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Mary Witzel is an associate attorney at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC. Her primary focus is in intellectual property law, specificaly trademark and copyright law. Her practice also includes corporate law, transactional law, and trusts and estates. She is licensed to practice in Virginia.. Prior to joining Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, Witzel was an associate attorney at a boutique intellectual property firm in Richmond, VA, where she focused her practice on trademark prosecution, trademark enforcement, and copyright law. While in law school, she worked for two years as a law clerk at an insurance subrogation firm in Washington D.C., interned at a Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court in Alexandria, VA, and worked as a legal intern in the Office of Legal Affairs at the Legal Services Corporation.. Witzel graduated from The George Washington University Law School with a Juris Doctor in 2014. While in law school, she served as executive articles editor on the student editorial board of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quartlery Journal, wrote a note on trade secrets, and studied copyright law. She graduated cum laude with a Bacehlor of Arts from George Wythe University in 2010.

John C. Whitbeck, Jr. is the founder of WhitbeckBennett. His practice focuses on family law, special education law, and mental health law. He regularly practices in several jurisdictions in the Northern Virginia area. He has also been certified as an expert witness in litigation.Mr. Whitbeck is a professor of law at George Mason University Law School, and the former Director of the George Mason University Law and Mental Illness Clinic. The Clinic provided pro bono legal representation to the families of mentally ill individuals seeking to have their loved ones committed to psychiatric treatment. Mr. Whitbeck also taught the classroom component of the Clinic. Mr. Whitbeck has also been a guest lecturer at George Mason for other courses.. Mr. Whitbeck has appeared on and quoted in various national and local media, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business, MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR, Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Pilot, Daily News, Daily Press, Roanoke Times, Loudoun Times Mirror, Leesburg Today, Winchester Star and many other national and local media.. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Whitbeck served as Substitute Judge in Virginia District Courts, hearing civil and criminal matters, including family law cases. Mr. Whitbeck also served as a Special Justice for civil commitment hearings in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit as well, which requires him to sit as a “judge” for hearings to commit mentally ill individuals to psychiatric treatment. Mr. Whitbeck has also severed as a Special Prosecutor in the Loudoun County General District Courts.. Mr. Whitbeck has been named by his peers a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top up-and-coming lawyers in the Commonwealth from and one of Virginia’s Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine.. Mr. Whitbeck graduated with an A.B. in Politics from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. As a student at Occidental, Mr. Whitbeck was a starting tight end and offensive lineman on the NCAA affiliated football team, was a member of the Occidental Rugby Club, and served as the President of the Delta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity in his junior and senior years.. Mr. Whitbeck attended law school at George Mason University where he was a member of the Moot Court Board, the Trial Advocacy Team, and the George Mason Law and Mental Illness Clinic. After law school, Mr. Whitbeck worked briefly as an associate for a law firm in Leesburg, Virginia before forming his own law firm.

I joined Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s litigation practice group in 2009. Immediately before joining DBL, I was in private litigation practice in Washington, DC. I have litigated a variety of complex matters in the state and federal courts of Virginia, Washington, DC, and West Virginia, including commercial disputes, employment disputes, trade secrets cases, construction cases, medical malpractice cases, and professional architectural and engineering malpractice cases.. From 2001 – 2005, I served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. I was recognized as Honor Graduate of the 155th Officer Basic Course of United States Army Judge Advocate General’s School located at the University of Virginia. Subsequently, I served as a military prosecutor at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and also as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. After concluding my service as a military prosecutor, I served as a military defense attorney at Fort Benning, Georgia. While a member of the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, I was lead trial counsel in numerous courts-martial tried before military judges and juries at various military installations including Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Rucker, Alabama, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from West Virginia University in 1996. I was also initiated into the University’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter. I earned my Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1999. During law school, I was selected to represent Washington and Lee University as a member of its Jessup International Moot Court Team.. I am admitted to the State and Federal Courts of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia. I am also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

I am a Partner and Lead Trademark Prosecution attorney in the Virginia-based general practice firm of Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC. I have been representing a diverse group of businesses in a variety of industries and commercial sectors since 1995 while working in several intellectual property boutique law firms; consulting with the in-house trademark group of an international hospitality company; and examining trademark applications as an Attorney Advisor in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. My intellectual property practice also covers internet domain name IP issues; anti-counterfeiting matters; copyright prosecution; IP licensing and transactional matters; and IP research and due diligence investigations. I particularly enjoy working with new start-up companies and seeing them develop.. As an Attorney Advisor in Law Office 106 of the USPTO trademark examining operations for three years, Alex examined thousands of trademark applications in the fields of cosmetics, toiletries and cleaning preparations, publications and office supplies, toys and sporting goods, and service mark applications for all types of services, and defended registration refusals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.. Professionally, Alex has been an active member of the International Trademark Association, participating in four of its committees for the past six consecutive committee terms (twelve years) as well as on the trademark committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.. See more at: https://www.dbllawyers.com/attorney/alex-butterman

Highly regarded, experienced, and hard-working attorney who represents clients throughout Virginia in complex criminal and civil matters.  William "Ben" Mann was named one of Loudoun County's top 40 under 40 by the Loudoun Business Journal.  Contact William "Ben" Mann and his firm Simms Showers Law today.

Charles Wakefield has been practicing law in Northern Virginia since 1988, and he has a reputation for being organized, meticulous, well-prepared, and tenacious. These qualities make him a fierce advocate for his clients and help him obtain the best outcomes possible. Charles' practice focuses on collection law, contract litigation, personal injury, and landlord representation. Charles gives his clients his full attention, is respectful of their time, and is responsive and hard working.. Charles attended George Mason University, where he graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government in 1985. After graduating, Charles attended University of Virginia School of Law, where he graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1988. Charles was admitted to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia in 1988. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

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Experienced C attorney serving clients in Leesburg and surrounding areas.

Experienced C attorney serving clients in Leesburg and surrounding areas.

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