SmolenPlevy Principals Named Best Lawyers® for 2021

Four attorneys with SmolenPlevy - Alan Plevy, Jason Smolen, Daniel Ruttenberg, and Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson - were named Best Lawyers® for 2021.

It’s a clean sweep – Principals Jason Smolen, Alan Plevy, Daniel Ruttenberg and Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson all received the honor of being named Best Lawyers® for 2021. They are recognized by their peers for their professional excellence in the following legal practice areas:  Best Lawyers® 2021 Business Organizations (Smolen and […] Read more »

A Message from SmolenPlevy on Coronavirus

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends: As we all work to meet this challenge and ensure that our families are safe, please know that SmolenPlevy is here to assist you.  Each day brings news of different changes in how our local governments and courts will be operating and how the federal […] Read more »

SmolenPlevy Principals Named Best Lawyers® for 2020

Attorneys Jason Smolen, Alan Plevy, Daniel Ruttenberg and Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson are named on Best Lawyers® 2020 list.

It’s a clean sweep – Principals Jason Smolen, Alan Plevy, Daniel Ruttenberg and Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson all received the honor of being named Best Lawyers® for 2020. Smolen is also honored as a 2020 Business Organizations Lawyer of the Year. They are recognized by their peers for their professional excellence […] Read more »

On WTOP: Dan Ruttenberg Shares 5 Tips for Handling Your Office Pool’s Mega Millions Jackpot

Attorney Daniel Ruttenberg

It’s everyone’s dream to win the lottery. Offices across the U.S. are teaming up to buy tickets now that the Mega Millions jackpot tops a billion dollars. However, if you actually win, you’re going to have a long list of issues to deal with. News radio WTOP turns to SmolenPlevy principal Dan Ruttenberg for five tips for your office’s Mega Millions pool. Read more »

Partner Joshua B. Isaacs Named President of the Fairfax Law Foundation’s Board of Directors

Attorney Joshua B. Isaacs

SmolenPlevy is pleased to announce Partner Joshua B. Isaacs began serving as President of the Fairfax Law Foundation’s Board of Directors on July 1. The Fairfax Law Foundation is committed to justice in society. The Foundation provides law-related education to the youth and the community; directs legal assistance to the indigent and those with special needs; and promotes access to and improvements in the justice system within Fairfax County, Virginia. The motto of the Foundation is “Equal Justice for all.” In his role as President, Mr. Isaacs will oversee the meetings of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, assist with fundraising efforts, as well as support in the planning of the Foundation’s various programs. Read more »

SmolenPlevy Principals Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018

Attorneys Jason Smolen, Alan Plevy, Daniel Ruttenberg and Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson.

SmolenPlevy is pleased to announce Principals Jason Smolen, Alan Plevy, Daniel Ruttenberg and Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson are named in the 24th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for 2018. Co-Founding Principal Jason Smolen is also honored as the Best Lawyers® 2018 Business Organizations “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, D.C. Smolen, Plevy, Ruttenberg and Dickerson were selected for this honor by other leading lawyers from the Washington, D.C. area in the specialties of business organizations, family law, family law mediation, and trusts and estates. Read more »

SmolenPlevy Attorneys Volunteer in Fairfax Law Foundation’s Heroes vs. Villains 5k

Attorneys Joshua Isaacs and Julie Swerbinsky volunteer at Fairfax Law Foundation’s Heroes vs. Villains 9th Annual Run for Justice 5k.

Joshua Isaacs and Julie Swerbinsky volunteered at Fairfax Law Foundation’s Heroes vs. Villains 9th Annual Run for Justice 5k. Participants wore their best superhero or villain costume as they ran to raise money for the Foundation’s Pro Bono Program. It provides legal services for impoverished residents in Fairfax County and law-related education programs for students in the community. Read more »

Alan Plevy on When Switching Attorneys Makes Sense

It’s a battle over children and billions of dollars.  Rupert Murdoch’s soon-to-be ex-wife, Wendi, just hired a new divorce attorney (her second). Alan Plevy, Co-founding Principal of SmolenPlevy in Vienna, VA, notes that he regularly has clients come to him after first starting off with another attorney. “They may be […] Read more »

A Guide For Witnesses

There may be two scenarios when you might be called to testify as a witness; in a Deposition or in a Court proceeding. A Deposition generally occurs at a lawyer’s office and you are asked to answer questions. While a Deposition seems more casual, it should  be treated as a Court proceeding. The […] Read more »