1983
Founded
The firm was founded in 1983 by Martin “Art” Walsh, Thomas Colucci, Nicholas Malinchak, and Jerry Emrich to represent the Northern Virginia real estate community, including developers, builders, property owners, and financial institutions. The group counseled clients on matters from the evaluation of development and zoning feasibilities through the zoning and permit approval, construction, and post-construction processes.
The firm was instrumental in the rezoning of:
- Arlington Courthouse Plaza
- Fairfax Government Center
- Laurel Hill (formerly Lorton Prison)
- Relocation of Gannett, USA Today Headquarters to Fairfax
- Rosslyn Courthouse
- As well as many of the development approvals in and throughout the Metro corridors, including Clarendon, Ballston, Dunn Loring and Vienna station areas.
1984
Prince William Office Opens
Nan Walsh joined the firm in 1984. In the same year, Mike Lubeley joined the firm with the opening of the Prince William office. The Prince William office subsequently grew with the addition of John Foote and Garth Wainman from Reed Smith Hazel and Thomas’ Manassas office.
1998
Leesburg Office Opens
The firm opened the Leesburg office in 1998 with the addition of J. Randall Minchew as its managing shareholder.
2000
The firm grows with more than 30 attorneys.
2012
Continued Growth & Recognition
The firm opened a Winchester office with the addition of Charles E. McWilliams, Jr. Chuck’s practice focuses on estate planning and administration matters, resolving tax disputes, business planning, and other general business matters.
The firm has maintained a strong commitment to the communities in which it practices, serving on the chamber of commerce and other agencies’ boards of directors, giving generously to charitable causes, and hosting an annual golf tournament fundraiser for BreakthroughT1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Today the firm operates four offices serving the Northern Virginia region and has expanded to six practice areas: land use & zoning, real estate transactions, litigation, business transactions, eminent domain, and estate planning & administration.
2023
Navigating the Future
Forty years in, the firm is built for what’s next. With four offices throughout Northern Virginia, 43 attorneys, and 12 professional planners and paralegals across a complementary mix of practice groups, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh continues to grow alongside the clients and communities it serves.
