ATTORNEYS
JOSEPH A. SANZONE
FOUNDING ATTORNEY
BIO
Joseph A. Sanzone is a lawyer who tries cases every day in courts all across the Commonwealth of Virginia. When the situation requires an appeal, he has filed and won appeals in every appellate court, which govern the cases where his cases are tried, including the United States, Supreme Court. His cases have been featured on television and in the newspapers, including the TV series “48 Hours”.
PRACTICE AREAS
Criminal Law
Traffic Law
Products Liability Law
General Civil Litigation including Business Litigation
EDUCATION
J.D., Antioch School of Law, 1981
B.A., Lynchburg College, 1976
BAR ADMISSIONS
State: Virginia
Admittance: 1981
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
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U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
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U.S. District Court District of Arizona
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U.S. District Court District of Maryland
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U.S. District Court District of Virginia
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U.S. District Court District of West Virginia
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U.S. District Court District of North Carolina
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U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
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U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals Alabama
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U.S. Court of Appeals Georgia
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U.S. Court of Appeals Florida
CREDENTIALS:
Virginia State Bar, Member
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Virginia Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine
America's Premier Lawyers, Fortune Magazine
Virginia's Most Outstanding Lawyers, Richmond Magazine
Super Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
AVI, Martindale-Hubbell
CREDENTIALS:
Lynchburg City Bar Association, Member
Amherst County Bar Association, Member
Bedford County Bar Association, Member
Virginia Bar Association, Member
Certified Mediator
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Virginia Criminal Defense Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Worker’s Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG); Top Injured Worker’s Attorney (National), 2018
Presenter to attorney’s and other professionals on worker’s compensation and ADR
PHILIP B. BAKER
SENIOR ATTORNEY, PARTNER
BIO
Philip B. Baker has handled thousands of trials during his career in state, federal, and administrative courts, since 1984. He joined the firm in 1992 after learning trial practice as the Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Bedford County from 1984-1992.
His litigation practice includes criminal, traffic, general civil and workplace litigation. He has a concentration in worker’s compensation injury, death, and loss of employment, including defective products in the workplace. However, as a certified Mediator, he takes a special interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for clients who wish to avoid a courtroom process (including confidential collaborative practice work and interest-based negotiations, in a private setting).
PRACTICE AREAS
Criminal Law
Personal Injury Law
Workers' Compensation and Employment Matters
Traffic Violations
General Litigation
ADR (including Collaborative Practice and Mediation)
EDUCATION
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College, 1980
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1983
BAR ADMISSIONS
State: Virginia
Admittance: 1984
Pro hac vice, Texas
Pro hac vice, North Carolina
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U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1984
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U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1997
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U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Since joining Sanzone & Baker in 2008. Mark decided to commit his practice to providing exceptional family law services to the greater Lynchburg community and Central Virginia. Mark routinely handles complex legal issues, including high-asset property division and litigation.
Mark strives to provide intimate yet professional services, not only in the area of family law but in a wide range of cases, including civil litigation, criminal and business-related matters. Mark has played an important role in achieving favorable outcomes for his clients in a variety of circumstances. Mark is also involved in a various professional, civic and community activities and has recently taken a position on the Board of the Lynchburg Bar Association.
In 2013, Joseph joined Sanzone & Baker and has since argued cases from the Supreme Court of Virginia to DPOR. Joseph handles traffic, misdemeanor, and felony criminal cases from Louisa to Halifax.
He has provided invaluable legal representation in the realm of corporate compliance, with regards to FLSA, ADAA, and OSHA compliance, and has successfully concluded EEOC and DPOR investigations.
Joseph is experienced in defending Title IX respondents under a variety of situations and is very familiar with the very complex and intersectional nature of Title IX cases. Finally, Mr. Sanzone has a strong civil practice in consumer litigation and knows how to hold merchants and sellers accountable. Whether simple or complex, Mr. Sanzone will give your case the individualized attention it deserves.
Mary joined Sanzone and Baker as an attorney in 2016, after interning for the firm since 2012. She represents clients in civil litigation in federal and state court, and family law matters in both the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts and Circuit Courts, as well as personal injury cases.
Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Mary attended the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law, where she was a research assistant for the late Professor Peter N. Swisher and received the CALI Award for Excellence in Insurance Law. A lifelong Lynchburg resident, Mary is also a member of the Junior League of Lynchburg and serves on the Board of the Young Professionals of Central Virginia.
PRACTICE AREAS:
Family Law
Civil Litigation
Business Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law
College-related Legal Issues
PRACTICE AREAS:
Criminal Law
Traffic Law
Consumer Litigation
Title IX Defense
Civil, Employment and Business Law, Professional Licensing
PRACTICE AREAS:
Family Law
Personal Injury Law
Civil Law
Insurance Law
EDUCATION & BAR ADMISSION:
B.S., James Madison University, 2004
J.D., Appalachian School of Law, 2008
Admittance: Virginia, 2008
United States District Court Western District of Virginia, 2008
United States District Court Western District of Virginia, 2008
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2016
EDUCATION & BAR ADMISSION:
B.A., Hampden Sydney College, 2006,
Magna Cum Laude
B.A. Radford University, 2009,
Summa Cum Laude
J.D., Charlotte School of Law, 2013
Cum Laude
Phi Delta Phi
Admittance: Virginia, 2013
United States District Court Western District of Virginia, 2016
EDUCATION & BAR ADMISSION:
B.A., James Madison University
cum laude
J.D., University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, 2016
Admittance: Virginia, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2017
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 2018