Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Phone: 1-866-974-3701
703-596-4423
Fax: 703-865-6406
E-mail: E-mail Me
Mr. Brisendine, a life long resident of Northern Virginia, attended Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia where he graduated cum laude. He completed his education at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America where he earned his law degree in 1993.
Mr. Brisendine completed a clerkship in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia where he clerked for the Honorable Stephanie Duncan-Peters. After his clerkship, Mr. Brisendine took a position as an Assistant Public Defender first for the County of Fairfax, Virginia and then with the City of Roanoke. During this time period, Mr. Brisendine represented countless defendants charged with various misdemeanor and felony charges ranging from reckless driving to murder, rape and robbery in the General District, Juvenile and Domestic Relations, and Circuit Courts.
Upon leaving public service Mr. Brisendine practiced as a solo practitioner before joining the law firm of Martin, Arif, Petrovich and Walsh in Springfield, Virginia. During that time, Mr. Brisendine assisted in the defense of Lee Boyd Malvo, the juvenile member of the D.C. snipers.
In addition to representation of clients in State Courts, Mr. Brisendine has also developed an extensive practice of exemplary representation of clients charged with traffic and criminal offenses in Federal Court.
Areas of Practice
Criminal Defense
Traffic Defense
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1993
Virginia, 1995
New Jersey, 1993
District of Columbia, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1995
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1995
Education
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1993
Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Kentucky
B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1993
Major: Philosophy
Major: Music
Professional Associations and Memberships
Fairfax Bar Association
National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys
Past Employment Positions
Martin, Arif, Petrovich & Walsh, P.L.C., Attorney, 2002 - 2006
Office of the Public Defender, Fairfax, VA, Senior Assistant Public Defender, 1995 - 1999
Honorable Stephanie Duncan-Peters, Superior Court for the District of Columbia, Clerk,
Fraternities/Sororities
Kappa Sigma
