Stephenson Lawyers

Bar Admissions U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2004 U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2004 Virginia Supreme Court, 2004 District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2010 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2011 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2011 Education George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia Law Review: George Mason University Law Review, Member (2003) Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia President’s List (4.0/4.0)(1997) Published Works Residential Religious Nuisance, RLUIPA and Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non Laedas, 5 Rutgers J. L. & Religion 6 (2003) Title VII &...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.