• Who We Are

    Super Lawyers

    Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

    Northern Virginia Magazine Top Lawyers

    Northern Virginia Magazine publishes a Top Lawyers edition each year based upon peer review ratings.

    AVVO

    Attorney Christie Leary has earned a perfect 10.0 “superb” rating from Avvo.com. The leading attorney website, which provides ratings for 97 percent of all attorneys in the United States, uses a mathematical model to calculate rating based on, among other factors, public data (state bar associations, regulatory agencies, and court records), published sources on the internet, and reviews submitted by other attorneys.

    Martindale-Hubbell

    It is noteworthy that Leary Porter Law's efforts on behalf of their clients have earned commendation from both their clients and their peers in the legal community – a fact which is exemplified by their receipt of a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating for legal ability and professional ethics. This rating is indeed an achievement as it is "…the highest rating available for legal ability and professional ethics…" from Martindale-Hubbell.

    AVVO

    Attorney Jennifer Porter has earned a perfect 10.0 “superb" in three areas of Law: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and Family Law. Jennifer is in the unique position to provide excellent and informed representation to her clients!

    Leary Porter Law

    We seek to provide superior representation focused on professionalism, excellence and understanding. In every case and for all our clients, we strive to demonstrate our strong work ethic, commitment to integrity and ethics, and a desire to obtain successful, efficient and effective results. We practice in state and federal courts throughout the Washington Metropolitan area and have extensive experience handling a wide range of civil and criminal matters both at the trial and appellate court levels.

    At Leary Porter Law, we take the time to understand the needs of our clients. It is important that our clients understand their options and what is required to represent them successfully in their case. We strive to accomplish the best result available in each case whether through trial or settlement, mediation, litigation or negotiation. We represent clients in some of the most difficult and challenging circumstances in their lives. We understand that our clients entrust us with their legal needs and we believe it is our duty to make each individual we assist comfortable with the options available to resolve their situation.

    At Leary Porter Law, you will find a dedicated, highly professional and hard-working legal team focused on obtaining the best results for your legal problems. Select from the individuals listed below to learn more about our team:

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    • Christie A. Leary

    Partner

    Christie Leary, a native of Northern Virginia, has litigated cases heard in the state courts of every jurisdiction in Northern..
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    • Jennifer Porter

    Partner

    Providing excellent and informed representation to her clients is the hallmark of Jennifer Porter’s career. For more than 20 years,..
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    Kelsie Rohler

    Paralegal

    At Leary Porter Law, we assist clients with a wide variety of legal matters such as:

    • Criminal Law, including DUI/DWI and traffic infractions: Leary Porter Law has extensive experience protecting the rights of individuals, both adults and juveniles, charged with DWI and traffic violations, misdemeanors and felony offenses in state and federal courts. In addition, the firm represents clients under investigation who have not yet been charged with a crime. The firm aggressively pursues strategies that will avoid or minimize the negative impact which a conviction for a criminal offense can have on her clients’ records.
    • Personal injury, If you were injured because of another driver’s negligence, unsafe building or a defective product, our firm offers effective assistance, insight and management of your case, which you need when seeking full and fair compensation for your injuries, and financial and emotional damages whether from insurance companies, corporate entities or private citizens.
    • Civil litigation: Through effective trial counsel or alternative dispute resolution processes such as skillful negotiations, arbitration and mediation, Christie Leary is ready to help you or your business resolve commercial disputes and lawsuits efficiently.
    • School board and administrative hearings: Christie Leary helps parents resolve disputes involving school board disciplinary actions taken against their child. In addition, she offers legal assistance to licensed professionals facing administrative hearings before state licensing boards.
    • Appeals: The firm also handles both civil and criminal matters which have been appealed to state or federal appellate courts.
    • Family Law: Jennifer Porter is passionate about helping families through a terrible time in their life. She is here to help with all family law issues including: divorces, child support, child custody/visitation, spousal support, division of property and pre-divorce financial planning.

    Call 703-359-7111 or contact us by email to arrange a consultation with our firm.