
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI; view more
Licensed in Virginia since: 2008
Education: University of Richmond School of Law
Details
Attorney Eric Demetriades is one of the co-founders of the Marquis Law Group and a passionate defender of people facing criminal charges in Leesburg, Virginia, and in the Washington, D.C., area. He helps clients fight traffic violations, drunk driving charges and domestic relations charges, and he defends minors in the juvenile justice system.
Mr. Demetriades attended the Florida State University for his undergraduate studies and pursued a political science degree, then went on to obtain a master’s degree in politics, as well. Next, he applied to the University of Richmond School of Law, where he participated in the Trial Advocacy Board and was elected to the Student Bar Association. He graduated with his Juris Doctor in 2007, became licensed to practice and began handling criminal law cases in Loudoun and Fairfax counties.
In the legal community, Mr. Demetriades often takes leadership roles, including serving as president of the Loudoun County Bar Association, as chairman of the Loudoun County Bar Association’s General District Bench/Bar Committee and a number of times as Representative of the 20th Judicial District for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference. He has also volunteered as a mentor for the Loudoun County Bar Association’s Leadership in the Law Camp for several years.
His focus, drive, success and charitable spirit have drawn the attention of the community. Mr. Demetriades was named one of Loudoun County’s Top 30 Under 30 Professionals in 2010, and in 2017, the Loudoun Times-Mirror listed him in its 40 Under 40.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWIFocus areas
Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations
- 80% Criminal Defense
- 20% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
First Admitted: 2008, Virginia
Professional Webpage: https://www.marquislawgroup.com/attorneys/eric-j-demetriades...
- , Loudoun Times Mirror Top 40 Under 40, 2017
- , Super Lawyers: Rising Star, 2014 – 2018
- , Super Lawyers: Super Lawyer, 2019 – 2021
- Top 30 Under 30 Professionals, Loudoun Times, 2010
- Presenter, Bar Leadership Institute Webinar
- School Law, Loudon County JDR Court
- School Law, National Business Institute
- Florida State University, M.S., Applied American Politics, Minor: Political Science, 2003
- Florida State University, B.S., Political Science and Business
- Mentor for the Loudoun County Bar Association's Leadership in the Law Camp, 2011
- Beat the Odds, 2009 – 2012
- Law Camp Mentor, 2009 – 2019
- Mentor for the Loudoun County Bar Association's Leadership in the Law Camp, 2013
- Mentor for the Loudoun County Bar Association's Leadership in the Law Camp, 2012
- Chairman of the General District Bench/Bar Committee for the Loudoun County Bar Association., 2012
- Loudoun County Circuit Court Bench/Bar Chair, 2017- Present
- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2009 – Present
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2008
- Virginia, 2008
- Representative of the 20th Judicial District for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference., 2011
- Representative of the 20th Judicial District for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference., 2014
- Chairman of the General District Bench/Bar Committee for the Loudoun County Bar Association., 2013
- President of the Loudoun County Bar Association, 2015 - 2016
- Representative of the 20th Judicial District for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference., 2010
- Representative of the 20th Judicial District for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference., 2013
- President-Elect of the Loudoun County Bar Association., 2014
- Chairman of the General District Bench/Bar Committee for the Loudoun County Bar Association., 2011
- Representative of the 20th Judicial District for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference., 2012
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2014 - 2018