James N. Markels
Croessmann & Westberg
James leads the Litigation Division of Croessmann & Westberg. He is a trial and appellate litigator handling a wide variety of civil cases in the state and federal courts of Virginia, D.C., and Maryland, ranging from contract disputes to real property claims, construction matters, and collections. At previous firms he litigated cases involving medical and legal malpractice, personal injury, insurance defense, and other areas of law. He has also successfully arbitrated and mediated numerous civil matters.
James is also a longtime member of the Fairfax Bar Association’s Circuit Court and CLE Committees. He has organized and moderated dozens of continuing legal education programs for fellow Fairfax practitioners, and in 2013 was given the FBA’s President’s Award for outstanding service to the Bar.
James is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, was a Thomas Reuters “Rising Star” in 2014, and a “Super Lawyer” from 2015 to 2020 in Appellate, Civil Litigation, and Real Property Law.
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
- Supreme Court of Maryland
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
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- 4th Circuit
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- D.C. Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Croessmann & Westberg
- Current
- George Mason University School of Law
- J.D.
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- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Appellate, Civil Litigation, and Real Property Law, 2015-2020.
- Rising Star
- Thomson Reuters
- President's Award
- Fairfax Bar Association
- A-V Rated
- Martindale Hubbell
- Virginia State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
- Current
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- Fairfax Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Circuit Court and CLE Committees
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- Maryland State Bar
- Current
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