BerlikLaw, LLC

Back around 2010 our company was involved in two lawsuits at the same time. Lee Berlik led the larger litigation and worked tirelessly on our case for about a year, plus a whole week of courtroom trial. The other party utilized a larger firm and paid probably 3x as much as we did for representation, and got pretty low quality help. (I believe the primary attorney that other firm put on the case was an associate only one-year out of law school!) That suit ended in our favor and has helped propel the company to considerable heights now 7 years later. I rarely give 5-stars to anything/anyone, but Lee is in that super-rare category of person who goes above and beyond for his clients. We feel that he took our situation about as personally as we did. It's worth the world to have someone truly in your corner who cares and has your back during the immense stress and emotion that comes with lawsuits. Lee is that someone. That suit took incredible amounts of time and energy and so over the last handful of years we have applied a policy that leans more toward conflict resolution through negotiated settlement. That said, if push comes to shove, we will be calling Lee - our mild-mannered bulldog.
5 8 years ago (28-06-2017)

I contacted this firm and even when un available at full capacity they where courteous enough to offer help finding another firm to assist me via the Virginia State bar although an Attorney General ended up looking into my case., but Lee was a truly gentle person.
5 8 years ago (14-06-2017)

Few Years Back, One of my ex-employees conspired against us and posted some defaming content about us. Mr. Lee helped us in challenging the defaming material posted by our ex-employee and helped us in getting it removed. He is a wonderful gentlemen to work with and he means business. I strongly recommend him.
5 11 years ago (23-06-2014)

I was introduced to my lawyer,Jay McDannell, Esq. by Lee Berlik, Esq. I was having issues with my contractor who I hired to do a few updates to my condo. My contractor ended up not providing the service and Jay McDannell guided me through the Arlington Court System and helped me with the Warrant in Debt. My contractor was served and he is now paying me monthly for the renovation service that was not completed. Recently, Jay helped me negotiate a Release Agreement from a past employer. He was able to get the company to agree to more favorable terms for my departure. His attention to detail is superb and he supports and fights for his clients 100%. If I had to do it all over again, I would want Jay on my side.
5 13 years ago (05-06-2013)

Several years ago, one of my subcontractors conspired with a client to violate the terms of his non-compete agreement and take the work for himself as an employee of that client. My cause of action against the subcontractor and client included tortious interference of contract, disclosure of trade secrets, conspiracy, and failure to return confidential business information. I needed an attorney specializing in business law with experience in Loudoun County, Virginia. The BerlikLaw website impressed me with its range and depth of knowledge in non-compete agreements, as well as the other aspects of my case. Lee Berlik's blogs showed that he knew all facets of the laws in question and was current on landmark decisions by the Virginia Supreme Court. Lee assigned Jay McDannell (of counsel) as my attorney. Jay is a superior strategist and tactician, and he kept opposing counsel 'on the ropes' during the entire litigation. Jay never lost a motion and he prevailed in a jury deliberation over a complex and inscrutable point of law, made even more confusing by a recent Virginia Supreme Court reversal of itself on the nature and enforceability of non-compete agreements. Jay was always ready to go to trial. The defendants and their attorney (a senior partner of a nationally known law firm) knew this and that preparation helped us reach a settlement. Again, Jay was always several moves ahead of opposing counsel. I could not have been happier with the settlement we achieved. Lee Berlik and Jay McDannell are an impressive legal team and more than a match for the mega-law firms in the DC area. They will always have my business should I need them again.
5 12 years ago (05-11-2013)