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Ashley Morgan
Manassas, VA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Tax
Florida Coastal School of Law
Ashley F. Morgan is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is also authorized and admitted to practice law in the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She has dedicated the majority of her legal career helping clients file Chapter 7, 11, and 13 in the Eastern District of Virginia. Ashley works with both individual and business debtors to find the best solution to their debt problems. She is regularly in bankruptcy court in Alexandria, VA or attending 341s with our clients.
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Jennifer Alettia French
Roanoke, VA Lawyer
Free ConsultationUniversity of Virginia School of Law
My practice area focus is primarily criminal defense, traffic defense, and civil litigation in Southwest Virginia. I am also admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., the United States Eastern District of Virginia and the United States Western District Court of Virginia.
When I'm not in the courtroom, I enjoy horseback riding and am often found trail riding on the weekends.
If you have any questions and would like to speak with me, feel free to call the office at 540-339-7775.
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Mark Stevenson
Newport News, VA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Consumer and Real Estate
Regent University School of Law
Mark L. Stevenson is a skilled attorney and short-sale negotiator barred in Virginia , North Carolina, and Michigan. Currently, his practice focuses on Real Estate, Estate Planning, and Business matters on the Peninsula.
Prior to joining Hanger Law, he spent three years processing and successfully negotiating short sales in some of the hardest hit regions of Michigan, including Flint and metro Detroit. Mark prides himself on facilitating deals with multiple parties to achieve positive results for clients.
A local, Mark graduated from Tallwood High School and went on to get a B.S. in Chemistry at Old Dominion University, graduating cum laude, and...
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Sean Reilly
Newport News, VA Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Patents and Real Estate
Regent University
Sean provides legal counsel to clients when they have a need for guidance on any matters involving Real Estate, Estate Planning, or Business Structuring. He works closely with clients to understand the unique issues they are facing and to customize a solution for their individual needs. Prior to joining Hanger Law, Sean was a commercial real estate broker and specialized in negotiating leases and purchase contracts for retail developments and Class A office space. With nearly a decade of real estate experience as a REALTOR®, Sean brings to Hanger Law his extensive real estate knowledge and unique perspective on the...
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Jan F Hoen
Hampton, VA Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Richmond School of Law
Mr. Hoen resides in Hampton and has been practicing since 1989 throughout the state and federal courts of Virginia. His practice focuses on representing injury victims. He has recovered millions for his clients and is actively involved in his church and community. His fee is never more than his client receives as a net recovery after all of their bills and liens are paid.
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Mario Stellute
Hampton, VA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Loyola University New Orleans
Mario J. Stellute specializes in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense throughout the entire Hampton Roads area, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his injured clients and exonerated countless criminal defendants. Mr. Stellute was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. Following law school, Mr. Stellute immediately went into private practice. Mr. Stellute practices in both state and federal courts, and is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern...
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Christopher M. Baker
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 15 years of experience
9620 Maryland Ave.
Suite 205
Norfolk, VA 23511
Administrative
Regent University School of Law
Chris is an attorney in the Virginia Beach office where he meets with individuals and couples in need of financial help. He is known by his clients as a “friendly and compassionate” attorney who brings comfort and help to those going through difficult times. Since joining Boleman Law in 2015, he has helped thousands of people struggling with overwhelming financial problems. His reputation with his clients has earned him the AVVO Client’s Choice Award in Bankruptcy, and the Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Platinum award. Chris’s reputation amongst fellow attorneys and judges has earned him a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, to be...
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Mary G. Commander
Norfolk, VA Attorney with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of Richmond School of Law
MARY G. COMMANDER has been engaged in the practice of law in Norfolk, Virginia and surrounding areas since 1981. She is well-known and respected in the Hampton Roads area for her proficiency in all matters of Family Law and her diligent and no-nonsense approach in court. Ms. Commander is a certified Norfolk Master Gardener Volunteer and actively involved in the rescue of former racing greyhounds (with two of her own at home).
Mary Commander’s Education & Experience:
She is a magna cum laude graduate of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where she served for three years as an elected member of...
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David C. Johnson
Hampton, VA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationRegent University School of Law
Traffic and Criminal Defense. If you have a date to appear before a judge in southeastern Virginia, get help before you go! The Commonwealth is represented by an attorney, and you should be, too. David C. Johnson honorably retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps after 25 years of service, and takes special pride in caring for clients presently serving on active duty.
Virginia Beach Law Group: Practicing law with passion for our profession and compassion for our clients. We offer representation in the general practice of law. If you...
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Joe Miller
Virginia Beach, VA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Workers' Comp
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Joe Miller has been representing the injured for over 30 years. He is admitted to practice law in both Virginia and North Carolina. If you have been injured at work, in a car accident, or otherwise due to the negligence of another, you need to call Joe Miller Law and experience what Strong Justice is all about. Joe grew up in the Tidewater area of Virginia and attended Western Branch High School in Chesapeake. He received his law degree at William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1987. He is admitted to practice law in both Virginia and North...
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Edward Allen
Fredericksburg, VA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Edward is an accomplished litigator and talented personal injury attorney who has tried and won cases in both state and federal courts. He wants clients to be treated fairly in the legal system, so he strives to serve as a compassionate advocate on their behalf. Edward currently serves as the President of the Allen Law Firm.
Edward helped spearhead the firm’s expansion to Northern Virginia and has been the managing partner of the Fredericksburg office since it opened in 1994. He joined Allen & Allen in 1987 after graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He is proud to...
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Tori Bramble
Fredericksburg, VA Attorney with 28 years of experience
(540) 628-7340
1320 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 200
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Bankruptcy
Accomplished and result-focused with 24 years of experience in Family Law, Bankruptcy and Administrative Law specializing in Security Clearance Defense and Medical License Defense.
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John David Mayoras
Fredericksburg, VA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
University of North Carolina School of Law
John graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English before attending law school at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. John was still a student when he tried his first case as a member of the Criminal Defense Clinic. He also attempted to free the wrongly convicted, working with the Innocence Project. John gained invaluable experience as a research assistant for a member of the law school's faculty and as an intern for the North Carolina's Office of the Attorney General. John has always practiced criminal defense. He began his...
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James T. Lang
Virginia Beach, VA Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationEnvironmental
The George Washington University Law School and Case Western Reserve University School of Law
As a current firm shareholder for Pender and Coward, P.C., the scope of James T. Lang's practice is in environmental law with an emphasis on counseling residential and commercial waterfront property owners. Additionally Mr. Lang has extensive experience representing business clients in a variety of corporate matters that have become long time clients entrusting him with all of their legal needs. Before joining the firm in 2005, Mr Lang enjoyed a 25-year career in the navy starting as an E-1 Fireman Recruit and finishing as an O-5 Commander, including 16 years as a U.S. Navy JAG Attorney.
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Brenda Moses
Blacksburg, VA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Vermont Law School and State University of New York - Buffalo
Ms. Moses has over 20 years of experience in handling workers’ compensation cases, having spent time looking at claims from both sides of the case. Early in her career she worked as a workers’ compensation claim adjuster for an insurance company and later, after attending law school, she represented insurance carriers in workers’ compensation cases. Her early career experiences convinced her that she wanted to work for the “other side” and represent the injured worker.
Ms. Moses strongly believes in the rights of injured workers, and she represents ONLY injured workers. She and her staff...
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David Williams
Stafford, VA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Mississippi College School of Law
David is an experienced and compassionate personal injury attorney who manages the Stafford, Virginia office of Allen & Allen. His legal career has focused almost exclusively on personal injury law, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, and slip and fall cases. He dedicates himself to shielding injured people from unfair and unsympathetic treatment from insurance companies.
David has an “AV Preeminent” rating (the highest available) from the Martindale-Hubbell attorney listing service. He has litigated a broad range of matters in various areas of personal injury law in both state and federal court, and he has even successfully argued cases before...
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Christopher Toepp
Fredericksburg, VA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Christopher J. Toepp dedicates his practice of to helping clients and making his community a safer place. Although still early in his career, he has earned a reputation as an exceptional litigator in the courtroom. His expansive trial experience includes hundreds of bench and jury trials. This background gives Chris an understanding of jurors' expectations when they evaluate a case. He knows how to present evidence so that the jury comprehends his client's hardships and the impact their injuries have had on their lives.
Chris works on a wide range of personal injury cases including car crashes, truck accidents and motorcycle...
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Charles E McWilliams Jr.
Prince William, VA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
4310 Prince William Pkwy.
Suite 300
Prince William, VA 22192
Business, Real Estate 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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Zachary A. Deubler
Alexandria, VA Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
George Mason University School of Law and George Mason University
Zachary Deubler, as Carmichael Ellis & Brock, PLLC's Senior Associate Attorney, is a vital part of the Firm's criminal defense litigation group. With extensive trial experience in both federal and state courts, Zachary works tirelessly to achieve the best result possible for his clients. Believing that preparation is critically important in defending a criminal case, Zachary works to lay the groundwork at every stage of litigation to best minimize risk and bring about favorable resolutions for his clients.
Zachary possesses a wealth of legal expertise and has represented individuals accused of international terrorism, hostage-taking, fraud, cyber...
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Nancy Vizer
Falls Church, VA Attorney
6269 Leesburg Pike #101
Falls Church, VA 22044
Immigration
George Mason University School of Law
Nancy M. Vizer founded her law firm in 2001 in Chicago, IL, to provide an outlet for immigration clients to receive personalized service. The firm almost always charges a flat fee, so that clients can know exactly what to expect. Ms. Vizer works directly with each of her clients, rather than delegating work to a team that the client may never meet. The staff remains fully familiar with each of Ms. Vizer's immigration cases, and is able to answer questions when Ms. Vizer is occupied with other matters, but clients always have access to Ms. Vizer for their substantive concerns.
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Cagatay Ersoy
Herndon, VA Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Columbia Law School and Istanbul University Faculty of Law
Mr. Ersoy is a New York-based attorney specializing in immigration law, international business law, and corporate law. With extensive legal training and experience both in the United States and Turkey, he brings a unique international perspective to his practice.
After earning his LLB from Istanbul University, he furthered his education at Columbia Law School, where he completed his Master of Laws and contributed as a Research Assistant in International Investment Law and Arbitration.
His professional journey includes significant roles across diverse legal settings. Currently, as a Managing Attorney at Capitol Law Partners PLLC, he leads initiatives and strategies that support clients through...
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Federico B. Serrano
Falls Church, VA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Immigration
Regent University School of Law
The Law Office of Federico Serrano is a results oriented law firm committed to providing innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex immigration matters. In guiding employers and individuals through the maze of immigration laws, we make it a priority to secure all immigration benefits available to our clients.
We represent companies and individuals in filing employment and family-based immigrant petitions, applying for U.S. citizenship, and obtaining nonimmigrant visas for professionals, individuals, and religious workers. We also represent individuals in securing diverse forms of relief from deportation proceedings based on an overstay or as the consequence of a criminal conviction.
For several years...
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Joseph Blaszkow
Alexandria, VA Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Georgetown University Law Center
Managing Attorney: Blaszkow Legal PLLC
https://alexandriainjuryattorney.com/
Attorney Joseph A. Blaszkow is an experienced trial attorney, whose focus has been helping car accident victims and others involved in personal injury matters. He has been winning cases for his clients since 1981. He has amassed over four-decades of experience, litigating cases in Maryland, Virginia, and the District, as well as appellate Courts and the US District Courts in DC, MD, and VA.
Mr. Blaszkow was also one of the first attorneys in the Commonwealth of Virginia to obtain punitive damages against a drunk driver who had injured his client.
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John-David Coker
Fairfax, VA Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
JD is an associate attorney at Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC. JD joined Cook Craig & Francuzenko after previously working for Stern & Eisenberg. JD concentrates his practice on constitutional rights, civil rights, business, and commercial law.
JDis licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, Fairfax Bar Association and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. JD appears primarily in the Ciricuit and General District courts of Northern Virginia.
JD obtained his Bachelors of Science in Political Science from University of Maryland Global Campus, while living in the...
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Daniel Peter Barrera
Alexandria, VA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration and Workers' Comp
University of Colorado Law School
Our team is currently providing a 10% discount on attorney fees during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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L. Ilaine Upton
Annandale, VA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
Tulane University School of Law
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Richard Maxwell Volin
Falls Church, VA Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
The George Washington University Law School
I help employees with important career choices. I guide them through employment offers as well as separation agreements and releases, non-competes, non-solicitations, and other restrictive covenants. If you are transitioning employment, I work with you to protect your rights and your future.
I also help entrepreneurs start, grow, and protect their businesses. Forming a company begins long before filing paperwork with a state agency. Owners need to understand their initial operations, and have a plan for growth. I guide business clients through that critical process.
I advise on entity type and draft organic documents, such as operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and bylaws....
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Michael Ruxton Strong
Falls Church, VA Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Dayton School of Law
Michael Strong is a practicing lawyer licensed in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He has practiced law since 1980. He is a graduate, with Honors, of the University of Dayton School of Law, and was a member of the Law Review and National Moot Court Team during his studies at the University of Dayton. He is a former member of the Virginia Boyd Graves Conference on Legislative liaison between the Bar and legislature of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, and the District of...
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David Ludwig
Leesburg, VA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Communications, IP, Patents and Trademarks
The George Washington University Law School
I am a partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC. My practice focuses primarily on civil litigation in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, internet / domain names, commercial transactions, government contracts, community associations, and bankruptcy law / creditor's rights, as well as trademark and copyright prosecution. I have represented local and national clients in federal and state court litigation matters, as well as in bankruptcy proceedings. I have represented manufacturing companies in complex patent infringement matters, technology companies in trademark infringement matters, and copyright holders in infringement actions against the likes of Disney and ABC. In 2012, I made...
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Ralph Albrecht
Reston, VA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
George Mason University School of Law
Ralph P. Albrecht is a US Registered Patent Attorney, an intellectual property (IP) lawyer specializing in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and related business transactions, licensing, contracts, and enforcement and litigation. Ralph works in northern Virginia and has offices in Reston, VA, and works with clients from Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Fauquier, Montgomery counties, as well as throughout the DMV, Washington, DC metropolitan area from Baltimore, MD, to Roanoke, VA, to Washington, DC. A former Am-Law 100 law firm Practice Group Leader, Ralph is experienced in management and leading lawyers and legal practices, as well as practicing in all areas...
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Shafeek Seddiq
VIENNA, VA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
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.
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Howard Ackerman
Vienna, VA Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
American University Washington College of Law
I have been successfully representing accident victims and injured workers since 1987.
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Thomas W. Croessmann
Tysons, VA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Regent University School of Law
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Lauren Eagan
McLean, VA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Diego School of Law
Lauren Eagan is the driving force behind Eagan Immigration PLLC, where she serves as Founder and CEO. With a deep passion for helping those who have been told they have no options, Lauren has built a career on finding creative and strategic solutions in the most challenging immigration cases. Fluent in both Spanish and English, she has successfully represented clients from over 30 different countries. Lauren’s expertise spans all areas of immigration law, but she is particularly dedicated to helping undocumented immigrants secure legal status, often through innovative approaches like VAWA and T Visas. Her unwavering commitment to her clients,...
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Adam Krischer
Arlington, VA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
University of Denver
A graduate of the George Washington University and the University of Denver College of Law, Mr. Krischer focused his early legal career in prosecution. As a staff attorney at the National District Attorneys Association, he assisted the creation of the National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women and drafted curriculum and served as an instructor for prosecutors nationwide.
Mr. Krischer left NDAA to serve as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Arlington County, prosecuting a range criminal activity from traffic offenses and DUIs to rape and other aggravated felonies. Mr. Krischer left prosecution and worked for the Stuttgart Law...
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Andrew Stewart
Arlington, VA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
The George Washington University Law School
Andrew Stewart graduated from George Washington University Law School in 2003. Since graduating he focused his practice on criminal defense of individuals and corporations in both DC and Virginia state and federal courts. In 2009 he co founded Dennis Stewart & Krischer PLLC and is presently serving as the managing partner of the firm. Mr. Stewart has extensive trial experience in both federal and state courts. He is also an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School.
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Evan St. John
McLean, VA Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business and Employment
The George Washington University Law School
Evan joined Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. in 2024. Since 2013, Evan has worked as outside corporate counsel for entities ranging from small tech startups to large multinational trade groups and corporations. For his corporate clients, his representation includes: contract preparation, negotiation and review; mergers, acquisitions and sales; governance oversight; regulatory compliance; intellectual property licensing; and non-litigation employment law matters, among others.
Evan received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School (2013). While in law school, he was a legal extern for the Department of Labor's Civil Rights Center, the U.S. Marshals Service's Office of General Counsel, the Maryland...
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Alexander Herbert Butterman
Leesburg, VA Lawyer with 28 years of experience
IP and Trademarks
St. John's University School of Law
Alex Butterman’s practice covers all facets of trademark prosecution and practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and virtually every trademark office around the world with the help of an extensive network of foreign associates. Alex has also been counseling a diverse group of foreign and domestic businesses in a variety of industries and commercial sectors since 1995 at all stages of development – assessing and searching the availability of marks; establishing, enforcing, and maintaining trademark and service mark rights; resolving intellectual property disputes; handling internet domain name IP issues, anti-counterfeiting matters, copyright prosecution, IP licensing and transactional...
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Ismail T. Shahtakhtinski
Fairfax, VA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationLoyola University New Orleans
Attorney Ismail T. Shahtakhtinski is the founder and principal of I.S. Law Firm, PLLC.
He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of immigration law, personal injury and business law. Prior to founding his firm, Attorney Shahtakhtinski worked with other firms on major civil matters and worked as of counsel for a New Orleans based law firm. Mr. Shahtakhtinski has developed experience in a broad range of civil matters including personal injury, insurance coverage, as well as immigration law and commercial litigation. In the past, Mr. Shahtakhtinski represented number of Washington, DC area businesses, international corporations, foreign governments, and individuals in...
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Peter M. Sweeny
Leesburg, VA Attorney with 49 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Seton Hall University School of Law
I have been representing workers injured in Virginia for over thirty years. With a statewide practice, I have represented firefighters in Fairfax, policemen and policewomen in Alexandria, poultry workers in Harrisonburg, auto workers in Dublin, factory workers in Winchester, store workers in Richmond, oyster shuckers in Tappahannock, and construction workers in Loudoun, to name a few.
I have always worked hard for working people.
(And its "Sweeny," not "Sweeney.")