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About Stephen
Mr. Stephen D. Lofaso is a shareholder at VFN and leads its litigation team. He has joined VF&N as a senior associate. Stephen Lofaso is an accomplished litigator with an extensive background in business law, accounting, and business litigation.
Mr. Lofaso has a consistent record of getting positive results for his clients, and as such, has effectively advocated and procured judgments or reached favorable settlements for his clients in cases ranging from breach of fiduciary duty, conversion (civil theft), breach of contract, civil conspiracy to injure business, tortious interference with contracts, detinue, unlawful detainer, and constructive eviction.
Q&A: Get to Know Stephen
Education
- Virginia Law Reader, 2008
- 1 of only 32 Attorneys licensed via Apprenticeship since 2001
- Drake University, 2004
- M.B.A – Concentration in Accounting
- Baylor University, 2000
- B.A. – Political Science & English Literature
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Virginia State Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Tax Court
Professional Activities
- Prince William County Bar Association – President /Board of Directors (2025 – Present)
- Prince William County Bar Foundation – Treasurer/Board of Directors (2020 – Present)
- Virginia Model Judiciary Coach – (2024 – Present)
Awards
- “AV Preeminent® Rating–Judicial Edition” – Martindale-Hubbell®.
- Northern Virginia Magazine 2025 Top Lawyer
- Legal Elite 2025, 2024, and 2023
Cases
- The Robert & Bertha Robinson, LLC v. Allen, 295 Va. 130 (2018)Stephen obtained a writ of error and a reversal on the merits for his client in a first-impression issue before the Supreme Court of Virginia. The Supreme Court of Virginia overturned the trial court’s ruling allowing a counterclaim appeal from the general district court to “piggyback” to the circuit court on the appeal of the plaintiff’s claim. The Supreme Court of Virginia agreed with Stephen’s argument and reversed the trial court’s ruling, holding that counterclaims do not “piggyback” onto the appeal of the plaintiff’s claim. The Supreme Court ruled that the counterclaimant’s failure to file a notice of appeal or pay the writ tax required by statute for perfecting an appeal deprived the Court of subject jurisdiction over the counterclaim.
- Stephen successfully obtained summary Judgment for our client in Prince William County Circuit Court on an issue of first impression. Namely, the inapplicability of Va. Code § 55.1-1803 to deeds of easements. The Trial court found the statute did not apply to deeds of easements and that Homeowners’ Associations cannot void preexisting easements pursuant to said statute that allows for the voiding of contracts and agreements entered into by the declarant before it turns the community over to the members of the Homeowners’ Association. Case citation is Lee Realty of Manassas, Inc. v. Heritage Crossing Homeowners’ Association, Prince William County Circuit Court, Case No. CL22006209-00 (2022).