Jacqueline "Jackie" Eisermann

Sean P. Kelly has practiced exclusively in the area of family law and divorce for his entire career as a lawyer, which began in 1994. Having "grown up" in the field, Sean has extensive litigation experience and a significant knowledge and understanding of the law. One benefit of his years of litigation experience is that it affords a seasoned trial lawyer like Sean many more opportunities to achieve fair and equitable settlements for his clients. His substantial trial experience, coupled with...

Catherine “Kate” Reese focuses her practice on the full spectrum of family law matters in the Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland regions. She has extensive trial experience in contested divorces, child custody and visitation matters, equitable distribution of assets, child and spousal support, and the negotiation and preparation of prenuptial and marital agreements. Ms. Reese is known to be an aggressive and resourceful litigator when representing clients’ bes...

Patrick Malone is a leading patient safety advocate and attorney who represents seriously injured people in lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, drug companies, government agencies, and other defendants. He has won a long series of exceptional verdicts and settlements for his clients. Mr. Malone is the author of The Life You Save : Nine Steps to Finding the Best Medical Care -- and Avoiding the Worst. He wrote The Fearless Cross-Examiner: Win the Witness, Win the Case (Trial Guides 2016). He ...

Matt Reilly is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Matt’s practice focuses on a wide range of antitrust matters, including antitrust litigation, complex transactions and antitrust counseling and government investigations. Matt is frequently relied upon to obtain regulatory clearance for many of the toughest, high profile deals. Matt is a former assistant director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Bureau of Competition. In this role, he served for ...

Marc B. Bergoffen is committed to getting deals done in the most efficient manner possible. Clients like his direct, keep-your-eye-on-the-ball approach, and opposing parties often thank him for his professionalism in bringing transactions to resolution. Recently, Marc has been using his collaborative and creative approach to help clients through challenges faced by changes in the economy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Representing clients with local, regional and national real estate in...

For over 28 years, I have represented family law clients in Northern Virginia. My goal is to provide vigorous, honest, and thorough representation. I started this firm with my founding partners in November 2004, and have worked towards becoming the best family law partnership in Virginia. Since 2004, we have grown to a firm of 11 attorneys from various backgrounds. We are a full-service team ready to handle virtually any Virginia family law issue. I pride myself on being a client-first attorn...

Carmen Irizarry-Díaz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Carmen practices law in McLean, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Carmen Irizarry-Díaz since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Carmen Irizarry-Díaz is held by other lawyers.

Justin V. Shur is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Justin V. practices law in Washington, District of Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Justin V. Shur since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Justin V. Shur is held by other lawyers.

Paula Calimafde chairs the firm’s Retirement Plans , Employee Benefits and Government Relations practice groups and is also a senior member of the Estate Planning , Tax and Nonprofit groups. She has more than 35 years of experience advising companies and tax-exempt organizations on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and employee benefits, including non-qualified deferred compensation, welfare benefit and cafeteria plans. She is a nationally recognized leader in the field of cr...

Barry J. Hurewitz is a partner in the firm's Regulatory and Government Affairs and Transactional Departments, and a member of the Defense, National Security and Government Contracts and Cybersecurity, Privacy and Communications Groups. He is also a member of the firm's FinTech Group. He joined the firm in 1994.