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M. Melissa Glassman
Partner
1750 Tysons Boulevard
mglassman@mcguirewoods.comSuite 1800 McLean, Virginia 22102-4215 F: 703.712.5228 |
Ms. Glassman is chair of the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation department. She focuses her practice on litigating complex commercial cases including shareholder matters, lender/borrower relationships, energy, construction, commercial leasing, real estate, land use, zoning and all manner of business disputes. She has also litigated eminent domain cases in Virginia and Maryland on behalf of water, sewer, natural gas and electrical utility companies. Over the past 22 years, she has litigated in state and federal courts throughout the United States. She also has extensive experience in handling the arbitration of all types of commercial disputes.
In addition to litigation, she drafts and negotiates contracts related to commercial development, design and construction, including architectural, project management and general contractor agreements. Recently she has drafted the construction agreements for the recent renovations of Mount Vernon (home of George and Martha Washington) and Montpelier (home of James and Dolley Madison).
- Chair, Complex Commercial Litigation Department
- Past Managing Partner, Tysons Corner Office
- Past Member, Board of Partners
- Past Chair, Nominating Committee for Board of Partners
- Past Member, Associate Committee
- Past Chair, Women's Business Development Committee
- Past Member, Recruiting Committee
- Named "Top Washington Real Estate Litigation Lawyer," Washington Business Journal, 2008
- Named One of Virginia's "Legal Elite," Virginia Business, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Named a Virginia "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Named a Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Named a Faculty Member for Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course
- Named a Finalist in "Top Washington Lawyers," Washington Business Journal, 2007
- Fairfax County Superintendent of School Business and Industry Advisory Council
- Board Member, Fairfax Bar Foundation, 1996
- Girl Scouts of the National Capital Area
- Board of Directors
- Women's Advisory Board
- Virginia Bar Association
- Past Chair, Construction and Public Contracts Section
- Past Board Member, Commercial Litigation Section
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EDUCATION George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, B.S., summa cum laude, 1976 ADMITTED Virginia 1987 District of Columbia 1988 Maryland 1995 PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Rucker, Alabama |

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