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Kevin Myers is the lead automobile accident and personal injury attorney at Livesay & Myers. He represents clients in Woodbridge, Manassas, Stafford, Fairfax, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

An experienced, hard-working attorney, Mr. Myers believes the building block for success in every trial is rigorous preparation. He believes in doing the hard work before trial necessary to give you the best chance to win in court. As a law firm, Livesay & Myers, P.C. believes in maintaining a proper client-to-attorney ratio, so that each of our defense attorneys have sufficient time to devote to each case. This policy translates to the best chance of success for each client.

I fight hard to defend my clients who are charged with traffic offenses and misdemeanors. You deserve vigorous representation to fight and win.

I practice primarily in Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Fredericksburg. This enables me to know the judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers who will be involved in your case. You deserve a local attorney.

I offer very competitive rates so you can afford quality representation. By keeping my overhead low, I can offer fees that are lower than many of my colleagues. You deserve a reasonable price.

Please contact me for a free consultation on your traffic or misdemeanor charge. I can defend you on traffic-related offenses such as speeding, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, DUI / DWI, and eluding. I can also defend charges like shoplifting, petty larceny, drug possession, and underage possession of alcohol.

Christopher G. Hill joined DurretteBradshaw, PLC in the fall of 2006. Mr. Hill is a LEED AP and is named in Virginia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite" in the construction category. He has extensive counseling and litigation experience, both inside and outside of the courtroom, during time spent at Meyer, Goergen & Marrs, P.C. and the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. He has successfully resolved cases at all levels of both the state and federal courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Since 2002, Mr. Hill's practice has been devoted largely to representing contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers in all aspects of construction, including litigation. He has rendered assistance in all aspects of the industry including commercial/industrial, governmental and residential settings.

As an active member of the Associated General Contractors of Virginia, Mr. Hill regularly presents to the AGC-VA membership on a variety of topics, ranging from occupational safety issues to changes in the law that affect the construction industry.


Mr. Hill is also a member of the Associated General Contractors of Americaâs Contract Documents Committee where he has input into the content and structure of standard construction contracts that are widely used throughout the United States.

In particular, Mr. Hill has assisted his clients in,compliance with administrative, safety and licensing regulations, the filing and enforcement of mechanics liens, pursuing bond claims under the state and federal Miller Acts, pursuing and defending against breach of contract lawsuitsâboth in judicial and administrative realms.

He also works extensively with contractors, engineers and architects in negotiating and drafting construction contracts and related documents.

Mr. Hill's experience in representing both private companies and one of the largest agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia has given him knowledge of both the private and public aspects of legal representation. He has used this insight to give clients both practical and legally sound advice during their interactions with both private companies and state agencies.

In addition to his membership in the Virginia bar, Mr. Hill is admitted to practice before the Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, the U. S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.

Katie Mucklow Lehman is a family law attorney and criminal defense lawyer at Livesay & Myers, P.C. She represents clients in Woodbridge, Manassas, Stafford, Alexandria, Arlington, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg and Fairfax, Virginia.

An experienced, hard-working attorney, Ms. Mucklow Lehman believes the building block for success in every trial is rigorous preparation. She believes in doing the hard work before trial necessary to give you the best chance to win in court.

As a law firm, Livesay & Myers, P.C. believes in maintaining a proper client-to-attorney ratio, so that each of our defense attorneys have sufficient time to devote to each case. This policy translates to the best chance of success for each client.

A former Navy JAG officer, James Livesay is the lead military divorce lawyer at Livesay & Myers, P.C. His article, "Treatment of Disability Pay in Military Divorce," has been published on a number of online divorce websites, including Divorce Headquarters, DivorceNet, and WomansDivorce.com.

James Livesay has received the prestigious BV Peer Review Rating* from Martindale-Hubbell. The BV rating is the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 5-9 years.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Jennifer Varughese is the lead immigration law attorney at Livesay & Myers. A member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Ms. Varughese's immigration law practice covers both family-based and employment-based cases, including nonimmigrant visas, green cards, "adjustment of status" for those already present in the country, citizenship, and deportation cases.

Ms. Varughese has argued twice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in cases that became published opinions: Hussain v. Gonzales, 477 F.3d 153 (4th Cir. 2007) and Markovski v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 108 (4th Cir. 2007).

Ms. Varughese represents clients in Woodbridge, Manassas, Stafford, Alexandria, Arlington, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Fairfax and all of Northern Virginia, as well as throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Zach Kitts is a founding partner at the Northern Virginia boutique law firm of Cook & Kitts, PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law and qui tam litigation.

Zach is the author of highly-regarded practice commentaries on the Federal False Claims Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, both of which are published as part of the United States Code Service by LexisNexis.

Zach is also widely recognized as a leading expert on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, and currently holds the record for the largest non-healthcare recovery under the statute.

James M. Johnson graduated from James Madison University in with degrees in Biology and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor from the George Mason School of Law. During law school, Mr. Johnson had successful internships with the County Attorney's Office, the Commonwealth Attorney's Office and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Prince William County. Upon completion of law school, Mr. Johnson worked at the law firm of Pfitzner & Morley located in Prince William County. Mr. Johnson left Pfitzner & Morley to found his own firm in 2008. He is admitted to practice in all Virginia courts, as well as the Federal and Bankruptcy courts of the Eastern District of Virginia.

Criminal Defense Lawyer practicing in Northern Virginia State and Federal Courts

Bankruptcy legal services for business debtors and their creditors. Chapter 7, 11 & 12 representation for business debtors. Local counsel services for creditors. Preference defense; Plan objections and bankruptcy appeals. Practice limited to commercial bankruptcy and related federal litigation.

Represent businesses in Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Alexandria, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Danville and Charlottesvile. Have appeared pro hac vice in numerous other bankruptcy courts in Atlanta, Chicago and New York.

After over 34 years of patent examining, I have retired from the US Patent Office in February of 2007, and have been pursuing related work in the private sector.

I have a Bachelors of Science (1970) and Masters of Science (1972) degrees from Penn State University in Aerospace Engineering.

My primary area of expertise is in the aeronautics and space art. Due to the complex nature of this art, it requires knowledge of many other mechanical and electrical areas of the USPTO. As a patent examiner, I have examined over 5000 patent applications, issued over 3500 patents in the aircraft art and reviewed and responded to over 10,000 application amendments. While at the USPTO I was formally recognized as an Expert in the Aerospace art by a specially appointed review board at the USPTO. Part of this Expert review process required recognition by at least two members of the Patent Office Board of Appeals as to my ability to not only understand the technology but also to properly apply the Patent Laws to such technology and to the patentability of the claimed invention. As a result of this experience I have developed a very detailed knowledge of the majority of the patents in the field of aeronautics and space. I have had details to Quality Review, the Assistant Commissioner of Patents (when the USPTO was involved in fraud questions of patent prosecution), and multiple teaching details to the Patent Examining Academy. I have trained other examiners informally in the art units that I have worked in, as well as through the Patent Examining Academy. My qualification should meet any courts requirements as an expert witness in the Aerospace technology.

Since my retirement in February of 2007, I have worked with a group in assisting them in the start up of a contract operation for the USPTO to classify Pre Grant Patent Applications. My duties with this start up endeavor included assisting in training of the employees in patent classification and search skills. I was also a -trouble shooter- that determined the proper routing of difficult to classify inventions from all technologies of the USPTO. These duties enabled me to broaden my level of understanding to all technology areas of the USPTO. Other duties included researching and looking into other companies in the patent field, who were developing software related to patent searching and the automated classification tools for patents and other documents. I was also charged with reviewing the Quality feedback from the USPTO as it applied to the classifications that were sent to them.

I have also worked for Boeing in reviewing patent applications that outside counsel had drafted to assure that they were technically accurate and that the claims were proper and covered all the essential areas of the invention. Often during this time I received feedback from numerous patent lawyers dealing with USPTO office actions and other actions of the USPTO. With this background and 34+ years as an examiner, I could be of great assistance in dealing with issues that may come up during the prosecution of an application before the USPTO.

In March of 2007, I joined a select team of technological experts, and founded the Patent Project Group ( http://www.patentprojectgroup.com/ ). During the development of this company I have had the occasion to network with several patent search companies and other e-commerce companies. I have used my expert knowledge in the aeronautics area to assist in the evaluation of several automated patent search engines. I have also been involved with James Madison University in Virginia in helping with areas of their developing Technology Transfer department. During this time I have had the opportunity to interact with numerous inventors and see some of their frustrations and wonders with the operation of the USPTO. I have also approached Penn State University and am pursuing the concept of using Patents as a research tool in the area of Academic research in the Aerospace area. I have also done numerous patent validity searches for various law firms involved in patent infringement suits, all of which were dropped by the patent holders.

You may ask: Why do I need such a person to do a detailed search before filling an application when the USPTO will do a search? A complete search can avoid a prolonged prosecution in the USPTO. The USPTO has an ever increasing backlog of patent applications and as a result is continually pressuring the examiners for more work and constantly hiring new examiners. This atmosphere increases the chances that your application will be examined by an inexperienced examiner or by one that feels pressured to get your application done quickly. This could result in a first action that applies art that barely meets the broad scope of your initial claims and could totally miss the heart of the invention. This results in years of prosecution with added office actions, re-filings and thousands of dollars in fees and related expenses. A search that develops the best prior art results in a strong patent that will stand up to future scrutiny, and be a more valuable intellectual property. An infringement lawsuit that comes up with better art and invalidates a patent can cost literally millions of dollars after an extended court battle. On the other hand if you find yourself the object of an infringement suit an experienced searcher can save you literally millions of dollars by potentially finding that overlooked reference that will invalidate the patent in question. I also have the background and knowledge to file a proper and affective Accelerated Examination documentation in the aerospace technology.