David B. Albo

Northern Virginia Attorney

Experience

For almost four decades, people in trouble have looked to Dave Albo to get them through difficult times. This is not only because of his vast legal experience in representing people charged with crimes (with 38 years in the field, Mr. Albo is not learning on the job – he has seen it before), but also because Dave Albo has strong community ties and treats the people who come to him as people and not as just “clients.”

Dave Albo has practiced law for 37 years. At the start of his legal career, he served as the Fairfax City Prosecutor for three years. (Once elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, he was no longer allowed to be a Prosecutor.) During his former career as a Prosecutor, he handled daily dockets of 30 or more cases, which ran the gamut of law: DUI, Assault & Battery, Disorderly Conduct, Driving on Suspended/Without License, Reckless Driving, Possession of Marijuana… the list goes on and on. Mr. Albo dealt with these types of charges each and every day he was in court – an intense way to learn the law! In addition to that, Mr. Albo represented clients in Northern Virginia Courts and Federal Court for serious felony charges, including Possession of Narcotics, Distribution of Narcotics, Embezzlement, Government Contracts Fraud, Malicious Wounding, Felony DUI, and Involuntary Manslaughter, to name a few. Mr. Albo estimates that he has handled over 10,000 cases in his career.

In addition to Mr. Albo’s vast legal experience, he is a sought-after lecturer for continuing education classes. He teaches Criminal, DUI, and Reckless Driving Defense Law, Recent Updates on the Law, and Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to other Virginia lawyers at leading Continuing Legal Education programs. Even national news media have sought out Dave Albo for his opinions on the law. Mr. Albo appeared regularly on national broadcast news programs such as CNN, Fox News, NBC, ABC, The Today Show, and Dateline.

Awards

A number of third-party organizations have recognized Mr. Albo. For example, he has been:

• Honored six times by Washingtonian Magazine as a Top Attorney,
• Honored five times by Northern Virginia Magazine as one of the area’s top lawyers,
• Selected to the Washingtonian Magazine “Top Attorney Hall of Fame.”
• Selected 8 times by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce as “Legal Elite” in Government/Administrative Law.
• Designated a “Best Lawyer” in Administrative / Regulatory Law and Criminal Defense
• Awarded the state-wide “Leader In The Law” designation from Virginia Lawyers Weekly for his work as an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates, where he is Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee that writes the criminal and civil laws for the Commonwealth.

Community Service

Mr. Albo grew up in West Springfield. He has served as a guardian for abused children, as President of the West Springfield Civic Association, and as a Springfield representative on the Fairfax County Transportation Commission.

Mr. Albo served as an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates.  He was first elected in 1993 and retired in 2017. For 12 of the 24 years he served, he was Chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, which drafts all criminal and civil laws and oversees the selection of Judges. Mr. Albo was the longest-serving Chairman of that Committee in Virginia’s 400+ year history.  Mr. Albo also served as a member on the Sub-Committee on Alcohol, Gaming and Tobacco, the Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission, and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

Education

• University of Richmond, JD (1988)
• University of Virginia, BA, Economics (1984)

Classes Taught To Other Lawyers

• Fantasy Gaming Act – Federal Reserve – December 2016.
• Wine Law: Hot Topics in Liquor Law — Fairfax Bar Association — May 19, 2016.
• Judicial Evaluations — the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Circuit Court Judicial Conference — Williamsburg — May 10, 2016.
• Recent Developments in the Law — Virginia Trial Lawyers Association — April 2, 2016.
• Development of Craft Beer Law — National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association — March 15, 2016.
• Updates on the Law — Fairfax Bar Association — Fairfax, Va. — David Albo — April 29, 2015.
• Transportation Safety Laws: DUI, Reckless Driving, and Other Serious Traffic Laws — Supreme Court of Virginia’s General District Court Judicial Conference — Norfolk, Va. — David Albo — September 29, 2014
• Winery and Vineyard Law — National Business Institute — Fairfax, Va. — David Albo — October 27, 2014
• Updates in the Law — Fairfax County Bar Association — Fairfax, Va. — David Albo — April 30, 2013
• Recent Updates in the Law — Virginia Trial Lawyers Association — Williamsburg, Va. — David Albo — March 23, 2013
• Recent Updates in the Law – Virginia Bar Association — David Albo — July 2012
• Updates in the Law – Virginia Trial Lawyers Association — David Albo — April, 2012
• United States Marine Corps “Stand Down” — Quantico, Virginia — (Lecture to over 100 Marines on criminal law) November 22, 2011
• How to Become a Judge in Virginia – Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association — Fairfax — David Albo — October 28, 2011.
• Legislative Updates — Fairfax County Bar Association — May 5, 2011
• Recent Updates on the Law – Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Statewide Conference) — Warm Springs, Virginia — April 2, 2011
• Virginia Employment Law Basics – Dulles Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) – March 16, 2011
• Recent Updates on the Law – Various organizations, including the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Commonwealth Attorney’s Association, Fairfax County Bar Association, and Arlington County Bar Association, among others – 2010-1998.
• Cyber Security and the Law: Addressing Compliance, Complexity, and Confusion—George Mason University School of Law Critical Infrastructure Protection Program and the Cyber Security Industry Alliance — Arlington, Virginia — March 22, 2005
• Virginia’s New E-Commerce Laws — George Mason University School of Law — Arlington, Virginia — June 7, 2001
• Employment Law 101 — George Mason University School of Law — Arlington, Virginia — June 22, 2000
• Northern Virginia Motions Practice: An Overview — George Mason University School of Law — Arlington, Virginia — June 16, 1999

Publications

• University of Richmond Law Review – Virginia Immigration Law Review