Dave Albo
| David B. Albo | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 42nd district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1994[1] |
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| Preceded by | Robert K. Cunningham, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1962 [1] Flushing, New York[1] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Irene Von Essen[1] |
| Children | Ben[1] |
| Residence | Fairfax Station, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia, University of Richmond School of Law[1] |
| Profession | Lawyer[1] |
| Committees | Courts of Justice (chair); General Laws; Privileges and Elections[1] |
| Religion | Episcopalian[1] |
| Website | http://www.davealbo.org/ |
David B. Albo (born April 18, 1962) is a Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He represents the 42nd District of the Virginia House of Delegates and has been a member since 1994.[1]
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[edit] Personal
Dave Albo grew up in Springfield, Virginia.[2] He graduated from Fairfax County public schools—Rolling Valley Elementary through West Springfield High School.[1] He has a Bachelors degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law.[1]
[edit] Political career
Albo was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1994. He is the most senior Northern Virginia majority party delegate in the House of Delegates.[3] Albo is Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee and a member of the General Laws and Privileges and Elections committees.[1] , and a member of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission[4] . Since becoming Chairman of the House of Delegates Courts of Justice committee in 2006 Mr. Albo has overseen the writing of all of the Virginia civil procedure changes including; the creation of the Bill of Complaint as the primary civil pleading, the revision of the jurisdictional limits of the courts, and the modernization of evidentiary law. In addition, Albo has overseen or drafted most of Virginia’s criminal law changes such as; the elimination of parole, the major revision of the DUI/DWI laws, and most of Virginia’s anti- gang laws. Albo’s complete legislative record is available as part of his House of Delegates bio[5] .
[edit] Professional career
Albo was an assistant city attorney for the City of Fairfax from 1990–1994, before going into private practice. During the period from 1988 to 1994 Albo was appointed by the courts to serve as guardian ad litem for abused and neglected children. Albo served as President of the West Springfield Civic Association from 1989 to 1993. Now Albo is a partner at a law firm that he co-founded, Albo & Oblon, LLP. The firm specializes in employment law, government contracts, business/civil litigation, and traffic law. Albo is a trial lawyer, practicing in the area of employment law and traffic defense law.[6] . In 2010 Albo was recognized as one of the “Leaders in the Law” by the Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly for his leadership in improving Virginia’s justice system, changing Virginia law, and his important contributions to Virginia’s legal community[7] . He is a Member of Advisory Board of Pets2Vets (“P2V”), an organization helps place therapeutic pets with veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder “PTSD”[8] .
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Bio for David B. Albo". Virginia House of Delegates. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/5cda64b1a33df8dd8525738a0052b636?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Albo, Dave. "Dave Albo:About Dave". http://www.davealbo.org/#!about-dave. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates -2012 Seniority". http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebSiteSeniority?OpenView. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "JLARC". JLARC. http://jlarc.virginia.gov/members.html. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Legislation". Virginia House of Delegates. VA LIS. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/cd9a628e9659025d85256c2900524ab1/0a0035f58922250585257535005773d4?OpenDocument&Click=85256823005F1997.f0a3d2c6f9f07af1852570bd00646e36/$Body/0.17A0. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Albo & Oblon LLP". Albo & Oblon LLP. http://www.albo-oblon.com/albo.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Flecher, Paul. "Leaders in Law for 2010". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Virginia Lawyers Weekly. http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/08/19/‘leaders-in-the-law’-for-2010-named/. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Pets 2 Vets". p2v Board. http://p2v.org/team/board/. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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