Stacie Ropka

I am one of the three founding partners of Cooper Ginsberg Gray, PLLC, and helped launch the firm in November of 2004. Our founding principles are focused on providing compassionate and competent legal representation, advancing the legal profession, and giving back to the Northern Virginia community. Throughout my 25+-year career, my practice has been devoted to helping my clients navigate through family law matters. I have been privileged to represent mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, as we...

Daniel C. Neustadt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Daniel C., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

G. Christopher Wright is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. G. Christopher, who practices law in Alexandria, Virginia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which G. Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ed Donovan is a partner in Kirkland’s Washington, D.C., office where he focuses on intellectual property and technology-related litigation. His experience includes trials, arbitrations and preliminary injunction proceedings in federal and state courts and before the International Trade Commission. Ed has substantial experience in patent infringement litigation in district courts across the United States. As lead counsel, he has tried patent infringement cases to verdict in bench and jur...

Laurie L. Kirkland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Laurie L., who practices law in Fairfax, Virginia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laurie L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jamie's representations have involved the taxation of financial instruments, the timing of income and deductions, corporate reorganizations, deductions for worthless investments, the substance-over-form and economic substance doctrines, civil tax penalties, and other areas of tax law. From 2006 to 2013, Jamie was a trial attorney with the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was lead counsel for the government in over 100 civil tax cases, and he received two Outstanding At...

Paulette Chapman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Paulette, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paulette is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nicole Grejda brings a strategic, solutions-oriented approach to family law, serving as both a trusted advisor and a formidable advocate for individuals navigating periods of personal and legal uncertainty. As a partner at Curran Moher Weis, Ms. Grejda handles the full spectrum of domestic relations matters—including divorce, custody and visitation, spousal and child support, equitable distribution, and post-divorce enforcement and modifications—with clarity, confidence, and deep ...

Craig J. Franco is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Craig J., who practices law in Tysons, Virginia, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Craig J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott works to design a creative, optimized path to problem solving that enhances their chances of recovery. Effective, thorough and practical, Scott is valued by clients and colleagues alike for his depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in insurance law, and for finding the right solution to each client’s distinct problem.Scott served co-lead counsel in a landmark class action trial, the first case of its kind to determine that insurance coverage was available, without aggregat...