Ryan Ames is an attorney working in the Fairfax client meeting location. He handles primarily criminal, traffic, and family law matters in a variety of Virginia Courts including Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria City and Loudoun County. He is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Mr. Ames graduated cum laude from Hofstra University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy of Law. Mr. Ames received his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law, where he was awarded a full academic scholarship. While at Wake Forest , Mr. Ames served as a board member of the school’s Public Interest Committee and served his class as a representative in the Student Bar Association.

Mr. Ames worked as a research assistant on the upcoming book“Jury Think”, which will serve as a resource for trial attorneys to utilize psychological principles to better communicate with juries. Mr. Ames also participated in Wake Forest ’s Litigation Clinic during his final year of law school, an intensive program in which he gained hands-on experience working at two different law firms on both civil and criminal matters. During the clinic, Mr. Ames represented a number of clients in district court with criminal and traffic charges including possession of drug paraphernalia and DUI.

Areas of Practice:

• Criminal Law
• Traffic Violations
• Family Law

Education:

• Wake Forest University School of Law (2011)
• J.D.
• Hofstra University (2008)
• B.A., Political Science
• Minor in Philosophy of Law