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 Partner
Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC
8000 Towers Crescent
Drive, Suite 900
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Telephone: (703) 847-6300
Fax: (703) 847-6312
jmahar@smithpachter.com
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Practice Focus
Construction Law
Government Contracts
Commercial Litigation
Representative Experience
Construction projects involving flood wall and levee, water
treatment facilities, cement plant modernization, and commercial
buildings.
Construction disputes in federal and state courts involving
delays, Virginia contractor licensing issues, defective specifications
and design, differing site conditions, variations in estimated
quantities, dewatering issues, payment and performance bonds,
and mechanic’s liens.
Government contract disputes involving bid protest, best
value determinations, technical evaluations, cost and pricing
issues, and terminations.
Review of prime contracts, subcontracts, and releases.
Education
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
(J.D., cum laude, 1995)
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in
Civil Procedure
Lead Articles Editor, Journal of Contemporary Health Law
and Policy
Member, Moot Court, National Environmental Law Appellate
Team, 1995
The College of William and Mary (B.S. Biology, 1991)
Professional Licenses
Admitted to Bar:
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1995
Maryland, 1996
District of Columbia, 1998
Prior Experience
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Portsmouth, Virginia
1996-1999
Publications
Co-Author: 2001 Supplement to Chapter 49, Virginia, in
State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineer, and Contractor
Licensing (Stephen G. Walker, et al., 1999)
Professional Memberships
District of Columbia Bar
American Bar Association
Women Construction Owners and Executives
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