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John Kiyonaga has spent the last 30 years successfully defending people accused of all major crimes to include capital murder, espionage and complex fraud. A graduate of Columbia Law School and fluent Spanish speaker, he is rated AV (Preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell.. Mr. Kiyonaga has conducted over three dozen jury trials, argued numerous federal and state appeals, successfully petitioned the United States Supreme Court for hearing, and successfully challenged long after the fact, convictions in Virginia and the District of Columbia.. Prior to defending the criminally accused, he practiced with the Wall Street law firm of Brown & Wood and served as a military prosecutor.

Joe’s criminal defense portfolio includes defending some of the area’s most significant murder cases (including Commonwealth v. Charles Severance and Commonwealth v. Craig Patterson) as well as defending major federal drug conspiracy charges, federal white collar crimes, and DUI defense.   His work in criminal defense has been recognized by top regional publications The Washingtonian (Best Lawyers – December 2017, 2015, 2013 and 2011 issues)  and Northern Virginia Magazine (Best Lawyers – December 2016 and 2014 issues) as well as Virginia Super Lawyers.. Prior to establishing his private legal practice in 2008, Joe worked as an attorney at the Alexandria Office of the Public Defender (2004-2008), which has a number of alumni recognized among the Washington DC metro area’s top trial lawyers. During his time as a public defender, Joe diligently worked on behalf of his indigent clients and attended the respected Trial Practice Institute at the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia.. Joe received his juris docturate cum laude from The University of Michigan Law School in 2003.  He earned a Masters Degree in History from George Mason University in 1996 and a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Mary Washington College in 1992.. Joe is a fluent Spanish speaker.

Joe is a seasoned and accomplished litigator—and feared advocate—whose practice focuses primarily on complex litigation and defamation at the trial and appellate levels and advising clients facing high-profile reputational attacks. He has represented clients, including numerous Fortune 500 companies, in a wide variety of matters involving defamation, class actions, constitutional law, antitrust law, environmental law and toxic torts, bankruptcy, securities law, fraud, contract disputes, and trade secrets.. Joe has extensive experience in both federal and state trial and appellate courts. Joe regularly represents clients facing high-profile reputational attacks and leads complex, multi-million-dollar lawsuits on their behalf. He fearlessly takes on major media companies and conglomerates, working tirelessly to hold an increasingly brazen media to account for its actions and to achieve victory after victory for his clients. As just one example, Joe represented Nicole Eramo in her successful defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine regarding the now-discredited viral article “A Rape on Campus” that falsely reported the purported cover-up of an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia—and achieved a multi-million-dollar jury verdict for his client.. Drawing on his experience as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Joe has also led numerous successful appeals for clients before federal and state appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and Supreme Court of Virginia. Joe regularly leads appeals that not only present novel legal questions, but cause appellate courts to re-examine constitutional questions and defenses asserted by his adversaries. As just one example, Joe achieved a major, highly-publicized victory against The New York Times for former Governor Sarah Palin in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit arising out of a defamatory editorial.. Joe’s groundbreaking victories for his clients are also numerous outside of litigation. In fact, many of Joe’s biggest accomplishments are behind-the-scenes victories. Joe has kept untold clients out of the headlines, killing numerous false stories, exposés, and even books before they were published. And Joe has secured for clients many dozens of retractions and corrections from major media outlets, including the Associated Press, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, Slate, Yahoo! News, and the New York Daily News, among others.. Joe has also maintained an active pro bono practice, including having represented numerous religious institutions as amici in support of the successful petitioners in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark religious freedom case, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC, 565 U.S. 171 (2012). Joe also worked closely with the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia in launching the first legal clinic in Southwest DC offering free legal services. He has received multiple pro bono service awards for his work.. As testament to Joe’s successes in high-stakes cases, Joe has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Trailblazer and has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine for eight consecutive years, in commercial litigation (2014) and business litigation (2015 through 2023). Joe has also served as an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Law School, teaching Scholarly Writing.. Prior to joining Clare Locke in 2014, Joe was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, one of the nation’s premier law firms, where he represented clients in complex civil litigation in federal and state courts across the country.

Joanna M. Foard has dedicated her practice solely to the area of family law. Joanna is sensitive to the emotional and financial strains associated with legal issues, and prides herself on being compassionate and reliable in order to achieve the best result possible for her clients.. Joanna finds great satisfaction in her work, and is a dedicated family law practitioner. Joanna is highly experienced in all aspects of family law, either uncontested or contested, from case initiation, through the discovery process, and to trial.

Jessica N. Carmichael defends clients in often high-stakes, and nationally-profiled criminal cases. She fearlessly handles all types of criminal matters.  Jessica knows what her clients have at risk, and tirelessly works to achieve a favorable result for each and every individual.. Jessica has argued before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practices in both state and federal court.  Prior to founding Carmichael Ellis & Brock, PLLC she represented clients at the Federal Public Defender's Office and at a private law firm in Alexandria, Virginia.. Jessica clerked for two Judges in Federal Court in Norfolk, Virginia where her husband, a Naval Officer, was stationed. She earned her Bachelors of Arts in communications from the University of Cincinnati, and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. There, Jessica won several awards for oral advocacy, and participated in a clinic that allowed her to teach legal concepts such as freedom of speech to local middle school students.. Jessica spent a summer with the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, and a subsequent summer working for the State Department in the political and economic section of the United States Embassy in Manama, Bahrain. She volunteers at local law schools judging mock trial and moot court competitions.  She is a member of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,  the Federal Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Alexandria Bar Association.. Jessica's experience encompasses a wide range of cases, including terrorism, money laundering, bribery, mortgage fraud, cyber crime, robbery, immigration fraud, unlawful reentry, assault, sex crimes, DUI, drug conspiracies, and traffic offenses.  She has represented federal law enforcement agents, military officers, business owners, cyber online activists, professional athletes, and many others in prominent criminal cases.  She was named one of Washingtonian Magazine's Top Lawyers, and lives in the area with her husband and two children.

Jason I. Poblete represents individuals and corporations in both domestic and international matters. Poblete helps clients navigate the complex legal and, at times, political, federal interagency regulatory and legislative processes primarily in issues overseen by the Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Commerce, as well as Congress.. Before forming Poblete Tamargo in 2010, he worked as a senior attorney in the Global Regulatory Litigation Group of Reed Smith LLP. Before Reed Smith, Poblete was a senior advisor to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), and on the senior staff of a Congressional committee. During his tenure on Capitol Hill, he was selected several times by the editors of Roll Call newspaper as one of the “50 Most Influential Staffers” in the Congress. Poblete worked for seven years at the Republican National Committee (RNC), starting in 1993, the year before the Republican Party won control of Congress for the first time in 40 years.. Poblete is an expert on federal regulatory matters and administrative rule-making, federal legislative procedure, and Congressional investigations. He concentrates his practice in these areas: trade compliance, export controls for defense articles and dual-use items, encryption controls, economic sanctions, and human rights. He has conducted and participated in numerous compliance audits in both the United States and in foreign countries. Both on and off Capitol Hill, he has assisted or been part of Congressional oversight processes and investigations. He has testified before Congress on bringing to justice foreign leaders accused of gross violations of fundamental rights and atrocity crimes and served as an expert witness on economic sanctions in a case before the United Kingdom High Court of Justice.. Jason has advocated on behalf of a U.S. Persons held hostage or unlawfully detained by foreign governments, political opposition leaders in foreign countries, and a former foreign head of state and his family persecuted for their pro-democracy efforts. He has represented multinational corporations, publicly traded companies, a Native-American tribe, non-governmental and international organizations, and companies from these industries: defense, telecommunications, aviation, advertising, energy, pharmaceuticals, international shipping, Internet and software development firms. He has also represented individuals and families with claims against foreign governments for the unlawful confiscation of property, and his firm assists families with claims against foreign governments such as the Guam War Claims Program and the Cuba Claims Program.. A staunch advocate about the importance of property rights, the rule of law, and fundamental freedoms, Poblete has testified in 2007 before a Special Committee of the United Nations (UN) in New York; has advocated on behalf of clients before numerous committees of the U.S. Congress and international organizations such as INTERPOL, and counseled clients on matters under review by the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS). In 2016 he founded a non-profit, the Global Liberty Alliance, to advocate for politically persecuted persons by totalitarian governments and to assist law enforcement in bringing perpetrators of atrocity crimes to justice. The Foley Foundation announced in December 2019 that Jason would be honored on April 1, 2020, with the Hostage Freedom Award for his work on behalf of Americans unlawfully imprisoned in places such as Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba.. A Past Chairman of the National Security Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law, he is a member of the ABA Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee, the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, and the American Society of International Law (ASIL). For personal and professional reasons, he has had a life-long interest in political, defense, economic, security developments in the Western Hemisphere and the linkages between other regions and the Americas in emerging transnational threats, political, economic, and rule of law matters.. Jason has been a commentator on national and international news programs, including CNN, CNBC, CNN Español, NBC Telemundo, USIA, BBC, Channel 4 News (UK), and on Spanish-language television public affairs programs in Spain and Latin America. Jason has published op-eds or been quoted in U.S. and international publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review, The New York Times, The American Spectator, Roll Call, Al Arabiya, Reuters, POLITICO, The Hill, The Miami Herald, The Washington Examiner, McClatchy News, Associated Press, Corporate Compliance Insights, World ECR: Journal of Export Controls and Economic Sanctions (UK), RCN Colombia, and La Prensa (Nicaragua).. Jason resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Dr. Yleem Poblete, Ph.D. They are active members of the Order of Malta, and he is a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association. Besides his law degree, he earned a Master’s degree from Georgetown University (Thesis topic: U.S. economic sanctions towards Cuba) and a B.A., with a regional concentration in Latin American studies, from Florida International University.

James Kurz is first a problem solver, but when parties cannot reach a reasonable resolution, his clients value his extensive trial experience. His professional resume covers 190 trials to verdict, including more than 40 jury trials.. His legal work builds on his time as a government antitrust attorney, service as a federal prosecutor, and 20 years as a partner in a litigation boutique and two AmLaw 100 firms. For three years, he led a legal technology startup before returning fulltime in 2011 to law practice.. Mr. Kurz’s practice focuses on Commercial and Intellectual Property litigation in the Alexandria federal court and in the Virginia state courts (including the Circuit Court for Fairfax County). He has represented in trial domestic and overseas hardware vendors and software developers, cable and telecommunications providers, pharmaceutical companies, and federal government contractors.. He is recognized professionally with an AV®/Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, as one of the Best Lawyers in America, and among the SuperLawyers. Mr. Kurz is a frequent writer and speaker on legal developments regarding trade secrets, eDiscovery and data preservation, and defamation law.

In addition to my legal practice, I am a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School, where I teach contract drafting to upper-level students.. I am also a primary contributor and the Co-Editor of the Virginia Business Law Update - a blog that provides insight and commentary on news and legal developments affecting Virginia Businesses.

I settled in Northern Virginia in 2005. I have lived in Arlington and Alexandria and represented clients as an attorney in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Falls Church, Loudoun, Prince William County, Spotsylvania, and Vienna. I love Northern Virginia and think of myself as an adoptive Virginian.. I graduated from the College of William and Mary and then attended George Mason School of Law. At George Mason, I managed my school’s Moot Court program, taught writing for a year as a writing fellow, and served as Secretary of the Student Bar Association and co-Editor-in-Chief of our school newspaper. I also was a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal.. After passing the Virginia Bar, I worked for the Prince William County Circuit Court as law clerk for Judge Craig D. Johnston. After that, I spent two years at the Prince William County firm of Zelnick & Erickson, P.C. practicing civil and criminal litigation.. I am licensed to practice law in Virginia and admitted before the Eastern District of Virginia. I run a high-tech paperless office and utilize all forms of communication. I take pride in the fact that my clients are able to reach me at any time of day, whether by phone, text, email, Facebook, or Twitter.

I routinely represent clients in state and federal courts in civil litigation and employment-related litigation and before the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  I also routinely counsels management and executives regarding employment issues including preparation of personnel policies and handbooks; compliance with Title VII, the ADA, FLSA and FMLA and preventing sexual and other forms of harassment. Mr. Cabana has successfully represented parties in litigation involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation; the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the American with Disabilities Act, the False Claims Act, defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy and wrongful termination.. Mr. Cabana is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia, Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia, and he is a member of the American Bar Association, Fairfax Bar Association and The Society for Human Resource Management.. Prior to establishing his firm, Mr. Cabana was an attorney for several years with an AmLaw 100 firm.. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Cabana served as a judicial law clerk in the chambers of the honorable Eric G. Bruggink, United States Court of Federal Claims.

I represent clients in matters involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights violations. My goal is to help my clients understand their legal options, and to provide needed counsel while aggressively pursuing justice on their behalf.

I represent clients in matters involving intellectual property and state or federal civil litigation.  My goal is to help you understand your legal rights and your best real-world options, and to provide you with needed counsel while aggressively representing your interests.. I have over 15 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property counseling, prosecution, and litigation, including obtaining trademarks and patents for my clients, enforcing copyrights and trademarks against infringers, and drafting and negotiating representation, management, and other IP-related contracts.. I am an experienced state and federal litigator, successfully representing both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal cases in Virginia.

I only accept inquiries from attorneys who represent Indian tribes. If you are such an attorney, and you do not already have my email address or phone number, please reach out to me using LinkedIn.

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).

I have lived in Alexandria, VA and practiced law for over 40 years. I  concentrate on estate planning, business and commercial law.  I have been fortunate to have a full life outside of my law practice:  I am married to Marcia Call and have four adult children.  For many years, I was active in politics and, during the 90's, served on the Alexandria City Council for three terms (9 years).  I have also served as Chair of the Board of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, The Campagna Center. Alexandria Democratic Party and Commonwealth Baptist Church, as well as President of the Del Ray Citizens Association. I enjoy studying history, vocabulary words and poetry.

I have been practicing law since the 90s and exclusively family law since 2005.  I have life experience as well as legal experience to provide you with upmost sincere and trusted service.

I focus on assisting individuals to establish comprehensive estate and business plans. Often, the areas of estate planning, real estate, and business administration overlap and my expertise allows me to shepherd my clients through a complicated process of putting their affairs in order for their families and business relations. My goal is to explain matters in real-world language so that each client is comfortable with each step of the process - whether that be establishing a living trust, purchasing real estate, or administering a family business.

I believe in direct communication and cooperation between the lawyer and client. A lawyer can’t be helpful if he or she talks at you or around you. So I'll ask lots of questions, I'll really listen to your answers, I’ll give you straight answers to your questions, and, together, we will craft an approach that gives us the best chance at achieving your goals. At every step in the process, we’ll watch for opportunities to settle issues. Bear in mind, however, that well prepared litigation is sometimes needed to create the environment for settlement.. Ms. McQuade is experienced, knowledgeable, respected and has practiced exclusively in the family law field for almost 30 years.. She has been chosen for inclusion in ‘Best Lawyers in America” every year since 2009, in SuperLawyers Magazine every year since 2008, in Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Divorce Lawyers” since 2004, and in Martindale-Hubbell’s “Preeminent Lawyers” since 1997 (through Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system, she has consistently been given top scores in both ethics and competence in her area of practice.)

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve clients in my estate planning practice.  I am honored to be able to help clients express, and carry out, their most basic wishes for their family, and to assist them in preserving, protecting and transferring their personal and financial wealth to those they love, at the appropriate time.  It is a joy to bring peace of mind to those whom I serve.. I love living in rural Minnesota.  I have been blessed with having the opportunity to live on a farm, in small communities, in metropolitan areas, and now in a rural setting.  Most of all, it is the sense of community, feeling connected to that community, and being able to 'give back' to the community, that has been a gift to me.

I am an experienced lawyer providing legal services in the Ft. Hunt, Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, and Fairfax County jurisdictions.  As a 20 year resident of the Northern Virginia community, I enjoy working to help neighbors through difficule legal scanarios.  I provide general practice legal services for individuals and small businesses in the community.  My practice areas include criminal defense (traffic court, DUI/DWI, general misdemeanor defense), estate planning (wills, trusts, probate, power of attorney, etc.), general counsel services for small businesses (contract review, incorporation, non-profit law, employment law, and other business transactions), and property/neighbor disputes.

I am a member of the Bar in good standing in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as all federal and appellate courts therein.. Although I am the Alexandria Injury Attorney, I regularly try cases in:. Falls Church - Fairfax - Loudoun - Stafford - Arlington - Spotsylvania - Fredericksburg - Prince William - Manassas - Manassas Park. Prince George's County - Montgomery County - Anne Arundel County - Howard County

I am a former Senior Trial Attorney  (GS 15) at the Narcotics Section, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice, and retired Army JAG officer (Lieutenant Colonel).  In addition to graduating from Law School at the University of Virginia with a Juris Doctor degree, I have an LL.M. in criminal law from George Washington University.  I have over 47 years of experience litigating criminal cases as both a prosecutor and a defense counsel.  I once won three consecutive murder cases in the Alexandria federal court. I have been in private practice defending individuals since 1986. I lived in Japan and Hawaii for 3 years each, and have visited over 40 foreign countries, so I can easily relate to a wide variety of people.. For detailed information about my experience, please visit my website.

I am a Co-Managing Partner and patent attorney at Alexandria-based IP law firm Nath, Goldberg & Meyer, who helps my clients acquire patents and trademarks quickly and successfully in the US and around the world to protect products and build company value. I was inspired to become a patent attorney to help inventors and companies protect their technologies and bring new innovative products to market, thereby continuing to help people live in the future.. If you are looking to protect your products and innovations and build company value, let's chat. Whether or not we decide to do business together, I am confident that our discussion will be full of insights and actionable steps that can help you.

Hillary Hoffman has been practicing law for more than 20 years. She grew up in rural New Mexico. After high school, she attended Texas Tech University where she graduated with a Bachelor in Business Administration.. After college, Ms. Hoffman was accepted to Baylor Law School. Baylor is the oldest law school in Texas. With a bar passage rate of one hundred percent, the highest in the nation, it is considered “the Marine Corps of law schools.” According to Princeton Review, the school has a reputation for “crafting great trial lawyers.” Baylor has an intensive program that provides law students with first-hand experience in trying a case from beginning to end, including pre-trial preparation, motions, depositions, jury selection, opening statements, direct and cross examinations, and closing arguments. This rigorous program is legendary.. After graduating from Baylor Law, Ms. Hoffman clerked at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for two years. She initially worked as a plaintiff’s attorney in New Mexico, working on breast implant cases. Then, she went into a career in government service, first handling cases involving children with special needs in education, training attorneys to deal with issues of child support, and finally working in administrative law involving employment, discrimination, and revocation of licenses. Ms. Hoffman also taught legal writing and drafting at George Mason School of Law.. Ms. Hoffman is a single parent who loves taking art classes with her daughter and leading her Girl Scout troop. In her opinion, the family is one of the most important things in life. She looks forward to working with her clients to get them back to what is most important to each of them.

Hickman Law Office’s team of personal injury lawyers in Alexandria, VA are leaders in their field and are committed to the success of your case. Our goal is to provide you the best legal representation possible. The staff at Hickman Law Office is highly trained in cases regarding personal injury, criminal, traffic and immigration, and will guide you through the process from start to finish, so you can rest assured that our personal injury attorneys will treat your case with the utmost care and attention. We take pride in our dedication to our clients and our high referral rate attests to that. You only get one shot at choosing the best legal guidance for your case; let Hickman Law Office of Alexandria, VA be your team of trusted advisors!