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Alisa understands that the divorce is one of the most difficult experiences clients will face. She is committed to providing her clients with compassionate and zealous legal representation, and has a passion for helping clients navigate issues related to divorce, property division, support, custody and visitation matters, and post-divorce modification issues.. As a parent herself, helping clients create smooth transitions and make empowered decisions for their families, is a role that she takes very seriously. She always seeks to find a resolution that has the least financial and emotional impact on her clients, and aims to give them a realistic and fair assessment of each case and the options available to move the case forward towards settlement.. Alisa has been a practicing attorney since 2007. She started her legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Marcus D. Williams (Ret.) of the Fairfax County Circuit Court, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. During her clerkship, she had the opportunity to frequently observe trials and motions and assist her judge in determining the best legal ruling for litigants. She went on to become a government enforcement attorney for the United States Department of Transportation, and then an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP, one of the top five largest national law firms and top 20 highest grossing global law firms. Alisa left Norton Rose Fullbright to exclusively practice domestic relations law at another law firm in Fairfax, Virginia before joining NOVA Legal Professionals in 2020.. Alisa is a Virginia native and graduate of James Madison University, and received her Juris Doctor from Catholic University, Columbus School of Law. She lives with her children and dog in Northern Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys trying new recipes and traveling.

Alexis received her Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned her Juris Doctor from George Mason University Law School. She is admitted to practice in all courts throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.. After graduating law school, Alexis joined M.H. Lawrence, P.C., a private practice representing clients with their estate planning, estate administration, special needs planning and elder law issues. M.H. Lawrence, P.C. merged with ShounBach in May 2021. Alexis handles all aspects of estate planning and administration, from routine to complex. She has drafted complicated trust agreements including irrevocable life insurance trusts, spendthrift trusts, bypass trusts and intentionally defective grantor trusts. She has helped clients settle estate disputes and navigate the complex probate court process. She has helped clients plan for their special needs children through special needs trusts, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings and representing clients in administrative appeals to the social security administration.. Alexis is passionate about human rights and social justice and she is dedicated to helping close the justice gap. While in law school, Alexis volunteered for a summer with Legal Services of Northern Virginia and interned a semester with the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Alexis continues to volunteer as a pro bono attorney with the Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center and has been involved with the Wills on Wheels and Housing Advocacy programs.. Alexis is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, Fairfax Bar Association (where she is a member of the Wills, Trusts and Estates section), the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council.

Alex Heidt has spent over 25 years in the federal government and commercial contracting business markets. Prior to establishing the Heidt Law Firm, Alex Heidt worked for several of the country’s largest defense contractors such as Orbital Sciences Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Harris Corporation, and Alion Science and Technology Corporation.  Alex Heidt has a broad and diverse background in law, finance, business development and P&L managment. He has an extensive contract drafting and negotiation background, and has held major negotiations both nationally and internationally. Alex Heidt played a significant role in the valuation, due diligence and negotiation of several of Lockheed Martin’s and Harris’s acquisitions.. While the Director of Contracts and Business Strategy for Lockheed Martin, Alex Heidt negotiated some of the largest and most complex negotiations with the US federal government, United Nations, and foriegn nations. He was a key memeber of the M&A team to conduct over $12B+ in due diligence and subsequent aquistions.. Earning his MA in Finance and his Juris Doctorate, as well as pursuing and winning multi-billion dollars worth of contracts in his tenure, has given Alex Heidt unique insight into creating comprehensive business and estate planning solutions. In addition to founding the Heidt Law Firm, Alex established Insignia Consulting Group, which addresses the needs of companies who want to formulate strategic roadmaps to build a robust pipeline of opportunities on which they can bid. Alex then provides the business development expertise they need to shape these opportunities, successfully bid and win opportunities, and help them through the ensuing rapid growth.Alex Heidt is active in the community and has participated in important social causes with important groups such as the Board of Directors for the American Heart Assocation and the Fairfax Law Foundation.

Afsana Chowdhury is a Fairfax divorce lawyer and founder of Chowdhury Divorce Law Group. Over her 11-year career, she has handled all types of family law disputes, including divorce, child support, child custody, separation agreements, and spousal support. She also has a special interest in the issues that arise in military and federal employee divorces. Ms. Chowdhury represents spouses on both sides of these types of divorce cases.Ms. Chowdhury has earned recognition and awards for her legal practice. Avvo awarded her its Clients’ Choice Award four times, and she has a perfect 10.0 Superb rating.. Ms. Chowdhury earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Virginia Tech University. She attended the University of Richmond School of Law, where she was on the Moot Court Board and an associate editor for the University of Richmond Law Review.After graduating from law school, Ms. Chowdhury was admitted to the Virginia State Bar. Ms. Chowdhury is licensed to practice in all Virginia state courts. She is also licensed to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.. Ms. Chowdhury has tailored her law firm to provide efficient, effective, and professional family law services to its clients. Her firm has earned high praise from its clients, with a perfect five-star review average on Facebook and over 50 five-star reviews on Google.

Adam Kronfeld focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation, with emphasis on family law, personal injury, legal malpractice, and breach of contract matters. Mr. Kronfeld has been practicing law since 2005 and joined the Firm in December 2019. Mr. Kronfeld is a confident and devoted advocate for his clients, who takes a proactive, but reasoned, approach that is tailored to each particular client’s needs. Mr. Kronfeld emphasizes a cost/benefit evaluation at all stages of legal disputes and incorporates the same in providing guidance to reach the most effective resolution of issues in litigation.. Adam graduated from Bucknell University with B.A.s in political science and economics, and obtained his law degree from the George Mason University School. He has been practicing family law and civil litigation his entire legal career. Before joining the Firm, Adam was a named partner at a multi-practice civil litigation firm in Fairfax.. Mr. Kronfeld is licensed to practice in all courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia, including the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Among other professional associations and memberships, Mr. Kronfeld is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, Fairfax County Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, and several specialized sections of each. He has lectured at multiple seminars for other attorneys and professionals on topics in areas of family law, personal injury, evidence, and others. Mr. Kronfeld has been named by Super Lawyers as a Virginia “Rising Star” in the practice area of Family Law every year since 2015.. Adam was born in and raised in Virginia, having grown up in Warren County and attended John Handley High School in Winchester. Since attending law school in Arlington, he has lived in Arlington, Falls Church, and Fairfax County, where he and his wife have now settled in Burke.. In his spare time, Adam enjoys spending time outside with his three dogs, listening to a questionable number of podcasts, and building up his record collection.

Abby McNelis is an associate attorney at Meyer & Bowden, PLLC., practicing exclusively family law. Her practice covers every type of family law matter in Virginia, including separation, divorce, custody, visitation and support cases. Ms. McNelis represents clients in Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, Fairfax County and all across Northern Virginia.. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Ms. McNelis graduated from The Pennsylvania State University before graduating from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.. After graduating from law school in 2018, Ms. McNelis completed a one-year judicial clerkship with the Fairfax County Circuit Court. Family law cases made up a majority of the court’s docket, and through her clerkship Ms. McNelis gained valuable insight into the judicial decision-making process.. Ms. McNelis currently holds a perfect 10.0 rating from Justia.. Abby McNelis resides in Northern Virginia.

Abbe L. Reis has focused her entire legal career on the area of family law.  She has been involved in all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and visitation issues, relocation, equitable distribution of property, child and spousal support, prenuptial agreements, post separation agreements, and domestic violence matters.   Ms. Reis' approach is to confront the challenges her clients face with compassion and honesty, always trying to minimize both the financial and emotional costs her clients are facing.. Ms. Reis practices in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Arlington County, Falls Church City and Alexandria City.. Ms. Reis is an active member of the Virginia State Bar (Family Law Section); the Fairfax Bar Association (Family Law Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Committee, Circuit Court Committee and Domestic Relations Subcommitee, Pro Bono Subcommittee); and the Virginia Women's Attorney Association.  She has been appointed as a Conciliator for the 19th Judicial Circuit.. Ms. Reis earned her law degree from George Mason University School of Law, where she was an active member of the George Mason American Inn of Court.  During her final year of law school, Ms. Reis practiced in family law under the Virginia Supreme Court’s third year practice rule. Upon graduation, Ms. Reis was the recipient of the Family Law Book Award, conferred by the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and  the Virginia Chapter of the AmericanAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers to the graduating student showing the most promise in family law.  Prior to opening The Law Office of Abbe L. Reis, Ms. Reis was an associate attorney at The Havrilak Law Firm and Reese Law Office, and was a law clerk for the family law firms of Craig and Hirsch (currently Hirsch & Elhenberger), William B. Reichhardt and Associates, and Colten, Cummins, Watson and Vincent.. Ms. Reis is fluent in Spanish and has lived and/or worked in Spain, Mexico and throughout Central America.

A properly conceived estate plan is more than just a series of documents. It is the by-product of extensive interactions between you and your attorney. Our responsibility is to listen to your concerns and wishes, answer your questions, ask you questions, and finally, recommend documents and procedures that will meet your needs. It is these documents, which have been produced after a careful discussion with you, that form the cornerstone of a successful estate plan.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peter Greenspun graduated from LaSalle College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1975 and obtained his Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law in 1978.. Widely considered by his peers as an expert litigator, Peter has advocated for the rights of his clients in criminal and civil matters ranging from the simplest to the most complex. With over 30 years of experience trying countless cases, Peter has obtained exceptional results in local, state, and federal trial and appellate courts.. Since 1997 Peter has repeatedly been recognized by the Washingtonian Magazine as being among the best lawyers in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. In December 2017, Greenspun Shapiro PC was named "The Face of Criminal Defense Law" by Washingtonian Magazine. Peter has also been listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 1999 for white-collar and non-white-collar criminal defense, and has been listed by Virginia Business as a member of “The Legal Elite.” In recognition of his commitment to high ethical and professional standards, Peter has been awarded the prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has received Martindale-Hubbell’s Client Distinction Award.. Peter has tried numerous high-profile, unusual and complex cases throughout his career. He is also a regular speaker and lecturer on trial technique and strategy at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars throughout Virginia, and is a past President of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Fairfax Bar Association and the Fairfax Bar Foundation. It is rumored that Peter can be seen walking near his Fairfax law firm with his office dog, a Portuguese Water Dog named Rockie.

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