Earlysville Lawyers

Attorney Swinton is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia and a graduate of the University of Virginia where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Philosophy, Policy and Law. She then graduated magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law where she focused on litigation. After law school, Attorney Swinton acquired valuable experience as a criminal defense attorney with the Law Offices of Lavonda N. Graham-Williams, PLLC and Price Benowitz, LLP before founding the Law Office of K. S. Swinton, PLLC. The Law Office of K. S. Swinton, PLLC prides itself on providing affordable representation through flat fee...

Brian is originally from central New Jersey. He moved to the DMV area in 2014 for law school, intending to move to Virginia to practice. He became a licensed Virginia attorney in 2017 after graduating law school, and moved into the Commonwealth shortly thereafter. Brian’s law school experience includes work in a non-profit advocacy organization, a public interest law firm, the United States Federal Election Commission, and the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Saint Joseph’s University, B.A.
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D. cum laude

I have been practicing criminal and traffic law in Virginia for over 16 years, including 6 years as a prosecutor and 10 years in private practice. I am fluent in Spanish and can interpret or translate to assist clients.

Tony Lee focuses his practice on representing wireline and wireless telecommunications carriers, cable TV, and Internet companies in regulatory issues and proceedings before the FCC and state utility commissions. Mr. Lee advises local exchange and long distance carriers regarding state and federal regulatory issues, including intercarrier compensation, universal service and compliance matters. He is engaged in substantive and complex litigation in federal court, and before the Federal Communications Commission and state commissions.

Mr. Lee is also engaged in high technology transactions and other corporate matters for his clients, which includes the purchase and transfer of high technology assets, and master...

Todd Lewis is a highly skilled attorney whose breadth of experience spans multiple facets of commercial law, making him a trusted advocate for business clients and professional investors. As an accomplished litigator, Todd has tried a wide range of complex commercial cases, using his keen ability to identify pivotal legal issues and strategically leverage case facts to achieve his clients’ business objectives. His articulate negotiation style and meticulous approach have resulted in favorable outcomes in high-stakes disputes, complex transactions, and multi-party litigation scenarios. Todd’s extensive experience as legal counsel to two Fortune 500 companies has honed his ability to navigate sophisticated...

Laura Dove is an experienced Northern Virginia family law attorney who has exclusively focused her practice on domestic relations matters, including divorce, property distribution, child support and spousal support issues, custody and visitation, preparation of separation and property settlement agreements and all other aspects of family law. Her legal knowledge and experience spans a diverse range of complex family law issues, such as the valuation and distribution of business interests, military retirement benefits, financial investments, family trusts, imputation of income and spousal and child support matters involving unemployed or underemployed individuals, allegations of abuse, child custody evaluations, interstate...

Jessica L. Leischner is partner with Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC. As an accomplished family law attorney and litigator serving Northern Virginia, Ms. Leischner represents clients in Fairfax County, Alexandria City, Arlington County, Loudoun County, and Prince William County. Ms. Leischner’s practice is exclusively in the area of family law, including divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution, settlement agreements, property rights, post-divorce disputes, prenuptial agreements and other family law matters. With the proximity to Washington, D.C., Ms. Leischner has extensive experience in cases involving federal government employees, military personnel, Foreign Service employees, including complex retirement...

Seth has extensive courtroom experience throughout the northern Virginia area, litigating cases in the area district, circuit, and federal courts. When preparing and trying cases, Seth subscribes to the George Washington "organization is the soul of the army" approach, which is complimented by his lifelong love of healthy competition in athletics.

S. Alexander Miller is a 2009 graduate of George Mason University School of Law, and a 2005 graduate of Elon University in North Carolina where he was a member of the Psi Chi, Alpha Kapa Delta and Pi Gamma Mu Honor Societies. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Virginia, the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court. He has practiced in the fields of bankruptcy and immigration, specializing in family-based immigration, removal defense, and non-immigrant employment visas. He is a member of the Virginia Bar Association,...

Gregory S. Hooe is a 1977 graduate of the University of Virginia. He received his J.D. from the University of Richmond and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in May 1980. Before entering private practice, Greg was a Law Clerk to the Chief Staff Attorney of the Virginia Supreme Court. In 1981, he served as the personal Law Clerk to the Honorable Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Since entering private practice in 1982, Greg has been a civil trial attorney, concentrating on the area of personal injury since 1986. He has represented both...

Sean A. Sherlock is an award-winning trial attorney specializing in criminal defense, DUI/traffic defense, and civil litigation. A passionate and forceful advocate for his clients, Mr. Sherlock consistently achieves outstanding results through the application of his extensive trial experience and legal insight. Having tried hundreds of cases ranging from DUI/DWI, drug distribution, fraud, embezzlement, domestic violence, gang offenses, and murder, Mr. Sherlock's depth of experience as a former prosecutor for the City of Alexandria distinguishes him from other defense attorneys. Clients facing criminal or traffic charges benefit from his unique insights into how law enforcement and prosecutors build their cases and...

Andrea received her law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she served on the Moot Court Board and Client Counseling and Negotiation Board and represented the University of Richmond at various competitions. Prior to joining Marks & Harrison, Andrea most recently served as Staff Counsel for GEICO defending personal injury cases. Outside of work, Andrea enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, writing, running, playing and watching sports, and exploring Virginia.

Lori Searcy represents clients in complex commercial litigation, principally in the areas of business and employment law. She is a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and has worked at premier law firms on major cases, many of national significance.

I help individuals and businesses create and protect their intellectual property. I also work with international law firms to help their clients obtain intellectual property rights in the United States. We are a fixed-fee, value-oriented law firm whose strength is intellectual property law, in particular patents, including international patent applications, trademarks, and copyrights. My firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Anusce Sanai was born in Lucca, Italy. She moved to the United States in 2001, where she completed both her undergraduate studies and her law degree. Over the past four years, Attorney Sanai has gained experience in both criminal and civil areas of the law, including family law, immigration law, and criminal law. She has helped clients in a variety of matters, acquiring efficient strategy to achieve the best results for the client. In addition, Attorney Sanai’s successful clerkship provided her with invaluable understanding of courtroom practices and procedures. During her academic career, she was also Associate Editor...

Attorney Anser Ahmad has over 20 years of legal experience in federal and state litigation, as well as in the fields of immigration law, federal criminal defense, and appellate litigation.

Mr. Ahmad handles all aspects of immigration law, including bond hearings, master hearings, and merits hearings, where he represents clients facing removal proceedings, including those with criminal convictions. He has supervised the preparation of hundreds of relative petitions, fiancé visas, student visas, visitor visas, work permits, green card applications, and citizenship applications. He also prepares applications for deferral of removal, political asylum, 601 waivers, 212 waivers, stateside processing, consular processing, and...

Daniel M. Press is a lawyer with the law firm of Chung & Press, P.C., in McLean and Annandale, Virginia, and Greenbelt, Maryland. A 1988 magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, he was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He received his B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University. After graduating from law school, Mr. Press served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Jaime Pieras Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Mr. Press practices in the Bankruptcy and Federal District Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of...

Attorney Bose is a Virginia trial attorney. He served as a police officer in Prince George's County, Maryland (MNCPP). During his tenure on the midnight shift in this difficult policing environment, he obtained invaluable insight into the world of drugs, gangs and violent crime. He obtained advanced training in Interview and Interrogation, DUI detection and arrest, counter-intelligence, firearms armory, drug interdiction, and negotiation. These skills combined with his experience as in-house General Counsel for a government contractor in Northern Virginia produce proven results for clients involved in various legal matters. The Bose Law Firm, PLLC formed...

Daniel Kim is a Korean American bi-lingual attorney with extensive experience in the intersection of law, business, and technology. Previous to his law practice, Daniel has built over 30 years of successful litigation and corporate advisory consulting career track record serving as a trusted adviser to over 50 Fortune 500 companies, five of the top 50 U.S. banks, and 25 Am Law 100 clients providing multidisciplinary solutions to help clients navigate through complex problems during their most critical and stressful times.

Matthew Kensky is the MacDowell Law Firm's expert on criminal defense and juvenile criminal defense. Kensky has over a decade a legal experience, and is a regular speaker at many industry events. Some of the topics he has presented on include, "Creative DUI Defense" and "DUI Litigation in the post-Melendez-Diaz Legal System". Kensky's practice areas include: DUI, manslaughter, drug crimes and all other criminal matters. Attorney Kensky serves clients throughout Fairfax County and its surrounding areas.

Michael completed his undergraduate studies at N.C. State University and received his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law.Michael joined Marks & Harrison in 2019. He formerly practiced law as an associate at Freeborn & Peters in Richmond. Prior to joining Freeborn & Peters, Michael served as Staff Counsel for GEICO. He also served as an Assistant Public Defender in the Office of the Public Defender in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

I help individuals obtain a fresh start and regain financial stability. From the very beginning of my legal career, I have focused my practice exclusively on representing consumers in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. I play an active role in bankruptcy communities locally, statewide, and nationally through frequent writing and speaking engagements, leadership roles, and pro bono efforts.

Mr. Krumbein graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA in 1995 with a Bachelors in Criminal Justice. He then went on to law School at the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, where he graduated in 1998.

Mr. Krumbein limits his practice to representing consumers in State and Federal Courts in collection defense, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Fair Credit Reporting Act claims. He has previously represented consumers in Bankruptcy court in prosecution of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.

Mr. Krumbein was admitted to the Virginia Supreme Court as well as all state courts...

Gail Holstrom was born and raised in the Richmond area, graduating from Lee Davis High school in 1981. After high school, Gail enlisted in the United States Air Force and later returned to the Richmond area to get her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Gail graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2001. Prior to forming her own firm, Gail clerked for Robert S. Carter, P.C. while in law school and worked for Tuck & Associates, PLC as an associate attorney. During her free time. Gail enjoys running and is a member of...

Born in the Midwest, Russell Kruse has more than six years of civil litigation experience. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, California and the District of Columbia. Russell has practiced civil litigation based in both Central and Northern Virginia. He brings a balanced perspective based on his past experience to provide the best possible representation of his clients. He particularly enjoys advising small business owners on the myriad of issues that all businesses face.

Andrew Beynton Carlson Wood was born and raised in Richmond, while also spending considerable time in Northumberland County in Virginia’s Northern Neck, where his mother was born and raised. Andrew grew up in a household of practicing lawyers. His father, Andrew W. Wood, began practicing law in 1967, and formed The Law Office of Wood & Wood, P.C. with his mother, Cheryl Carlson Wood, in 1981. Andrew received his B.A. from the University of the South - Sewanee and his J.D. from the University of Richmond. Prior to attending law school, he was an...

Roxanne C. Millan is a resident of Richmond, Virginia. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Louisiana, Monroe. She completed her juris doctor from T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.

Roxanne is a member of the Virginia State Bar, as well as its Family and Criminal Law Sections. She also maintains membership in the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association, and looks forward to serving active roles both in these bar associations and the greater Richmond community. During law school, she interned with the Ouachita Parish...

Frank Hupfl has been practicing law since 2011. Frank spent the first few years of his practice defending employers and businesses in employment litigation. In that role, he was a trial team member with both regional and international law firms based out of Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington D.C. After discovering that his interests and passions were better served helping injured persons, Frank decided a career change was in order, and in 2015, Frank moved back to Richmond and worked for a prominent personal injury firm for 8 years, dedicating his practice solely to the representation of injured persons and their...

Ryan T. Walker joined Marks & Harrison in 2014 after having most recently worked for GEICO on the defense side of personal injury cases. Since he was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2007, Ryan has practiced exclusively in the area of civil litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury law. He has vast experience in automobile accident litigation.

I focus my practice on five areas: family law, civil litigation, bankruptcy, criminal defense, business law and contract drafting. For family law matters, I can assist clients with divorce, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and protective orders. I also have experience in a wide variety of civil litigation, ranging from breach of contract claims to property ownership disputes and beyond. I earned my law degree from Villanova University School of Law where I served as a student attorney in Villanova’s Clinic for Asylum, Refugee, and Emigrant Services. Passionate about pro bono work, I also volunteered as the Chair of the...