Virginia residents facing intellectual property issues have access to attorneys who specialize in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP licensing. The legal framework in Virginia differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern intellectual property cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for intellectual property matters in Virginia is generally 5 years written, 3 years oral, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Virginia's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Virginia State Bar sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on intellectual property in Virginia bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right intellectual property attorney in Virginia means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to intellectual property law in Virginia to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Virginia.

Mr Thomas Mansfield Dunlap - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 199 Liberty St, SW Leesburg VA 20175
70377773193885
University of Maryland - University College (2008)
English, French
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
David Ludwig - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC
 6701 Democracy Blvd. Suite 300 Bethesda MD 20817
(703) 777-7319
The George Washington University Law School (2003)
English
D.C. Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Nathan Cummings - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8068
Duke University School of Law (1997)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Communications & Internet Law Intellectual Property Patents
William La Salle III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glow In The Dark Law®; Thrive IP®
 5401 Netherby Lane Suite 1201 North Charleston SC 29420
(757) 542-3094
Charleston School of Law (2017)
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Derek Allen Colvin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Waldrop & Colvin
 780 Lynnhaven Pkwy Suite 400 Virginia Beach VA 23452
(757) 651-3490
Pennsylvania State University (2006)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Stacey Lynn McDonough - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McDonough Law, PLLC
 P.O. Box 733 Crozet VA 22932
(434) 218-2172
Old Dominion University
Virginia Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Intellectual Property
Adam Ruttenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190-5656
(703) 456-8065
Washington University School of Law (1992)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Intellectual Property
Lee E. Berlik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
BerlikLaw, LLC
 1818 Library St #500 Reston VA 20190
(703) 722-0588
American University Washington College of Law (1992)
English
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Frank Pietrantonio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8567
The George Washington University Law School (1985)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Intellectual Property Patents
Pamela B Stuart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Leiser Law Office
 1750 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1500 Tysons Corner VA 22102
(703) 734-5000
University of Michigan Law School (1970)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Divorce
John Allen Waldrop III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Waldrop & Colvin
 780 Lynnhaven Pkwy, STE 400 Virginia Beach VA 23452
(757) 870-3191
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law (1990)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Construction Law
Robert Franklin Powers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McClanahan Powers, PLLC
 3160 Fairview Park Drive Suite 410 Falls Church VA 22042
(703) 520-1326
Michigan State University
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Kendall Brady - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1100 N. Glebe Rd Suite 1010 Arlington VA 22201
(703) 650-5201
American University Washington College of Law (2011)
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Jon Graves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8119
University of Virginia School of Law (1990)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Intellectual Property Patents
Glenn B. Manishin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ParadigmShift Law LLP
 6735 Breezy Drive Suite 101 Warrenton VA 20187-2716
(202) 256-4600
Columbia University School of Law (1981)
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
J. Brian Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of J. Brian Bailey, PLC
 1011 E. Main St. Ste. 204 Richmond VA 23219
(804) 251-8002
Regent University School of Law (2009)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Phillip Morton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8668
The George Washington University Law School (2005)
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Intellectual Property Patents
John Flannery - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CAMPBELL FLANNERY
 Ithaca Manor (during the pandemic) 38469 Triticum Lane Lovettsville VA 20180
(202) 365-5060
George Washington University-Virginia Campus (2000)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Scott Cole - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8032
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2006)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Intellectual Property Patents
Erik Michael Pelton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Erik M Pelton & Associates
 111 Park Place Suite 1A Falls Church VA 22046
(703) 525-8009
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1994)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Intellectual Property Trademarks
Bernard John-Eduard van Gils - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Van Gils Law Firm, PLLC
 Post Office Box 86571 Vint Hill Farms VA 20187
American University Washington College of Law (1982)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Business Law Education Law Estate Planning
Stephen McBride - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freeom Dr. Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8130
Columbia Law School (2006)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Intellectual Property Patents
Edwin H. Keusey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keusey & Associates, P.C.
 3309 Poplar Creek Ln Williamsburg VA 23188
(757) 345-6448
St. John s University School of Law (1987)
Licensed U.S. Patent Lawyer Bar
Active License
Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks
Kylie McKell Newsom - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moore, Christoff & Siddiqui
 526 King Street Suite 506 Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 535-7809
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Intellectual Property Trademarks
Christopher Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davis, Burch & Abrams
 555 Belaire Ave. Suite 340 Chesapeake VA 23320
Regent University School of Law (2004)
English
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Employment Law
John A. Trocki - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
 1650 Tysons Blvd #400 McLean VA 22102
(703) 760-7712
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1995)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Intellectual Property Patents
Scott Talbot - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8072
University of Virginia School of Law (1987)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Intellectual Property Patents
Ralph Albrecht - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reston Law Group, LLP
 2100 Reston Parkway, Suite 450 Reston VA 20191
(571) 446-2844
George Mason University School of Law (1997)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Intellectual Property Patents
Jacob N Tingen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tingen Law, PLLC
 1503 Santa Rosa Rd #120 Richmond VA 23229
(804) 477-1720
University of Richmond School of Law
English, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Immigration Law Intellectual Property
Christopher Hutter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190-5656
(703) 456-8506
Georgetown University Law Center (1996)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Intellectual Property Patents
Christopher Campbell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Freedom Square - Reston Town Center 11951 Freedom Drive Reston VA 20190
(703) 456-8133
Columbus School of Law (1993)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia Bar
Active License
Intellectual Property Patents
Daniel Ki-Hee Kim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL K. KIM, PLLC
 4103 Chain Bridge Road Suite 100 Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 940-3800
Elon University School of Law
Korean
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Craig T. Merritt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MerrittHill, PLLC
 919 E Main St #1000 Richmond VA 23219
(804) 916-1600
University of North Carolina School of Law (1980)
English
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Intellectual Property
Stephen L. Keefe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keefe IP Law, PLLC
 7400 Beaufont Springs Drive Suite 300 Richmond VA 23225
(804) 277-9362
The George Washington University Law School
English, German
United States Patent & Trademark Office Bar
Unknown Status
Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks
Bambi Faivre Walters - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bambi Faivre Walters, PC Patent & Trademark Lawyer
 1201 Jamestown Road Williamsburg VA 23185
Tulane Law School
Unknown Status
Entertainment & Sports Law Intellectual Property Patents
Jeffrey Weaver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Prenup Pros
 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Suite 400 Ashburn VA 20147
(800) 995-0617
Emory University (2001)
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Intellectual Property
Andrew P. Connors - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Darkhorse Lawyers
 5219 Peters Creek Rd. NW Suite 3 Roanoke VA 24019
(540) 553-8149
Liberty University School of Law (2007)
English
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Intellectual Property
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