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Douglas McCarthy

Position: Partner
Office Locations: Winchester, Virginia
Areas of Practice: Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, and Probate, Real Estate, Planning, and Land Use, Corporations and Business Organizations

J. Douglas McCarthy is a founding partner of McCarthy & Akers, PLC. His practice focuses on transactional law dealing with Estate Planning, Real Estate and Corporate matters. Prior to founding McCarthy & Akers, PLC, Mr. McCarthy was a partner in the Winchester, Virginia law firm of Groves and McCarthy.

Mr. McCarthy received his J.D. from the Keller School of Law at The University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, where he earned honors in the fields of Taxation, Wills and Trusts. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where he majored in Political Science.

Matthew S. Akers

Position: Partner
Office Locations: Winchester, Virginia
Areas of Practice: Corporate, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning, and Land Use, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Appellate Law, Zoning, Planning, and Land Use

Matthew S. Akers is a founding partner of McCarthy & Akers, PLC. His practice focuses on real estate, estate planning, corporate law, and zoning, planning and land use.

Mr. Akers received his J.D. from the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he served as Executive Solicitations Editor of the Ave Maria Law Review. After graduation from law school, Mr. Akers clerked for the Honorable James L. Ryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, where he majored in Philosophy with minors in Economics and Theology.

Clerkship: Hon. James L. Ryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Andrew Pahl

Position: Associate Attorney

Mr. Pahl received his J.D. from West Virginia University, College of Law, in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he served as an Editor of the West Virginia Law Review and a member of the Lugar Trial Association. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where he double majored in Economics and Business Finance.

Mr. Pahl lives in Winchester with his wife and two young daughters.

Lauren Carnill

Position: Associate Attorney
Office Locations: Winchester, Virginia

Lauren Carnill received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. During her time at Georgetown, Mrs. Carnill completed several internships with the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission and fulfilled the Georgetown Law Pro Bono Pledge by completing 50 hours of pro bono work before graduation.

Mrs. Carnill, a Winchester native, graduated summa cum laude from Hollins University with a dual degree in History and English Literature. She now lives in the City of Winchester with her husband and their rescue dog.

Virginia

Georgetown University Law Center (2021), Hollins University (2016)

Winchester/Frederick County Bar Association Member

Chair of the Winchester Social Services Advisory Board.

Douglas C. Arthur

Position: Of Counsel
Office Locations: Strasburg, Virginia
Areas of Practice: Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Estate Planning and Probate

Douglas C. Arthur was a longtime practicing attorney in the Northwestern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Prior to joining McCarthy and Akers, since 1970, Mr. Arthur had his own practice in Strasburg and Front Royal, Virginia. He continued his areas of practice from his office at 142 East King Street, Strasburg, Virginia 22657.

Mr. Arthur received his B.S. in Public Administration from Virginia Tech and his Law Degree from Washington and Lee University. He was extremely active in the community over the years, serving on the Shenandoah County School Board, The Board of Belle Grove, and the Board of the Wayside Foundation of the Arts. He was a past Chairman of the Lord Fairfax Community College Board, a Chairman of the Board of First National Corporation and First Bank, and Lead Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company.

Douglas C. Arthur

Position: Of Counsel
Office Locations: Strasburg, Virginia
Areas of Practice: Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Estate Planning and Probate

Douglas C. Arthur was a longtime practicing attorney in the Northwestern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Prior to joining McCarthy and Akers, since 1970, Mr. Arthur had his own practice in Strasburg and Front Royal, Virginia. He continued his areas of practice from his office at 142 East King Street, Strasburg, Virginia 22657.

Mr. Arthur received his B.S. in Public Administration from Virginia Tech and his Law Degree from Washington and Lee University. He was extremely active in the community over the years, serving on the Shenandoah County School Board, The Board of Belle Grove, and the Board of the Wayside Foundation of the Arts. He was a past Chairman of the Lord Fairfax Community College Board, a Chairman of the Board of First National Corporation and First Bank, and Lead Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company.

Joshua Petersen

Position: Executive Vice President

Joshua heads up Marketing and Client Acquisition at McCarthy & Akers. He has a background in investments and operations. After receiving a B.A. in philosophy, he spent the first part of his career in the financial services industry becoming a financial consultant and then the Chief Trading Officer of a private investment firm in Alexandria, Virginia. Following that, Josh transitioned into education working in Development and becoming the Chief Operations Officer at a private school in Virginia.

Genny Jorgensen

Position: Director of Real Estate

Genny began her career in Real Estate back in 1991, when she started as a processing assistant at the Law Office of Lawrence Freedman in Fairfax, VA. She then worked at Potomac Title & Escrow in Tyson’s, Virginia, processing new construction home sales, working with builders such as Van Metre and Stanley Martin Homes. She then moved to RGS Title, where she worked for 22 years. While at RGS, she began as a processor and advanced to be their corporate trainer for several years. In 2004 she opened their Winchester office & she stayed there until she joined McCarthy & Akers in 2019.

Daniel Mitchell

Position: Director of Estate Planning and Elder Law

Daniel leads the Estate Planning division for McCarthy & Akers. Prior to joining McCarthy & Akers, he spent several years in project management roles for G.D. Neilson Construction in Napa, CA and Christendom College in Front Royal, VA. He brings this experience to the ever expanding Estate Planning division to keep clients appraised of the status of their cases through all phases of the Estate Planning process.