Michael D. Arena

Michael D. Arena's practice focuses on commercial and business litigation, civil rights law, employment law, and all stages of general civil litigation. Mr. Arena is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as well as the District of Columbia.

Mr. Arena obtained his undergraduate degree in political science from the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Following his move from New York to Virginia, Mr. Arena received his Juris Doctor degree from William and Mary Law School.

After law school, Mr. Arena and his family resided in the Tidewater region of Virginia. He began his legal career with a regional civil litigation defense firm where he had clerked throughout law school. Desiring to build his practice closer to the Washington metropolitan area, Mr. Arena relocated to Northern Virginia.

Mr. Arena has represented health care professionals, corporations, individuals, and insurers in a diverse assortment of complex medical malpractice, products liability, personal injury, and commercial matters in both state and federal courts. Mr. Arena has also gained significant litigation experience defending local and national employers in workers’ compensation and employer liability matters throughout the Commonwealth. Additionally, Mr. Arena devotes a substantial portion of his practice to the defense of Constitutional Officers and Regional Jails in civil rights actions brought under 42 U.S. Code § 1983.

Mr. Arena is a member of the Virginia Bar Association Labor and Employment Section as well as the Fairfax Bar Association.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Virginia

4th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law

J.D.

2014

State University of New York - College at Geneseo

B.A.

2011

Gambrell Professional Award

William & Mary Law School

2014

Legal Practice Scholar Award for Excellence in Legal Writing and Research, Professional Responsibility, and Lawyering Skills

William & Mary

2014

Virginia State Bar

Member

Current

District of Columbia Bar

Member

Current

Virginia Bar Association

Member

Current

Fairfax Bar Association

Member

Current

Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Member

Current