Fairfax, VA Lawyers

Corporate and Transactional Law

11230 WAPLES MILL RD, Suite 105, fairfax, VA 22030

Alex Heidt has spent over 25 years in the federal government and commercial contracting business market. Prior to establishing the Heidt Law Firm, Alex Heidt worked for several of the countrys largest defense contractors such as Orbital Sciences Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Harris Corporation, and Alion Science and Technology Corporation. Alex Heidt has a broad and diverse background in law, finance, business development and P&L managment. He has an extensive contract drafting and negotiation background, and has held major negotiations both nationally and internationally. Alex Heidt played a significant role in the valuation, due diligence and negotiation of several of Lockheed Martin’s and Harris’s acquisitions.

Personal Injury Law

10605 Judicial Dr building a4, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

Demetry Pikrallidas is a highly rated attorney (AV by Martindale Hubbell) and AVVO ratings who has successfully represented individual and corporate clients since 1992. He is an experienced litigator, negotiator and trial attorney who understands how important each case he handles is to his particular client. He has no regular business hours - his cell phone number is available to his clients so he is available to meet their needs. His work-ethic has resulted in excellent results for his clients and a loyal following which includes attorneys who regularly refer clients. His clients have received millions of dollars via trial, settlement, mediation. His business and will clients have benefited from a trusted advocate and businessman himself, who can quickly identify with their circumstances and provide them effective legal assistance to achieve their desired result. His clients have come from every walk of life.

Corporate and Transactional Law

4151 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030

Mr. Moiz is a partner with the Firm and leads its commercial Outside General Counsel program, corporate transactional, start up, and non-profit practice groups. Since joining the firm’s predecessor in 2009 as an associate, Ibrahim’s expertise has been instrumental in establishing the Firm as a trusted advisor for clients across information technology, healthcare tech, nonprofit, and FinTech sectors. A Michigan native, Ibrahim earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan – Flint and graduated from Howard University School of Law in 2007. Following a judicial clerkship in Maryland, he transitioned to private practice, bringing a strategic approach to his legal career. In addition to his role at Firm, Ibrahim has held prominent public service positions. Since 2013, he has served as Vice Chairman of Virginia’s Real Estate Board and held roles on Virginia’s Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, the Loudoun County Fiscal Impact Committee, and the Democratic Business Council of Northern Virginia. Currently, he is a member of the Loudoun County Board of Zoning Appeals and a the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee. Mr. Moiz resides in Loudoun County, Virginia, with his wife, Sadaf, and their three daughters.

Immigration Law

3541 Chain Bridge Rd ste 208, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

Jackie Kammerman is listed as a partner of Pachuta & Kammerman, PLLC in Fairfax, Virginia, and her legal background centers on immigration. The firm uses the name Jackie Bliss Kammerman; California’s attorney register identifies her as Jacquelyn Denise Bliss Kammerman at the same Fairfax firm. Detention-related work was part of her time at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition in Washington, D.C., where she worked between 2003 and 2009. She represented immigrants facing removal and mentored volunteer attorneys representing detained immigrants. Visits to detention centers in Virginia and Maryland were another part of that work: she gave Know Your Rights presentations there. Her years at the coalition included a Baker & McKenzie Equal Justice Works Fellowship from 2007 to 2009. An associate position at Montagut & Sobral P.C. followed, with Kammerman practicing immigration law there from 2009 until 2014. Her firm biography highlights removal defense and the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Beyond those matters, it lists conference teaching for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and local bar associations. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley and her J.D. at American University’s Washington College of Law. The firm describes Kammerman as a member of the Maryland and California bars. California’s register records her admission on December 11, 2007, but lists her license there as inactive, effective January 10, 2019.

Criminal Defense Law

10513 Judicial Dr suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

JERRY M. PHILLIPS, born Portsmouth, Virginia, December 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Virginia; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A. 1967); University of Richmond Law School (J.D., 1971);Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Member, National Moot Court Team. Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1971-1975. Commissioner in Chancery, Fairfax County Circuit Court, 1972. Chairman, Virginia State Bar Lawyer Referral Service, 1986-1989. Member, Board of Directors; University of Richmond Law School Alumni Association, 1986-1988; Northern Virginia Legal Services Corporation, 1986-1989, Member, Board of Directors; Fairfax Bank and Trust, 1985-1995.Member: Fairfax (President, 1983-1984); Virginia and American (Delegate, 1991-1997) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Council Member, 1984-1997; Chairman, Special Committee to Study Reducing Litigation Costs and Delays, 1986-1989); The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Fairfax Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors 1984-1997); Fairfax Plaintiff’s Bar Limited (Founding Member).REPORTED CASES: Jury v. Giant of Maryland, Inc. 254 Va. 235, 491 S.E. 718 (1997); U.S.AA v. Webb, 235 Va. 655, 369 W.E.2d 196 (1988); Vahabzadeh v. Mooney, 241 Va. 47, 399 S.E.2d 803 (1991); Commonwealth v. Rafferty 241 Va. 319, 402 S.E. 2d 17 (1991); Webb v. Regina Ltd. Part 624 F.5upp. 471 (E.D. Va. 1985); Webb v. Blackies House of Beef, 811 F.2d 840 (4th Cir 1987); Neiss v. Commonwealth 433 S.E. 2d 262 (Va. App. 1993); Riggins v. O’Brien, 263 Va, 444, 559 S.E.2d 67 (2002); Findlay v. Commonwealth, 287 Va. 111, 752 S.E2d 868 (2014); Roche v. Lincoln Property Co., 373 F.3d 610 (4th Cir. 2004).

Personal Injury Law

10605 Judicial Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

Kara Bennis is a Virginia native who comes to Pikrallidas & Associates after 14 years of experience working at a D.C. Law firm, where she was the only Virginia attorney. The primary areas of litigation for Kara include: automobile accidents, slip and falls, Elevator/ Escalator Malfunctions, and dog attacks in the General District and Circuit Courts of Virginia, the Superior Court of Washington, D.C., D.C. Court of Appeals, and limited practice in the Federal Courts of Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Kara also has filed breach of contract matters against insurance companies for failure to issue payments under the client’s Medical Payments coverage. She has assisted client’s in resolving property damage matters, and pursued cases for diminution of value. Kara has tried over 50 Jury trials and well over 200 Bench trials in Virginia and D.C. She has also sought resolution of matters using Alternative dispute resolution, and has reached resolution on cases using both mediation and Arbitration. She has engaged in an active motions practice to get positive resolution for her client’s. She has engaged in law suits against individuals as well as companies, including a number of actions against the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA).

Eminent Domain

4020 University Dr., Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030

Eminent Domain Kevin DeTurris is an experienced first-chair trial attorney with years of experience in managing litigation matters from initial pleading through trial and appeal. He regularly litigates complex business disputes involving breach of contract, labor agreements, fraud, conspiracy and a host of other business torts. His experience spans several industries, including real estate, construction, banking, trusts and estates, and technology. Kevin has substantial experience in the area of real estate litigation, involving the use of property, construction disputes, mechanics liens, trespass and nuisance cases, and landlord-tenant matters. He has a particular focus on litigating property use and valuation cases. This experience includes representing condemnors and condemnees in eminent domain matters; municipalities and property owners in tax appeal matters; and banks in complex litigations related to their lending practices. Kevin has successfully represented clients in all of the local federal and state trial courts, the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Kevin also represents clients before local boards of zoning appeals, in arbitration and mediation.

Immigration Law

3541 Chain Bridge Rd ste 208, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

Lysandra Pachuta is an attorney and partner at Pachuta & Kammerman, PLLC in Fairfax, Virginia, whose work includes immigration matters and whose background includes criminal defense. Her representation has included matters in state courts, immigration courts, and before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The firm’s joint partner profile identifies family immigration, waivers, special immigrant juvenile visas, and deportation defense as areas of work shared by Pachuta and Jackie Bliss Kammerman. Pachuta began her post-law-school career at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, focusing on forensic science issues. She later served as a trial attorney with the Office of the Public Defender for Fairfax. In that position, she represented hundreds of clients through different stages of litigation, including bench trials and jury trials. Her professional background thus includes both public defense work and immigration representation. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pachuta grew up in West Virginia and returned to Pittsburgh to attend Robert Morris University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and business, graduating summa cum laude. She then received her law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law, graduating cum laude. Pachuta is a member of the Virginia bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She is also proficient in Spanish. Her firm maintains its Fairfax office on Chain Bridge Road.

Corporate and Transactional Law

13120 Pavilion Ln, Fairfax, VA 22033, USA

PJ Harris advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and independent sponsor transactions, and a wide range of corporate matters. He represents public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, platform and add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and other complex strategic transactions. PJ counsels business owners and management teams on corporate governance and operational issues throughout the life cycle of a company—from formation and growth to exit. Before joining McGuireWoods, PJ practiced corporate law in Charlottesville, Virginia, representing emerging growth companies. His prior experience also includes co-founding and operating a software-as-a-service platform and advising on strategic transactions at a Big Four professional services firm. PJ currently serves as a member of the Clean Energy Advisory Board for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Real Estate Law

10509 Judicial Dr, Suite: 300, Fairfax, VA 22030

As a licensed settlement agent, Mr. Fox has a noted expertise in title disputes, and his Continuing Legal Education Seminars (CLEs) on curing complex title defects with real estate have received national recognition. Mr. Fox’s sophistication in this subject matter is reflected in the fact that he has handled more than 3,000 commercial real estate transactions for multi-national entities like Exxon Mobil Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Fox has been practicing trademark law since 1993 and has intellectual property clients from Hawaii to Connecticut, and has successfully prevailed before the United States Patent & Trademark Appeals Board. In addition to his trademark experience, he also has extensive experience in intellectual property transfer and licensing joint ventures.