Benjamin Fitzgerald
- Principal
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703-771-4161
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Benjamin Fitzgerald is a principal with SSHW and has been with the firm since 2002. Mr. Fitzgerald was voted one of Virginia's top young lawyers in 2007 by Virginia Business Weekly. He practices primarily in family law, collections, landlord tenant law and civil litigation. He practices exclusively in Virginia state courts primarily in Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, and Fauquier counties and the city of Winchester.
Mr. Fitzgerald was selected as a Rising Star by Virginia Super Lawyers in 2011. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Collections
- Landlord Tenant Law
- Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 2002
Education
- The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
- J.D. - 2002
- Honors: Moot Court
- Honors: Bill of Rights Journal
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- M.A. - 1996
- Honors: Education, Curriculum and Instruction
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- B.A. - 1993
Honors and Awards
- Virginia's Top Young Lawyers
- Rising Star
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Virginia State Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Loudoun County Bar Association
- Loudoun County Bar Association, Secretary, 2002
- American Bar Association, Local Government Section
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 to Present
- Virginia Young Lawyers 20th Circuit Representative, 2003 to 2003
Pro Bono Activities
- Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club, 2003 to 2005
- Board of Director, Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club, 2005 to 2005