Dennis M. Mersberger

Dennis M. Mersberger founded Mersberger Criminal Defense, PLLC with a special interest in providing top notch criminal defense representation. He hails from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, but has made Alexandria, Virginia his home and his office is located in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Mersberger focuses his work almost exclusively on criminal trials in the state and federal courts. Mr. Mersberger has developed a reputation as a zealous criminal defense attorney, defending both adult and juvenile criminal and traffic matters. For more than 20 years, Mr. Mersberger has handled cases throughout the Northern Virginia jurisdictions that include the City of Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Fauquier, Loudoun County, the City of Manassas, Prince William County and Stafford as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in the Alexandria and Richmond Divisions of Virginia. With a vision towards building a complete criminal and traffic defense practice, Mr. Mersberger has also appeared as appellate counsel in the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia. Mr. Mersberger is a member of the Criminal Law section of the Virginia State Bar, Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL), and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). Active in his legal community, Mr. Mersberger served for many years as Committee Chair to the Alexandria Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service and he currently serves as the Policy Board Chair for the Alexandria Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP). Mr. Mersberger earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and earned his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. Mr. Mersberger is admitted to the Virginia State Bar, as well as to the bars of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the United States Supreme Court. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Dennis M. Mersberger included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Arlington Magazine's Top Attorney List, Criminal Defense, 2025 Super Lawyers Selectee, Virginia, 2019 - Present Martindale-Hubbell, Gold Client Champion, 2025 Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent, Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, 2025 Other Sources of Feedback About Dennis M. Mersberger Included on the 2026Virginia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2023 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2022 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2021 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2019 Washington DC Super Lawyers list

• Co-Founder

• Virginia
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

• Virginia State Bar, Criminal Law Section, Member
• Alexandria Bar Association, Member, July 1, 2009 - Present (Committee Chair)
• Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (VACDL), Member
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Member
• Alexandria Alcohol Safety Action Program, Former Policy Board Chair