We Deliver Real Solutions For Real Legal Problems
Hantzes & Associates serves as both a trusted corporate adviser and a proven litigation firm for professionals and businesses in Washington D.C. and surrounding Virginia communities. Our attorney helps structure transactions to reduce risk and delivers strong representation to protect each client’s assets, whether in negotiations or in court.
From Deal Structuring To Dispute Resolution, Let Our Lawyer Provide Guidance
Our founder, Nicholas Hantzes, brings more than four decades of legal experience to complex business transactions, employment claims and real estate disputes. Employers, investors and corporate professionals across Fairfax County and the Washington, D.C., metro area turn to him when they need someone who knows exactly how to resolve a complex legal dispute whether it means winning a high-stakes lawsuit or finding a way structure a deal.
He built our firm, Hantzes & Associates, on a straightforward philosophy: Understand the client’s objectives, identify the core legal issues quickly and develop strategies that are both effective and cost-efficient. Attorney Hantzes combines proactive planning to prevent workplace and property conflicts with aggressive representation when a trial cannot be avoided. Whether managing a commercial closing, an insurance coverage battle or a compensation dispute, our firm delivers real solutions that safeguard what you have worked to build.
Our Practice Areas
Advisory Services That Protect Your Business Before Problems Arise
Attorney Hantzes doesn’t just step in when something goes wrong. He helps clients avoid problems in the first place. His advisory practice focuses on structuring business transactions, negotiating contracts and guiding business sales with an eye toward long-term risk reduction. For business owners and employers who want to operate with confidence and minimize legal exposure, proactive counsel is always more cost-effective than reactive litigation. That’s the foundation of how we work.
When High-Stakes Legal Challenges Threaten Your Financial Stability, We Can Help
You’re most likely an individual who has been denied earned commissions, unpaid overtime or bonuses you were promised, and you’re trying to figure out whether you have a case worth pursuing. You could be a business owner navigating an employment dispute, wage dispute, other commercial dispute, a real estate investor facing a contract breach or a corporate professional dealing with partnership conflicts or professional liability claims. Whatever the situation, the financial and professional stakes are real.
At Hantzes & Associates, our firm will determine what you need and deliver results that you want. We will listen to your concerns and provide an honest assessment of your claim. We then will work hard to resolve your case without running up bills that exceed what the dispute is worth. If you’re ready to get started, call our Fairfax office at 703-378-5000 or send us an email via this online contact form.
Meet Nicholas Hantzes
Attorney Hantzes protects clients whose businesses, careers or investments face serious legal threats. He focuses on proactive planning to stop costly disputes before they ever disrupt your operations. However, when a conflict is “past the point of negotiation,” his 40 years of experience in the courtroom ensure that your financial stability and business interests are aggressively defended.
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