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Christopher Leibig Highlights

Law Office Of CHRISTOPHER LEIBIG Criminal Defense

Law Office Of CHRISTOPHER LEIBIG Criminal Defense

 Christopher Leibig Highlights

        The Law Office of Christopher Leibig opened on January 3, 2012, and within the first year achieved substantial recognition for quality representation of criminal defendants throughout Virginia and Washington, DC. The firm is devoted to the principle that criminal defendants are best represented when counsel takes on a select and limited number of clients with a constant eye towards having the necessary time to give each client’s case the attention it deserves. Proper representation for serious criminal charges simply cannot be achieved on a volume basis.

  The Law Office of Christopher Leibig opened on January 3, 2012, and within the first year achieved substantial recognition for quality representation of criminal defendants throughout Virginia and Washington, DC. The firm is devoted to the principle that criminal defendants are best represented when counsel takes on a select and limited number of clients with a constant eye towards having the necessary time to give each client’s case the attention it deserves.Proper representation for serious criminal charges simply cannot be achieved on a

volume basis.

Chris Leibig Highlights

    • Represented three clients facing murder charges in state and federal courts in Virginia.

    • Elected President-Elect of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL).

    • Presented a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program on defending child sex abuse cases at the NORML Conference in Key West, Florida.

    • Presented a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar on defending child sex abuse cases in Las Vegas.

    • Recognized as a Top Defense Attorney in the DC area by Washingtonian Magazine (selected annually since 2011).

    • Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense in Virginia by Super Lawyers (selected annually since 2010).

    • Named a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers (selected annually since 2013).

    • Honored as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Northern Virginia Magazine (selected annually since 2010).

    • Handled cases across multiple jurisdictions, including Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Stafford, Page, Spotsylvania, Bedford, Augusta, Charlottesville, Wise, Fredericksburg, Pulaski, and Albemarle counties.

    • Represented a client charged with capital murder in Federal Court, Abingdon, Virginia.

    • Represented a client charged with capital murder in Federal Court, Alexandria, Virginia.

    • Successfully secured the reversal of a conviction and 25-year sentence for a client previously convicted of child sexual abuse in the Virginia Court of Appeals.

    • Represented six clients charged with internet-related sex crimes across Virginia, securing deferrals in two cases.

    • Handled cases across multiple jurisdictions, including Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Stafford, Page, Spotsylvania, Bedford, Augusta, Charlottesville, Wise, Fredericksburg, and Albemarle counties.

    • Recognized as a Top Defense Attorney in the DC area by Washingtonian Magazine (selected annually since 2011).

    • Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense in Virginia by Super Lawyers (selected annually since 2010).

    • Named a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers (selected annually since 2013).

    • Honored as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Northern Virginia Magazine (selected annually since 2010).

    • Organized Spring and Fall Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars for the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL).

    • Elected Vice President of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL).

    • Co-founded, with Cary Citronberg, the John Zwerling Memorial Fellowship, which provides opportunities for recent graduates of UVA Law School to work at the Alexandria Public Defender's Office.

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    • 2021 Highlights Coming Soon

    • The Law Office of Christopher Leibig Represents Three Clients for Capital Murder in Federal Court in Virginia
       

    • Chris Leibig’s Novel, The Isotoner Ordeal, wins Pencraft Award for Best Legal Thriller of 2019
       

    • The Law Office of Christopher Leibig Represents Client on Appeal on Police Use of Genetic Genealogy/Ancestry Data
       

    • Chris Moderates Panel at the Chanticleer International Book Awards
       

    • Chris Named to Virginia Superlawyers for Criminal Defense for Thirteenth year in a row
       

    • Chris named to Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense for Ninth Year in a Row
       

    • Chris Named by US News and World Report/Best Lawyers for Criminal Defense for Seventh Year in a Row
       

    • Chris Named to Nova Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense for Twelfth Year in a Row
       

    • The Law Office of Christopher Leibig Represents Clients in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Winchester, Roanoke, Danville, Hopewell, Richmond and Norfolk
       

    • Chris Leibig’s novel Almost Damned, the sequel to the award-winning 2016 novel Almost Mortal, Due to be Released April 1, 2021
       

    • Chris Leibig and Ed Ungvarsky Host Fundraising Event for Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy

  • Recognitions:

     

    • Chris Leibig Selected as One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia in Any Practice Area by SuperLawyers
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense Washington Magazine
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected as a Tier One Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense for the DC area by BestLawyers
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Northern Virginia Magazine


       

       

      Cases

       

    • Moira Meltzer Cohen, Chris Leibig, and Sandy Freeman Represent Chelsea Manning in the Eastern District of Virginia
       

    • Chris Leibig and Joni Robin Litigate Genetic Genealogy Issue in Alexandria Rape Case
       

    • Chris Leibig and Elizabeth Peiffer Represent Client in Federal Capital Murder Case in Roanoke, Virginia
       

    • Chris Leibig and Joni Robin Represent Client in Federal Capital Murder Case in Alexandria, Virginia
       

    • Chris Leibig and Andrea Moseley Represent Client for Murder in Alexandria Circuit Court


       

      Teaching/Speaking

    • Chris Leibig, Jasmine Mize, Cary Citronberg, and Rebecca Wade Teach for Two Days at Criminal Justice Seminar in Nassau, Bahamas – Eugene Dupuch Law School
       

    • Chris Leibig and Meghan Shapiro Teach at Capital Defense Seminar in Richmond
       

    • Chris Leibig Speaks at Alexandria Bar Associations 50 th Anniversary of Practice Celebration for Attorney John Zwerling
       

    • Chris Leibig and Ed Ungvarsky Host Political Fundraiser for Jennifer Carrol Foy at Old Town Office
       

    • Chris Leibig Co-Hosts “Jambalaya and Justice” Fundraiser Justice Reform in Fairfax County
       

      Writing

    • Chris Leibig’s Novel, The Isotoner Ordeal, Wind 2019 Pencraft Award for Best Legal Thriller
       

    • Chris Leibig’s Novel, the Isotoner Ordeal, Named a Finalist for Top Shelf Book Award
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected to Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense (every year since 2011)
       

    • The Law Office of Christopher Leibig Selected as Top Law Firm in Criminal Defense for DC Area – Tier One
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Superlawyers
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Best Lawyers
       

    • Chris Leibig Selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by NOVA Magazine
       

    • Chris Leibig, Cary Citronberg, Brad Haywood, Phoenix Harris, and Laurel Roberson Conduct Legal Seminar at NOVA Law School in Lisbon, Portugal – November 2018
       

    • Chris Leibig and Joni Robin Teach Continuing Legal Education Program at Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Legal Seminar – October 2018
       

    • Chris Leibig Becomes the Recommended Northern Virginia Defense Attorney by Virginia NORML
       

    • Chris Leibig and Elizabeth Peiffer Teach Legal Seminar at the College of William and Mary – April 2018
       

    • Chris Leibig Represents Client for Capital Murder in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division

    • Chris Leibig, Joni Robin, and Tracey Lennox represent Joaquin Rams for capital murder in four week jury trial in Prince William County
       

    • Chris Leibig, Cary Citronberg, Phoenix Harris, and Brad Haywood conduct mock trial at Sofia University Law School in Bulgaria, October 2017
       

    • Chris Leibig and Brad Haywood speak to students and professors about clemency and other topics at the Presidential Building in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 2017
       

    • Chris Leibig teaches at National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys seminar in Las Vegas, May 2017
       

    • Law Office of Christopher Leibig hosts 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Alexandria Public Defender’s Office, August 2017
       

    • Chris selected as a top lawyer in criminal defense for 2017-18 by Washingtonian Magazine.
       

    • The Law Office of Christopher Leibig Selected as “Tier One” DC Area Criminal Defense Firm by US News and World Report “Best Lawyers” Edition. One of Only Six Northern Virginia Firms Selected.
       

    • Chris Leibig selected as a Top Virginia Lawyer in Criminal Defense for 2017 by Super Lawyers.
       

    • Chris Leibig selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense for 2017 by Northern Virginia Magazine.
       

    • Chris Leibig selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense for 2017 by BestLawyers.

    • Firm Selected As a Top Law Firm in Criminal Defense by Washingtonian Magazine
       

    • Firm Selected as a Top Law Firm in Criminal Defense by U.S. News and World Report
       

    • Firm Selected as a Top Law Firm in Criminal Defense by Superlawyers (Virginia and Washington D.C.)
       

    • Firm Selected as a Top Law Firm in Criminal Defense by Best Lawyers
       

    • Chris Leibig Taught at Virginia State Bar Criminal Law CLE on the Fourth Amendment, February and March 2016 (Williamsburg and Charlottesville)
       

    • Chris Leibig, Joni Robin, Andrea Moseley, Cary Citronberg and Ellen Shultz Lectured at Aarhus Law School in Aarhus, Denmark, March 2016
       

    • Chris Leibig, Joni Robin, Cary Citronberg, and Sam Dworkin Conducted a Mock Trial with Students and Professors at Humboldt University Law School in Berlin, Germany, November 2016
       

    • Firm Represented Forty-One Clients in State and Federal Court, Including on Charges of Capital Murder, First Degree Murder, Production and Possession of Child Pornography, Drug Trafficking, Gambling, Internet Solicitation of Minor, and Driving While Intoxicated
       

    • Chris Leibig’s Novel, Almost Mortal, Published by Koehler Books in May 2016, Awarded Next Generation Indie Book Award for “Best Religious Fiction” of 2016, and Named in the Top 100 Notable Fiction Books of 2016 by Shelf Unbound Magazine.

       

    • Firm selected as a top firm in criminal defense by Washingtonian Magazine for 2016-17.
       

    • Firm selected by US New and World Report as a top firm in criminal defense in the DC area for 2016.
       

    • Firm selected by Nova Magazine as a top law firm in criminal defense for 2016.
       

    • Firm selected by Best Lawyers as a top criminal defense law firm in the DC area in 2016.
       

    • Firm selected by Superlawyers magazine as a top form in criminal defense in the DC area in 2016.
       

    • Chris travelled to Kingston, Jamaica to lecture to two hundred students, as well as professors and a Supreme Court Justice, on digital evidence in the United States, March 2015.
       

    • Chris lectured on criminal defense to students at the College of William and Mary, March 2015.
       

    • Represented, along with Megan Thomas and Kathryn Batey, Michael Amin Gardner for child sex abuse in Arlington County.
       

    • Represented Owen Barber, convicted codefendant in the case of Commonwealth v. Justin Wolfe.
       

    • Represented, along with Joe King, Megan Thomas, and Kathyrn Batey, capital murder defendant Charles Severance in Alexandria City (venue moved to Fairfax).
       

    • Represented man accused as being part of an international child pornography ring in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
       

    • Chris Leibig and Kathryn Batey represented approximately 27 clients for various crimes from capital murder to driving while intoxicated.

    • Kathryn Batey, a former Maryland Public Defender, joins the Law Office of Christopher Leibig.
       

    • Firm become “of counsel” to the Law Office of John Kenneth Zwerling.
       

    • Firm selected to Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense for 2014-15.
       

    • Firm selected as a Top Criminal Defense Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report for 2014-15.
       

    • Firm selected as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Best Lawyers for 2014-15.
       

    • Firm selected by Northern Virginia Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense for 2014-15.
       

    • Firm selected by Superlawyers as a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense (Virginia and DC) for 2014-15.
       

    • Represented Capital Murder defendant Deborah Smith in Clarke County, Virginia along with Ed McMahon and Joni Robin. Murder charges dismissed, case resolved by a plea to perjury.
       

    • Represented Capital Murder defendant Mack Wood in Arlington County, Virginia along with Brad Haywood.
       

    • Represented Capital Murder defendant Charles Severance in Alexandria, Virginia along with Joseph King and Megan Thomas.
       

    • Lectured on criminal defense at the National University of Ireland’s Law School in Galway, Ireland along with Jasmin Mize and Cary Citronberg.
       

    • Lectured on criminal defense at the Eugene Dupoch Law School in Nassau, Bahamas along with Paul Pepper, Joni Robin, and Jasmin Mize.
       

    • Took part in national town hall meeting with lawyers and professors in Nassau, Bahamas about criminal justice reform.
       

    • Firm sponsors first annual Cannabis Conference for Marijuana Legalization in Williamsburg, Virginia.
       

    • Kathryn Batey speaks at first annual cannabis conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.
       

    • Firm launches “The Caribbean Project” to represent Americans charged with crimes in Commonwealth Caribbean Countries (Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago , Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts) and associates with Prominent Nassau Lawyer Christina Galanos.
       

    • Lectured on the Death Penalty at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

    • Represented Client for Murder for Hire in Clarke County, Virginia along with Co-counsel Ed McMahon and Joni Robin (ongoing)
       

    • Represented Client for Murder for Hire in Arlington County, Virginia Along with Co-Counsel Bradley Haywood (ongoing)
       

    • Represented Arlington Sherriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson on First Degree Murder charges in Alexandria City along with Co-Counsel Joseph King and Megan Thomas. Patterson Found Guilty of Lesser Offense of Manslaughter, December 2013
       

    • Became "Of Counsel" to the Nationally Known Law Office of John Kenneth Zwerling
       

    • Lectured on American Criminal Law at Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago
       

    • Taught Continuing Legal Education Seminars on Federal Criminal Law and the Presentation of Mitigation Evidence, July and August 2013
       

    • Selected by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense in the DC area (2013-2014)
       

    • Selected by Superlawyers as one of the Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense in DC and Virginia (2013-2014)
       

    • Selected by Best Lawyers as one of the Top Lawyers in Criminal Defense in DC area (2013-2014)
       

    • Represented Iranian Businessman for Computer Embargo Charges in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Charges Dismissed
       

    • Represented Two Clients for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy Charges in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
       

    • Represented Two Clients for Multi-Kilogram Marijuana Conspiracy Charges in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
       

    • Represented an Alexandria Police Officer for a Shooting in the Line of Duty
       

    • Hosted Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Event along with Meghan Shapiro at Old Town Office
       

    • Represented Thirty-Seven Clients Across Virginia – including Alexandria City, Arlington County, Prince William County, Fairfax County, Loudon County, Fredericksburg. Spotsylvania County, Winchester, Clarke County, Charlottesville, and Washington, DC.
       

    • Handled First GPS Tracking Case in Virginia History in Virginia Supreme Court
       

    • Represented Death Row Inmate Alfredo Prieto in Virginia Supreme Court
       

    • On-location Novella Paradise City published by Traveller's Playground Press

    • Firm named by Washingtonian Magazine as a top criminal defense law firm in Virginia (awarded in December 2011)
       

    • Firm named by NOVA Magazine as a top criminal defense law firm in Northern Virginia, 2012
       

    • Firm named by Thompson-Reuters Superlawyers as a top firm in criminal defense in Virginia and Washington, DC, 2012
       

    • Firm named by US News and World Report's Best Lawyers as a top firm in criminal defense in DC area, 2012
       

    • Appeared as a legal expert in local and national media fifteen times in 2012, including on Fox News, and in USA Today, the Washington Post, The Richmond-Times Dispatch
       

    • Taught Six Continuing Legal Education Programs on criminal defense throughout Virginia during 2012
       

    • Lectured on American Criminal Defense at Stirling University Law School in Stirling Scotland with Joe King, Joni Robin and Cary Citronberg in April 2012. Similar lectures soon to be scheduled in Europe and Asia.
       

    • Spoke at the National Press Club along with attorney Steve Shannon, on the Fourth Amendment and Electronic Surveillance, October 2012
       

    • Represented Fabian Johnson for First Degree Murder in Alexandria City along with Meghan Shapiro and Joseph King—Johnson sentenced to three and a half years for manslaughter, May 2012
       

    • Represented Death Row Inmate Alfredo Prieto in State Capital Habeas Proceedings—pending in Virginia Supreme Court
       

    • Argued first GPS tracking case in Virginia history at Virginia Supreme Court—Commonwealth v. David Foltz in July 2012
       

    • Raised Second Amendment challenge to "Firearm By Convicted Felon" law in Paige County, Virginia—Commonwealth v. Rebecca Curtis—in March 2012
       

    • Raised challenge to Virginia's Jury Sentencing Scheme in Paige County, Virginia—Commonwealth v. Rebecca Curtis—in March 2012
       

    • Challenged Lethal Injection in Virginia along with Meghan Shapiro in the Circuit Court of Richmond—Shapiro and Leibig v. Department of Corrections—Filed April 2012, argued by Ms. Shapiro in September 2012, appeal pending in Virginia Supreme Court
       

    • Represented twenty-six clients on all varieties of state and federal charges including capital murder, first degree murder, abduction, internet sex offenses, federal and state drug conspiracy charges, racketeering, and possession of child pornography
       

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