Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2001

Languages

• English

Lawyer Overview

Craig Anderson is currently a partner in the northern Virginia law firm of HALE CARLSON BAUMGARTNER, PLC, and has been associated with the law firm since 1995. He represents a variety of clients with civil legal issues and problems, focusing on business, corporate and commercial contracts, leases, regulatory and environmental/land use matters, and other related areas. He also provides wills, trusts and estate planning services for clients of the firm, in conjunction with that practice section.

During the four-year period from February 1997 through March 2001, Mr. Anderson was "Of Counsel" to the law firm, and assumed full-time responsibilities as the General Counsel for an engineering services company in northern Virginia. He also acted as legal advisor for an affiliated public company whose products included a fire suppressant and an industrial odor control chemical compound. Both companies had outside attorneys for patent and securities specialty work. Mr. Anderson advised senior officials in the company's four divisions on the balance of legal issues that arose in the course of their execution of government and private contracts.

Mr. Anderson served as an Air Force lawyer (Judge Advocate) throughout a 20-year career. When he transitioned from the Air Force to private practice in 1994, he had just completed a four-year tour as the Chief, Environmental Law Branch, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, in Hampton, Virginia. That branch had three full-time environmental attorneys, and provided advice and legal services to over 30 base-level legal offices. Mr. Anderson was the primary legal advisor to command senior leadership and command engineers on all aspects of environmental law requirements.

Mr. Anderson earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree in Environmental Law (With Highest Honors) and ranked first in his class from The George Washington University in 1992. He received his basic law degree (J.D.) from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1977. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, from which he graduated 14th in his class in 1974, earning a Bachelor of Science degree. He received an award at graduation as the Outstanding Cadet in Political Science.

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law 35%
• Business Law 25%
• Estate Planning 25%
• Personal Injury 15%

Representative Clients

• Commission on Accreditation Law Enforcement Agencies
• Military Officers Association of America

West Practice Categories

Regulatory Enforcement, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Cleanup & Superfund, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Courts-Martial & Discharge, Military Justice, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Estate Administration, Commercial Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1995
• Indiana, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1977
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Virginia Bar Association Environmental Council, 2007 - 2009 (Council Member)
• Fairfax Bar Association Wills, Trusts and Estates, 2005 - 2009 (Section Member)

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Cadet in Political Science, 1970 - 1974

Classes and Seminars

• Environmental "Bootcamp", Aarcher Institute, 1992 - 2009
• Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions, National Business Institute, 2004 - 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Boy Scouts of America, Northern Capital Region
• Leadership Fairfax, Inc.
• Virginia College Parents, Inc.

Past Employment Positions

• United States Air Force, Judge Advocate, 1974 - 1994
• Unified Industries, Inc., General Counsel, 1997 - 2001

Education

• George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992
  LL.M.
  Honors: With Highest Honors
  Honors: First in the Class (1989 - 1992)
  Major: Environmental Law
• Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, May, 1977
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Juvenile Justice Intervention/Military Discharge Review, Clinical Programs
• United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June, 1974
  B.S.
  Honors: Distinguished Graduate
  Major: International Affairs/Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Kappa Psi

References

• Leadership Fairfax, Inc.
• Sandy Springs Bank

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• The Federal Facility Compliance Act, Environmental Law Handbook, 14th Edition, 1997
• Enforcement of Environmental Laws, Environmental Management Review, Number 39, 1996

Address

10511 Judicial Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-5114

Phones

(703) 763-0374

Faxes

(703) 591-5082

Emails

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Websites

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