John Cowherd of Cowherd PLC is a highly knowledgeable and professional attorney with strong…read moreexpertise in real estate and landlord-tenant matters. He provides clear, practical legal guidance and is effective in handling complex property disputes. I appreciated his straightforward approach and deep understanding of Virginia property law. Highly recommended for anyone dealing with HOA, construction, or landlord-tenant issues. The initial consultation is of a great value.

John represented my family on several landlord-tenant matters. He is very professional, responsive,…read moreand easy to work with. He has an keen eye for finding practical solutions to resolve the disputes and always tries to obtain cost-effective results for his clients. Last but not the least, his rates are extremely reasonable for the value he brings to his clients. Highly recommended!

I had an outstanding experience with Universal Title in Falls Church during the purchase of my new…read morehome. From start to finish, the entire team was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly responsive. Buying a home can be stressful, but they made the closing process smooth and easy to understand. Every question I had was answered promptly, communication was excellent throughout, and I always felt confident that everything was being handled correctly. Closing day itself was efficient, well organized, and surprisingly stress-free. I especially appreciated the attention to detail and the genuine care they showed throughout the transaction. It's clear they take pride in their work and in providing exceptional service to their clients. If you're looking for a title company that is trustworthy, efficient, and a pleasure to work with, I highly recommend Universal Title in Falls Church. Thank you for making such an important milestone a wonderful experience!

Sara did an outstanding job at the Universal Title closing and she kept me informed on document…read moreduring the closing. Her knowledge, professional and personal touch was excellent. Universal Title was a very polished team, it was a smooth and the closing was quick, great experience because of the outstanding efforts of the team. I highly recommend Sara and Universal Title and if possible I look forward to working with them again in the future. Thank you for everything, Jeff

Meeting Mr. Press was such a pleasure. Not only is he profoundly knowledgeable but very honest…read more He told me information on our free consultation that I had not heard from three prior consultations with other lawyers. His understanding and knowledge of law is incomparable. If I could give him 1000 stars, I would. Even if Mr Press can not help your particular case, he lets you know all options regarding it and how he personally would proceed. EXCELLENT LAWYER.

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This firm is the best! As a loan officer assistant, I can tell you I've worked with a lot of title…read morecompanies. I get mad at my loan officer when he gives deals to anyone else. Dave and Antonia answer my emails quickly, I don't have to remind them to get stuff on our closing calendar, they're so nice and easy to work with, and my loan officer is always requesting a ton from them...like "can you do a Saturday morning settlement at their home in Frederick?" Dave, who lives in NoVA, NEVER bats an eye to do it. They'll match fees to help you get the deal. They figure out tough title situations. Even as a loan officer assistant, I've had three of my own deals, one was my father in NC (so Dave could not do), my friend purchase, and now my friend's brother-in-law is refinancing with me. I sent them both to Dave. Dave is settling the brother-in-law this Friday evening at his home (because they're teachers and that was when they could meet). I felt bad and told Dave if there was another time that worked for him to just let me know, but he just responded "works great, I'll see you then." I seriously can't say enough nice things about them! Whenever something needs to be figured out, if it's with another title company, I worry...if it's with Dave, it's going to be fine. They'll handle everything. If a lock is expiring, they'll figure it out. They'll return the docs in no time. Give DB Title a try...you will not regret it! AMAZING JOB!

Rachael Hammer…read more "Brilliant Representation" Rachael Hammer is an awesome attorney! She was retained for a extremely complicated tenant-landlord matter. In two days to prepare for trial she was able to win my case. Outstanding results thanks to Rachael Hammer and Katrina Smallwood her devoted paralegal.

Good service. Only one small hiccup that was resolved quickly. As a 30 year national commercial…read morereal estate attorney I expect fast, efficient service and I got it.

We are so happy with our experience with Pruitt title…read more Their staff was very professional and friendly. We got through the process quickly and efficiently and I would highly recommend them. We never felt rushed and they explain everything as we were new homebuyers. I will definitely recommend this title company to my friends and family. Thank you Pruitt!!

Awful. The attorney who called me back for the free consult had no idea what Copart is, how a…read moretotaled car's value is determined, no idea about insurance conversion, and on top of all that, he was extremely condescending. I would absolutely NOT recommend this firm based on this experience alone.

Refused to discuss anything over the phone. All they did was quote their rates and then began to…read moretell me about how difficult litigation could be. Insulting someone before you even meet them, wow.

PLEASE find another Lawyer or Firm. Nick is all about Nick. He really deserves a zero star. Nick…read morewill deceive you to collect his $3.5k retainer, defying the Rules of Professional Conduct in VA. Furthermore, he is on his own and the paralegal that helped him before walked away in June 2023. There are no other lawyers with him. He has zero experience in Personal Injury Law and Dispute Resolution. His knowledge of Employment Law is 'regular' at best. As of Today, he cannot respond to his emails or to phone calls (a college student answers for him). After making you wait weeks for him to finally catch-up, he drafts a letter that takes him 2 hours to put together and, if your counterpart, is minimally astute, Nick will leave you hanging, not share the responses he got, avoid answering your emails and your calls. His demeanor and presence are a perfect example of a burned-out lawyer that did not make enough to retire. BTW, he does not speak any other languages or has any knowledge about Corporates, Real Estate or Banking.

Needed help with wrongful termination issue and hired Mr Hantzes to represent me. He was easily…read moreconfused and disorganized. Bad follow through. Would not recomnend

This company is a joke.! I had to ask them questions that should have been automatically provided…read more I had to keep up with them. The person I was working with always had to ask her boss. Not a good experience for my transaction. Never again!

Whatever agency regulates or licenses this company in Virginia should review their transactions…read more We recently sold a rental house there; we live in CA so lots of phone & emails. 3 days before closing the tentative docs seemed OK and bottom line of what we expected to receive for sale was as expected (we knew there was to be another small change). After closing on July 30, 2018 we received our first email HUD-1 for signature but it showed our net was $1000 less than we expected. We reported the 'error' and over the next several days got a flurry of new docs to sign including a modified HUD-1. They had an imaginative solution that restored our $1000 - it involved us (and perhaps the buyers) resigning LOTS of docs including a new amendment to the sales contract. Have since learned the title has been successfully recorded at the court house but we won't be paid until the new docs are all returned. On the phone their personnel were polite but tended to talk about various documents like we used them everyday - and that we could instantly print, sign, scan, and email them back. We got so tired to signing & resigning docs that we lost track of what was what over the last 3 days. We just wanted it to be over. We don't own the house anymore but still hoping to get paid, 2 days since closing and counting . . . . Edit: Got paid Aug 2 (3 days after closing/settlement). Wonder how this would have worked out if we'd blindly signed first HUD-1 (like the other 30+ docs we signed) and not reported Title One's error for a week or more - guessing with all the paperwork filed that we'd have lost that $1000. For a better experience, use another title company or better yet use a lawyer - it worked for the other 10 houses we've bought/sold over the years.

Redfin has been a terrible experience for me. My real estate agent, Patricia Amman in Falls Church,…read moreVA, was extremely unhelpful. She often sent trainees to show me houses instead of assisting me herself. I both sold and bought a house through her, but she provided little guidance on preparing my home for sale and often had a dismissive attitude. My ex even chose not to work with her for that reason. When I purchased my current home, she advised me to offer as much as I could without properly investigating the property. She later sent another new agent to complete the inspection after I had already agreed to buy. As a result, I ended up with a 20-year-old HVAC system and water heater -- issues I wasn't made aware of -- and I significantly overpaid for the house. When I posted an honest review about my experience, Redfin blocked me and told me I could no longer use their services. That's fine -- I wouldn't use them again anyway. I lost a lot of money through this process, and I believe Redfin and this agent acted unprofessionally and without integrity.

We decided to sell our house last year. It took us a few months to get organized and get the house…read moreon the market. The only easy step in that process was picking RedFin. 1. The services they offer are top notch 2. They represent you; when they say if you buy and sell with us, you get a refund, they mean it! So our goal was to move from Germantown, a big house, to a smaller house. We worked with our agent, and we were able to sell our house (5 days) and get our new house (a little longer, we are picky)! Let's start with our Agent. Colette Releford. We have dogs, and they are very important to us. Colette walked into our house for the first we are going on the market soon to meet; our dogs loved her! 1. She listened to what we wanted 2. She was patient and worked as our sales and purchase representative. 3. Full service? On the day of our closing, Colette drove to our old house and took a load of stuff to the new house. I mean, that is Full-Service. So I will end with this we highly recommend RedFIN! They are awesome. But if you are in the Maryland area and need a Realtor why not go with the best Colette rocks!