The mission of Vanderpool, Frostick, and Nishanian, P.C. (VF&N) is to provide value-driven solutions to our client’s legal issues by combining expertise, judgment, and perspective to create strategic relationships that focus on our client’s goals.
VF&N provides innovative and comprehensive legal solutions for businesses, local governments, and individuals. For the past 35 years, our attorneys have built a reputation of high-quality service, robust experience, and extensive industry knowledge. With several cross-functional practice areas and a shared passion for helping our clients thrive, our legal teams are equipped to handle our clients’ most complex cases.
Our Core Values
Genuine concern for clients.
VF&N attorneys truly care about you and your business. We strive to be your trusted ally by listening to you and focusing on your objectives with honest and informative communication.
Focus on quality.
Our focus on quality includes intensive preparation, relentless execution, and insight into foreseeable concerns and opportunities.
Giving to the community.
We want our community to thrive and are committed to serving the community. We are active advocates of civic leadership, education, arts, and access to justice.
Community involvement:
- Local Government Attorneys- Nominee for Board of Directors, committee member, conference speaker
- George Mason University- Professor, Business Real Estate Development Industry Group, George Mason University Foundation, Mason Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship
- Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas/Prince William County at the Candy Factory dba the ARTfactory
- Leadership Prince William – Co-founder
- Prince William Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals of Northern Virginia- Steering Committee
- Virginia Women’s Attorney Association
- Prince William County Bar Association
- Prince William Chamber of Commerce- Of counsel, Board of Directors
Our Lawyers
In addition to distinguished legal careers, many of our attorneys have experience working in business, consulting, real estate development, and local government. Our depth of experience, coupled with a pragmatic business approach, ensures that our clients receive practical advice rooted in understanding and shared passion.
Our Awards
- Awarded AV Preeminent by the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review
- Recognized by Virginia Business Magazine and SmartCEO Magazine as “Legal Elite”
- Recipient of the “Leaders in the Law” award & “Influential Women of Virginia” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- Loy E. Harris Award from the City of Manassas for service to the community
- Arthur Sinclair Award from the Prince William County Bar Association for outstanding professionalism
- Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers “Significant Service Award”;
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Up and Coming Lawyers”
- “40 Under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers Association
- Awarded the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. “Excellence in Trial Advocacy” Award, “Trial Attorney of the Year” in Prince William County Circuit Court, and “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers Association