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Handles cases in federal and state courts, contract claims, wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, USERRA rights, military rights enforcement, and general civil matters. Practices in the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, and Loudoun County jurisdictions.

Guy Bowe is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner. He specializes in the areas of estate and trust administration, estate planning, and elder law and is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Bowe works closely with his clients to address their unique goals and circumstances, including incapacity planning, legacy planning, asset protection planning, tax planning, and Medicaid planning. Mr. Bowe takes pride in spending time to educate his clients on the legal process and infusing a sense of humor into the process of developing and reviewing legal documents with his clients.. Mr. Bowe developed his practical approach to solving client problems while working for PwC and Deloitte, where he advised multinational corporations on M&A structuring and tax planning in various international jurisdictions.. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Bar Association and as the Continuing Legal Education Chair.. He received his law degree from Penn State Dickinson School of Law where he received the CALI “Excellence for the Future Awards” for highest grades in: Estate Planning, Corporations, and Strategic Legal Research, among others. In Law School, Mr. Bowe clerked for the Honorable John E. Jones III of the United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania.. In his spare time, Mr. Bowe enjoys aquascaping, golfing, rooting for (and being disappointed by) the Philadelphia Eagles, and volunteering with his wife, Katie, at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.

Gretchyn Meinken is a partner at Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner. She grew up in a U.S. Army family, living in Germany for the majority of her childhood. She moved to the Washington, D.C. Metro area after completing a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alabama in 2000. Ms. Meinken now calls Alexandria, Virginia home after residing here since 2001 (her longest stint in any one place).. Ms. Meinken focuses her practice on estate planning and administration, as well as general corporate law and taxation. She represents individuals, estates, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.. Ms. Meinken advises clients on the following types of matters:

Greg has been with the Swenson Lervick law firm since 2014. He primarily handles prosecution cases as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Alexandria. Before starting with the firm, Greg served as a law clerk for the Honorable Ann L. Carrott in Alexandria.. Originially from New Jersey, Greg has spent a majority of his life in the Midwest. He graduated cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois with a double major in music and business administration. He earned his juris doctorate in 2012 from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana, where he served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Indiana Law Journal.. Greg is licensed to practice law in Minnesota, and is a member of the Douglas County Bar Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is involved locally as President of the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra Board and member of the board for the Viking Sportsmen. he is also active with the Alexandria Area Young Professionals, Leadership Alexandria, and Alexandria Rotary.. Greg and his wife, Lesley, can often be found camping, fishing, hiking, and enjoying everything the Alexandria area has to offer. They also perform frequently as violinists with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and other local groups.

Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mobile College in May 1980. Graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in May 1983.. Admitted to Alabama Bar in September 1983 and the the Louisiana Bar in October 1984.. Graduated from Louisiana State University in 2013 with a Masters degree in social work. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am experienced and authorized to perform child custody evaluations for courts throughout the state of Louisiana and have done so for courts in central Louisiana.

Gerald Schwartz is a Virginia personal injury and wrongful death lawyer with his main office in Alexandria and client meeting locations in Woodbridge, Manassas and Fredericksburg.

Frogale Law is a personal injury law firm located in Alexandria, Virginia. We are dedicated to helping individuals who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Led by experienced attorney James Frogale, he has experience helping those recover from injuries after an accident. At Frogale Law, we understand that being involved in an accident can be a traumatic and overwhelming experience. It can be difficult to know where to turn or what steps to take in order to seek justice and compensation for your injuries. That is where we come in. Our team is here to help you navigate the legal process and fight for your rights.

Formerly in private practice, currently a trademark examining attorney for the USPTO.

Former Army JAG with significant experience in courts-martials, administrative separation boards, officer elimination boards, Article 15s, GOMORs, FLIPLs, OER & NCOER appeals, QMP appeals, and Article 138 complaints.

Following completion of law school, attorney Fred Arquilla served in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as an Assistant State’s Attorney, representing the State of Illinois in pretrial proceedings in felony cases before the Chief Judge of the Cook County Criminal Court. Thereafter, Mr. Arquilla served on active duty in the United States Army as a Judge Advocate officer for 26 years, rising to the rank of colonel. During his military career, Mr. Arquilla served in a variety of important positions in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, including five years as a military trial judge in Europe and in the United States, as a judge on the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, as a Staff Judge Advocate in South Korea, as chief of the Army Legal Assistance Program, and chief of the Army Government Appellate Division.. Following his military service, Mr. Arquilla entered the private practice of law serving the legal needs of clients in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. The Law Office of Arquilla & Associates, PLC, later renamed Arquilla & Poe, PLC, has been in continuous operation since 1997. Since then, Mr. Arquilla has helped thousands of clients with a variety of legal problems including divorce and related family law matters, trusts and estates, military law issues and personal injury cases. Clients dealing with the unique aspects of military benefits and processes have found Mr. Arquilla's military experience especially valuable.. Since 1991, Mr. Arquilla has contributed his knowledge and expertise to organizations supporting military-related law practice. He served in various capacities with the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP), first as the Army military liaison to the Committee, later as a voting member of the Committee, and most recently as a liaison from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Committee. Mr. Arquilla also is a member of the Military Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, and served as the Chair of this Section from 2001-2003. He also presently serves as counsel to Army Emergency Relief.

Focusing his practice on business litigation, Jesse R. Binnall is a partner at Binnall Law Group. He is dedicated to serving clients in Alexandria, Virginia, as well as throughout Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Whether they need assistance navigating business, nonprofit or election law issues; dealing with internal investigations; handling international disputes; or addressing other business or civil litigation matters, Mr. Binnall stands by his clients and helps them achieve their legal goals.. With each case he handles, Mr. Binnall works closely with his clients to understand their needs. He prides himself on being a team player, and he is able to work as part of a joint defense group when it is in his clients' best interests. Mr. Binnall is admitted to practice law in the states of Virginia and Idaho, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Certified as a professional parliamentarian by the American Institute of Parliamentarians, Mr. Binnall advises large and small organizations on parliamentary matters such as meeting procedures and the drafting and interpretation of bylaws.. Mr. Binnall also accepts criminal defense cases, including those involving white collar crimes. While he is always prepared to take a case to trial, Mr. Binnall also is experienced with alternative dispute resolution methods. He looks at each client's case from every angle, and he develops strategies that are best suited for his client's situation and legal objectives.. In 2001, Mr. Binnall earned a Bachelor of Arts in communications from George Mason University before going on to attend the George Mason University School of Law. From there, he received a Juris Doctor in 2009.

Farheena received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. At the Law Office of Samuel C. Moore, Farheena is focused on the criminal defense practice group. Within that, she represents clients in matters ranging from murder, sexual assault, and violent weapons offenses. She has successfully litigated both felony and misdemeanor charges in various counties and cities across Northern Virginia such as Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, and Spotsylvania. Farheena has also successfully litigated assault cases and driving offenses in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA).

Evan focuses his practice on securing zoning and land use approvals for developers and landowners in jurisdictions throughout Northern Virginia, including Arlington County, Fairfax County, the city of Fairfax, and the city of Falls Church, among others. Such approvals include re-zonings, special exceptions, special use permits, and Administrative Regulation 4.1 Site Plans. Evan advises clients on state and federal legislation and regulations that affect real estate development. He also assists clients with essential changes to local jurisdictions’ comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances. Evan’s clients include mixed-use project developers, large corporations, commercial property owners, small business owners, nonprofit organizations, and churches.. Prior to joining the firm, Evan was a partner in the Virginia office of a national law firm. Before that, he spent nearly a decade at a Northern Virginia land use and development firm. He is an experienced litigator who has worked with the Environment & Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, serving as lead counsel on 25 civil cases in federal court.. Evan earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. Evan has been recognized by Chambers USA as an Up and Coming, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use for Northern Virginia.

Ed Tarpley is a criminal defense attorney in Alexandria, Louisiana, who served as district attorney for the 35th Judicial District, Grant Parish, from 1991 to 1997. Ed graduated from LSU Law School in 1979. He is a member of the House of Delegates for the LSBA, the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Crossroads American Inn of Court of Alexandria-Pineville. He also is a member of the Alexandria Rotary Club and was a Delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention.. Ed is a defender of the cause of liberty and a frequent speaker on the Constitution and Bill of Rights. He is the author of a resolution adopted by the LSBA in June of 2016, calling for the legislature to restore unanimous criminal jury verdicts in Louisiana.

Ed is an experienced criminal defense attorney who practices in local and state courts in Washington, DC and Virginia and in federal courts in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, as well as nationwide where needed.

Defending individual liberty and Constitutional rights is not just Jason’s job, it is his raison d’être. As the leader of Binnall Law Group’s civil litigation practice, Jason Greaves fights for his clients to protect their civil rights. He is an experienced trial lawyer and uses that to his advantage when taking on Big Law and their teams of litigators who rarely see the inside of a courtroom.

David Michael Williams is an experienced trial attorney who represents clients in both criminal and civil litigation. David has effectively practiced in city, state and federal courts across the state of Louisiana, at both the trial and appellate level. Aggressive representation is the cornerstone of successful outcomes for our clients. David maintains an informative relationship with clients throughout each stage of the process to ensure that they are fully informed and involved in their cases.

David is both Board Certified as a Family Law Specialist and has a Masters in Admiralty Law.  He was honored to be selected to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010,  2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. These qualifications combined with his experience allow him to provide the finest representation for families, offshore workers and injured persons. He worked for families and injured offshore workers for years at large and mid-sized law firms. His experience allows him to provide quality representation careful attention to detail with customer attention. He has handled hundreds of divorces, custody cases, military retirement divisions, property divisions, spousal support case and child support cases. He has also handled hundreds of offshore accidents (Admiralty Law) including Jones Act, Unseaworthiness, Death on High Seas Act and Maintenance and Cure claims. He has helped clients recover millions of dollars in claims for admiralty, injuries and contractual disputes. He is known as a tough litigator who also looks for cost effective ways to resolve cases through dispute resolution. He has taught other attorneys at continuing legal education seminars on the topics of the Jones Act and Admiralty Law. Martindale-Hubbell recognized David Hesser with a “BV” Peer Review Rating, an indication of an exemplary reputation and well-established practice. . . high professional standing.” He is a member of the Southeast Admiralty Law Institute and has been listed in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. In 2013 the National Business Institute selected him to write and present regarding the topic of “Ethical Considerations for the Plaintiff’s Attorney” at their seminar “Handling Divorce Cases from Start to Finish.

David Hagan is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC, practicing both family law and criminal defense. As a family law attorney, Mr. Hagan handles all aspects of domestic relations cases, such as divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution, settlement agreements, property rights, post-divorce disputes, and close relative and step-parent adoptions. He handles misdemeanor criminal defense, including traffic and DUI cases, and assists the partners with felony cases.. Prior to joining Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC, Mr. Hagan was a paralegal for a small family law firm for several years. There, he helped conduct legal research on mostly family law-related topics, prepared pleadings and assisted in trial preparation, litigated a post-divorce dispute, met with clients regarding their cases and more. Mr. Hagan received his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. During his time there, he served as a student advisor in the George Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic, where he provided pro bono legal assistance to veterans and their families on issues such as civil contract disputes, veterans discharge upgrades, adoptions, consumer warranty concerns, and other matters.

Danielle Grace Pimentel handles a variety of employment and labor law matters involving discrimination and retaliation, as well as business and nonprofit matters.. Prior to joining the Old Towne Associates, P.C., Ms. Pimentel served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Portsmouth where she gained trial experience litigating misdemeanor and felony criminal matters.. Ms. Pimentel earned her B.S. from Mary Washington University in Economics with Honors. While in college, Ms. Pimentel received the Henry W. Heweston Economics Award and served as Associate Editor of Issues in Political Economy, the leading undergraduate research journal in economics.. Ms. Pimentel earned her J.D. from Regent University School of Law. While there, Ms. Pimentel served as Senior Editor of the Regent University Law Review and received the Law Review Best Staffer Award in the Fall of 2019. She also served as Legal Research & Writing Director of the Moot Court Board, and as Presiding Officer of the Honor Counsel. She was also a member of the Hispanic Law Students Association. Additionally, while in law school, Ms. Pimentel was the recipient of an Academic Merit Award, the Ronald L. Fick Book Award, and the Wilbur Leland Brown Endowed Scholarship.. Ms. Pimentel is dedicated to upholding the mission of Old Towne Associates, P.C. to provide client-centered, transparent, and trustworthy legal counsel.

Christopher Jacob grew up right down the road in Richmond Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia where he worked for the student newspaper. After graduating from college, Chris received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond. Before coming to the NovaLegalGroup he served as the Law Clerk for the Hanover Country Circuit Court where he worked on Criminal and Personal Injury cases. In his spare time Christopher coach’s youth lacrosse and enjoys watching University of Virginia athletics.

Christopher Amolsch is a nationally recognized Virginia criminal defense lawyer providing expert, aggressive and innovative representation in all federal and state criminal matters in both federal and state courts and in federal courts throughout the United States.. I graduated magna cum laude from George Mason University and was a scholarship student at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, which is consistently ranked as one of the top 25 law programs in the country.  After law school, I worked in Tennessee handling death penalty appeals in both federal and state courts before returning to the Washington, DC area.. I have handled many high profile cases which have been covered by numerous national newspapers.  I also appear regularly as an expert legal commentator on many national television programs, including Larry King, Nancy Grace, Court TV, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.. I am also a founder and past Vice President of Washington, DC's Innocence Project.  As Vice President for the Innocence Project, I testified before the Virginia General Assembly on the causes of wrongful convictions and was actively involved in crafting Virginia's innocence protection legislation.   I filed the first claim of actual innocence ever considered under Virginia's new DNA statute and continue to represent clients seeking exoneration through Virginia's Writ of Actual Innocence and through federal and state habeas petitions.. In addition to my trial and appellate work, I sit on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and am active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the preeminent organizations in Virginia and the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers.

Chris graduated from Falls Church High School in 1988, Georgetown University in 1992, and William and Mary law School in 1996. He also attended the George Washington University Master’s Program in Forensic Science from 2001-2003. During law school, Chris concentrated in criminal defense by working as an investigator at the D.C. Public Defender Service. He also clerked at the Public Defender’s Office in Bellingham, Washington in the summer of 1995, where he won his first jury trial under a Washington State Supreme Court rule, which allows law students meeting certain qualifications to try cases.. After passing the bar exam, Chris joined the Alexandria Public Defender’s Office, where he spent two years handling the traffic docket, mostly consisting of Driving While Intoxicated and other serious traffic offenses. He later became a Senior Assistant Public Defender, and for three years defended serious felony cases including murder, rape, child sexual abuse, and all varieties of serious drug offenses.. In 2002, Chris left the Alexandria Public Defender’s Office and formed his own law firm with Andrea L. Moseley (now a partner at Zwerling, Moseley and Sears, P.C.). In 2005, Leibig, Moseley, and Bennett merged with the nationally known Law Offices of John Kenneth Zwerling to form Zwerling, Leibig, and Moseley, P.C. In private practice, Chris has represented hundreds of individuals charged with serious felonies, including murder cases in Washington, D.C., Alexandria City, Fairfax County, Orange County, and Stafford County. He has also represented dozens of clients for serious sex offenses including rape, child sexual abuse, child pornography, and internet solicitation of a minor. Because Zwerling, Leibig, and Moseley, P.C. (now Zwerling, Moseley and Sears, P.C.) is a uniquely situated law firm with a broad client base, Chris’ practice has focused both on serious state court felonies and federal and white collar offenses, including drug conspiracies, money laundering, gambling and racketeering pursuant to the RICO Statute, import/export fraud, and money structuring.. Chris has received various recognition’s and awards, including being named by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the top criminal lawyers in the D.C. area in 2011. He is regularly named as one of the area’s top criminal lawyers by the Super Lawyers edition of Law and Politics Magazine, one of the few attorneys to be so named both in Virginia and Washington, D.C.. Chris has also published legal articles in various local and national magazines, including the Huffington Post, , and . He has appeared regularly as a legal commentator in various media outlets, including the Washington Post, the Washington Examiner, Fox News (local and national), , Inside Edition, CNN, Sports Illustrated, the New York Post, the Atlanta Constitution, and others. See In the Press page.

Charles Rothermel is the founding attorney of Rothermel Law Firm, PLC in Fairfax, Virginia. Licensed to practice in both the states of Virginia and Louisiana, he concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, child injury, nursing home litigation, admiralty and maritime claims, wrongful death, Social Security disability, workers’ compensation, and other select civil litigation claims. He offers general counsel to businesses as well. Charles develops a custom litigation strategy for each client, so he always listens to his clients’ needs and does what is best for them. Charles earned his Juris Doctor as well as a certificate of specialization in maritime law from Tulane University Law School in 2011. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and camping.

CHARLES (CHICO) L. GHOLZ is a partner in the Litigation and Patent Interferences practice groups, specializing in patent interferences. In addition to general patent litigation, he is particularly skilled at handling patent interferences under 35 USC § 135 before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) and court review of decisions by the BPAI in interferences. He handles both appeals to the Federal Circuit under 35 USC § 141 and civil actions in district courts under 35 USC § 146.. Mr. Gholz represents a wide variety of domestic and foreign clients across a range of technologies including biotech, chemical, electronics, computers and lasers. He regularly appears before the BPAI, the Federal Circuit, and various district courts. He also counsels on patent validity and patentability, and he has appeared as an expert witness on patent issues.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gholz served as an assistant technical advisor to the Honorable Giles S. Rich of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1970-1972).  A former Lecturer in Law at George Mason University School of Law, he has written and lectured widely on patent law.  In addition, he co-authored “Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Practice and Procedure,” LexisNexis, and “Patent Practice,” Patent Resources Institute.