Bar Admissions

• Virginia, October 2000.
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, December 2000.
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, May 2003.
• United States Supreme Court, January 2013.
• Eastern District of Virginia United States Bankruptcy Court, April 2016.

Education

• George Mason University School of Law, J.D., May 2000
• Lead Articles Editor, Journal of International Legal Studies.
• Mary Washington College, B.S., May 1997

Experience

Stephen Terpak has over two decades of experience handling personal injury cases, and has a reputation in Northern Virginia as an experienced personal injury trial lawyer. Mr. Terpak has successfully litigated cases involving many kinds of injuries, including broken bones, burns, scars, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, sprains, strains, medical malpractice, and workplace sexual assaults. He enjoys investigations and trial. Mr. Terpak strives to get to know his clients so that he can really understand how their injuries affect their lives. Mr. Terpak is a lifelong resident of Virginia. He speaks English and Spanish.

Published Works

• “Unsportsmanlike Conduct.” OP/ED. The Washington Post, December 6, 1999: A26. Print.
• "Personal Injury Damages Start to Finish" National Business Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, September 21, 2018;
•  “Auto Injury: How to Obtain Key Evidence and Get it Admitted,” National Business Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, September 28, 2017;
• “Appellate Updates,” Arlington County Bar Association, Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2016;
• “Damages in Personal Injury,” National Business Institute, Vienna, Virginia, October 29, 2015;
• “Civil Practice in the General District Court,” Arlington County Bar Association, Arlington, Virginia, March 26, 2014;
• “Applying the Rules of Evidence, What Every Attorney Needs to Know,” National Business Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, September 20, 2013;
• “Plaintiff’s Personal Injury from Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, August 28, 2012.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2017-Present
• Fairfax Bar Association, Member, 2017-Present