The Law Office of Charles Michael Fulton: Experience & Qualifications

I have been practicing law since 2012, primarily civil litigation. I do have some experience with criminal law, primarily from the dangerous dog cases I have defended. Before law school, I worked in reality television, producing shows like the syndicated, afternoon smash-hit Ambush Makeover.

Outcomes Obtained for Clients

Settled a vicious dog case in which my client agreed to have his dog deemed dangerous.
Obtained a $25,000.00 settlement for a client whose dog was injured while at a boarding establishment.
Obtained three deferred adjudication agreements in dangerous dog matters within the last one and a half years.
Settled a disagreement between a puppy raiser and a service dog organization.
Successfully defended a raiser of a breeding dog in a detinue action.
Settled a landlord/tenant dispute regarding a malfunctioning air conditioner.

Publications and Presentations

Discussing Pet Trusts with Professor Gerry W. Beyer, novadog Magazine, (Spring 2019).
Legal Pet Parenting 101: Sources Dog Law in Virginia, novadog Magazine, (Winter 2019).
Virginia Delegate to the 2019 Animal Law Summit in San Diego, California.
Virginia Delegate to the 2018 Animal Law Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

Juris Doctorate from George Mason University School of Law.
Masters degree in Communications from Temple University School of Media and Communication.
• Bachelors of Arts from Emory University.

Previous Work Experience

Three years as a volunteer attorney with the Fairfax office of Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Ten months during law school as a student law clerk with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where I researched and wrote on privacy and consumer law.
Two months as a paid legal intern for the Spectrum Competition and Policy Division within the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission
Two months as an unpaid legal intern for the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division within the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission.
Three months as an intern for The Honorable Leslie Alden (ret.), Fairfax County Circuit Court.
Before law school, I had a career in communications and media production, including some time working in reality television.

The Law Office of Charles Michael Fulton: Experience & Qualifications

Outcomes Obtained for Clients

Publications and Presentations

Education

Previous Work Experience

Charles Michael Fulton, Attorney at Law