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Address
Suite 300
4020 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030 ((Ind. City; Seat of Fairfax Co.))
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Blankingship & Keith, P.C. is a general practice firm known for high quality legal work, professionalism and integrity. The firm's lawyers regularly practice in all Northern Virginia jurisdictions. The firm provides a wide range of services to individuals and businesses. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice that includes: LITIGATION in State and Federal Courts; BUSINESS matters including Contract Negotiation, Employment Law, Operations, Sales/Acquisitions, Tax Planning, Capitalization and Formation of Business Entities, and the Qualification and Operation of Non Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations; COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE and EMINENT DOMAIN matters including Sale/Purchase Transactions, Condemnations, Land Use, Zoning and Development, and Leases; CREDITORS RIGHTS including Foreclosures, Collections, Bankruptcy; PERSONAL INJURY matters including Brain Injury, Wrongful Death, Motor Vehicle and Trucking Accidents, Inadequate Security, and Product Liability; EDUCATION LAW matters including Disability/Special Education, and Student Discipline and Privacy; FAMILY LAW matters including Divorce, Separation Agreements, Custody/Visitation Disputes, and Child/Spousal Support; ESTATE PLANNING matters including Wills/Trusts/Estate Administration and Tax Planning; TAXATION, Federal, State and Local; and PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY matters including Ethics and Legal Malpractice. Year Established: 1979
Firm Size: 26
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
AddressSuite 300
4020 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030, ((Ind. City; Seat of Fairfax Co.))
PhonePhone: 703-691-1235
Telecopier: 703-691-3913
Website
http://www.bklawva.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesManassas, Virginia: 9300 West Courthouse Road, Suite 201, 20110. Telephone: 703-365-9945. Fax: 703-365-2203.
A. Hugo Blankingship, Jr. (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, August 9, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1952; LL.B., 1957). Editor, 1988 and Co-Editor, 1993 and 1998, Virginia Lawyers Practice Handbook on Eminent Domain-State and Federal. City Attorney, City of Fairfax, Virginia, 1964-1968. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, 2003-2006. Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, 1977-1987. Member, Virginia Board of Bar Examiners 1982-1993; (President 1991-1993). Chairman, City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority, 1994-2003. Director, Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Co. Listed, Best Lawyers In America since 1984. Charter Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation. Member: Fairfax (President, 1974-1975), and Virginia (President, 1977-1978) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Member, Judicial Conference, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Real Estate; Land Use; Business Law; General Civil Practice.Email: A. Hugo Blankingship, Jr.
John A. C. Keith (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1974). Law Clerk to Hon. Albert V. Bryan, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1974-1975. Member, Judicial Conference, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Member: Fairfax, Virginia and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (President, 1998-1999; Member, Tenth District Committee, 1983-1986 and Chairman, 1985-1986. Chairman, Standing Committee on Legal Ethics, 1996-1997. Member: Bar Council, 1991-2000; Executive Committee, 1993-2000; Chair, Joint Commission, Multidisciplinary Practice, 2000-2002); Boyd-Graves Conference; American Counsel Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Virginia Law Foundation (President, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: John A. C. Keith
William H. Casterline, Jr. (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, February 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 1973); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1976). Member, William and Mary Law Review. Faculty Member and Moderator: Virginia CLE Seminars on Foreclosures, 1993-2006; Virginia CLE on Commercial Leases, 2007. Editor, 1999 Virginia Lawyers Practice Handbook, Virginia Foreclosure Practice. Contributing Author, Virginia Lawyer's Practice Handbook, The Virginia Lawyer, a Deskbook for Practitioners, 2000. Co-Author, "Creditors' Issues in Bankruptcy," 2004 Virginia Lawyers Practice Handbook, Bankruptcy Practice in Virginia. Member: Fairfax, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1976-1980]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Business Law; Commercial Loans; Creditors Rights; Foreclosures.Email: William H. Casterline, Jr.
Sarah Elizabeth Hall (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, October 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: Hollins College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. James B. McMillan, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1974-1975. Faculty Member, "Land Use Law in Virginia," Virginia State Bar Seminars, 1996, 1999. Member: Fairfax, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing.Email: Sarah Elizabeth Hall
Paul B. Terpak (Member) born Manhasset, New York, August 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1977; J.D., 1980). Listed, Best Lawyers In America, Eminent Domain and Condemnation. Co-Editor, 1993 and 1998, Virginia Lawyers Practice Handbook on Eminent Domain - State and Federal. Member: Virginia Housing Commission Work Group to Revise Eminent Domain Statutes, 2001-2002; Virginia Code Commission Advisory Committee on the Recodification of Title 25 (Eminent Domain), 2002. Member: Fairfax (President, 1996-1997), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Committee on Lawyer Discipline, 1998-1999; Bar Counsel 2004). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Paul B. Terpak
Peter S. Everett (Member) born Manhasset, New York, May 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1986, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1975; J.D., 1979). Raven Society. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1984-1985. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 1999, (Personal Injury Law); Washingtonian Top Lawyers in Washington, 2007. Permanent Member, Judicial Conference, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Master, George Mason Inn of Court. Author: "Establishing a Duty: Reaching the Promised Land" Trial; "Direct Examination of Security Experts" Trial; "Counsel's Role in Recognizing the Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury and Assisting Medical Professionals in its Evaluation," (Co-Authored with Thomas Curcio), The VTLA Journal, "Violence Comes to the Mall," Trial . Faculty Member: Treatises in Traumatic Brain Injury, VTLA TBI Retreat, 2008; "20 Tips on Traumatic Brain Injury," VTLA Annual Tort Seminar, 2003; ATLA Convention (Inadequate Security Litigation Issues) 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1994, 1993; National College of Advocacy (Inadequate Security Litigation Issues) 1999, 1996, 1994. Congressional Testimony on the Private Security Officers Quality Assurance Act of 1993, U.S. House of Representatives, June 15, 1993. Member, Executive Committee, ATLA Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2002-2003. Member, Executive Committee, ATLA Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, 2002-2004. Co-chair, ATLA Inadequate Security Litigation Group, 1999-2003 and Executive Committee, 1993-2003. Member: Fairfax (Member, 1992-1995, 2005-2008 and Chairman, 2008, Judicial Screening Committee; Neutral Case-Evaluator, 1993) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Association for Justice (Member, Interstate Trucking, Traumatic Brain Injury & Inadequate Security Litigation Groups); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation; Trucking Accidents; Inadequate Security Litigation; Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation; Wrongful Death Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Negligent Hiring.Email: Peter S. Everett
David Rust Clarke (Member) born Washington, D.C., September 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: Episcopal High School; Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1974); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Honored: "The Legal Elite," Ranking in Virginia Business for Family/Domestic Relations Law, 2003-2008. Author, "Understanding Equitable Distribution Law in Virginia," Virginia Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Member: Fairfax Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (Member: Family Law Section; Fifth District Committee, 1993-1999); George Mason Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; General Practice.Email: David Rust Clarke
David J. Gogal (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, November 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1985; J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Kappa. Raven Society. Recipient: Distinguished Student Award, University of Virginia Alumni Association, 1988; Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award, 1985. Faculty Member, University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, 1993. Co-Editor: Fairfax Bar Association Circuit Court Practice Manual. Member: Fairfax (Member, Board of Directors, 2003; Chair, Circuit Court Committee, 2000-2003; Chair: Legislative Committee, 1999-2000; Chair, Law Library Committee, 1995-1998; Vice Chair, Circuit Court Committee, 1998-2000) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, 2000-2005 and Chair, 2005; Vice-Chair, 2004, Fifth District Disciplinary Committee); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: David J. Gogal
Elizabeth Chichester Morrogh (Member) born Fredericksburg, Virginia, July 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., with high honors, 1981); Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Fairfax County Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney (1986-1991). Member: Fairfax (Co-Chair, Wills, Trusts and Estates Section, 2004-2006) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Trusts and Estates Section). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts; Estates; Probate; Fiduciary Litigation.Email: Elizabeth Chichester Morrogh
Robert J. Stoney (Member) born Washington, D.C., January 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1982); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, William & Mary Law Review, 1986-1987. Chair: Public Service Committee, Fairfax Bar Association, 1992-1994; Pro Bono Advisory Board, 1997-2003. Member, Board of Directors, 1999, President, 2003 and President-Elect, 2008, Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Bar Council, 1999-2006; Chair, Access to Legal Services Committee, 2002-2006; Chair, Committee on Pro Se Initiative, 2003-2006); American Bar Association (Member, ABA Fellows). Master, George Mason Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Robert J. Stoney
Wm. Quinton Robinson (Member) born Winchester, Virginia, February 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1984, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1979; M.L.T., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Fairfax, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, 5th District Disciplinary Committee, 2005). [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1979-1982; USAR, 1982-1990]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Federal Taxation; State and Local Taxation.Email: Wm. Quinton Robinson
John F. Cafferky (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia, Virginia Supreme Court, U. S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U. S. Supreme Court. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1982); Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Fairfax Bar Association; Association of Local Government Attorneys of Virginia (Member, Council of School Attorneys). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Disability Law; Commercial Law; Land Use; Employment Claims; Local Taxation Litigation; State Taxation Litigation.Email: John F. Cafferky
William B. Porter (Member) born Washington D.C., August 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1992); George Mason University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Dean's Scholar, 1996-1997. Articles Editor, George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal, 1996-1997. Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Honorable Arthur B. Vieregg, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 1997-1998. Author: "Buying A Better Sentence: The Troubling Results From Libretti v. United States," 7 George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal 83 (1997). Master, George Mason Inns of Court. Member: Fairfax (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2002; President, Young Lawyers Division, 2001-2002), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (5th Dist. Disciplinary Committee, 2006). Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Real Estate Litigation.Email: William B. Porter
William L. Carey (Member) born Fairfax County, Virginia, July 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia; 1982, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 1978); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Member: College of William & Mary Law Review, 1979-1981; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk for Hon. James C. Turk, Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1981-1982. Honored "The Legal Elite" ranking in Virginia Business, Vol. 15, No. 12, December 2000 for Labor and Employment Law. Adjunct Professor, Latin and Roman Law, George Mason University. Member: Fairfax and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Northern Virginia Defense Lawyers Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Workers Compensation; Employment Law.Email: William L. Carey
——————————Andrea Gemignani (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1997); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Order of Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Fairfax and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; National School Boards Association; Virginia School Boards Association; Virginia Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law.Email: Andrea Gemignani
Jeremy B. Root (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1997); George Mason University (J.D., 2003). Associate Editor, George Mason Law Review, 2002-2003. Author: "Limiting the Scope of Reinitiation: Reforming Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act," 10 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 1035 (2002). Member: Virginia State Bar; Fairfax and Virginia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Creditors Rights; Land Use.Email: Jeremy B. Root
Chidi I. James (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1997); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2001). President, Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association (NOVABAA), 2009 Diversity Chair, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Coach, George Mason Trial Advocacy Team, 2001. Assistant Coordinator, District of Columbia ATLA Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 2003. Coach, Model Judiciary Program, Loudoun County, 2001. Member: Fairfax and Old Dominion Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; The American Association for Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association. [Major, Virginia Air National Guard, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 192 FW, Langley AFB, VA, 2002]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Family Law; Military Law.Email: Chidi I. James
Daniel E. Ortiz (Associate) born Alexandria, Virginia, May 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2003, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk for The Honorable M. Langhorne Keith, Fairfax County Circuit Court, 2002-2004. Member: Fairfax (Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2008; President, Young Lawyers Section, 2006-2007; Chair, Professionalism Committee, 2003-2006) and Virginia (Member of Young Lawyers Division and Executive Committee; Chair, Professionalism and Civility Committee, 2003-2006) Bar Associations; George Mason Inns of Court. Practice Areas: State and Federal Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Real Estate Litigation; Domestic Relations; Business Torts.Email: Daniel E. Ortiz
Michael L. Chang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996), George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to the Hon. Jonathan C. Thacher, Fairfax County Circuit Court, 2005-2006. Member, GMUSL Moot Court Board. Associate Editor, Federal Circuit Bar Journal. GMUSL Trial Advocacy Association. Legal Intern at Recording Industry Association, Washington, DC, 2003. Member, University of Virginia Jazz Ensemble. Member: Fairfax Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia (President). Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Michael L. Chang
Patricia C. Amberly (Associate) born Delaware, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Religious Studies, 2004); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Member, Barnett Moot Court Competition, Sprint 2005. Staff Member and Articles Editor, 2006-2007, University of Richmond Law Review, 2006-2007. Law Clerk to the Honorable Cynthia D. Kinser, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2007-2008. Student Member, Lewis F. Powell Inn of Court, 2006-2007. President, Christian Legal Society, 2005-2006. Member: Fairfax and Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar.Email: Patricia C. Amberly
Laurie L. Proctor (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Harding University (B.A., Human Resources, summa cum laude, 2004); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member, Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. Member, Trial Advocacy. Recipient, George Mason University School of Law, Scott C. Whitney Writing Prize. Legal Intern: Fairfax County Circuit Court of Virginia, May-July 2005; Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General, August-December 2005. Law Clerk: The Becket Fund, January-April 2006 and September-December 2006; Institute for Justice, June-August 2006 and January-May 2007; Honorable R. Terrence Ney, Fairfax County Circuit Court of Virginia, August 2007. Member: Fairfax Bar Association, Virginia State Bar.Email: Laurie L. Proctor
OF COUNSELMark Towery (Of Counsel) born Arlington, Virginia, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1980); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1985). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Law; Washington DC's Best Lawyers. Member: Fairfax Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Tort Law Legislative Subcommittee). Reported Cases: James v. Jacobson, 6 F .3d 233 (4th Cir. 1993); Ramsburg v. Target Stores, Inc., 982 F. Supp. 1194 (W.D. Va. 1997); Jenkins v. Payne, 251 Va. 122 (1996); Fairfax Hospital System, Inc. v. McCarty, 244 Va. 28 (1992); Devonshire v. Euraupair International, Inc., 40 Va. Cir. 149 (Fairfax Cir. 1996); Papile v. Batman Co., Inc.; 38 Va. Cir. 127 (Fairfax Cir. 1995); Habib v. Blanchard, 25 Va. Cir. 451 (Fairfax Cir. 1991). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Mark Towery
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