Attorney Profiles

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation with emphasis in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Contract and Mechanics Lien cases; Criminal Defense; Real Estate; and general practice areas such as Wills/Trusts and Small Businesses

Place of Birth

Madison, Tennessee

Education

Attended David Lipscomb College

Lenoir-Rhyne College (B.A. 1973)

T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D. 1976)

Admitted to Bar

1976, Virginia State Bar

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Affiliations

• Waynesboro-Staunton-Augusta County Bar Association (President, 1996-1997)
• Virginia State Bar (Member, 6th District Ethics Committee)
• Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association
• Member, Waynesboro Church of Christ
• Board of Directors, Greenstone Residence Inc. and Harvard Home Inc. (housing for developmentally disabled adults)
• Past President of Waynesboro YMCA
• Past director of Waynesboro Association of Retarded Citizens

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning, Business Law, Real Estate, Civil Practice and Criminal Law

Place of Birth

Harve de Grace, Maryland

Education

Mary Baldwin College (B.A. 1978)

Washington & Lee University (J.D. 1981)

Admitted to Bar

1981

Previous Experience

• Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Augusta County (1984-1986)
• Assistant Public Defender, City of Waynesboro (1986-1988)
• Assistant Commissioner of Accounts, City of Waynesboro (1999-Present)

Affiliations

• Waynesboro-Staunton-Augusta County Bar Association (Secretary, 1986-1987; Treasurer, 1992-1993)
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association
• Member, Raphine Christian Church, Greenville, Virginia

Other

Adjunct Professor at Blue Ridge Community College teaching Business Law and other legal courses

Practice Areas

Appellate Litigation; Bankruptcy; Business Organization and Operation; Civil and Commercial Litigation; Creditor’s Rights; Criminal Defense; Eminent Domain; Estate Planning and Administration; Family Law; Personal Injury; Real Estate.

Stephen Strosnider joined the firm in 2006 as an associate and became a partner in 2010. Involved in all aspects of the firm’s practice areas, his practice often focuses on civil and commercial litigation, creditor’s rights, and business organization and operation. His trial experience enables him to represent clients in a wide variety of matters, including business disputes, non-competes, partition suits, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, and estate litigation. In addition to trial work, Mr. Strosnider is equally comfortable handling appeals and matters before governmental boards.

Mr. Strosnider’s practice is increasingly concentrated on commercial litigation and creditor’s rights.  He represents local and regional financial institutions, as well as individual creditors, in all phases of the collection process from trial to post-judgment executions and representation of creditors in bankruptcy court.

From 2014 to the present, Mr. Strosnider has been appointed to serve as special counsel for VDOT in eminent domain matters.

As a certified guardian ad litem for children, Mr. Strosnider is experienced in custody, visitation, and support.  His blend of expertise in civil and family law matters allows him to serve as a guardian in cases such as complex infant settlements and paternity proceedings.

Place of Birth

Prince George County, Virginia

Education

University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2005)

College of William & Mary (B.A., Government, 2001)

Admitted to Bar

Virginia

U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case.  The representative cases and reported decisions described on this page do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.

Representative Cases:

• Successfully represented financial institution as outside counsel regarding an $8.3M development loan for an assisted living facility that involved USDA loan guarantees.
• Successfully represented landowners in a partition suit concerning real estate valued at over $1.3 million, negotiating a settlement for the division of the property.
• Successfully represented taxpayers against a county Board of Equalization, prevailing at trial on a claim under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
• Successfully represented a commercial lender in a trial regarding loan guarantees, obtaining a judgment of over $240,000.00 for the plaintiff.
• Successfully represented defendant in litigation involving claims of unjust enrichment and undue influence, prevailing at trial and obtaining a judgment for possession of real estate.

Reported Decisions:

• Driscoll v. Hunter, Record No. 0084-11-3, Court of Appeals of Virginia (Oct. 25, 2011).
• Stevens v. Stevens, Record No. 0498-11-3, Court of Appeals of Virginia (Dec. 13, 2011).
• Wooddell v. Lagerquist, Record No. 2121-11-3, Court of Appeals of Virginia (Nov. 20, 2012) (unpublished).
• Fisher v. Surratt, 92 Va. Cir. 228 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2015).
• Natacultura, S.A. v. Bloomaker USA, Inc., 96 Va. Cir. 7 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2017).

Affiliations and Certifications:

• Virginia State Bar
• VSB Certified Guardian Ad Litem for Children
• VSB Certified CRESPA Real Estate Settlement Agent
• Virginia Creditors Bar Association
• Augusta Bar Association; President 2015-2016
• Waynesboro Heritage Foundation; former Member of the Board of Directors, 2012-2017

Previous Experience

• Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Strosnider clerked for the Hon. Humes J. Franklin, Jr., and the Hon. Thomas. H. Wood of the Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit of Virginia
• During law school, Mr. Strosnider worked in the County Attorney’s Office for Albemarle County and as a research assistant for Professor M. Elizabeth Magill of the Virginia School of Law (now Provost of UVA)

Personal:

• Married to Jennifer Strosnider and the proud father of four sons, David, Westly, Luke, and Barrett
• Member and deacon, Waynesboro Church of Christ
• Founding member of Lex United soccer team of the SOCA Adult Premier Division
• Current coach of SOCA-Augusta recreational youth soccer teams and player in SOCA Augusta Adult Recreational League

Practice Areas

Divorce; Child Custody and Visitation; Child Support; Spousal Support; Adoption; Civil Practice; Criminal Defense

Place of Birth

Charlotte, North Carolina

Education

Catawba Valley Community College (A.S. 2012)

Liberty University (B.S. 2014)

Liberty University School of Law (J.D. 2017)

Previous Experience

• Prior to law school: Neurodiagnostic and Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (2002 – 2007); Law Enforcement, North Carolina Department of Public Safety (2007 – 2013)
• During law school: internship with the Bedford County Attorney's Office (2015); internship with the Appomattox County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (2016 – 2017)
• Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Rockingham County/City of Harrisonburg (2018 – 2019)
• Associate Attorney, Big Valley Law, PLLC (2019 – 2021)

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense; Crime Victim Advocacy (within the Civil and Criminal Justice Systems) Civil Litigation; Firearm Rights Restoration; Recovery of Stolen Wages; Employment; Estate Planning and Administration; Family Law; Personal Injury. Se habla español

Place of Birth

Dover, New Hampshire

Education

Mount Holyoke College (B.A. 2012

University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 2015)

Admitted to Bar

2015, Virginia State Bar

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Affiliations

• University of Virginia School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2020-2024)
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Previous Experience

• During law school: internship with the Legal Aid Justice Center (2013); internship with the Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender (2013); internship with the Fairfax County Public Defender (2014)
• Law Fellow, Arlington Public Defender (2015-2016)
• Assistant Public Defender, Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania Public Defender (2016 – 2018)
• Law Fellow, Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender (2018-2019)
• Migrant Farmworker Attorney/Economic Justice Attorney, Legal Aid Justice Center (2019-2022)