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WON Y. UH

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Email    | wyu@petersenfirm.com

Direct  | (571) 309-3303

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Practices

  • Appellate Litigation

  • Business Law/Commercial Litigation

  • Real Estate Litigation

Education

  • J.D., George Mason University School of Law (2017); 

  • B.A., George Mason University (2012)

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia (2017), Active

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia 

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District

Memberships

  • Virginia State Bar Association

  • Fairfax Bar Association

Won is a senior associate attorney focusing her practice on the areas of commercial and real estate litigation. Won joined the firm in October 2018. Won has represented local small businesses and individuals in a wide variety of civil litigation both in state and federal courts.

Prior to joining the firm, Won served as a law clerk for the Honorable Brian F. Holeman of the District of Columbia Superior Court. She earned her Juris Doctor from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. While in law school, Won interned for the Honorable John M. Tran of the Fairfax County Circuit Court and the Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney’ s Office.

Major Involvements:

Won secured a judgment in favor of a client for breach of contract claim for repayment of the loan which involved both written and verbal agreements. Bae v. Park, et al.  (Fairfax County Circuit Court, CL-2018-13673).

Won successfully defended a 5 count lawsuit, alleging landlord of racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1982 and tortious interference in connection with an assignment of a lease, which was dismissed on summary judgment. Won was substantially involved with the matter, from handling discovery and depositions to participating in motions. Mamadou et al. v. Cho et al. (Eastern District Court of Virginia, 1:20-cv-146-AJT-IDD).

Won secured a judgment for $397,000.00 for breach of contract claim arising from the sale of business and successfully defended the counterclaim seeking rescission of the sale. Y&S Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Woo, et. al. (Fairfax County Circuit Court, Case No. CL-2019-12969).

 

Won secured a judgment in favor of client involving an ownership and management disputes between two shareholders. Kwon v. Song et al. (Fairfax County Circuit Court, CL-2020-2388).

Won successfully defended the First Amendment (free exercise and establishment clauses) based motion seeking dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Won further successfully prosecuted the church member clients’ claims seeking to nullify improper election. Howard, et al. v. Heritage Fellowship Church (Fairfax County Circuit Court, Case No. CL-2021-6564).

 

Won obtained a jury verdict for $574,376.00 for tortious interference claim involving disputes between two competing healthcare provider businesses. Youngs Healthcare, Inc. v. Friends Healthcare Team, Inc., et. al. (Fairfax County Circuit Court, Case No. CL-2019-7757).

 

Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case undertaken by the lawyer.

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