Wingerden, Richard A.

Kyle G. Manikas is a trial attorney. Mr. Manikas began his legal career practicing criminal and civil litigation in New York, New York and Washington, D.C. defending individuals and large corporations during the corporate scandals that began surfacing in late 2001. The large, international firm that Mr. Manikas was with was retained as lead counsel for Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom, and other corporations after those companies found themselves at the center of allegations of fraud, corruption, and unethical behavior.  Mr. Manikas also defended major international and national corporations involved in personal injury litigation.

After representing some of the largest corporations in the United States and their executives in high profile matters, Mr. Manikas accepted a position as a prosecutor in Northern Virginia. As a prosecutor in the largest and busiest jurisdiction in Virginia and Metropolitan Washington, D.C. , Mr. Manikas handled over 900 felony cases ranging from white collar offenses, involving embezzlement and other forms of fraud and theft, to the most serious of violent crimes, including murder, aggravated malicious wounding, bank robbery, and violent drug distribution and gang cases. Mr. Manikas also handled numerous felony DWI, eluding, and other motor vehicle offenses.

Mr. Manikas subsequently re-entered private practice and founded Manikas Law LLC. Utilizing the wealth of knowledge and experience obtained as a prosecutor, and the legal crisis management skills Mr. Manikas developed defending large corporations in criminal and personal injury matters, Mr. Manikas represents clients with the judgment and steady hand required in criminal and civil litigation. Mr. Manikas handles all criminal charges, serious traffic matters, and personal injury cases. 

Over the course of his career, Mr. Manikas has had the opportunity to litigate hundreds of trials, jury and bench, and has earned the respect of judges and his colleagues alike.

Mr. Manikas is Peer Review Rated as AV® PreeminentTM by Martindale-Hubbell - the highest rating awarded - and has a perfect 10.0 "Superb" rating with AVVO. Martindale-Hubbell is the oldest and most respected rating system for lawyers. Martindale-Hubbell ratings are anonymous and are completed by judges and other lawyers in an attorney's geographic area that Martindale-Hubbell secretly selects. Martindale-Hubbell has stated that its AV® Peer Review Rating "shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence . . . and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."

In the News

• Charges dropped against fire-breathing Herndon bartenders, Fairfax Times, October 27, 2010
• Felony charges dropped in fire-breathing bartenders case, Fairfax Times, August 24, 2010
• 'Breathing fire' bar stunt leads to charges against bartenders, Fairfax Times, August 11, 2010
• Fairfax High School Closed by Bomb Threat, Washington Post, October 9, 2009
• Arrest Made in Attempted Carjacking, Fairfax County Police Press Release, September 28, 2009.
• Guilty Plea Expected in Fraud that Ripped Off Philanthropist, The Washington Examiner, November 12, 2009; Virginian Pleads Guilty to $16 Million Fraud Scheme, FBI Press Release, November 12, 2009
• Building a Case for Murder, Alexandra a Gazette, March 12, 2009
• Police Arrest Three in Siddiqi Murder, Alexandra Times, February 5, 2009
• Murder Suspect Seeks Bail - Hearing exposes contrasting theories in domestic murder case, The Vienna Connection, June 10, 2008
• Matrimony, Mayhem and Murder, The Vienna Connection, May 13, 2008
• Domestic Slaying Sent to Grand Jury, The Washington Post, May 10, 2008
• Two Men Sentenced for Clifton Burglary, Centre View North - The Connection Newspapers, October 25, 2007
• Revocation Hearing for Chantilly's Steve Garrison, The Connection Newspaper, March 22, 2007
• Honor to Those Who Protect, The McLean Connection, August 16, 2006

Published Opinions

• Commonwealth of Virginia v. Lamont O. Douglas, 72 Va. Cir. 385 (2007)
• Peter John Roskopf, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 72 Va. Cir. 339 (2006)
• United States v. DFA, 426 F.3d 850, 858 (6th Cir. 2005)
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004)

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