Attorney Profiles
Meet the skilled litigators at The Law Offices of Gabeler, Battocchi & Powell, PC in McLean, Virginia. Based in Fairfax County, our experienced trial attorneys represent clients in all areas of civil litigation, including business and divorce litigation throughout Northern Virginia.
Raymond Battocchi
In more than 30 years of practice, Raymond D. Battocchi has handled a wide range of challenging cases in the areas of business litigation, family law and civil litigation. He was selected as a Civil Litigation Super Lawyer in both Virginia and Washington, D.C.
His cases have included complex litigation matters, jurisdictional issues, and appeals, including an argument before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is knowledgeable in the law and determined to achieve his clients' goals.
Fresh out of law school, Battocchi found himself representing the U.S. government in complex and high-profile cases, including defending Robert Bork's firing of Archibald Cox during the Watergate affair in a civil suit brought by Ralph Nader and others.
Since his eight-year stint with the Department of Justice, Battocchi has spent 28 years in private practice handling a wide variety of civil cases. He has tried cases in a many jurisdictions, though he now practices mostly in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. He has briefed and argued over 70 appeals, and presented oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court, all 13 federal circuit courts, the Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia Court of Appeals, and the D.C. Court of Appeals.
"When I get up in the morning, I look forward to going to work on my cases," says Battocchi. He looks upon each case as a new challenge. He litigates cases vigorously, and tries to get the best result he can for his clients. But he also prides himself on working to maintain professional and cordial relations with opposing counsel and others involved in cases.
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Education
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1968
- B.A., English, Amherst College, 1964
Bar admissions
- Connecticut, 1968
- District of Columbia, 1976
- Virginia, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- The District of Columbia Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- McLean, Virginia Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Member, sections on:
- Litigation
- Insurance
- Negligence and Compensation Law
- Member, sections on:
- Chairman, District of Columbia Circuit Subcommittee of the Appellate Practice Subcommittee, Litigation Section, 1979–1981
Reported cases
- Boos v. Barry, 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
- Dual Inc. v. Lockheed Martin, 841 A.2d 339 (Md. 2004)
- Bennett Air Conditioning v. Warren Mfg., 23 F.3d 399 (4th Cir. 1994)
- Ranney v. Ranney, 608 S.E.2d 485 (Va. 2005)
- Gibson v. BSA, 163 Fed. Appx. 206 (4th Cir. 2006)
- Wertheim v. Hartford Life Ins., 268 F. Supp. 2d 643 (E.D.Va. 2003)
- Curtiss Wright v. General Electric Co., 446 U.S. 1 (1980)
- GEICO v. GOOGLE, 330 F. Supp. 2d 700 (E.D. Va. 2004)
- Thadani v. Malkani, 73 Va. Cir. 255 (Fairfax Cty. 2007)
- Hyland v. Wonder, 117 F.3d 405 (9th Cir. 1997)
- Badhwar v. United States, 829 F.2d 182 (D.C. Cir. 1987)
- Air Crash Disaster Near Saigon, 671 F.2d 564 (D.C. Cir. 1982)
- Dual, Inc. v. Wells, 403 S.E.2d 354 (Va. 1991)
- Partnership Umbrella, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 530 S.E.2d 154 (Va. 2000)
John Powell
John R. Powell, Partner, practices in the areas of domestic relations and real estate litigation. He promises prospective clients a thorough and objective assessment of their legal situation.
"The attorney and client need to have a good working relationship based on trust," says Powell. "If a person is looking for a lawyer who will play on their emotions and build up false expectations, they need to look somewhere else."
Clients can trust Powell to focus achieving a fair solution to their problem. In a domestic dispute, he will often recommend counseling to defuse the emotional dynamics of a situation so that the legal issues can be worked through with less conflict and expense. After all, the law views marriage primarily as a financial partnership and divorce as the dissolution of that financial relationship.
At the same time, Powell is a tough-minded litigator who has tried hundreds of cases. "We are preparing to go to court from the moment a client walks into the office," he says.
We are also preparing to settle from the moment they walk in," he adds, explaining the need to aggressively pursue parallel strategies for resolving the case. "A lot of times people will decide to settle on the morning of the trial." Only by dedicating energy to both strategies can one be adequately prepared for whatever might happen.
Powell is happy to assist clients who are pursuing a no-fault divorce and want to do as much of the work themselves as possible.
Powell has spent his entire legal career representing clients primarily in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties. He has practiced law since 1989 and is also an experienced businessman. He ranked in the top ten percent of his class at George Mason University School of Law while simultaneously running his own business.
As a Commonwealth Attorney for Condemnation, one of Powell's recent cases, Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner of Virginia v. Holly Tree Properties Inc., et al., was reported by the Virginia Circuit Court. The Court decided in favor of the Commonwealth on the issue of notice for a bona fide offer when the noticed party changed title during the process.
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Education
- J.D. with distinction, George Mason University School of Law, 1988
- B.S., East Tennessee State University, 1979
Bar admissions
- Virginia, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1989
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1989
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1989
Reported cases
- Eastern Minerals International Corp. v. U.S., 36 Fed. Cl. 541 (1996)
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