Joseph Wright

Phone: (434) 979-5515
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• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Construction

MR. WRIGHT has over twenty-seven years experience in the trial of civil cases in the federal and state courts, including complex commercial litigation, construction claims, trusts and estates suits, landlord and tenant disputes, detinue actions and real property litigation (including quiet title actions, partition suits, boundary line disputes and the enforcement of restrictive covenants). He also has substantial experience in the drafting of construction contracts, real estate and business transaction documents and litigation and appellate pleadings.

Experience

1989-2002
McGuireWoods, LLP, (McLean and Charlottesville)

2002 – 2005
Dygert Wright & Hobbs, PLC

2005 – 2019
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Heilberg, PLC

2020 – Present
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Hernandez, PLC

Education

1989
Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law

1984
Master of Divinity, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.

1977
Bachelor of Arts, University of Tennessee

Bar Admissions

Virginia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Claims

Kelly Hobbs

Phone: (434) 979-5515
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• Divorce
• Custody and Visitation
• Criminal Defense

MS. HOBBS has substantial experience defending clients charged with felonies and misdemeanors in the Virginia state courts. She also practices regularly in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts of the Commonwealth as both an advocate and a guardian ad litem. Her civil practice includes divorce and family law, contracts and real estate.

Experience

1996 – 2002
George H. Dygert & Associates

2002 – 2005
Dygert Wright & Hobbs, PLC

2005 – 2019
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Heilberg, PLC

2020 – Present
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Hernandez, PLC

Education

1992
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia

Bar Admissions

Virginia, 1996

Leah E. Hernandez

Phone: (434) 979-5515
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• Marriage and Divorce
• Custody and Child Support
• Adoption
• Estate Planning
• Civil Litigation
• Prenuptial Agreements

Since her licensure in 2008, Ms. Hernandez has created a practice that focuses on divorce, post separation agreements, custody and visitation, child support, protective orders, adoption, petitions to be conservator and/or guardian, estate planning, civil litigation, traffic offenses and misdemeanor defense.
Ms. Hernandez is fluent in Spanish. La Sra. Hernandez habla español

Experience

2008 – 2010
Sole Practitioner- Leah Christen Eads, Esq., Attorney at Law

2010 – 2019
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Heilberg, PLC

2020 – Present
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Hernandez, PLC

Education

2008
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, Liberty University School of Law

2005
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia

Bar Admissions

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

Jordan Gerstner

Phone: (434) 979-5515
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• Custody
• Visitation
• Divorce
• Misdemeanor criminal defense
• Protective orders
• Child Support
• Spousal Support

MR. GERSTNER was licensed to practice law in New York in February 2013, where he practiced family law, criminal defense, estate planning and probate, and general civil litigation in his hometown of Canandaigua, New York. He relocated with his wife to Virginia after several brutal winters and began practicing law in Virginia in 2017 after being admitted to practice by the Virginia State Bar.

Since relocating to Virginia, Mr. Gerstner has practiced primarily in the areas of divorce, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, protective orders, and misdemeanor criminal defense.
In his spare time, Mr. Gerstner enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs, reading, going to the local breweries and wineries of Albemarle County, and hiking in the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains.

Experience

2013:
Whitcomb Law Firm (“of counsel”)

2013 – 2016:
Muehe and Newton, LLP

2017 – February 2020:
Cordell and Cordell, PC

February 2020 – present:
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Hernandez, PLC

Education

Syracuse University-Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (2006-2008)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A); Summa Cum Laude
Washington and Lee University School of Law (2009-2012)
J.D.

Ralph E. Main, Jr.

Phone: (434) 979-5515
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• Domestic relations
• Real Estate
• Small business formation
• General Civil Practice

MR. MAIN joined Dygert, Wright, Hobbs & Heilberg, PLC, in January 2016 in the capacity as “Of Counsel”. Mr. Main engages in general civil practice, including domestic relations, real estate (residential and commercial), landlord representation, small business formation and representation, estate planning, and general civil litigation in circuit and general district courts.

Experience

1973 – 1976
Chandler and Huff

1976 – 2012
Ralph E. Main, Jr. Attorney at Law

2012 – 2016
Boyle, Bain, Reback, Slayton & Kelsey, Of Counsel

2016 – 2019
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Heilberg, PLC, Of Counsel

2020 – Present
Dygert Wright Hobbs & Hernandez, PLC, Of Counsel

Education

1973
Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law

1970
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia

Bar Admissions

Supreme Court of Virginia, 1973
United States District Court, Western District of Virginia