Professional Employment

2006 – Present: Partner, Pandak & Taves, PLLC

1980 – 2006: Fairfax County Attorney’s Office, Land Use Section,

Deputy County Attorney (1998 – 2006),
Senior Assistant County Attorney (1990 – 1998),
Assistant County Attorney (1980 – 1990)

1979 – 1980: Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Virginia, Chief Staff Attorney’s Office

Reported Appellate Decisions

• County of Stafford v. 127 Poplar Junior, LLC, (Record No 18125)(Supreme Court of Virginia 2018) (Unpublished Opinion in case brought under Va. Code § 8.01-626).
• Bd. of Supervisors v. Cohn, 296 Va. 465, 821 SE2d 693 (2018) (requested Local Govt. Attys. of Va. as amicus curiae).
• Glassman v. Arlington County, 628 F.3d 140 (4th Cir. 2010) (Establishment Clause, affordable housing).
• Cochran v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 267 Va. 756, 594 S.E.2d 571 (2004) (zoning variances).
• Bd. of Supervisors v. Washington D.C. SMSA L.P., 258 Va. 558, 522 S.E.2d 876 (1999) (telecommunications monopoles on VDOT property).
• Warren v. Fairfax County, 196 F.3d 186 (4th Cir. 1999) (en banc), rev’g 988 F. Supp. 957 (E.D. Va. 1997) (free exercise of religion on public property).
• Gwinn v. Collier, 247 Va. 479, 443 S.E.2d 161 (1994) (zoning enforcement).
• Gwinn v. Alward, 235 Va. 616, 369 S.E.2d 410 (1988) (zoning enforcement).
• Nat’l Mem’l Park, Inc. v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 232 Va. 89, 348 S.E.2d 248 (1986) (special permit).
• Bd. of Supervisors v. Pyles, 224 Va. 629, 300 S.E.2d 79 (1983) (rezoning).
• Bd. of Supervisors v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 225 Va. 235, 302 S.E.2d 19 (1983) (appeal of zoning administrator decision).