Ann Thayer
The Law Office of Ann Thayer, PLLCAttorney Ann Thayer practices primarily in the areas of DUI, criminal, and traffic defense. She also handles protective orders for both sides and expungements. She has a passion for defense of both juveniles and adults that find themselves in trouble. Ms. Thayer attended Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in 2000. Attending Widener School of Law in Harrisburg, PA, Ms. Thayer worked with the Prince William County Attorney’s Office and The Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) in Warner Robins, GA as an intern before obtaining her Juris Doctorate in 2004. Following law school, Ms. Thayer worked on several mergers and acquisitions as a contract attorney with various firms in the Virginia and Washington, D.C. area. Ms. Thayer then worked for the Fredericksburg Public Defender’s Office (2005-2007) and then went on to work for two different criminal firms in Northern Virginia (2007-2012) before partnering with Gretchen Taylor (2012-2020). Ms. Thayer founded her own law firm The Law Office of Ann Thayer, PLLC on February 1, 2020. Ms. Thayer is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Criminal Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, Fairfax County Bar Association and the Criminal Section in Fairfax, Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National College of DUI Defense. She is also a founding member of DUIDLA (Driving Under the Influence Defense Lawyers Association). She handles cases in the Counties of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William as well as the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. She also handles Town of Vienna, Herndon, and Dumfries cases.
Ann offers a free consultation so she can get an understanding of your case, answer your questions, explain your options, and inform you how she can defend your case.
- Domestic Violence
- Juvenile Law
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Animal & Dog Law
- Civil Protective Orders
- Expungements
- License Restoration/Restricted License
- Free Consultation
I am happy to talk to you over the phone or have you come in to my office. I leave that up to you and whatever will make you more comfortable. - Credit Cards Accepted
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- Virginia
- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal
- Law Office of Ann Thayer, PLLC
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- Partner, Attorney
- Taylor Law Company
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- Attorney, Managing Attorney Fairfax Office
- Price Benowitz LLP
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- Associate
- Law Office of T Kevin Wilson
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- Assistant Public Defender
- Fredericksburg Public Defender Office
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- Summer Intern
- AIR FORCE JAG, Warner RObins, GA
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- Summer Intern
- Prince William County Attorney
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- Widener University Commonwealth Law School
- J.D. (2004) | Law
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- Roanoke College
- B.A. (2000) | Criminal Justice
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- Top 40 Lawyers Under 40
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- Top 40 Lawyers Under 40
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- Top 40 Lawyers Under 40
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- Mastering Scientfic Evidence DWI
- TCDLA/NCDD
- Completion of Summer Session
- National College of DUI Defense
- Certificate of Completion Summer Session
- National College for DUI Defense
- Mastering Scientific Evidence DWI
- TCDLA/NCDD
- Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Technician
- Industrial Training and Design
- Mastering Scientific Ecidence in DWI
- NCDD/TCDLA
- Completion of NHTSA/IACP DWI Seminar
- La Pier and Associates
- Completion of Trial Skills Bootcamp
- Indigent Defense Commission
- Fairfax Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- DUIDLA (DUI Defense Lawyers Association)
- Founding Member
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- United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- Admitted to Practice
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- NACDL
- Member
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- NWAA (Northern VA Womens Attorney Association)
- Member
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- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
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- National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
- Member
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- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Virginia Bar Association, Criminal Law Section
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- Virginia State Bar
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- Website
- Website- Law Office of Ann Thayer, PLLC
- Q. Do I have a right to defend my property using deadly force?
- A: No. Property owners cannot resort to the use of deadly force to defend their property. This general rule is based on the principle that no property is worth more than a human life, even if the human life happens to belong to an intruder. A property owner may only use reasonable force to prevent someone from entering his or her property or removing something from his or her property. While the use of deadly force is not permitted, defending property by means that might otherwise constitute battery or other intentional torts is lawful if the means are a reasonable use of self-help (e.g., tackling a thief in your backyard or locking an intruder in the basement until the police arrive). In most states, however, a property owner’s use of deadly force is allowed if an intruder is a threat to the property owner’s safety or is committing a forcible felony.
