Madeline J. Starbranch

Practice Areas

DMV Litigation and Compliance; DMV Medical License Suspension; Traffic Defense; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Contract Disputes and Enforcement; Firearm Rights Restoration; Recovery of Stolen Wages and Payment Disputes; Non-Competition Agreements; Employment Law; Administrative Compliance and Professional Licensing, including DPOR; Ecclesiastical and Trust Clause Litigation; Family LawPersonal Injury and Workman’s Compensation evaluation and referral. 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

2019 United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

2019 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Affiliations

• University of Virginia School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2020 to Present)
• 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)