Practice:
Emphasizes litigation in the following areas: construction, civil
fraud, real estate, business, and condemnation.
Education:
Louisiana
State University (B.A., 1989); George Washington University (J.D.,
with honors, 1992).
Memberships:
Member of the Bars of Virginia, the District of Columbia, United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Activities:
Law Clerk to the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee, Judge, 19th Judicial
Circuit, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1992-1993. Barrister, George
Mason American Inn of Court. Chair, (2000 - 2002), Legislative
Committee of the Fairfax Bar Association, Vice-Chair, (1998 -
2002) of the Legislative Committee of the Fairfax Bar
Association. Member, Moot Court Board (1991-1992); President's
Award from the Fairfax Bar Association for Outstanding Services,
2001-2002.
Reported Cases:
White v. Caudle, 65 Va. Cir. 377
(Fairfax Co. 2004); Lucas v. Thompson, 61 Va. Cir. 44 (Fairfax Co.
2003); Davis v. D.R. Horton, Inc., 63 Va. Cir. 621 (Fairfax Co.
2002); Kieft v. Becker, 58 Va. Cir. 171 (Fairfax Co. 2002); In re
Diane L. Tribby, 241 B.R. 380 (E.D. Va. 1999); TransDulles Center,
Inc. v. Sharma, 252 Va. 20 (1996); Adams v. Central Fidelity, 38
Va. Cir. 14 (Fairfax Co. 1995); Primoff v. Stewart Title Guaranty
Co., 33 Va. Cir. 225 (Fairfax Co. 1994).
Articles /
Publications:
"The Virginia
Property Owners Association Act lacks Clarity Concerning
Incomplete Disclosure Packages,"
23 Fee Simple (May 2003)
"A Tardy Seller Cannot Escape the Consequences of Her Late
Performance by Relying Upon the Virginia Doctrine of Merger",
20 Fee Simple 2 (May 2000).
Property Law , 31 Univ. of Richmond Law Review, 1145 (1997).
(co-author with Ms. Pesner)
"True or False -- Does a General Warranty Deed Necessarily Include
English Covenants of Title?", 16 Fee Simple 2 (May 1996)
(co-author with Ms. Pesner)