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Lewis A. Martin III
Charlottesville (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 46 years of experience
Real Estate
University of Virginia
Lewis A. Martin, III began his law practice by joining his father upon his graduation with a JD from the University of Virginia in 1979. He focuses his practice in the areas of real property law, including commercial real estate, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, like-kind exchanges, and advanced property conveyances and financing, as well as estate planning and administration, serving as an Assistant Commissioner of Accounts for Albemarle County, Virginia. Mr. Martin was born and raised in Charlottesville, and values the relationships he’s developed through a lifetime of calling Central Virginia his home.
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John Kitzmann
Charlottesville (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Appeals
University of Virginia School of Law
John H. Kitzmann is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a partner and co-founder of Davidson & Kitzmann, PLC. He is also the former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Kitzmann has been practicing family law for more than twenty years. He has extensive experience negotiating and litigating the full range of family law issues. Mr. Kitzmann's recent representations in the area of family law have involved a divorce involving more than $500 Million in marital property, litigation concerning the value and distribution of a multinational corporation, complex...
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James McMurray Johnson
Prince William County, VA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
George Mason University School of Law
James M. Johnson graduated from James Madison University in with degrees in Biology and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor from the George Mason School of Law. James Johnson has worked at the outstanding law firms of Pfitzner & Morley, Johnson Ford Law, and now he is the managing attorney at the Johnson Law Firm, PC. He is admitted to practice in all Virginia courts, as well as the Federal and Bankruptcy courts of the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.
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Bryan J. Jones
Charlottesville (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
University of Virginia School of Law
Bryan is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and Brigham Young University. Bryan started his career prosecuting in the Louisa County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. After leaving the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, Bryan practiced for a traffic, DUI, and criminal defense firm in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. In 2016, Bryan opened his own practice in Charlottesville, serving Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. Bryan serves on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and as a member of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association. Bryan lives in Albemarle County, Virginia with his wife...
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Andrew K Thomas
Culpeper County, VA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
George Mason University
I've been a partner at Dulaney, Lauer & Thomas since 1999. I work with and exclusively represent clients fighting for their rights against insurance companies and other corporate entities. Throughout the course of my career, I have litigated hundreds of injury cases in Virginia and in the Federal Courts. When I'm not in the office or courtroom, I'm an active community member and proud husband and father.
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Tara L. Tighe
Prince William County, VA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
George Washington University Law School
Tara Tighe is a personal injury attorney. She has significant litigation experience in both jury and bench trials, and her strong desire to help others led her to become an attorney who fights for the rights of injured individuals. She strives to give every client the guidance and legal protection they need after an accident in order for them to devote their focus on rebuilding their lives.
Tara’s practice is focused exclusively on personal injury cases including car and motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, dog bites and chases, medical malpractice, slip and falls, mold inhalation and exposure, and wrongful death. Tara is...
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Casey Rian Stevens
Prince William County, VA Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
George Mason University
Casey R. Stevens With more than 34 years of experience practicing law, Casey R. Stevens is a leader in the Virginia criminal defense community. He is a skilled and dedicated defense lawyer who is focused on achieving a successful outcome for his clients in every case that he takes on. Prior to becoming a criminal defense attorney, Casey served as a prosecutor in the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Prince William County, Virginia where he gained unique insight into how the government develops and prosecutes both felony and misdemeanor cases. Casey is well respected by attorneys and judges and...
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Matthew Weinberg
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 14 years of experience
(757) 222-6981
575 Lynnhaven Pkwy Ste200
Virginia Beach, VA 23455-7350
Free ConsultationUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Matthew Weinberg goes the extra mile for every client to help them achieve their optimal case outcome. He fights hard to maximize the payouts from insurance companies to get clients real money.
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Brook M. Thibault
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 18 years of experience
(888) 402-7117
760 Lynnhaven Pky Suite 140
Suite 140
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Free ConsultationBusiness and Insurance Claims
Regent University School of Law
Brook M. Thibault is a Virginia Beach trial lawyer, former Associate Counsel for CMA CGM (America) LLC the world's third largest container ship company, and Public Defender. As Associate Counsel for CMA CGM, Brook shared in the corporate legal responsibilities associated with the company as subsidiary and agent for CMA CGM S.A. a French Domestic Society Anonym; including complex commercial real estate transactions, transportation and maritime law, and international asset search and collection. As Assistant Public Defender, Brook has represented hundreds of accused individuals in matters ranging from minor traffic infractions to serious violent crimes. Brook is a...
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LeeAnne Schocklin
Chesapeake (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 8 years of experience
(757) 312-0211
524 Albemarle Drive
Suite 200
Chesapeake, VA 23322-5527
Business
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
LeeAnne was born and raised in Williamsburg, Virginia. She attended Virginia Tech, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and a minor in Psychology. LeeAnne is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society. After undergrad, LeeAnne returned to her hometown to attend William & Mary Law School. During law school, she was an Articles Editor for the Business Law Review and a member of the Moot Court team.
LeeAnne began her legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable T.J. Hauler, Chief Judge of the Chesterfield Circuit Court. Following her clerkship, she...
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Peter John Louie
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 15 years of experience
(757) 384-4357
123 South Lynnhaven Road
Suite 101
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Liberty University
Mr. Louie focuses his practice on traffic defense in Virginia Beach and the greater Hampton Roads area. His firm regularly defends those charged with reckless driving, DUI, hit and run, racing, and other traffic offenses. Mr. Louie also conducts mediations to help people in conflict. Visit www.PeterLouieLaw.com to see some of our case results.
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Stephan J. Lipskis
Norfolk (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(757) 629-0660
1700 Dominion Tower
999 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
Business and Tax
University of South Carolina School of Law
Mr. Lipskis is an Estate and Elder Law attorney. He is licensed to practice in all Virginia Courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. His practice includes all facets of trusts, estate planning, estate administration, and elder law. Whether it be helping a young couple take appropriate steps for their children or protecting family wealth from potential creditors and taxation, Mr. Lipskis enjoys assisting families in understanding their planning needs. He also enjoys working collaboratively with financial advisors to make sure their estate plans match up with each client’s personal financial...
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Hugo Valverde
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 19 years of experience
(757) 422-8472
397 Little Neck Road
3300 Building Suite 205
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Immigration
Regent University School of Law
Hugo’s passion for immigration law stems from his own family’s immigration experience. His father and mother came to the United States from Peru fleeing political persecution, and as he grew up, Hugo spent many summers in Peru. Hugo uses his experience growing up in an immigrant family and time abroad to understand the conditions where his clients or their employees may have come from and the challenges they face when they come to the United States. He uses this understanding to provide better service to his clients.
He has served the immigrant community through the practice of law since 2005. He...
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A. Conrad Bareford III
Mathews County, VA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Regent University School of Law
I came to the Mathews/Gloucester area after practicing in Hampton. My focus is state litigation, trusts, deeds, wills, and estate planning and administration.
I am on the Board of Directors of HeadStart, am a current or former officer with the Lions Charity Foundation and Middle Peninsula Bar Association. Also a member of the Mathews Ruritans.
I volunteer time and resources for most community functions.
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Joshua Jewett
Norfolk (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Employment
Regent University School of Law
Joshua Jewett advocates for employees’ rights in all types of employment law matters before federal and state courts, as well as in administrative and grievance hearings. Mr. Jewett has represented numerous individuals across a broad spectrum of industries. In addition to representing employees in litigation type settings, Mr. Jewett advises management and decisionmaker employees in both the private and federal sector who are facing disciplinary action, possible termination, or are being forced out. Mr. Jewett has helped clients in these situations either keep their jobs or peacefully exit from their situations by obtaining a negotiated severance package.
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Jonathan Lewis Stone
Portsmouth (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Products Liability
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
I have an extensive litigation practice with a focus on state and federal court litigation in the practice areas of personal injury, Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); automobile, motorcycle & trucking accidents; wrongful death; medical malpractice; and employment.
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Raymond L. Hogge Jr.
Norfolk (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 37 years of experience
Employment
University of Richmond
Ray Hogge represents and advised Virginia public and private employers, and Virginia executives and professionals, in all aspects of labor and employment law.
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Satnam Singh
Norfolk (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration and International
College of William and Mary and Delhi University
Satnam Singh is the principal lawyer in Satnam Singh, PC, and American Immigration Law Office, PLC, practicing law since 1988. Satnam is admitted to the Supreme Court of Virginia; the US Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and Federal Circuits; Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; US Tax Court; US Court of International Trade; the US Supreme Court; and the Bar Council (Punjab & Haryana) in India. His areas of practice include: Litigation, Appeals, Consular Processing, Waivers, Family...
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Christopher Davis
Chesapeake (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business, Employment, IP and Trademarks
Regent University and Regent University School of Law
Chris is a seasoned business attorney and litigator with experience helping businesses in both private practice and as a Corporate Counsel to a large franchisor with over 4,000 franchisees internationally.
Chris has handled commercial disputes for clients in state and federal courts around the country in matters ranging from basic contract disputes to multi-million dollar “bet the company” lawsuits. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was the C.I.O. for an Internet Service Provider in Buffalo, NY.
Chris teaches as a adjunct professor at Regent University.
Chris was named a 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 ‘Rising Star’ by Super Lawyers magazine, a distinction received...
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Edrie A Pfeiffer
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 27 years of experience
(757) 340-3100
154 Newtown Road, Suite B2-100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Georgetown University Law Center, Regent University School of Law and Oregon State University
I’ve been helping others find a fresh start through bankruptcy and divorce for almost 20 years. When I was in law school I just happened to be working for a bankruptcy attorney. One of my first cases was a couple whose daughter suffered from a brain tumor, and after a multitude of surgeries and treatments, the family was left with bills in excess of $200,000 after insurance. They had no choice but to file bankruptcy and get some reprieve from the overwhelming amount of bills necessary to save their daughter. Soon after, I met...
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Steve Forbes
Hampton (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
College of William and Mary
Attorney Forbes has been practicing law in Hampton Roads since 1982. He specializes in working with plaintiffs- usually representing injured clients in personal injury suits and workers’ compensation claims- but he has substantial criminal defense experience as well.
Mr. Forbes recognizes that the collective wisdom of a jury is much wiser than any one mind, and he has relied on that collective wisdom time and time again to protect his clients' rights, liberties and livelihood against unfair treatment.
Mr. Forbes has secured a jury verdict in excess of $2 million, including punitive damages, for a local high school coach in...
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Vivyane Kima
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Atty. Kima has a passion for Immigration Law. Being a child of immigrants. understandably, I am motivated by the desire to help keep families together; regardless of who they are or where they come from.
Highly effective in developing relationship and network with other professionals to secure and boost client satisfaction. Service is my business. I believe in providing the highest level of service for my clients; always ready to go the extra mile to assist and satisfy.
During the over 35-years of practice, spent numerous hours working with individuals,...
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Tatiana Mendez Ilchyshyn
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney
(757) 289-2499
505 S. Independence Blvd
Suite 103
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Immigration
Regent University School of Law
Tatiana Mendez is an attorney in Virginia whose practice focuses primarily on immigration, family, criminal, and traffic cases. Mendez began her legal career as an intern for the Federal Public Defender's Office in Norfolk where she assisted in the defense of a variety of clients and conducted interviews in Spanish. Since then she has practiced law all over Hampton Roads and gained experience in a wide variety of cases. In addition to her legal experience, Ms. Mendez is fluent in Spanish and earned a top score on the International Fluency Exam for Spanish Translators.
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Anna Ernest
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 12 years of experience
(757) 289-2499
505 South Independence Boulevard, Suite 103
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Free ConsultationRegent University
ANNA ERNEST, the proud owner of Ernest Law Group PLC, is a highly sought-after and recognized advocate. She represents Clients in complex matters in the family law, personal injury, and immigration. She has extensive courtroom experience in federal and state litigation.
Ms. Ernest is regarded as a determined, assertive, innovative, and client-dedicated attorney. For her substantial accomplishments, Ms. Ernest has been consistently voted by her peers as a “Super Lawyer,” named “Virginia’s Legal Elite,” recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by Coastal Virginia Magazine, selected to the list of “Top 40 Under 40” by The National Trial Lawyers, received...
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William D. Ashwell
Culpeper County, VA Lawyer
Free ConsultationUniversity of Dayton School of Law
William D. Ashwell is a career litigator and advocate who has built a regional and statewide reputation for assisting clients in the most serious of situations and in high profile matters. A native of Warrenton, Mr. Ashwell has solidified himself as a leader in the field of civil and criminal litigation and beyond. A steadfast believer in giving back to the community, Mr. Ashwell balances his time between his family and giving back to the community that he calls home. A graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Dayton School of Law, Mr. Ashwell serves Northern Virginia, Piedmont region,...
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Michael Jacob Owen Sandler
Richmond (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Michael Sandler has been practicing bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has successfully represented thousands of clients in his legal career. Mr. Sandler received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from The George Washington University in 1989, and his Juris Doctor from George Mason University in 1999. He is admitted to the Virginia Bar and all Virginia state courts, the Eastern and Western Districts or Virginia Bankruptcy Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. He is a member of the Northern Virginia Bank...
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Jay Braddock Jackson
Fredericksburg (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
In total, I spent 35 years in the insurance industry, handling liability claims. Prior to attending law school, I worked as an insurance adjuster and in claims management at GEICO. My positions allowed me the opportunity to learn a great deal about insurance company claims operations and the difficulties that large insurance companies face as well as the biggest hurdles for people who need to make claims. My work led me to attend law school while continuing my career in insurance. Following my graduation, I moved into the position of attorney with the company. Since that time, I have defended...
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Herbert E. Maxey Jr.
Buckingham County, VA Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Richmond School of Law
Herbert Maxey has been represented individuals injured by others for over 40 years. Let Mr. Maxey's experience work for you if you or a family member have been injured by the negligence of a reckless driver of a car, truck or other vehicle. Mr. Maxey has also represented many families after the loss of a loved one by the careless actions of other drivers.Mr. Maxey has represented clients in: Albemarle County Altavista Amelia County Amherst County Appomattox County Buckingham County Campbell County Charlotte County Charlottesville Cumberland County Farmville Fluvanna County Halifax County Lunenburg County Lynchburg Mecklenburg County...
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John Allen Waldrop III
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
John Allen started Waldrop & Colvin to deliver premier legal talent to business client without the friction points of big law. He has a vast and impressive history of decades in world class legal departments across several industries. His experience delivers results in corporate governance, contracts, M&A, dispute resolution, employment and real estate.
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David Mark Bastiaans
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business and Tax
University of Alabama School of Law and Western New England University School of Law
Before practicing as an attorney, I worked in greater Boston, MA and in Washington, DC in certified public accounting firms and currently hold my CPA license. I joined my law firm in 1998 and have been practicing and advising business owners and individuals ever since. In 2015, I graduated from the University of Alabama with my Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business Transactions. In 2018, I became certified as an exit planning advisor by the Exit Planning Institute to better serve and assist my business clients.
I focus my practice areas in working with business owners and their advisors...
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Jack Rephan
Suffolk (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 65 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of Virginia School of Law
Jack Rephan is a Shareholder and Director of the Virginia Beach, Virginia, firm of Pender & Coward, P.C. He is a member of the bars of Virginia and the District of Columbia. After serving as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of claims, Mr. Rephan was in the private practice of law in Washington D.C. from 1962 through 1993. Since 1993, he has practiced law in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. Mr. Rephan’s legal career has covered a broad range of areas of the law although his current practice has been for many years primarily devoted...
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Matthew H Kraft
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 29 years of experience
(757) 390-3340
5041 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 185
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
George Mason University School of Law
Types of cases I handle: Longshore Workers' Compensation Claims, Virginia Workers' Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability Claims, Personal Injury Cases General, Civil Litigation, Drafting of Contracts Contract Based Claims. I am a lawyer and I handle the types of cases I handle because I like to help people. In workers' compensation, Social Security, and personal injury claims, I work on behalf of people who have sustained injuries or disabilities that severely impact their lives and well being. I work with them in an effort to maximize their recovery and help them move on with their lives in a...
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William H. Oast III
Portsmouth (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Business
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Bringing nearly 40 years of legal expertise to the Oast & Taylor team, Bill’s practice areas include Elder Law, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianships and Conservatorships, and Litigation.
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Marc Gordon Marling
Norfolk (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
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Shawn M Cline
Hampton (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
University of Florida
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Stacey Lynn McDonough
Albemarle County, VA Lawyer
Business, IP and Real Estate
University of Richmond School of Law
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Edmund R. Michie
Charlottesville (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Richmond School of Law
I HAVE OVER 30 YEARS of EXPERIENCE and
I am proud to be carrying on a family traditions of legal service. (There has been an unbroken string of lawyers in my family in Central Virginia since the early 1800s, including my great-grandfather and his brother, who started and ran The Michie Company, a publisher of law books in Charlottesville, Virginia.)
EXPERIENCE MATTERS - let me put mine to work for you.
PERSONAL ATTENTION - no one but me will work on your file.
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I opened my own law firm, Jan....
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Jana Nattermann
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 5 years of experience
(757) 821-7972
1244 Perimeter Parkway
Suite 443
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Employment and Workers' Comp
Regent University School of Law
Jana holds the distinction of being one of the very few, if only, practicing Virginia attorneys who has served as a university Title IX deputy coordinator. This insider’s view of the Title IX process and her work on university investigations gives Jana a leg up for her clients.
The consummate problem solver, Jana’s been solving people-problems in corporate human resources management for the last decade.
Jana has also been an advocate for families and young people who need assistance since her early days as a professional for the YMCA and later as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL).
Whether student or family or...
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Tonya Gibbs
Fredericksburg (Independent City) County, VA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(540) 479-1966
1320 Central Park Blvd. Ste. 200
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Business and Real Estate
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
TNG Legal, PLC, has been happily serving the Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper areas since 2012 and is now serving areas in and around Orlando, Florida. This law firm was built on a passion for helping people and the desire to provide quality legal representation you can trust, by providing attentive, quality service, and representation with a personal touch. This firm is committed to providing you and your legal issues the personal attention and quality representation you deserve. Let us help you navigate through the complexities of the legal system.
Our firm provides small business services, estate planning services, some real...
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Lauren Rachel Truslow
Virginia Beach (Independent City) County, VA Attorney with 7 years of experience
Immigration
Regent University School of Law and University of Maryland - University College
I have several years experience working in immigration law both before and after becoming an attorney. I am well-versed in the federal legal processes available to immigrants who are applying for benefits or seeking relief from removal.