Professional Employment

2006 – Present: Partner, Pandak & Taves, PLLC

2010-Present General Counsel, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

2008-2012 County Attorney, Orange County

2008 Acting County Attorney, Louisa County

2005 – 2006: Counsel, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, PC

2006: Interim County Attorney, Spotsylvania County

1989 – 2004: County Attorney, Prince William County

1980-1989: Prince William Deputy and Asst. County Attorney

1978-1980: Law Clerk, Judge Luke C. Moore, D.C. Superior Court

Appointments and Teaching

Adjunct Professor, William & Mary School of Law (2013)

Commonwealth Transportation Board (2009-10)

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (2008-10)

VA Supreme Court Commission on the Future (2005-6)

Local Government Advisory Committee for the Chesapeake Bay (2003-04)

Governor’s Natural Resources Summit (2003)

General Assembly Non-Tidal Wetlands Roundtable Resource Group (1989-90)

General Assembly Comm. on the Condition & Future of VA’s Cities Resource Group (1999)

Local Government Attorneys of VA: presenter

Virginia Natural Resources Institute: presenter

Virginia Association of Counties: presenter

Virginia Municipal League: presenter

Citizens Planning and Education Assoc. of Va.: presenter, firm sponsor

Virginia Institute of Political Leadership: past instructor
National College of District Attorneys: past instructor

ABA Gov’t & Public Sector Lawyer’s Division: presenter

Urban Land Institute Advisory Series Panels