Compton & Duling

Compton & Duling is steeped in the history of Northern Virginia, and we use our institutional memory to form new ways of thinking about clients' problems. We are solution-seekers; let our history of excellence help bring you to your solution. In 1968, C. Lacey Compton, Jr. began practicing law in Virginia. His father, C. Lacey Compton, Sr., was a real estate practitioner and a Prince William County judge. Like his father and brother before him, Lacey Jr. established a real estate practice in Manassas, providing representation in all facets of land use law and litigation. Lacey handled hundreds of rezoning requests and represented major developers in land use matters. Under Lacey's direction, the firm helped some of Prince William County's most iconic real estate projects come to be: large Residential Planned Communities like Dale City and Braemar, commercial projects like Innovation @ Prince William, Potomac Mills and Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, Neabsco Common, and Harbor Station mixed-use developments. By the late 1970s, the firm had become Compton & Duling, based in Woodbridge, and had solidified as one of Prince William's most well-regarded law firms. Now located directly across the street from the Prince William County Government Center, Compton & Duling continues to grow and service the needs of clients throughout Northern Virginia. Since 1973, Thomas D. Duling has devoted his practice to elder law, estate planning, and business planning and transactions. Adding Tim Aiken to the firm's elder law and estate planning practice has brought depth and new opportunities for estate litigation. Tim also serves as a Special Commissioner of Accounts for Prince William County. With more than 35 years of real estate experience, Geary H. Rogers continues to represent developers in real estate and land use matters across the state of Virginia, from the Tidewater area to the Upper Shenandoah region of Northwest Virginia. Geary's roots as a title examiner and his decades of experience in the world of complex title issues and intricate transactional documents have provided and continue to provide clients with alternative solutions for their projects. Sherman Patrick, a land-use planner, is Compton & Duling's Director of Zoning & Entitlements, representing clients in some of the region's most complex rezoning and land planning projects. Sherman's role as the former Zoning Administrator for Prince William County, his knowledge of Northern Virginia, where he grew up and has spent his entire life, and his relationships with staff, Planning Commissioners, and Supervisors have assisted in achieving wide-reaching success. The firm's litigation practice expanded with the addition of Jason Hickman in 2006 and is now a vibrant shop of attorneys with an assertive focus on litigation in courts all over Northern Virginia. Jason focuses on business and real estate matters, including complex litigation in these areas?both through the administrative process and in the courts of Virginia, including the Supreme Court. In addition, the litigation attorneys represent an array of homeowners and condominium unit owner's associations, as well as landlords and tenants in unlawful detainers, and various collections matters including post-judgment collections. Partner Maryse Allen has anchored the family law and domestic relations practice since 2002 as a thriving group of attorneys experienced in the challenging balance of resolving family law issues. The addition of Meg Turlington has added to the practice and the knowledge of this evolving area of practice.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Woodbridge, VA	10

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Bankruptcy	1
Corporate	1
Corporate - General	2
Family Law	6
Litigation	1
Litigation - General (consumer)	1
Real Estate	4