Personal injury, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, product liability, family, defamation, public official liability, real estate, construction, contracts, civil rights, employment, and mass tort.
Credentials
Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit Court, County of Arlington, 1985-2003; Chief Judge, 1998-2003.
Partner, Siciliano, Ellis, Sheridan and Dyer, Fairfax, 1964-1985.
Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Virginia.
Admitted, District of Columbia Bar, 1964.
President, Arlington County Bar Association, 1973.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1982.
Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, 2004.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America for civil litigation, 1983.
Former Member and Chairman, Judicial Inquiry & Review Commission, 1990-1998.
Co-founder and former President, George Mason American Inn of Court.
Adjunct Professor, George Mason Law School, Trial Advocacy, 1986-2004.
Member, Boyd-Graves Conference.
Member, Virginia Business’ Legal Elite.
Recipient, Carrico Professionalism Award, 2000.
Chairman, Committee on Professional Competency, Virginia State Bar 1984-1985.
Frequent Lecturer on state and national level: Virginia State Bar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Virginia Bar Association, etc.
U.S. Marine Corps, Active Duty 1958-1960, Captain, (Reserve).
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
Columbia University, B.A.
