Online Biography - The CyberLaw Office of Ronald Stern

History of Practice

Since 1982, Ronald Stern has been practicing law from Olde Towne Alexandria, Virginia. A wide range of cases were handled in the early years, from misdemeanors and felonies to federal civil rights violations. His cases included a major murder, several attempted murders and drug distribution prosecutions. Representation was provided in the federal courts in Alexandria and the District of Columbia, Virginia Circuit Courts, and the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.

Today

Ronald Stern's practice is concentrated on commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The firm's focus of practice is in Northern Virginia, and handles cases from the sands of Virginia Beach to the Shenandoah Valley and the Allegheny Mountains, with representation in over fifty Virginia counties and cities.

The firm has represented clients in the federal and bankruptcy courts in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland. These cases range from routine Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases representing debtors to a confirmed Chapter 11 plan in 1994. On the creditor side of the bankruptcy court, Ronald Stern has handled over one hundred motions seeking relief from the automatic stay and dozens of cases objecting to discharge.

Several standing trustees in the Alexandria Division have retained Ronald Stern to represent them in collection cases on behalf of the bankruptcy estates. The firms practice in the federal courts in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland have been diversity jurisdiction matters. Two of those cases ended in appeals to the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit.

Experience

Ronald Stern's experience has been gained in over eleven thousand cases which have given the firm an ability to handle a wide variety of litigation and bankruptcy matters in an expedient manner, without the need to constantly re-invent the wheel or to provide a learning curve to a pack of young associates. A major benefit of having its office in Alexandria is the firm's unique collegiality of the local bar, with many renown attorneys providing feedback and counsel in any matters outside the expertise of the firm. The firm and its clients have benefited from association with established practitioners in real estate matters, such as foreclosures and mechanic's liens.

A Law Firm for the Modern Age

Ronald Stern firmly believes that he and his clients benefit from his firm's dedication to and use of technology now available in today's computer revolution. The firm has greatly reduced the time needed to answer those questions requiring precision by conducting legal research using state of the art legal software programs . The firm has also found that, in today's cyber age, many clients prefer to supplement telephonic and facsimile correspondence with the use of e-mail and, as a result, the office checks for such e-mail posts on an regular basis.

Of Counsel to Deso &Buckley,P.C.

In January 1997, Ronald Stern was selected by Statland &Buckley, P.C. to be of counsel. That firm has merged with another prominent law firm and the new firm is Deso &Buckley, P.C. It is an AV-Rated firm located at located 1828 L Street, NW Washington, D.C. That firm represents major contractors, corporations, and unions, in the Washington metropolitan area . In his positions as of counsel, Ronald Stern assists the firm in representing clients in Northern Virginia.

Ronald W. Stern, Attorney At Law

Ronald Stern's mission is to provide you with competent legal representation
in commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters, at reasonable rates, based on his years of experience and technological proficiency.

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