Sefton K. Smyth

Sefton K. Smyth is of counsel to Mahdavi, Bacon, Halfhill & Young, PLLC and also maintains his own firm. His practice focuses on civil litigation, collections, landlord and tenant matters, contracts, and estate planning. He has substantial experience with complex discovery, depositions, and dispositive motions. His listed practice areas include insurance defense, commercial litigation, business law, landlord and tenant law, collections, eminent domain, and employment law, reflecting a broad civil-disputes practice.

Sefton earned both his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Virginia, graduating cum laude with his undergraduate degree. His education at the same university provided a continuous academic foundation before he entered practice. That background supports work requiring legal research, written advocacy, discovery management, and analysis of contracts and property-related issues. His practice has developed around litigation and related advisory matters involving businesses, property interests, employment questions, collections, and other civil disputes.

Sefton handles civil cases that can require extensive discovery, witness depositions, and dispositive-motion practice before trial. His commercial and business work includes contract disputes and other contested matters, while his property-related practice includes landlord and tenant issues and eminent domain. He also handles collections and employment-law matters. This combination allows him to work across disputes involving money, property, contractual duties, and business relationships while applying a litigation-focused approach to case preparation.

Sefton K. Smyth is admitted in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, along with federal district courts in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. His current firm maintains a Washington, DC office in addition to several Virginia and Maryland locations. His practice combines commercial litigation, business law, landlord and tenant work, collections, insurance defense, and related civil matters. He brings experience in discovery and motion practice to disputes that require detailed factual and procedural preparation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Mahdavi, Bacon, Halfhill & Young, PLLC
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar

Licensed State

• Virginia
• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Education

• University of Virginia
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Virginia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Cum Laude)

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