Michael York

Office: (703) 476-8000

Fax: (703) 476-8300

our LEGAL EXPERIENCE

CLIENTS REVIEWS
DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENT

Mike was a lead counsel in the recent case against Dominion Energy’s plan to install a two-mile transmission line across the Rappahannock River near the Chesapeake Bay in Southeast Virginia.

REACHING SUCCESS
IN COMPLEX MATTERS

Mike has had successful outcomes in cases ranging from the First Amendment to Sarbanes-Oxley to ERISA, both in state and federal courts.

DEFENDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT

In a case that attracted national attention, Mike obtained a consent order in federal court against Fairfax County, challenging its threat to shut down a church’s digital sign.

CREATING SOLUTIONS
BASED ON EXPERIENCE

Mike has a rare combination of legal and news media experience that enables him to quickly evaluate a client’s matter, assess critical factual and legal issues and formulate creative, effective solutions.

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Michael York is a nationally recognized litigator and a Pulitzer Prize-winning former journalist.

Mike’s clients have been predominately in-house and outside litigation counsel, corporate affairs executives and high-profile individuals. Since opening his firm, he has managed litigation communications and national media responses and campaigns for large public and private organizations and individuals in high-pressure and crisis situations. He has counseled and prepared clients to appear before Congressional investigative committees as well as state and local adjudicatory panels.

Mike served as Chair of the VSB Standing Committee on Legal Ethics and was a two-term member of the Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee. He was elected to three terms on the Bar Council serving the 19th judicial circuit --  Fairfax County and the City of Falls Church. He was named a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation and serves on its Continuing Legal Education Committee. Mike also is a member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.

Before opening his law firm, York was an investigative reporter and covered federal courts for The Washington Post. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader. He is a member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame and was recognized as a distinguished alumnus of the University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Media.

He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served as president of his law school class. He and his wife, Becky Todd York, have three grown children and two grandchildren. Mike has a commercial pilot’s license and volunteers as a docent for the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum.

Mike has offices in Reston and White Stone.

 

 

 

 

September 2024

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BUILDING BRIDGES

Meeting serious legal challenges requires exacting analysis and substantial experience, but often that is not enough. The most difficult situations demand creativity, innovation and new ideas, both in the courthouse and in the court of public opinion. Success can often depend on how well the legal team builds a bridge to a larger audience.

Michael York focuses his legal practice on high-profile litigation, government investigations and regulatory challenges. He delivers immediate assistance to corporations and individuals in crisis and through advance strategic planning.

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