Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy PLC


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Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy PLC


4010 University Drive Second Floor Fairfax, Virginia 22030View Map

Practice Areas:

Our Personal Practice Includes: Representation in all trial and appellate courts, both state and federal; bankruptcy, including both creditor and debtor representation; criminal law, including traffic violations, driving under the influence, misdemeanors and felonies; family law, including divorce, equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities, spousal and child support, custody, and adoptions, property settlement and separation agreements, and prenuptial agreements; personal injury law, including automobile accidents and wrongful death claims; professional negligence; medical and legal malpractice; wills, trusts and estate planning and administration; landlord-tenant representation; civil litigation; and collections. Our Commercial Practice Includes: Business planning and organization of entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships; preparation of contracts and leases; mergers and acquisitions; commercial financings and investments; commercial real estate transactions; commercial litigation, including landlord-tenant representation and collections; and representation in bankruptcy.

Year Established: 2002

Firm Profile:

The attorneys at Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy PLC have over 150 years of combined experience in representing and providing quality legal services to the businesses and individuals of Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. We take pride in providing our clients with aggressive and ethical representation. Our firm is recognized in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and our attorneys are recognized in peer-review publications as professionals having the highest level of integrity and competence.

Firm Size: 13

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Robert J. Surovell (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 21, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Virginia; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; U. S. District Court, Eastern District; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1966); University of Virginia (J.D., 1969). Member, Board of Directors, 1970-1975 and President, 1973-1975, Fairfax Legal Aid Society. Member, 1972-1975 and Chairman, 1975, Fairfax County Consumer Protection Commission. Member, Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, 1975—. Frequent Lecturer: Family Law, Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Member: Fairfax and American (Member, Litigation and Family Law Sections) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Family Law Section, 1982-1986); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury.

G. Donald Markle (Member) born Pomeroy, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (A.B., 1964); George Washington University (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Fairfax and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Planning Law.

Dorothy M. Isaacs (Member) born Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court; 1989, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth District and U.S. District Court, Eastern District; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Castleton State College (B.S.B.A., 1970); George Mason School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America. Featured in: Washingtonian Magazine as one of the fifty top divorce lawyers in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, March 2000 and February 2004; Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008; Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008; Super Lawyers-Washington DC 2007 and 2008. Lectured on Divorce and Custody Issues. Member, Board of Directors, The Women's Center of Northern Virginia. Member, Leadership Fairfax Class of 2001. Member: Alexandria (Co-Chair, Family Law Committee, 1994-1999), Fairfax County (Member: Family Law Section, 1991—; Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Committee, 1991-1992; Education Committee, 1994-1996; Circuit Court Committee, 2000-2001; Conciliation Committee, 2003—) and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Women Lawyers' Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law; Personal Injury Law.

David M. Levy (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, August 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Rhode Island; 1973, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia. Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1970). Reginald Heber Smith Scholar. Recipient, President's Award for Outstanding Service, Fairfax Bar Association. Frequent Lecturer, Domestic Relations Issues, Northern Virginia Women's Center. Former Adjunct Professor, Legal Research, Central Virginia Community College. Founder and former Executive Director, Virginia Legal Aid Society. Civil Director, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, 1976-1978. Chief Counsel and Executive Director, Charlottesville-Albemarle Legal Aid Society, 1973-1976. Worked with: Rhode Island Legal Services. Member: Fairfax and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Lawyer Referral). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.

Scott A. Surovell (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; 1999, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996). Executive Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 1995-1996. Governor's Fellowship, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1993. Former Member, Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmarks Review Boards, Secretary of the Tauxemont Homeowner's Association. Member: Fairfax and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury.

J. Chapman Petersen (Member) born Washington, D.C., March 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia; 2001, Maryland. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Member: City Council, Fairfax, Virginia, 1998-2002; Virginia House of Delegates, 2002-2006; Virginia State Senate 2008—. Member: Fairfax and Maryland Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Cory Frederick Goriup (Member) born Massena, New York, November 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1996); American University (J.D., 1999). Co-Director, Women's Law Association. Staff Member, Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law. Student Attorney, Women and the Law Clinic. Worked at Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Adjunct Professor, Family Law, Washington College of Law, 2006-2007. Member: Fairfax County (Member, Pro Bono Committee) and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Northern Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation.

OF COUNSEL

David J. Fudala (Of Counsel) born Eltham, Virginia, November 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Outside and Conflicts Counsel, Fairfax County, 1985—. Approved Defense Counsel: Virginia Attorney General's Office; Division of Risk Management. Member: Fairfax Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Association of Local Government Attorneys. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Civil Rights; Employment Law.

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Jennifer Barnes Baumgartner (Associate) born Ventura, California, August 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 2001). Senior Notes and Comments Editor, University of Richmond Law Review. Staff Member: Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest. Authored articles published in the March and May 2000 issues of the Law Review. Public Interest. Justice on the Honor Court. Member: Fairfax Bar Association, American Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Planning; Estate Planning; Wills; Estate Administration; Trusts and Estates.

Mary E. White (Associate) born August 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1999); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Fairfax and American Bar Associations; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Family Law.

John C. Bazaz (Associate) born July 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 2001); Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America (J.D., 2005). Member: Fairfax and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Traffic Violations; Trusts and Estates; Family Law; Business Planning.

Brian Chandler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Virginia (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa.

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