Represent clients in domestic relationsi and divorce cases, including custody/visitation, support, and protective order cases in the Circuit Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts in Northern Virginia. Also represent clients in guardianship, real property, estate and trust, and business litigation. Draft pleadings, prepare and answer discovery, and prepare relevant domestic relations orders. Prepare for trials and evidentiary motions in Virginia courts and extensive… Show more Represent clients in domestic relationsi and divorce cases, including custody/visitation, support, and protective order cases in the Circuit Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts in Northern Virginia. Also represent clients in guardianship, real property, estate and trust, and business litigation. Draft pleadings, prepare and answer discovery, and prepare relevant domestic relations orders. Prepare for trials and evidentiary motions in Virginia courts and extensive settlement conferences. Negotiate and prepare custody agreements and property settlement agreements for domestic relations clients. Conduct legal research into relevant domestic relations, guardianship, estate and trust, and real property issues. Show less

Represented clients in domestic relations and family law cases, including contentious custody, visitation, support, and equitable distribution disputes in Circuit Courts, no-fault divorces before a judge pro tempore, and child custody and support disputes in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts in Northern Virginia. Drafted complaints for divorce and pleadings, prepared discovery and answers to discovery, discovery motions, final orders of divorce, and qualified domestic… Show more Represented clients in domestic relations and family law cases, including contentious custody, visitation, support, and equitable distribution disputes in Circuit Courts, no-fault divorces before a judge pro tempore, and child custody and support disputes in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts in Northern Virginia. Drafted complaints for divorce and pleadings, prepared discovery and answers to discovery, discovery motions, final orders of divorce, and qualified domestic relations orders. Reviewed and organized voluminous discovery productions. Prepared and assisted on multi-day trials in Virginia courts and full-day mediations. Negotiated and prepared custody agreements and marital settlement agreements. Conducted legal research into a variety of custody, support, and equitable distribution issues. Show less

Represented clients in employment and labor matters, business tort and contract claims, as well as employment discrimination, retaliation, and trade secret claims, in Federal and State Courts in Virginia. Organized discovery in a gender discrimination and retaliation case and conducted multiple full-day depositions. Negotiated and settled a commercial construction dispute through effective use of mediation.

Organized and managed civil litigation, in the courts of Virginia and the District of Columbia, , in the fields of community association law, contracts, business disputes, construction/contractor disputes, real estate/property law, torts, landlord-tenant disputes, bankruptcy, and estate/probate matters. Organized and managed hundreds of delinquent assessment cases for condominium associations, homeowners’ associations, and cooperative corporations in compliance with the Fair Debt Collection… Show more Organized and managed civil litigation, in the courts of Virginia and the District of Columbia, , in the fields of community association law, contracts, business disputes, construction/contractor disputes, real estate/property law, torts, landlord-tenant disputes, bankruptcy, and estate/probate matters. Organized and managed hundreds of delinquent assessment cases for condominium associations, homeowners’ associations, and cooperative corporations in compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Conduct discovery, depositions, motions practice, and trial preparation for complex civil litigations. Research legal issues and formulated trial strategy. Draft legal pleadings and conduct trials. Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements for clients. Monitored payments received and calculate payoffs. Conducted post-judgment collection actions, including asset investigations, debtor’s interrogatories and oral examinations, enforce rules to show causes and capiases, issue bank and wage garnishments/writs of attachment, enforced writs of fieri facias, and issued and enforced charging orders. Conducted unlawful detainer and replevin actions for the return of property. Reviewed community association Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and contracts to issue legal opinions and memoranda advising on numerous community issues and changes in laws. Show less

Researched and drafted pleadings and formulated strategy in complex civil cases in Virginia and District of Columbia. Prepared discovery and drafted legal pleadings. Managed numerous community association collection cases. Advised clients on additional areas of law, including contracts, business torts, property and personal injury. Prosecuted individuals charged with misdemeanor and traffic offenses for the Town of Herndon. Represented criminal defendants charged with misdemeanor crimes and… Show more Researched and drafted pleadings and formulated strategy in complex civil cases in Virginia and District of Columbia. Prepared discovery and drafted legal pleadings. Managed numerous community association collection cases. Advised clients on additional areas of law, including contracts, business torts, property and personal injury. Prosecuted individuals charged with misdemeanor and traffic offenses for the Town of Herndon. Represented criminal defendants charged with misdemeanor crimes and traffic infractions in the courts of Northern Virginia. Investigated facts, analyzed strength of charges, negotiated plea agreements, participated in pre- and post-trial motion hearings and conducted trials. Show less

Prepared bench memoranda and opinion letters for the four Arlington County Circuit Court Judges. Researched a variety of civil and criminal matters, including those involving both procedural and substantive legal issues. Accompanied and advised Judges during motion hearings and trials. Organized and researched a variety of inmate-related motions and civil actions, including Sentence Reconsideration, Habeas Corpus, Writ of Mandamus, and Writ of Coram Nobis.