Few Years Back, One of my ex-employees conspired against us and posted some defaming content about us. Mr. Lee helped us in challenging the defaming material posted by our ex-employee and helped us in getting it removed. He is a wonderful gentlemen to work with and he means business. I strongly recommend him.

Several years ago, one of my subcontractors conspired with a client to violate the terms of his non-compete agreement and take the work for himself as an employee of that client. My cause of action against the subcontractor and client included tortious interference of contract, disclosure of trade secrets, conspiracy, and failure to return confidential business information. I needed an attorney specializing in business law with experience in Loudoun County, Virginia. The BerlikLaw website impressed me with its range and depth of knowledge in non-compete agreements, as well as the other aspects of my case. Lee Berlik's blogs showed that he knew all facets of the laws in question and was current on landmark decisions by the Virginia Supreme Court. Lee assigned Jay McDannell (of counsel) as my attorney. Jay is a superior strategist and tactician, and he kept opposing counsel 'on the ropes' during the entire litigation. Jay never lost a motion and he prevailed in a jury deliberation over a complex and inscrutable point of law, made even more confusing by a recent Virginia Supreme Court reversal of itself on the nature and enforceability of non-compete agreements. Jay was always ready to go to trial. The defendants and their attorney (a senior partner of a nationally known law firm) knew this and that preparation helped us reach a settlement. Again, Jay was always several moves ahead of opposing counsel. I could not have been happier with the settlement we achieved. Lee Berlik and Jay McDannell are an impressive legal team and more than a match for the mega-law firms in the DC area. They will always have my business should I need them again.

I was introduced to my lawyer,Jay McDannell, Esq. by Lee Berlik, Esq. I was having issues with my contractor who I hired to do a few updates to my condo. My contractor ended up not providing the service and Jay McDannell guided me through the Arlington Court System and helped me with the Warrant in Debt. My contractor was served and he is now paying me monthly for the renovation service that was not completed. Recently, Jay helped me negotiate a Release Agreement from a past employer. He was able to get the company to agree to more favorable terms for my departure. His attention to detail is superb and he supports and fights for his clients 100%. If I had to do it all over again, I would want Jay on my side.

I live in Texas and was sued for 30 million dollars in Virginia. The case became a nightmare for me and my family. The case was pretty much baseless, but it was important that I defended myself legally or get a 30 million judgement against me. I hired one large law firm and then a second large law firm with 2 attorneys on the case at the first firm and 3 attorneys on the case at the second firm. I ended up paying attorney bills for 1 attorney writing, reading, reviewing and then a second attorney going over that and reading, writing, reviewing and making changes and yep you guessed it a third attorney back over all again and then billed for time of all three attorneys. This case had been going on for about a year and I had paid the two law firms about $130,000.00 and told it would be possibly more than that to go forward and to trail. My breaking point was when I asked the lead attorney at the Second law firm his thoughts on the merits and strength of my case. His answer indicated to me he was hardly even familiar with my case. Then I started reading up on Virginia Civil Law and realized the two large law firms had not done a couple things that may have either had the case dismissed or at least the scope narrowed. I became afraid of my attorneys and felt trapped. However, during my research I came across information on Lee Berlik and liked what I read about him and called and made an appointment to have a phone conference with him. During that conference Lee said "the case should have probably been thrown out" then as our conversation went on I thought this is certainly the attorney I wanted on my case. Lee went to work right away and got up to speed on the case and the lack of merits of the other side and the tons of merits etc. on my side. Lee had my case settled in about 2 months. It would have been even sooner had the other side not dragged their feet. I am very happy with the settlement and I am extremely thankful for Lee Berlik and his honesty, work ethic and restoration in my faith of Virginia Civil Law. Lee not only settled my case, but he would from time to time without prompting tell me to not worry, have a good weekend with my kids and we would get this resolved. I would recomend Lee Berlik as an attorney you can count on and trust and by the way his billing was more than fair and reasonable.

Last fall, Mr. Berlik assisted our family with, what was for us, a major lawsuit involving business, commercial property, and management agreements. Throughout the anxiety-provoking, frustrating ordeal, Mr. Berlik was the consummate professional. Always calm and pleasant, he helped us to navigate litigation that two previous law firms had muddled seemingly irreparably. He was in constant communication with us, returning phone calls/emails/correspondence promptly and went to great lengths to ensure that we understood our various legal options -though he was juggling several cases, he made us feel like we were the only clients of his firm. He is clearly a highly skilled litigator that knows when to be aggressive and when to pursue alternative options; his legal acumen and experience won us a highly favorable outcome. Most importantly, I am deeply grateful to Mr. Berlik for his patience and respect for diversity; though I am a second-generation immigrant and had little difficulty understanding the process (once it was explained), my parents, as first-generation immigrants who speak little English, had struggled with previous firms that cared more about billing hours than spending the time and effort needed to communicate with folks for whom English is not their first language. Mr. Berlik is just a fantastic person to work with -sharp and experienced, but kind and understanding. He receives our highest recommendation and I'm sure that you will not be disappointed.