Burke Lawyers

David has more than 30 years of experience representing small and mid cap businesses in transactional and litigation matters in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is regular outside counsel to one of largest locally based restaurant chains in Greater DC and one of the largest independent used automobile dealership groups in the Washington DC area.

Graduated with honors in 1987 from the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University where he was President of the Phi Delta Phi law society.

David graduated with a B.S. degree in Marketing from George Mason University.

David is licensed to practice...

Billy Ruhling, II, is an experienced litigator focusing on civil litigation matters. His experience in civil litigation has focused on complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy and business torts. Mr. Ruhling has represented clients in actions covering a broad spectrum, including insurance coverage, professional liability defense, antitrust claims, contract disputes, tort claims, breach of corporate duties, and fraud. Before joining Troutman Sanders LLP, Mr. Ruhling was on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate, where he served as a Branch Chief in the Army's Defense Appellate Division, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency. There, in addition to supervising seven appellate attorneys,...

Experienced Federal legislative and regulatory attorney with over 20 years of Executive Agency, Congressional, and OMB experience.

John represents closely-held business, their owners, individuals, and their families involving taxation, estate planning, probate and estate administration, wills and trusts, business planning, and corporate law. John has worked with clients to:

Prepare last wills and testaments, trust agreements, advance medical directives, and powers of attorney;

Administer estates;

Negotiate with the Internal Revenue Service;

Plan for optimal tax treatment; and

Form and manage businesses.

Prior to joining Rees Broome, John spent three years at an accounting firm in Washington, D.C., concentrating his practice on state and local, federal, and international tax compliance and consulting for individuals and businesses. He then joined Ritzert & Leyton,...

Mr. Curtis joined the firm in 2009 with more than 25 years experience as a respected trial lawyer. Since 1988, Mr. Curtis has devoted his practice to representing injured parties. His philosophy is reflected in the language of justice: fairness, integrity and respect. He began his legal career as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Virginia and gained valuable trial experience with a firm specializing in insurance defense litigation. As Plaintiff’s counsel, he has handled numerous general liability and wrongful death matters, complex medical malpractice cases, including birth injury, traumatic brain injury, obstetrical malpractice, psychiatric malpractice involving suicide, plastic and reconstructive surgery,...

Melinda provides holistic multi-generational income and wealth transfer tax planning advice and estate and trust services to individuals, families, and business owners. She also advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries on probate and estate and trust administration, and serves as a technical expert on estate and trust litigation matters. Melinda has over 25 years of experience in the estates and trusts area, and brings a unique and diverse perspective from her work in private law practice, Big Four accounting firms, and private banking/trust services. With her focus on advising clients in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, asset protection,...

Retired US Army Officer

Mr. Brennan’s law practice is dedicated to serving the needs of businesses, both large and small, and includes business sales and acquisitions, general civil litigation, business counseling, debtor/creditor law, business formation and receivables collection. Mr. Brennan's professional experience includes complex commercial litigation and intensive bankruptcy experience. Mr. Brennan was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but spent the major part of his youth in Dallas, Texas and Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Brennan was drafted into the United States Army where he was trained as a medical corpsman with field units of the 25th Infantry Division. While serving in Vietnam, he was awarded the Purple...

Mr. McClanahan is a Fairfax, Virginia native who studied law at Michigan State University College of Law. Mr. McClanahan provides knowledgeable and compassionate legal expertise to individuals, families, and businesses in a variety of legal issues including trusts and estates, criminal law, business law, litigation, and negotiations. Mr. McClanahan has experience working with small businesses and nonprofit organizations; creating new business entities, preparing and reviewing contracts, and assisting nonprofit organizations in applying for tax exempt status. In addition, Mr. McClanahan is an experienced contract attorney, who has taken part in cases with legal issues ranging from mergers to Department of Justice antitrust...

I hold a law degree from Drake University Law School, and an undergrad diploma from Illinois Wesleyan University. I currently live in Falls Church, Virginia, with my wife, Dorothy. We were married in June, 2010. Dorothy and her family (now my family) came to the United States from Poland, in 1991. They all became citizens in 2005. I was born and raised in central Illinois. I have two brothers and two sisters. My brothers are physicians, and my sisters are attorneys. My brother, Joe, is married to an oncological gynecologist from Australia. I was his best man, and ended up being...

Attorney Miguel Rivera earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1996 from James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University. In 2002, Attorney Rivera founded his Northern Virginia immigration firm, The Law Offices of Miguel Rivera, PLLC, where he represents individuals, families, business owners, heterosexual couples, and members of the LGBT community who want to live and work in the United States. In order to help immigrants secure their legal rights, Mr. Rivera regularly appears before the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and various federal appellate courts. Attorney Rivera...

Jan Roltsch-Anoll is a partner in the Szabo, Zelnick & Erickson, P.C. litigation practice. She has practiced for over twenty years and represents clients in complicated business, commercial, estate and personal injury actions on both the trial and appellate levels. She practices in the Federal and State Courts in Northern Virginia as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Virginia Supreme Court. She has been a partner with the firm since 2001. Prior to joining the firm she served as the General Counsel for a publicly traded corporation for several years. Ms. Roltsch-Anoll has previously been a...

I began practicing law in 1980 with a firm where I tried my first felony jury after being in practice approximately 4 months. Just as in the NBA or MLB the rookie who is good gains responsibility and rises in the ranks. I have dedicated my career to helping those who sometimes felt that their situatio was impossible to win or overcome. I have heard on many occasions from judges around the state that "this is the first time I have heard that defense" when finding my client "not guilty". There are many lawyers who will take your money, and...

Over thirty years active trial experience on all matters of personal injury or death. I have secured major settlements and verdicts on behalf of clients throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Landlord law in D.C. and Maryland. Estate Planning law in D.C. and Maryland. Civil litigation, including contract disputes, divorce and real estate transactions in D.C. and Maryland.

Zachary Kitts is a founding partner at the Northern Virginia boutique law firm of K&G Law Group, PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law, qui tam litigation and other complex civil litigation matters. Zach is widely recognized as a leading expert on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and was the primary architect of the comprehensive 2011 amendments to the statute.