Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Kelly Hobbs, Jordan Gerstner, and Leah Hernandez routinely represent parents in child custody matters and Ms. Hobbs frequently serves as a Guardian ad litem appointed by the court to independently represent the interests of the children in custody proceedings.
• Premarital Agreement
  Whether you need assistance planning for a marriage by counseling and preparation of a prenuptial agreement or legal representation in negotiating a post nuptial agreement and terminating a marriage, Kelly Hobbs, Jordan Gerstner, and Leah Hernandez have proven experience representing clients in this area.
• Guardianship
  Various relationships in our lives give rise to disputes which require either litigation, arbitration or mediation to achieve a resolution. We are well equipped and experienced to assist you in such matters, including business disputes, construction litigation, trusts and estate litigation, real estate litigation, family law and guardianship and conservatorship matters. Each of our attorneys represents clients in federal and state courts in Virginia.

Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI
  Kelly Hobbs, Jordan Gerstner, and Leah Hernandez have substantial experience handing DUI (alcohol or drugs or both), reckless moving violations, suspended licenses, leaving the scene of an accident, illegal traffic stop cases and all matters involving the operation of motor vehicles on highways. Ms. Hernandez has developed a specialized experience with how these types of cases can potentially affect immigration concerns.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
  Whether clients start a new business or partner with other individuals in some enterprise, they may benefit from legal assistance determining how best to structure that business, in filing the necessary documents with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and in drafting corporate documents. Ralph Main and Joe Wright routinely assist clients with business formation matters.
• Business Disputes
• Construction Contracts

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Litigation
  Contracts are an inescapable part of life; real estate sales agreements and listing agreements, construction contracts, contracts for the purchase of personal property, asset purchase agreements for the sale of business assets, limited liability company operating agreements, corporate buy/sell agreements, leases, and prenuptial or postnuptial agreements. It is often better to consult an attorney before you sign a contract than after the fact. We can assist you in drafting and negotiating any kind of contract.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Ralph Main and Joe Wright prepare and review real estate sales agreements, our office handles residential and commercial real estate closings. We also advise and represent clients in partition suits, quiet title actions, boundary line disputes, enforcement of restrictive covenants, specific performance actions, landlord-tenant issues and other matters related to ownership interests in real estate.
• Eminent Domain
  If the Commonwealth of Virginia, a utility company or a school district takes some interest in your property for a public purpose, you are constitutionally entitled to just compensation for what has been taken. Joe Wright and Ralph Main represent property owners in condemnation proceedings in federal and state courts.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Wills
• Power of Attorney
  We assist clients with the planning of their estates to ensure that their wishes for distribution of their assets will be carried out at their death in an efficient and economic manner, avoiding unnecessary taxes and administrative fees. We prepare wills, trusts, advanced medical directives, powers of attorney and other documents which assist our clients in planning for their lives and effectuating their intent for distributing their assets after death.
• Probate