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We asked area lawyers to nominate who they thought were the best legal minds in Northern Virginia when it came to criminal and personal injury lawyers, both on the prosecution and defense side of the table.
Lawyers were asked to keep this question in mind when nominating their peers: If you had a close friend or family member who needed a criminal or personal injury lawyer, and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them? Below are those criminal and personal injury lawyers who received the most nominations.
David Albo
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
Albo & Oblon, L.L.P.
2200 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1201, Arlington, VA 22201; 703-455-0046
Stephen Altman
Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice
Hamilton, Altman, Canale & Dillon, L.L.C.
10306 Eaton Place, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-591-9700
William Artz
Personal Injury Defense and Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
William E. Artz, P.C.
1700 N. Moore St., Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22209; 703-243-3500
Steven Bancroft
Personal Injury Defense
Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
3920 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-385-1000
John J. Brandt
Personal Injury Defense
Wilson Elser
8444 Westpark Drive, Suite 510, McLean, VA 22102; 703-245-9300
Gary Brown
Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice
McCandlish & Lillard, P.C.
11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-2288
Michelle Bartoli Cain
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Bartoli Cain Law, P.L.L.C.
908 King St., Suite 350, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-548-3577
Peter Burnett
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Burnett & Williams
105 Loudoun St. SE, Leesburg, VA 20175; 703-777-1650
Ryan Campbell
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
King, Campbell & Poretz, P.L.L.C.
108 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-683-7070
Manuel Capsalis
Criminal Defense
Capsalis Fitzgerald, P.L.C.
1 W. Market St., Second Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176; 703-525-2260
William Carey
Personal Injury Defense and Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
4020 University Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-691-1235
John Carroll
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
Carroll & Carroll, P.C.
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-7207
Grace Burke Carroll
Personal Injury Plantiff, Medical Malpractice
Carroll & Carroll, P.C.
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-7007
Thomas Carter
DUI/DWI
Redmon, Peyton & Braswell, L.L.P.
510 King St., Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-684-2000
Mark Cummings
Criminal Defense
Sher, Cummings & Ellis
3800 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203; 703-525-1200
Thomas Curcio
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Curcio Law
700 N. Fairfax St., Suite 401, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-666-8858
James Davis
Criminal Defense
James F. Davis, P.C.
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 301, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-383-3110
Timothy Davis
Criminal Defense
The Law Offices of Gary V. Davis
1315 Vincent Place, McLean, VA 22101; 703-356-2442
David Deane
DUI/DWI
David Deane, Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C.
1100 Glebe Road N, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201; 703-224-4403
Peter DePaolis
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P.
10300 Eaton Place, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-218-4410
William Dolan, III
White Collar
Venable, L.L.P.
8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 300, Tysons Corner, VA 22182; 703-760-1600
Darwyn Easley
Criminal Defense
Clingan, Tull, Easley, P.L.L.C.
10555 Main St., Suite 450, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-865-6610
Margaret Eastman
Criminal Prosecution
Commonwealth Attorneys Office
1425 N. Courthouse Road, Room 5200, Arlington, VA 22201; 703-228-4410
Peter Everett
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
4020 University Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-691-1235
Steve Frei
Personal Injury Plantiff
Sickels, Frei & Mims
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-925-0500
Benjamin Glass, III
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Ben Glass Law
3915 Old Lee Highway, Suite 22-B, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-591-9829
Alex Gordon
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
The Gordon Law Firm, P.C.
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-218-8416
Peter Greenspun
Criminal Defense
Greenspun Shapiro, P.C.
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-352-0100
David Hall
DUI/DWI
Phillips, Beckwith, Hall & Chase
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-691-4100
Robert Hall
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Products
Hall & Sethi, P.L.C.
12120 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 150, Reston, VA 20190; 703-925-9500
Brendan Harold
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
Harold Law Firm
10555 Main St., Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-537-0000
John Hartel
Personal Injury Defense, Products
Hartel, Kane, DeSantis & Howlie, L.L.P.
5924 15th St. N, Arlington, VA 22205; 703-855-8448
Stephen Horvath
Personal Injury Defense
Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
3920 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-385-1000
James Hundley
Criminal Defense, White Collar
Briglia Hundley Nuttall & Kay, P.C.
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 750, Vienna, VA 22182; 703-883-0880
Chidi James
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
4020 University Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-691-1235
Annette LaCroix Jones
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Jones & Rostant, P.C.
11150 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-352-0522
Julia Judkins
Personal Injury Defense
Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
3920 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-385-1000
C. Erik Jurgensen
DUI/DWI
Albo & Oblon, L.L.P.
2200 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1201, Arlington, VA 22201; 703-312-0410
Christie Leary
Criminal Defense
Law Offices of Christie A. Leary, P.C.
10476 Armstrong St., Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-359-7111
Rodney Leffler
Criminal Defense, White Collar
Leffler & Moseley
10555 Main St., Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-293-9300
Christopher Leibig
Criminal Defense
Law Offices of Christopher Leibig
108 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-684-8000
Corinne Magee
Criminal Defense
The Magee Law Firm, P.L.L.C.
6845 Elm St., Suite 205, McLean, VA 22101; 703-356-7500
James Magee
Personal Injury Defense, Products
The Magee Law Firm, P.L.L.C.
6845 Elm St., Suite 205, McLean, VA 22101; 703-356-7500
John McGavin
Personal Injury Defense
Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
3920 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-385-1000
Marvin Miller
Criminal Defense, White Collar
Law Offices of Marvin Miller
1203 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-548-5000
Gary Mims
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Sickels, Frei & Mims
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22190; 703-925-0500
Susan Mitchell
Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice
Hamilton Altman Canale & Dillon L.L.C.
10306 Eaton Place, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-591-9700
Gary Moliken
Criminal Defense
Law Offices of Gary Moliken, P.C.
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-2030
Ray Morrogh
Criminal Prosecution
Commonwealth’s Attorney
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Room 123, Fairfax, VA 22038; 703-246-2776
Andrea Moseley
Criminal Defense, White Collar
Zwerling, Moseley and Sears, P.C.
114 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-835-9664
Richard Nagle
Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice
Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagle, P.C.
3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 475, Fairfax, VA 22033; 703-591-3440
David Oblon
Criminal Defense
Albo & Oblon, L.L.P.
2200 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1201, Arlington, VA 22201; 703-312-0410
Thomas Palmer Jr.
Personal Injury Defense, Worker’s Compensation
Woods Rogers P.L.C.
3554 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-6400
Carleton Penn, III
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
Hale Carlson Baumgertner, P.L.C.
10511 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-962-1164
Jerry Phillips
Criminal Defense, White Collar
Phillips, Beckwith, Hall & Chase
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-539-5824
Donna Miller Rostant
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Jones & Rostant, P.C.
11150 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-352-0522
Gerald Schwartz
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Law Offices of Gerald A. Schwartz
2827 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-823-0055
Stuart alexander Sears
Criminal Defense, White Collar
Zwerling, Moseley and Sears, P.C.
114 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-835-9664
Brandon Shapiro
Criminal Prosecution
Commonwealth’s Attorney
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-246-2776
Jonathan Shapiro
Criminal Defense
Greenspun Shapiro, P.C.
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-352-0100
David Sher
Criminal Defense
Sher, Cummings and Ellis
3800 Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203; 703-525-1200
Brian Shevlin
Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice
Shevlin Smith
3975 University Drive, Suite 405, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-591-0067
Michael Shevlin
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Shevlin Smith
3975 University Drive, Suite 405, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-591-006
J. Frederick Sinclair
Criminal Defense, White-Collar
J. Frederick Sinclair, P.C.
100 N. Pitt St., Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-299-0600
David B. Smith
White Collar
Smith & Zimmerman, P.L.L.C.
108 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-548-8911
Thomas Smith
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Shevlin Smith
3975 University Drive, Suite 405, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-591-0067
Robert Stoney
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Products
Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
4020 University Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-691-1235
Scott Surovell
DUI/DWI, Personal Injury
Surovell Isaacs Petersen & Levy P.L.C.
4010 University Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-277-9750
Peggy Taylor McCoy
Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice
Carter & Coleman, P.L.C.
602 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-739-4200
Mark Towery
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Products
Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
4020 University Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-691-1235
Carlos Wall
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
The Gordon Law Firm, P.C.
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-218-8416
Edward Weiner
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Weiner, Spivey & Miller, P.L.C.
10605 Judicial Drive, Suite B6, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-9500
Robert Whitestone
Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
Whitestone, Brent, Young & Merril, P.C.
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-763-0385
John Whittington
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Curran & Whittington
9214 Center St., Manassas, VA 20110; 703-257-0319
James Willett
Criminal Prosecution
Commonwealth Attorneys Office
9311 Lee Ave., Manassas, VA 20110; 703-792-6050
Richard Yeagley
Personal Injury Defense
DeCaro, Doran, Siciliano, Gallagher & DeBlasis, L.L.P.
3930 Walnut St., Suite 250, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-352-5175
Dickson Young
DUI/DWI
Whitestone, Brent, Young & Merril, P.C.
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-763-0385
Charles Zauzig, III
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice
Nicholas Zauzig Sandler PC
12660 Lake Ridge Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192; 703-492-4200
John Zwerling
Criminal Defense, White-Collar
Zwerling, Moseley and Sears, P.C.
114 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-684-8000
(December 2012)