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McGavin, Boyce, Bardot, Thorsen, & Katz, PC Tel: 703.385.1000
Fax: 703.385.1555
9990 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite 400
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
 
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Michael E. Thorsen

Principal

Fax: 703.385.1555

Summary

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Education

  • Undergraduate: University of South Carolina, B.A., 1992
  • Graduate: Thomas Cooley Law School, J.D., 1997
    • Dean’s List
    • Moot Court Board
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Bar & Court Admissions

  • Virginia, 1997
  • Maryland, 2012
  • Kentucky, 1998 (Inactive)
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 2002
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Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Virginia State Bar Maryland Bar Association
  • Fairfax Bar Association
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
    • Vice-chair - Auto and Premises Liability Section, 2004, 2017
    • Chairman - Auto and Premises Liability Section, 2005, 2018
  • Defense Research Institute
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Significant Cases

  • Payden v. Luna, No. 226982, 67 Cir. 312, 2005 Va. Cir. LEXIS 60 (April 28, 2005)
  • Tonti v. Akbari, 262 Va. 681, 553 S.E.2d 769 (2001)
  • Rascher v. Friend, 279 Va. 370 (2010)
  • Mikhaylov v. Sales, 291 Va. 349 (2016)

Areas of Practice

Civil litigation and trial practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Virginia and Maryland, including

  • Personal injury
  • Products liability
  • Insurance law
  • Auto and Premises liability
  • Traffic/DUI
  • Misdemeanors