Elaine Jarvis
Creative solutions to businesses, consumers and families in Northern Virginia
Eleven years’ legal experience in business law, corporate formation, compliance, complex consumer litigation, regulatory, contracts and bankruptcy law.
Local experience in family law; advocate for domestic violence survivors.
Four years in Am Law (top 100 American law firms) located in DC, with
business, bankruptcy and commercial litigation focus.
Experience in automotive and construction fraud litigation.
Fifteen years’ corporate experience, gained as business owner, award-winning author and airplane owner.
Advanced knowledge of and experience working with UDAAP,
Bankruptcy rules and procedures, FDCPA, RESPA, and FRCA.
State and federal consumer protection Complaints brought alleging VCPA, TILA and other state and federal consumer law violations.
Project management experience, ranging from bringing concepts to market to overseeing large-scale document productions in response to DOJ, FTC and SEC investigations.
Managed 50 contract attorneys.
Bestselling author.
More than ten years' experience as a business owner.
Sport Pilot.
Airplane owner.
Several years' work with non-profit boards in Fairfax County, Front Royal and Winchester, VA.
Bench and jury trial experience, state and federal court litigator.
Knowledge of real estate and mortgage markets, with Virginia Certified Title Settlement Agent (VCTSA), Virginia Title Insurance Pre-Licensing Course and Virginia Certification Title Examiner.
- College of William and Mary
- J.D. (1997) | Business and Commercial Law
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- Honors: National Trial Team
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- University of Maryland - College Park
- B.A. (1994) | History
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- Honors: History Honors, University Honors, Magna Cum Laude
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- Managing Member
- Jarvis Law PLLC
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- Staff Attorney
- Blue Ridge Legal Services
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- Strays Welcome: An Uplifting Family Comedy
- St. Mark's Publishing
- Wave Rising
- St. Mark's Publishing
- I Run: A Novel
- St. Mark's Publishing
- Ripple: A Tale of Hope and Redemption
- St. Mark's Publishing
- Member of Bar
- United States Western District Court of Virginia
- Member of Bar
- United States Western District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court
- Virginia Certified Title Examiner
- VLTA
- Virginia Certified Title Settlement Agent
- VLTA
- Virginia Certified Title Insurance
- VLTA
- Seal of Excellence for Literary Fiction–I Run: A Novel
- AIA
- Recommended
- Midwest Book Review
- I Run, Recommended
- Freshly-Pressed by WordPress, Media Distortion and Partisan Politics, 8/29/2012
- Wordpress
- Recommended
- Midwest Book Review
- Ripple--Recommended by Midwest Book Review
- AIA Seal of Excellence for Literary Fiction–Ripple: A Tale of Hope and Redemption
- AIA
- Blue Ridge Habitat for Humanity
- Board Member
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- Virginia State Bar # 41623
- Member
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- Strays Welcome Interfaith Ministry
- President
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- ROTH (Roof Over Their Heads) of Front Royal
- Secretary and Board Member
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- Warren County Habitat for Humanity
- Secretary
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
- ID Number: 41623
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- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
For consumer law cases, will request retainer to write Complaint and then will shift to contingent for the remainder or agree to accept fees if awarded statutorily -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Apple Pay
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Consumer Law
- Class Action
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Antitrust Law
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
- English
- Q. Do I have a fighting chance in court
- A: First of all: make sure (absolutely sure) you show up at the first return and ask to contest everything and do NOT admit to owing anything. Then I would think about talking to a lawyer because it would appear that you do have defenses--and this assumes the lease is in Virginia:
1. You cannot be sued for utilities if the lease agreement does not account for your requirement to pay utilities;
2. The time frame they are suing for is iffy--whether you owe for the six month time period where you went without heat, for example, depends on how you gave notice and whether you filed a tenant's assertion before withholding rent--but if your lease is indeed year to year and it did not automatically ... Read More
- Q. What constitutes a written agreement with consumer debt?
- A: I assume you mean a warrant in debt, which is a contract-based claim in general district court. First piece of advice is to absolutely appear and ask for a trial to dispute the debt. Second, in Virginia, you have the right to request all the documents that gave rise to the debt. This is called "craving oyer."
Rule 7B:5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia states that “when
a suit is brought on a written contract, note or other instrument, the original document shall be tendered to the court for entry of judgment thereon unless the production of the original is excused by court for good cause or by statute.”
So you have the right to ask for that. That should give ... Read More
- Q. Don’t work for a company and that “company” sends you funds (cash app) can you keep it?
- A: Absolutely do not give this company any of your personal information. They are trying to phish you or obtain your personal details. There is a way on the cash app., I believe, to return the money, decline to accept it or report it as fraudulent. I would explore those avenues. The cash is not legally yours--no, sorry, but take some reasonable measures to return it to sender and keep records of all your efforts.
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