JONATHAN Y. SHORT7539 Grey Goose Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22306

(703) 465-5505 (work)(703) 582-8583 (cell)

Email: jonshort@shortlaw.com

Experienced attorney who has provided exceptional, personal services to clients throughout northern Virginia on a wide range of legal issues.

OBJECTIVE: Position as staff attorney or compliance officer in government, non-profit regulatory or watch-dog organization.

EXPERIENCE

Advocate:

Won landmark Virginia Supreme Court reversal of client’s weapon possession conviction. Represented hundreds of indigent and retained criminal defendants and civil litigants in state and

federal courts. Tried numerous cases before juries.

Recent Cases: Obtained dismissals and nol prosequis in cases involving: o domestic battery charges against innocent active military client;o grand theft auto charges where complaining witness was well-known financier trying to blame

misfortune on client, a former employee;o four separate robbery charges against court-appointed clients;o reckless driving matters including successful showing of police bias at trial;o possession of marijuana against teen clients through use of a Virginia statute against sloppy

police tactics and procedure (proverbial legal technicality).

Civil trial disputes litigated have included personal injury, home improvement contracts, creditor/debtor, and divorce and custody.

Recent Cases:o $20,000 verdict secured in low impact personal injury auto accident matter;o non-suits forced in creditor actions in Loudoun County, Alexandria and Fairfax, Virginia;o dismissal obtained in suit by homeowner against client contractor (contract performance

dispute);o dismissal obtained in suit against client tenant (security deposit dispute);o successful representation of client in IG fraud investigation at federal agency.o dismissals obtained in creditor consolidation suits

Counselor:

Advised separating couples regarding divorce law and equitable distribution work-outs. Advised debtor clients regarding creditor tactics and applicable federal law protections. Advised innocent clients about expungement proceedings and drafted the petitions and orders. Advised clients regarding estate and retirement planning, and drafted wills and trusts, advance medical directives, and powers of attorney.

Recent Cases:o Negotiated $30,000 reduction in mortgage lien due to creditor;o Counseled parents regarding criminal charges against children;

o Volunteer speaker to at-risk students through program sponsored by Fairfax Bar Association and Fairfax County Public Schools.

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Contract Review Specialist:

Successfully negotiated changes in otherwise boilerplate contracts between developers and a local church, between a homeowners’ association and a property management company, and between non-commercial real estate and home improvement contractors. Rewrote By-laws and Architectural Guidelines and parsed all contracts for homeowners association during nine years on the Board of Directors.

Recent Cases:o Saved client up to $130,000 by finding hidden cost accelerators in home improvement contract.o Saved client $5000 by convincing Fairfax County Attorney that back taxes claim was improperly

assessed.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

1988 to present Jonathan Y. Short, P.C. Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia General practice law firm located in Northern Virginia with emphasis on criminal defense, family law, debtor defense, and contract review. Website: www.shortlaw.com.

EDUCATION: Duke University, Durham, North CarolinaA.B., May 1982, Magna cum Laude

Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, J.D., May 1987

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Virginia State Bar District of Columbia Bar Fourth Circuit and DC Circuit Courts of Appeal National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Union-Plus Attorney Advisor (discounts for Union members) Fairfax County Bar Association

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Treasurer, Board of Directors, Huntley Meadows Homeowners’ Association since 2006

Serve on the Administrative Commission, and Committee on the Church Future at University Baptist Church, College Park, Maryland