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CRIMINAL LAW David L. Heilberg and Kelly A. Hobbs have many years experience representing juveniles and adults charged with crimes in the state and federal courts. GENERAL LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION Various relationships in our lives give rise to disputes which require either litigation, arbitration or mediation to achieve a resolution. We are well equipped and experienced to assist you in such matters, including business disputes, construction litigation, trusts and estate litigation, real estate litigation, family law and guardianship and conservatorship matters. We represent clients in federal and state courts in Virginia. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Whether you need assistance planning for a marriage by counseling and preparation of a prenuptial agreement or legal representation in negotiating a post nuptial agreement and terminating a marriage, George H. Dygert, David Heilberg and Kelly A. Hobbs have proven experience representing clients in this area. CUSTODY George H. Dygert, David Heilberg and Kelly A. Hobbs routinely represent parents in child custody matters and Ms. Hobbs frequently serves as a Guardian ad litem appointed by the court to independently represent the interests of the children in custody proceedings. PERSONAL INJURY Mr. Heilberg, Mr. Wright and Mr. Dygert, handle personal injury cases resulting from automobile, truck, motorcycle and other accidents including those that are not motor vehicle related. If another party is clearly at fault, we will consider handling such cases on a percentage contingent fee basis (where our fee is a percentage of what is recovered from settlement or judgment). |
EMINENT DOMAIN If the Commonwealth of Virginia, a utility company or a school district takes some interest in your property for a public purpose, you are constitutionally entitled to just compensation for what has been taken. We represent property owners in condemnation proceedings in federal and state courts. BUSINESS FORMATION Limiting individual liability and tax liability considerations frequently lead us to suggest the formation of a business entity, whether it is a corporation, a limited liability company or a partnership. We can assist you in reviewing your business objectives and selecting and creating the legal entity that best meets your needs. REAL ESTATE Our attorneys prepare and review real estate sales agreements, our office handles residential and commercial real estate closings. We also advise and represent clients in partition suits, quiet title actions, boundary line disputes, enforcement of restrictive covenants, specific performance actions, landlord-tenant issues and other matters related to ownership interests in real estate. CONTRACTS Contracts are an inescapable part of life; real estate sales agreements and listing agreements, construction contracts, contracts for the purchase of personal property, asset purchase agreements for the sale of business assets, limited liability company operating agreements, corporate buy/sell agreements, leases, and prenuptial or postnuptial agreements. It is often better to consult an attorney before you sign a contract than after the fact. We can assist you in drafting and negotiating any kind of contract. PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE Mr. Dygert, Mr. Wright and Mr. Heilberg handle these cases against professionals who cause damage to their former clients or patients either by performing their work negligently or by breaching contracts. Such work, because of its complexity, is often handled hourly. In an exceptionally meritorious case, the attorneys will consider undertaking client representation on a percentage contingent fee basis. SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Mr. Heilberg and Mr. Dygert handle disputed cases for clients who are denied their disability benefits by the Social Security Administration. Meritorious cases are handled on a percentage contingent fee basis drawn from the fund of accrued back benefits resulting from the sometimes long administrative delays in obtaining benefits owed to deserving clients. |
CONSTRUCTION We represent owners, contractors, architects and engineers in all aspects of construction projects, including the preparation of bid documents, contracts and subcontracts, working with construction lenders and surety companies, and the litigation and resolution of various claims and disputes, including delay claims, changed or defective work claims, nonpayment claims and claims on performance and payment bonds. ESTATE PLANNING We assist clients with the planning of their estates to ensure that their wishes for distribution of their assets will be carried out at their death in an efficient and economic manner, avoiding unnecessary taxes and administrative fees. We prepare wills, trusts, advanced medical directives, powers of attorney and other documents which assist our clients in planning for their lives and effectuating their intent for distributing their assets after death. ADMINISTRATION Our attorneys provide legal services to and may agree to serve as executors or administrators of estates to assist families during the probate process. COLLECTIONS We represent clients to obtain judgments for money owed them and for damages they have suffered at the hands of others. This includes preparing the necessary papers for filing with courts and conducting the litigation to obtain judgments, as well as collection activities once judgments have been obtained. When you receive a money judgment, you may find that you need some assistance enforcing it. We can help you with debtor interrogatories, garnishments, levies, creditor bills and other means of collecting money owed to you. |