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H. Robert Showers, Jr.
Leesburg, VA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Personal Injury
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Charity R. McKenzie
Reston, VA Business Law Attorney
Business and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
Ralph Marion Tener
Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Virginia School of Law
Ralph M. Tener heads McCandlish & Lillard's Information Technology Group. He has practiced computer and intellectual property law for more than fifteen years, working with software and Internet companies from start-up through venture capital investment to sale or merger. He works with information technology and other companies on trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection; software and technology licensing; start-up and venture capital financing; agreements and relationships with developers, resellers, and strategic partners; stock option and other incentive compensation plans; employment and non-competition agreements; online policies, agreements, and terms of service; and corporate matters.
Anne Reilly Jones
Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Business, Health Care and Real Estate
Georgetown University
Anne Reilly Jones, a principal at McCandlish & Lillard, received her B.A. in Economics, graduating Summa Cum Laude from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1980, where she received an award for being the top student in Economics. Ms. Jones served as a research assistant and economist with the Banking Section of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D. C. from 1980-1984. As part of her work, Ms. Jones assisted in forecasting Money Supply figures and bank reserves for use in the conduct of monetary policy.
J. Robert McAllister III
Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 60 years of experience
Business
University of Virginia School of Law
J. Robert McAllister, III concentrates his law practice in business, health care and tax-exempt organization matters. His business and health care practice has consisted of representation of health care providers and organizations, including health care practitioners, practitioner groups and entities, hospitals, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), and health care joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. His practice has also consisted of representation of businesses and tax-exempt organizations, including representation of closely held and other businesses and business owners and employees, and providing business and tax planning advice for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and sole proprietorships.
R. Peyton Mahaffey
Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Business and Products Liability
University of Virginia School of Law
R. Peyton Mahaffey is the President, Managing Partner, and a member of the Executive Committee of McCandlish & Lillard, and has actively litigated business, corporate and commercial matters on a continuing basis since 1980. He has broad experience as a trial lawyer and lead counsel in state and federal cases, as well as arbitration and mediation. He has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases, written and argued several appellate briefs to the Virginia Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and been the principal attorney on a number of reported state and federal decisions.
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Cathy Hwang
Charlottesville, VA Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
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George Samuel Geis
Charlottesville, VA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business
The University of Chicago Law School
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Kevin Cope
Charlottesville, VA Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business
Northwestern University School of Law
Lawrence J. McClafferty
Leesburg, VA Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Lawrence J. McClafferty is a trial and appellate lawyer concentrating on civil litigation, particularly with respect to business torts, contract disputes, and issues arising out of commercial and real estate transactions. Of special note is his extensive experience with disputes involving homeowners associations and condominiums.
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Peter Owen Francescon
Manassas, VA Business Law Attorney
Business, Criminal, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
George Mason University School of Law
A retired Marine Corps Officer, Mr. Francescon graduated Magna cum Laude from the George Mason University School of Law in December 2003. His practice areas include criminal defense, traffic offenses, uncontested divorces, guardian ad litem for incapacitated individuals and business law. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Angela G. Campbell
Leesburg, VA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Ms. Campbell joined McCandlish & Lillard, P.C. as an Associate in 2012. She is licensed to practice before all state courts in Virginia and Maryland, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Campbell's primary practice areas are civil litigation, business law and land use. She formerly served as Counsel and Director of Projects to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
William J. Walsh
Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
George Mason University School of Law
William Walsh is an associate at McCandlish & Lillard, P.C. His practice areas include business law, real estate, and civil litigation. Admitted to practice before the Courts of Virginia and the District of Columbia, Mr. Walsh is a member of the Virginia Bar Association and Fairfax Bar Association.
Laura Golden Liff
Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business and Family
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Laura Golden Liff joined McCandlish & Lillard, P.C. as a summer associate in 2009 and became a full-time associate in 2010. Her primary practice area is civil litigation, with representative experience in the areas of commercial, business and fiduciary matters, as well as domestic relations, medical malpractice defense, and workers compensation. Ms. Liff has experience managing litigation case teams from their inception through trial and on appeal. Significant representations include her integral role in a fiduciary litigation team that obtained a multi-million dollar judgment for the client.
Lesa Ann Carter
Fredericksburg, VA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Employment and Energy
Texas Tech University School of Law
Eric Berghold
Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Derek E. Karchner
Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Business
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Derek Karchner joined McCandlish & Lillard as a Summer Associate in 2010 and returned in 2011 as a full-time Associate. Licensed to practice in Virginia state courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Mr. Karchner practices in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, and business law, with recent representation including: business entity formation, franchising, contract negotiation, commercial litigation, corporate matters, and FINRA arbitration.
William J. Bethune
Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Business
University of Wisconsin Law School
Bill joined McCandlish & Lillard, P.C. as Senior Counsel on January 1, 2009, bringing with him 35 years of experience in handling complex, multi-party commercial litigation in federal and state courts; arbitrating and mediating commercial, insurance, securities, and employment disputes; and counseling business clients on a broad range of contracting, employment, creditor rights, and entity formation matters. Bill is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Before joining the firm, he was Of Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Jonathan Blank
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
(434) 977-2509
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business, Construction, Energy and Estate Planning
University of Virginia School of Law
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Quinn D. Curtis
Charlottesville, VA Business Law Attorney
Business and Real Estate
Yale Law School
Brian Jackson
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Attorney
(434) 980-2221
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business, Consumer, Health Care and Personal Injury
University of Virginia School of Law
Steven Keeler
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Attorney
(434) 977-2512
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business, Communications, Health Care and Securities
Georgetown University Law Center
Kurt Krueger
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Attorney
(434) 977-2521
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business, Communications and Securities
University of Virginia School of Law
Christian Waring Seward
Reston, VA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business, Administrative, Communications and IP
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Robert Spendlove
Leesburg, VA Business Law Lawyer
Business and IP
George Mason University School of Law
Kurt Friesen
Charlottesville, VA Business Law Attorney
(434) 980-2230
310 East Market St & 115-119 4th Street North
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Business, Communications, Consumer and Energy
Duke University School of Law
Brian Scott Johnson
Charlottesvle, VA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Russell Schundler
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Attorney
(434) 977-2530
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business, Health Care and Securities
University of Virginia School of Law
Melissa Woodruff
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Lawyer
(434) 977-2563
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business and Securities
University of Virginia School of Law
Alden English
Charlottesville, Virginia Business Law Attorney
(434) 977-2570
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22902
Business, Communications, Real Estate and Securities
University of Virginia School of Law
Michal Barzuza
Charlottesville, VA Business Law Attorney
Business
Harvard Law School, Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law and School of Economics, Tel Aviv, Israel, Harvard Law School and Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law and School of Economics, Tel Aviv, Israel
Binta Niambi Brown
Gainesville, VA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business
Columbia Law School
Tiffany Marie Baughman
Herndon, VA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, IP and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Grace M. Lee
Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business
George Mason University School of Law
Robert Edward Worst
Fairfax, VA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Mark Christopher Locke
Fairfax, VA Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business, Criminal, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Santosh Reddy Somi Reddy
ASHBURN, VA Business Law Attorney with 1 year of experience
Business, Employment, Family and Immigration
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
John Leonard Kolakowski
Herndon, VA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business and IP
Northwestern University School of Law
Mara Jeanne Sibley
Oakton, VA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Business and Insurance Defense
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