Ashburn Lawyers

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, 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.

John W. Farrell has over 30 years of experience before county supervisors, planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals in matters of real estate development, land use and environmental regulation, including rezoning, site plan and wetlands approvals. He has represented landowners and developers in innumerable land use and environmental cases and controversies including comprehensive planning, infrastructure financing and bonding and microbial, asbestos and lead contamination issues. Among those represented are the applicant in the largest rezoning ever filed in Northern Virginia which included 26 million square feet of nonresidential space and 2,266 dwelling units. He also represented dozens of plaintiff/landowners...

Cassi Baumgardner is a criminal defense attorney in Northern Virginia. Previously, she worked as a law clerk at the reputed Neil Rockind P.C. law firm in Detroit, Michigan. Cassi is experienced in representing clients in a variety of legal matters ranging from reckless driving to traffic violations and complicated misdemeanor offenses. While at Neil Rockind P.C. she assisted on high-profile criminal trials and special cases involving medical marijuana. This has given Cassi her strong practical foundation in trial preparation, especially for drug cases. Cassi has also served the Department of Veterans Affairs. providing legal...

Richard is the founding attorney of MacDowell Law and is a highly skilled and exceptionally well-rounded attorney. An expert in both criminal defense and personal injury law, he has helped Fairfax County residents for over 3 decades with all their legal issues. After graduating cum laude from Washington & Lee University, Richard pursued a career in law to help those who could not represent themselves against a increasingly complex criminal and legal system. Our firm is committed to helping you secure the best outcome possible, and we use our combined experience to make sure that no stone is left unturned...

Peter Biberstein in a personal injury attorney who represents clients throughout the metropolitan areas of DC and Virginia. Biberstein has experience handling a variety of injury cases including personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and more. In addition to his legal experience, Biberstein finds fulfillment in helping those who have been injured and takes pride in building strong relationships with each of his clients. He earned his B.A. from the University of Kansas where he graduated in the top 10 percent of his class and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.

Adam W. Smith is a principal with McCandlish and Lillard whose litigation practice is concentrated in the representation of self-insureds, health care providers, insurance companies, and other clients in the defense of products liability, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and general tort liability claims. Mr. Smith graduated from Ohio State University with honors in 1986, and received his J.D. degree from Ohio Northern University with high distinction in 1989. He is admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1990), the Supreme Court of Ohio (1989), the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and District...

Mr. Trichilo joined McCandlish & Lillard as Counsel in 2011, bringing with him more than 35 years of trial and appellate experience, including personal injury, workers’ compensation, professional malpractice, premises liability, and employment law. Mr. Trichilo is a frequent seminar speaker, and continues more than a decade of service as a litigation mediator for the Fairfax County Circuit Court.

W. McCauley Arnold has over twenty years experience in the defense and collection of construction related claims of over one million dollars involving delay, defective specifications, acceleration, and scope of work disputes in both private and governmental building projects. His background includes three years with the Fairfax County Attorney's office representing Fairfax County on land use matters. He has carried this experience into private practice representing landowners and developers before county supervisors, planning commissions, and Board of Zoning appeals, which includes his involvement in the resolution of several development problems within local jurisdictions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Robert H.J. Loftus is a principal of McCandlish & Lillard and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1973. His practice has focused on business litigation, and he has successfully litigated numerous complex business and liability issues for nationally recognized companies. Recently, he successfully defended a government contracting company from raiding claims, defended a bank from a multimillion dollar mechanics lien claims against a loan asset, won a defense verdict in a conspiracy claim against a software company's general counsel, prevailed in a dispute over founders’ shares in a European telecommunications company, defended a medical practice from fraudulent...