(Main Office)

THE LAW FIRM OF ALLRED, BACON, HALFHILL & YOUNG, PC provides a full range of legal services to businesses, individuals and families in the Washington metropolitan area and nationally. Our commitment is to effective and efficient representation. The diverse backgrounds and broad range of legal experience of our attorneys allow us to serve almost every client need and to offer the highest level of professionalism and integrity.

Statement of Practice

Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts, General Civil Litigation, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Domestic Relations and Family Law, Complex Commercial Litigation. Financial, Wealth Preservation, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning and Administration, Business Planning, Advising and Administration, Insurance Law and Litigation, Commodities Law, Criminal Law, Traffic Violations, Bankruptcy, Employment, Eminent Domain, Condemnation, Franchising, Condominium and Homeowners' Association Law.

Representative Clients:

The General Casualty Insurance Companies
Sbarro, Inc.
The DARCARS Automotive Group
County of Fairfax, Virginia
Tate Engineering Systems, Inc.
Minuteman Press International
Speedy Sign-O-Rama USA, Inc.
American Financial Trading Corporation
National Commodity Corporation, Inc.
Quest Diagnostic Laboratories
Motorola Communications & Electronics, Inc.
e-Commerce Solutions, Inc.
Cardinal Bank, N.A.
Symmetron, Inc.
Orion Insurance Group
Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation
ASM Research, Inc.
The Sentry Insurance Group
The E&C Enterprises Service Station Group
MIC General Insurance Corp., a GMAC Insurance Company
The Jiffy Lube Service Station Group.

Address

11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 700
Fairfax, VA 22030, ((Ind. City; Seat of Fairfax Co.))

Phone

Phone: 703-352-1300; 1-800-598-2965
Fax: 703-352-1301

Website

http://www.ABHYLAW.com

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Sefton Smyth (Associate) born Fairfax, Virginia, May 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Collections; Eminent Domain; Employment Law.Email: Sefton Smyth

Matthew Indrisano (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, September 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 2000); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Co-Author: "In the Service of Secrets: The U.S. Supreme Court Revisits Totten," The John Marshall Law Review, 2006. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Traffic Violations; Commercial Litigation; Collections; Bankruptcy; Landlord and Tenant Law; Condominium Law; Homeowners Association Law.Email: Matthew Indrisano

COUNSEL

John P. Forest, II (Counsel) born Washington, D.C., November 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia and Supreme Court of Virginia; 1992, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia; 2000, Maryland. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1987); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Litigation, Business Law, Real Estate and Trusts and Estates Sections). (Also Member, Stahl, Forest & Zelloe, PC, Fairfax, Virginia). Reported Cases: Luckett v. Jennings, 246 Va. 303, 435 S.E.2d 400 (1993); Martin & Martin v. Bradley Enterprises, 256 Va. 288, 504 S.E.2d 849 (1998); Meliani v. Jade Dunn Loring Metro, 286 F. Supp.2d 741 (E.D. Va. 2003); Beharadrezaee v. Dashtara, 910 A.2d 349 (D.C. 2006). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning; Wealth Preservation; Real Estate.Email: John P. Forest, II

Kenneth W. Curtis (Counsel) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1973, Virginia; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1981, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1995, Maryland; 1996 U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., Chemistry, 1964); Seton Hall University (M.S., Analytical Chemistry, 1968); George Washington University (J.D., 1972). Co-author: "Virginia Objections at Trial," the trial lawyer's handbook for the law of evidence in Virginia. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Arlington, Virginia, 1975-1979. Adjunct Professor, International School of Law and George Mason University School of Law, 1979-1989. Director of Legal Intern Program and Lecturer in forensic medicine and medical negligence. Instructor, Northern Virginia Community College (Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy), in criminal law and procedure (1981-1983). Member, 10th District Grievance Committee Virginia State Bar, 1985-1989. Faculty Member, National Trial Advocacy College at the University of Virginia, 2002-present. Appointed by Virginia Supreme Court to Medical Malpractice Review Panel, 1984-present. Member: Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice (formerly, Association of Trial Lawyers of America); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1995); Defense Research Institute; George Mason American Inn of Court (Founding Member; Master of the Bench and Executive Committee, 1989-2008; Chair and Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee 1989-2000; President 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trade Secret and Proprietary Information Litigation; Non-competition Agreements; Medical and Legal Malpractice; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Medical Device and Pharmacological Injury; Personal Injury.Email: Kenneth W. Curtis