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Admitted: 1991, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1998, Maryland; 2002, District of Columbia Law School: George Mason University, J.D. College: James Madison University, B.S. Member: Alexandria Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Biography: Member, Construction Specifications Institute, 1992-2000. Co-author: "Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook," Government Institutes, 2001; Author: "Keeping Track of Injuries Just Got Easier," The Construction Specifier, June 1999; Co-Author: "Beware of Promissory Estoppel," The Construction Specifier, February 1988; Co-Author: "Specifier Beware - Warranty is Usually Implied," The Construction Specifier, March 1993; Co-Author: "Using Proprietary Specifications," The Construction Specifier, July 1992; Faculty Lecturer: NBI, Inc. - "OSHA Compliance Update in Virginia," 1998; Lecturer - Alexandria Bar Association - "OSHA Basics - What You and Your Clients Need to Know, 2002." Born: Tennessee Agencies: US Department of Justice - Tax Division (paralegal/law clerk)
Lesa was born in Bristol, Tennessee and grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Graduating from James Madison University in 1984, Lesa began her legal career as a para-legal and law clerk with the U.S. Department of Justice - Tax Division. Lesa clerked at Reese, Broom & Diaz and Kasimer & Ittig while in law school at George Mason University, School of Law, graduating in 1991.
Following law school graduation, Lesa practiced law with Kasimer & Ittig, P.C. at Tysons Corner, Virginia specializing in construction claims, employment law, and OSHA litigation. Lesa worked for Keller & Hackman, PLC in Washington, DC specializing in OSHA litigation.
In 1998, Lesa left the world of big law firms and joined Mark in private practice in Alexandria, Virginia turning The Byrum Law Offices, P.C. from a solo firm to a small firm of 2 members. Since joining The Byrum Law Offices, Lesa has expanded her practice to include such matters as Social Security claims, medical malpractice, and personal injury litigation. Lesa has been published in multiple journals and forums. She has authored or co-authored the following:
Co-author: "Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook," Government Institutes, 2001; Author: "Keeping Track of Injuries Just Got Easier," The Construction Specifier, June 1999; Co-Author: "Beware of Promissory Estoppel," The Construction Specifier, February 1988; Co-Author: "Specifier Beware - Warranty is Usually Implied," The Construction Specifier, March 1993; Co-Author: "Using Proprietary Specifications," The Construction Specifier, July 1992; Faculty Lecturer: NBI, Inc. - "OSHA Compliance Update in Virginia," 1998; Lecturer - Alexandria Bar Association - "OSHA Basics - What You and Your Clients Need to Know, 2002." Lesa enjoys cake baking and decorating as hobby and also operates, in her spare time, a cake business: That Takes The Cake.
Lesa and Mark attend the Fairfax Baptist Temple and they together lead the New Horizons Ministry there - for those who find themselves single - again. Click here for the church website: Fairfax Baptist Temple
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