THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GUESTS AND SUPPORTERS!

THANK YOU to all who helped The Probate Nation® launch in 2015 and grow over the last ten seasons. 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to our guests and community supporters who contributed their time, talent or resources, shared information or provided guidance in an effort to help educate all who embark on the journey as the conservator or guardian of an adult or as the executor or administrator of a decedent's estate.  We acknowledge below these very special people.

Clerks of Circuit Court:

 

John T. Frey, Clerk of Court for the Fairfax County Circuit Court
Gerarda Culipher, Chief Deputy Clerk for the Fairfax County Circuit Court

Circuit Court Probate Offices:

 

Shannon Scott, Management Analyst, Probate Division, Fairfax County Circuit Court

Tracey Davison, Supervisor (Ret.), Probate Division, Fairfax County Circuit Court
Jason J. Pardo, Manager, Probate Division, Fairfax County Circuit Court
Archana Kowarkar, Senior Probate Clerk, Fairfax County Circuit Court

Mary Strehle, Probate Clerk, Arlington County Circuit Court
William Loy, Probate Manager, Loudoun County Circuit Court

Lorrie Gordon, Senior Probate Specialist, Loudoun County Circuit Court

Joy Hayes, Probate Specialist, Loudoun County Circuit Court

Commissioners of Accounts:

Jack H. Rust, Jr., Esq., Fairfax County Commissioner of Accounts

William G. Murray, Esq., Arlington County Commissioner of Accounts

Melinda Dickerson Hetzel, Esq., Loudoun County Commissioner of Accounts

Gary M. Pearson, Esq., Fauquier County Commissioner of Accounts

Gary W. Lonergan, Esq., City of Alexandria Commissioner of Accounts

Benjamin M. Butler, Frederick County Commissioner of Accounts
Jeannie P. Dahnk, Stafford County Commissioner of Accounts

Commissioner of Accounts Offices

 

Traci Wenberg, VP of Administration, Fairfax County Commissioner of Accounts Office

Cathy Brudvig, Head Auditor, Fairfax County Commissioner of Accounts Office  

Robin Moss, Head Auditor (Ret.), Arlington County Commissioner of Accounts Office     

Abigail L. Wolf, Esq., The Elder and Disability Law Center, www.eldc.com, Washington, D.C. 
Andrew M. Vanderhoof, Esq., Cohen & Burnett, PC, www.CohenAndBurnett.com, Tysons Corner, VA
Andrew T. Nichols, Esq., Horman Nichols, LLC, www.hormannichols.com, Frederick, MD
Angela M. Griffith, Esq. The Law Office of Angela M. Griffith, PLC, Fairfax, VA
Anne M. Heishman, Esq., Dingman Labowitz, P.C., www.dingmanlabowitz.com, Alexandria, VA 

Barbara Lloyd Kessinger, Esq., Lloyd Law, PLLC, www.lloydlawpllc.com 
Betsy Sue Scott, Esq., Law Offices of Betsy Sue Scott, www.bsscottlaw.com, Reston, VA 
Christine Mougin-Boal, Esq., Laurel Brigade Law Group, www.laurelbrigadelawgroup.com, Leesburg,  VA
Courtney McCarthy, Esq., McCarthy Law, PLLC, www.ckmccarthylaw.com, Arlington, VA 
Daniel H. Ruttenberg, CPA, LLM, SmolenPlevy, www.smolenplevy.com, Tysons Corner, VA
Daniel M. Rathbun, Esq,, Rathbun Law Firm, P.C., www.rathbunlawfirm.com, Fairfax, VA
David B. Wilks, Esq., Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C., www.legacylawnova.com, Manassas, VA

David C. Knerr, Esq.,  The Ruddy Law Firm, www.ruddylawfirm.com, Fairfax, VA

Edward Zetlin, Esq., Edward Zetlin Law, www.zetlinlaw.com, Arlington, VA
Elena Sallitto, Esq., Stavely & Sallitto Elder Law, LLC, Annapolis, MD 
Elizabeth Chichester Morrogh, Esq., Blankingship & Keith, PC, www.blankingshipandkeith.com, Fairfax, VA

Elizabeth L. Gray, Esq., McCandlish Lillard, www.fairfaxelderlaw.com,  www.mccandlishlawyers.com, Fairfax, VA
Elizabeth L. Wildhack, Esq., Thompson Wildhack, PLC, www.TWPLC.com, Arlington, VA

Elizabeth Munro von Keller, Esq., Von Keller Law, A PC, www.vonkellerlaw.com, Manassas, VA
Emory Hackman, Esq., emory1biz@cox.net, McLean, VA
Evan H. Farr, Esq., Farr Law Firm, www.farrlawfirm.com, Fairfax, VA
George W. Dodge, Esq., George W. Dodge Attorney at Law, www.georgedodgelaw.com, Arlington, VA 
Gretchyn Gay Meinken, Esq., Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Sutter & Leischner, PLLC, www.oldtownlawyers.com, Alexandria, VA
Howard Birmiel, Esq., www.birmiel.com, Burke, Virginia
Jack T. Burgess, Esq., Burgess & Perigard, PLLC, www.burgess-law.com, Fairfax, VA
James L. Boring, Esq., Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy, PLC,www.valawyers.com, Fairfax, VA
James P. Magner, Esq., Magner Law, PLLC, www.magnerlaw.com, Leesburg, VA
Jean Galloway Ball, Esq., Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy, PLC , www.valawyers.com, Fairfax, VA

Jennifer C. Concino, Esq., Tobin, O'Conner & Ewing, PC, www.tobinoconnor.com, Washington, D.C. 
Jerad R. Tomac, Esq., Tomac & Tomac, www.tomaclaw.com, Leesburg, VA
Joe Musso, Esq., Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, www.ashcraftandgerel.com, Fairfax, VA

John A. C. Keith, Esq., Chairman, Blankingship, and Keith, P.C., www.blankingshipandkeith.com, Alexandria, VA 
John F. Rodgers, Esq., Redmon, Peyton & Braswell, www.rpb-law.com, Alexandria, VA 

John F. Boland, Esq., Rees Broome, PC  www.reesbroome.com, Tysons Corner, Virginia

John G. Jackson, Esq., Baskin Jackson, www.baskinjackson.com, Falls Church, VA

John P. Cummins, III, Esq. , Cummins Law Group, PLLC, john.cummins@cumminslawgroup.com, Fairfax, VA
Jonathan R. Bronley, Esq., Bronley Law, PLLC, www.BronleyLaw.com, Fairfax, VA

Joseph W. Stuart, Esq., Joseph W. Stuart, PLC,  stuart@will-trust.estat,, Fairfax, VA
Justin Beall, Esq., Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, LLP., www.koonz.com, Fairfax, VA
Kelly J. Fisher, Esq., Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, LLP., www.koonz.com, Fairfax, VA 
Kenneth E. Labowitz, Esq., Dingman Labowitz, P.C., www.dingmanlabowitz.com, Alexandria, VA

Kimberley Ann Murphy, Esq., Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy, PLC, www.haleball.com, Fairfax, VA
Loretta Morris Williams, Esq., Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy, PLC , www.haleball.com, Fairfax, VA
Margaret A. O’Reilly, Esq., Margaret A. O’Reilly, PC, www.maoreilly.com, Herndon, VA
Mark Bodner, Esq., rendob@gmail.com, Fairfax, VA
Mark M. Slobodien, Esq. Director of Legislative Affairs, National Hospice-Palliative Care Organization, www.nhpco.org, Alexandria, VA 

MaryEllen Willman, Esq., Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, www.wtplaw.com, Columbia, MD
Mary L. Lawrence, Esq., www.mhlawrence.com, Fair Lakes, VA
Matthew J. Yao, Esq., Woehrle Dahlberg Jones Yao, PLLC, www.lawfirmvirginia.com, Stafford, VA
Michael S. Warshaw, Esq., Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid, LLP, www.rmmr.com, Towson, MD

Michael Toobin, Esq., Law Offices of Michael D. Toobin, P.C., www.toobinlaw.vpweb.com, Annandale, VA

Michele H. Wright, Esq., The Law Offices of Michele H. Wright, P.L.C., mwright@wrightwealthstrategies.net, Vienna, VA
M. Thomas McWeeny, Esq., Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, LLP., www.koonz.com, Fairfax, VA
Paul F. Riekhof, Esq., Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A, www.jgllaw.com, Greenbelt, MD
Paul W. Barnett, Esq., Manning & Murray, PC, www.manning-murray.com, Arlington, VA
Peter C. DePaolis, Esq., Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis  & Lightfoot, LLP, www.koonz.com, Fairfax, VA
Rachel K. Downs, Esq., Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White, PC, www.sshw.com, Leesburg, VA
Ray A. Johnson, Esq., Law Offices of Ray A. Johnson, PLLC, www.rajlaw.com, Washington, D.C. 

Richard H. Boatwright, Esq., Manassass Law Group, www.manassaslaw.com, Manassas, VA
Richelle D. Moore, Esq., Kurylo, Gold and Josey, PLC, www.virginiadivorcefirm.com, Fredericksburg, VA

Robert B. Walker, Esq., Law Office of Robert B. Walker, www.rwalkerlaw.com, Reston, VA

Ron M. Landsman, Esq., Landsman Law Group, www.landsmanlawgroup.com, Rockville, MD
Saben Nicole Johnston, Esq. , Saben Johnston Law, PLLC , sabenjohnston@rcn.com, Alexandria, VA
Sheila M. Costin, Esq., Holmes Costin & Marcus pllc www.hcmlawva.co, Alexandria, VA

Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President, Sensei Enterprises, Inc., www.senseient.com, Fairfax, VA

Sharon A. Henderson, Esq., Culin, Sharp, Autry & Day, P.L.C., www.csadlawyers.com,  Fairfax, VA  
Southy E. Walton, Esq., Ferguson Walton & Shansab, PLLC, www.fergusonwalton.com, Reston, VA

Thomas W. Repczynski, Esq., Offit Kurman, www.offitkurman.com, Tysons Corner, VA

Valerie B. Geiger, Esq., The Geiger Firm, www.thegeigerfirm.com,  Fairfax, VA
Yahne Miorini, LL.M., Miorini Law, PLLC, www.miorinilaw.com, Vienna, VA

 

Adult Day Care

Lindsey Vajpeyi, Director of Education and Outreach, Insight Memory Care Center, www.InsightMCC.org, Fairfax, VA

Adult Medicaid and Special Need Resources

John Norse, Medicare Portal, www.medicareportal.org, Vienna, VA 

Lucy Beadnell, Director of Advocacy, The Arc of Northern of Virginia, www.thearcofnova.org

Bonding Companies

 

Clarence “Governor” Burke, President, Julian T. Burke, Inc., juliantburkeinsurance@juno.com

Keith D. Seekford, CIC, CPCU, President, Moore, Clemens & Company, Inc.  www.mooreclemens.com

Paula A. Crouch, Roseberry & Foster Bonding Co.,  paulaacrouch@aol.com

Sue Wilkinson, Grimes Insurance, grimesbondsue2@verizon.net    

CPA’s and Accountants

Brian Lowell, Grinnings and Lowell, LLC, www.grinningsandlowell.com, Fairfax, VA

Dave Williams, CPA, davewilliamscpa@aol.com, McLean, VA

Frank Stitely, CPA, CVA, www.skcpas.com, Chantilly, VA

John M. Persil, CPA, CST Group, CPAs, PC, www.cst-cpa.org, Reston, VA

Mark Frye, CPA, CGFM, CGMA, Frye & Company,  CPAs, www.fryeandco.com, Manassas, VA

Michael D. Aukamp, CPA, Dunham, Aukamp, & Rhodes, PLC, www.darcpas.com, Chantilly, VA 

Care Managers

Alice P. Paxton, NCG, CSA, Managing Director, IKOR of the Greater DC Area, www.ikorglobal.com, Arlington, VA 

Daryn Allday, Director of Operations, Home Care Assistance, www.homecareassistance.com, Fairfax, VA

Kate Caldwell, Executive Directors, ElderTree Care Management, www.eldertreecare.com, Loudoun County
Michael DiGeronimo, Director, Arlington Day Program, https://aging-disability.arlingtonva.us/programs/adult-day/, Arlington, VA 

Noelle St. Amant-Aden, Program Director, Public Guardianship of Last Resort, The Arc of Northern Virginia, www.TheArcofNoVa.org, Falls Church, VA 

Pam Reynolds, President, Allegiance Aging Care Services, www.allegianceva.com, Sterling, VA 

Stephanie Thomopoulos, President, GeriatriCare® Management, Inc., www.geriatricare.net, Arlington County

Caregivers

 

Christine Friedberg, Director/Owner, Griswold Home Care NoVA East, www.griswoldhomecare.com, Alexandria, VA

Colleen Duewel, MPH, ElderTree Care Management, www.eldertreecare.com, Loudoun County

Jared B. Hughes, Director Legacy Giving & Major Gifts, Capital Caring, www.capitalcaring.org, Falls Church, VA

Joi Watt, Caregiver, Griswold Home Care NoVA East, www.griswoldhomecare.com/novaeast, Alexandria, VA 

Julie Black, President/Owner, Thrive at Home, www.thriveathome.com, Fairfax, VA

Ken Wood, Home Instead Senior Care, www.homeinstead.com, Fairfax County

Rahel Tirga, M.D., Co-Founder/Chief Medical Officer, Allegiance Aging Care Services, www.allegianceva.com, Sterling, VA
Sue Savage, Caregiver, Thrive at Home, www.thriveathome.com, Fairfax, VA 

Vivek Sinha, M.D., Founder/Chief Medical Officer, Belleview Medical Partners, PC, www.BelleviewMedical.com,
Alexandria, VA  

 

Charitable Organizations 

Jennifer Stitely, Divisional Director of Planned Gifting, The Salvation Army, www.virginiasalvationarmy.org, Washington, D.C. 
Patricia G. Wang, Acting Executive Director of Gift Planning, University of Maryland, www.giftplanning.umd.edu, College Park, MD  

Neuropsychologists

Cynthia Sullivan, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology Associates of Fairfax, www.neuropsychologyfairfax.com, Fairfax, VA

Jeffrey Wilken, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology Associates of Fairfax, www.neuropsychologyfairfax.com, Fairfax, VA

Funeral Homes

 

Archer Harmon, General Manager, Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home,  www.fairfaxmemorialfuneralhome.com, Fairfax, VA         

Scott Sanderford, Managing Partner, Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home and Crematory,  www.everlywheatley.com, Alexandria, VA

Police Departments

 

Tawny J. Wright, PFC, Fairfax County Police Department

 

Estate Sales/Auctions House/Appraisers