Attorney Ismail T. Shahtakhtinski is the founder and principal of I.S. Law Firm, PLLC. He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of business law and immigration law. His diverse background in law, accounting, finance, and business enables Mr. Shahtakhtinski to provide high quality integrated legal services across practice areas. Prior to founding his firm, Attorney Shahtakhtinski worked with other firms on major civil litigations and served as of counsel for a New Orleans based law firm. Mr. Shahtakhtinski has developed experience in a broad range of civil matters including personal injury, insurance coverage, as well as immigration law and commercial litigation including contract disputes and business torts. In the past, Mr. Shahtakhtinski represented number of Washington, DC area businesses, international corporations, foreign governments, and individuals in their legal matters.

Over the years of fast-paced and highly evolving practice, Mr. Shahtakhtinski participated on forum and conference panels, and has been interviewed by international news broadcasts on developments in U.S. Law. Mr. Shahtakhtinski holds a Certificate in International Law and Practice and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and the states of Virginia, Maryland and New York.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Loyola Law School New Orleans.
• Certificate in International Law and Practice. Loyola Law School New Orleans.
• B.A. International Economic Relations, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Admissions to practice law:

• Virginia
• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• New York
• United States Court of International Trade

Practice areas:

• Business Law
• Immigration Law
• Debt Collection
• Personal Injury

Foreign languages:

• Russian
• Turkish
• Azerbaijani

J. Andrew Baxter, Esq. Associate jabaxter@islawfirm.com  T 1.703.527.1779 F 1.703.778.0369

Attorney J. Andrew Baxter is a litigator and general practitioner, with experience representing and counseling clients in a wide range of legal areas. Mr. Baxter’s diverse practice is optimized to provide clients with a “full-service” experience, where clients and their families are able to develop a relationship with one attorney who can assist with all of their personal injury, small business, family law, criminal, bankruptcy and probate issues. Mr. Baxter will help clients receive cash settlements when they are injured in auto accidents, worksite accidents, and on the premises of a business. Mr. Baxter also provides litigation services for business debt collection, consumer debt defense, and business and construction contract disputes. When necessary, Mr. Baxter can represent clients in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, both in filing bankruptcy petitions and in protecting the rights of creditors.

Mr. Baxter is experienced in counseling and representing clients contemplating divorce, and will negotiate and defend Property Settlement Agreements, Child Custody Agreements, and Child Support and Alimony claims. Clients can also benefit from Mr. Baxter’s experience practicing in the Criminal courts and Juvenile/Domestic Relations courts of Virginia, when they are facing felony, misdemeanor, serious traffic, and domestic violence charges.

As an Immigration and Naturalization practitioner, Mr. Baxter understands and addresses the specific needs and unique circumstances of non-citizen clients when they require legal assistance in business, family law, and criminal issues. In law school, Mr. Baxter specialized in International and Comparative law, and worked in FCSL’s Immigrant Rights Clinic helping clients in Asylum and Refugee petitions, Family Immigration petitions, Naturalization cases, and International Adoption cases. Mr. Baxter also studied International Trade, International Business Organizations, International Humanitarian Law, and Foreign Law, as a scholar at the Haifa Law Institute in Haifa, Israel.

Mr. Baxter is a native of Northern Virginia, and is deeply invested in the community where he now raises his family. Over the years, Mr. Baxter has served as a volunteer attorney for the Fairfax Bar Association’s “Wills on Wheels” program, the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Florida Coastal School of Law.
• Certificate of International and Comparative Law, Florida Coastal School of Law.
• Haifa Law Institute graduate, Haifa, Israel.
• B.M. Music Composition and Double Bass Performance, Valdosta State University.

Admissions to practice law:

• Virginia
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Practice areas:

• Civil Litigation
• Immigration Law
• Administrative Law
• Criminal Law
• Juvenile and Domestic Courts
• Family Law

Languages:

• English
• Russian.

Attorney Jerry L. Williams, III is the co-founder and principal of Patel & Williams, PLLC. He represents the interests of those applying for social security disability, supplemental security income and long-term disability benefits. Mr. Williams also represents clients in personal injury matters and family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, protective orders and guardianship cases.

Mr. Williams comes from a family of lawyers, including his father and grandfather. By never forgetting where he came from, he has given back to the legal community in a variety of ways, including volunteering with the Montgomery County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Program, Prince George’s County Community Legal Services, the District of Columbia Pro Bono Program and Wills for Heroes program.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, University of Akron School of Law, Akron, OH.
• B.A, Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Admissions to practice law:

• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• Practice areas:
• Social Security Disability Law
• Long-term Disability
• Family Law
• Personal Injury
• Bankruptcy
• Estate Planning

Attorney Devanshi P. Patel is the co-founder and principal of Patel & Williams, PLLC. Ms. Patel’s practice focuses on family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, protective orders and guardianship, immigration matters, and social security disability, supplemental security income and long-term disability benefits.

Ms. Patel’s litigation experience is significant and diverse. She has handled complex commercial litigation as well as general civil matters involving domestic relations and landlord-tenant issues. Ms. Patel has prepared dispositive motions, handled discovery, and negotiated settlements in numerous civil litigation matters. She also has tried matters before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C.
• B.A, Government & International Politics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Admissions to practice law:

• New Jersey
• District of Columbia

Practice areas:

• Family Law
• Immigration
• Bankruptcy
• Social Security Disability Law
• Long-term Disability
• Personal Injury