Stephen A. Horvath

Principal
3920 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703)-385-1000 Telephone
(703) 385-1555 Facsimile
shorvath@vadctriallaw.com

Areas of Practice

Civil litigation, including complex litigation in Federal and State Courts throughout Virginia and the District of Columbia:

• Construction litigation
• Contract law
• Business law and torts
• Insurance - first party and third party claims
• Insurance coverage
• Insurance fraud and arson
• Insurance - Examinations Under Oath
• Premises liability
• Products liability
• Personal Injury

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Illinois
  B.A., 1976, James Scholar
  (Graduated in three years)
• Graduate: Washington College of Law, American University, J.D., 1984

Employment

• Principal: Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C., 1985 through the present

Bar Memberships

• Virginia, 1979
• District of Columbia, 1989

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

• AV

Court Admissions

• United States Supreme Court, 1989
• Supreme Court of Virginia, 1979
• United States Court of Appeals,D.C. Circuit, 1989 Fourth Circuit, 1980
• Fifth Circuit,1980
• Seventh Circuit, 1980
• Eleventh Circuit, 1982),
• United States District Court
• Eastern District of Virginia, 1980
• Western District of Virginia, 1989
• District of Columbia, 1989

Professional Associations

• Member, American Bar Association,
• Virginia State Bar,
• Northern Virginia Defense Attorneys,
• Fairfax Bar Association (Chair, Bench-Bar Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, 1990-1996),
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Chair, Policy Coverage Section, 2004)

Reported or Published Cases

• MIZ Eng'g, Ltd. v. Avganim, No. 2:05cv722, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75350 (September 28, 2007).
• Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. JR Mktg., LLC, No. 2:06cv626, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71584 (September 26, 2007).
• St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co. v. Capitol Sprinkler Inspection, Inc., No. 05-2115 (CKK), 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39606 (June 1, 2007).
• Milburn v. J.C. Penney Props., No. CL-2006-7068, 2007 Va. Cir. LEXIS 42 (March 30, 2007).
• Sigmund v. Starwood Urban Inv., No. 03-1507 (ESH), 475 F. Supp. 2d 36, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13536 (February 28, 2007).
• Sayre Enters. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 5:06cv00036, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89097 (December 11, 2006).
• Sayre Enters. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 5:06CV00036 ,448 F. Supp. 2d 733, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61746 (August 30, 2006).
• Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Doherty, No. 1:05cv866(JCC), 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34578 (May 19, 2006).
• Bartlett v. United States, No. 04-2437, 154 Fed. Appx. 324, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 24559 (November 15, 2005).
• Couplin v. Payne, No. 041985, 270 Va. 129, 613 S.E.2d 592, 2005 Va. LEXIS 52 (June 9, 2005).
• Richardson v. Richardson, No. 04-2489, 123 Fed. Appx. 118, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 4224 (March 14, 2005).
• Washington Speakers Bureau, Inc. v. Leading Auths., Nos. 91440, 991442, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 14669 (4th Cir. June 27, 2000).
• Women in Military Serv. for Am. Mem. & Found. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 215 F.3d 1324 (4th Cir. 2000).
• Lapinksi v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 982531, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 6262 (4th Cir. April 7, 1999).
• Field v. Transcontinental Ins. Co., Nos. 981851, 981857, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 2367 (4th Cir. February 16, 1999).
• Gaetan v. Weber, 729 A.2d 895 (D.C. App. 1999).
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Charity, 255 Va. 55, 496 S.E.2d 430 (1998).
• Doe v. Georgetown Ctr., 708 A.2d 255 (D.C. App. 1998).
• American Hellenic Educ. Progressive Ass’n v. Nishi,Papagjika & Assocs., P.C., No. 977061, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 1977 (D.C. Cir. January 30, 1998).
• Recalde v. ITT Hartford, 254 Va. 501, 492 S.E.2d 435 (1997).
• Noonan v. Williams, 686 A.2d 237 (D.C. App. 1996).
• Winston v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., Nos. 952705, 952783, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 23282 (4th Cir. September 5, 1996).
• Bly v. TriContinental Indus., 663 A.2d 1232 (D.C. App. 1995).
• Leggett v. Cauldill, 247 Va. 130, 439 S.E.2d 350 (1994).
• Merdan Group, Inc. v. Logicon Eagle Tech., Inc., No. 922183, 1993 U.S. App LEXIS 19182 (4th Cir. June 26, 1993).
• United States v. Southern Management Corp., 955 F.2d 1994 (4th Cir. 1992).
• Alexander v. Covington, 894 F.2d 401 (4th Cir. 1989).
• Potain Tower Cranes, Inc. v. Capitol Tower Cranes, Inc., 892 F.2d 74 (4th Cir. 1989).
• Scott v. Fauquier Servs. Inc., 833 F.2d 310 (4th Cir. 1987).
• Potomac Valve & Fitting, Inc. v. Crawford Fitting Co., 829 F.2d 1280 (4th Cir. 1987).
• Webb v. Blackie's House of Beef, Inc., 811 F.2d 840 (4th Cir. 1987).
• Martin v. Campbell, 692 F.2d 112 (11th Cir. 1982).
• Schackow v. Medical-Legal Consulting Serv., Inc., 46 Md. App. 179, 416 A.2d 1303 (1980).

Professional Activities

Neutral Case Evaluator, Fairfax County Circuit Court (1990-Present)

Lectures and Seminars

(Partial List)

• Proof of Material Misrepresentations: Sufficiency of the Evidence (1993)
• 39 Important & Timely Issues in Your Insurance Law Practice (1995)
• Admissibility and Evidential Uses for Medical Treatises and Articles (1997)
• Substantial Compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the Policy (1998)
• Insurance Law in Virginia: Fire Insurance (2001)
• Ten Commandments for the Examination Under Oath (2003)
• Moderator - Policy Coverage Section for the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys - (2004)

Publications

Chapter on Fire Insurance and Insurance Law in Virginia

Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath, & Judkins, P.C., handle  civil and business litigation defense, insurance law and defense, government and municipal law, workers' compensation, and DUI/traffic defense  cases throughout the  Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. Call (703) 385-1000 today for a free consultation or fill out our free case review form.