Heather R. Steele
Pesner Altmiller Melnick & DeMersHeather is admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. She represents businesses and individuals and helps to resolve their disputes through litigation, mediation, and negotiation of agreements. Heather handles small business representation, including contract reviews, contract drafting, entity formation (corporations, LLCs), corporate transactions (buy/sell, mergers, acquisitions), demand letters, business litigation and collections. Ms. Steele also represents homeowners associations (HOAs) and condominium associations (condos) with regard to general legal advice, drafting of resolutions, supervision and certification of elections, registration with the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and the Common Interest Community Board (CICB), as well as preparing FHA Certification packages for condominiums. Heather also handles collections and litigation work for condos and HOAs. Ms. Steele has experience in representing commercial and residential landlords in eviction and post-occupancy collections actions, and she also can assist with lease drafting, negotiation, lease amendments, default notices, and lease terminations. Heather also handles other civil litigation matters, including business and individual disputes, estate and probate litigation, and real estate litigation. Heather has served as a trial lawyer and advisor for property management companies, landlords (commercial and residential), community associations, businesses, and individuals.
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- HOA/Condo Law
- General Civil
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
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- Virginia
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- English
- Partner
- Pesner Altmiller Melnick & DeMers
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- Litigation Partner
- Compton & Duling, L.C.
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- Worked as an associate litigation attorney on civil matters, including business litigation, landlord-tenant, and HOA/Condo, then as Litigation Partner from 2015-2019.
- Associate
- Magruder, Cook, Carmody, & Koutsouftikis, P.C.
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- Represented commercial and residential landlords in lease reviews and evictions actions.
- Law Clerk
- Magruder & Associates, P.C.
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- Worked as a law clerk at a landlord-tenant boutique firm during law school.
- George Mason University School of Law
- J.D. (2007) | Juris Doctorate, Litigation
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- Honors: Graduated top 1/3 of class
- Activities: Editor-in-Chief, The Docket student newspaper Federal Circuit Bar Journal
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- Liberty University
- B.A. (2003) | Broadcast Journalism
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- Activities: The Liberty Champion student newspaper
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- Nominee
- Prince William Living, Influential Women
- SPARK, Prince William Education Foundation
- Board Member
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- Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William
- Board Member, Treasurer
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- Leadership Prince William
- Alumnae, Class of 2012
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- Maryland State Bar
- Member
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- Prince William County Bar Association
- Member
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- Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce
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- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
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- Virginia State Bar # 75473
- Member
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- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Member
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- Elected: Now What? A Handbook for HOA/Condo Board Members (available soon on Amazon)
- Independently Published
- Book Launch: "Elected: Now What? A Handbook for Virginia HOA/Condo Board Members", CenterFuse, Manassas
- Compton & Duling, L.C.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/edit?eid=43710832276
