers who represent commercial interests may also focus on land use, zoning, environmental law, or eminent domain issues.

Some states provide a certification for lawyers who have demonstrated experience and competency in the practice of real estate law. These attorneys must meet certain educational, experience, and examination requirements to receive the certification as a specialist.

Deed: The legal document that transfers the ownership of real property from one party to another.

Mortgage: A mortgage is a document signed by a borrower when a loan is made that gives the lender a right to take possession of the property if the borrower fails to repay the loan.

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