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2026 “BEST LAW FIRMS” AWARDS FOR ML

McCandlish Lillard is pleased to announce that the law firm has been listed in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers® ...

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November 6, 2025
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MCCANDLISH LILLARD WELCOMES SEBASTIAN SAFAEI

McCandlish Lillard is proud to welcome Sebastian Safaei to the firm. Sebastian Safaei is an associate attorney at McCandlish Lillard. ...

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September 22, 2025
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VIRGINIA SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLAN LAW

The 2025 edition of Virginia Subdivision and Site Plan Law by McCandlish real estate attorney John W. Farrell has been ...

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September 15, 2025
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MELINDA MERK RECOGNIZED AS GO TO TAX LAWYER

McCandlish Lillard Wills, Trusts and Estates Principal Melinda Merk has been recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly among “Virginia’s Go To ...

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September 5, 2025
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ML ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED BY BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® 2026

We are proud to announce that 19 McCandlish Lillard lawyers have been recognized among The Best Lawyers in America® 2026. Recognition ...

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August 21, 2025
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2025 SUPER LAWYERS NAMES ML ATTORNEYS

Seven lawyers from the McCandlish Lillard law firm in Fairfax and Leesburg have been selected to the 2025 Super Lawyers lists. Each ...

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April 25, 2025
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THE CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT IS COMING. IS YOUR BUSINESS READY?

**  IMPORTANT UPDATES TO THE ALERT BELOW **  On December 3, 2024, in a lawsuit initiated by the National Federation ...

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March 22, 2025
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ELIZABETH GRAY AND MELINDA MERK NAMED TOP ESTATE ATTORNEYS

Congratulations to Elizabeth Gray, CELA and Melinda Merk, JD, LLM, CFP®, AEP® for being recognized as Top Estate Attorneys in the ...

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January 28, 2025
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KATHRYN SWAIN APPEARS ON THE PROBATE NATION

  Attorney Kathryn Swain discusses procedures and best practices involved in obtaining guardianship and conservatorship for incapacitated adults in this ...

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January 7, 2025
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2024 TOP LAWYERS BY NORTHERN VIRGINIA MAGAZINE

Congratulations to McCandlish Lillard attorneys recognized as 2024 Top Lawyers by Northern Virginia Magazine, as featured in the December issue. ...

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December 9, 2024
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ALL ML ATTORNEYS ONCE AGAIN NAMED TO LEGAL ELITE FOR 2024

Fairfax and Leesburg, VA – McCandlish Lillard is pleased to announce that once again, all of its attorneys have been ...

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December 3, 2024
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DOUGLAS SANDERSON RECOGNIZED AS PRO BONO LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to McCandlish Lillard Principal Douglas Sanderson on being recognized as Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by the Fairfax ...

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November 26, 2024