Mr. Krieger has over twenty years of public interest advocacy and experience. His passion is helping people gain access to legal remedies, and in serving traditionally underserved or marginalized populations.
Mr. Krieger earned his Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law, David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy in 2011. Prior to law school, Mr. Krieger earned a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Michigan School of Business in 2002.
Mr. Krieger has been frequently recognized as a top lawyer by the likes of Legal Elite, Arlington Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and many others.
Mr. Krieger has published five scholarly articles on access to justice issues:
Mr. Krieger is licensed to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Nguyen is experienced working in family law, contracts, and civil litigation and arbitration both domestically and internationally. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center and her Bachelor of Arts from Christopher Newport University.
Ms. Nguyen is licensed to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Thode began her work with Steven Krieger Law in 2014, as the Executive Assistant to Steven Krieger. She has an associate’s degree equivalent from Algeria and has over 16 years of experience in the legal field. Additionally, she has extensive international experience, having worked in consular services for U.S. embassies overseas. She also received professional training in consular processing at the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute.
Ms. Thode grew up in Algeria and studied fashion design at the institute there before coming to the United States. She speaks English, French, Spanish and Arabic. In her free time, Ms. Thode enjoys reading and painting.
Melannie Hutzelman Dino is the Lead Family Law Attorney at Steven Krieger Law, PLLC, practicing exclusively family law. An attorney since 2001, Ms. Dino has been practicing family law exclusively in Northern Virginia since 2004. For 19 years, Ms. Dino’s experience in courts across Northern Virginia, has included contested divorce matters, custody, support, high value equitable distribution cases, protective orders, marital agreements, prenuptial agreements, post nuptial agreements and post-divorce matters.
Ms. Dino grew up in Erie Pennsylvania and was one of five children. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Communications in 1996 from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She then earned her Juris Doctor from Widener University Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1999. Upon graduation, Ms. Dino first returned to Erie to work in the law practice of her father, Stephen Hutzelman, a prominent bankruptcy attorney in Erie for more than 40 years. While in Erie, Ms. Dino had her first taste of family law, working in a thriving family law practice of her Father’s partner. By 2004, Ms. Dino had moved to northern Virginia to continue pursuing her passion for family law and has practiced family law ever since.
In 2014, Ms. Dino was named one of the Ten Leaders Under Age 45 in Matrimonial & Divorce Law in Northern Virginia. In 2017-2018 Ms. Dino received Top Contributor Award from Avvo. In 2019, Ms. Dino received the prestigious AV Preeminent rating (the highest possible rating) for ethical standards and legal ability from Martindale Hubbell. In 2019, Ms. Dino received an award for 10 Best Attorneys, from Virginia American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. Ms. Dino currently holds a perfect 10.0 rating from Justia.
Ms. Dino resides in Loudoun County with her husband and two children.
Ms. Moss began her time with Steven Krieger Law in 2019. She brings a decade of customer service experience to the firm. Often the first point of contact, providing compassionate and empathetic support to clients is where her focus lies.
In her spare time, Ms. Moss enjoys cooking, crafting and spending time outdoors with her dogs.
Mr. Brost represents clients in litigation, business transactions, and regulatory compliance. He has amassed extensive experience successfully defending and pursuing claims for businesses and individuals in commercial, employment, and real estate disputes in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Outside of the courtroom, he advises clients on intellectual property protection, employment law, corporate structuring, and all manner of commercial contracts. He obtained both his Juris Doctor (2006) and his Bachelor of Arts (1994) from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Brost was a history teacher for nine years.
Mr. Brost is licensed to practice law in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Illinois.
Mr. Granoski has been practicing law since 1991. He has represented clients and appeared in state and Federal courts in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
James is an experienced litigator and transactional attorney, with a broad-based background of legal work, which includes Civil, Criminal and Commercial Litigation, Commercial Contracts, Mergers and Acquisitions of Small Businesses, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate, and Landlord/Tenant representation. Obtaining favorable results for clients is what Mr. Granoski’s values the most.
Lawan is a litigation paralegal who supports the firm’s work in creditors’ rights, contracts, landlord–tenant, and family law matters in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. He assists with drafting pleadings, preparing affidavits, and managing cases from pre-litigation through judgment enforcement and post-judgment executions.
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Sri Lanka, Lawan practiced in the areas of fundamental rights and criminal law before immigrating to the United States in 2022. He earned his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with Honours from Staffordshire University (UK) in 2017 and is currently pursuing his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, with a focus on the American legal system toward U.S. bar qualification.
Outside of his legal work, Lawan is an experienced wildlife photographer, enjoys hiking, and loves to play the guitar.
