Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC

What Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC does

Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC is a privately held, family-owned law firm headquartered at 3970 Chain Bridge Rd in Fairfax, Virginia, founded in 2017. The firm operates as a boutique professional services practice with a stated team of 13, led by partners J. Chapman Petersen and Sharon Kim Petersen, supported by two senior associates, three associates, three paralegals, a legal assistant, a Korean liaison, and an executive legal assistant who doubles as billing and collections officer. Its geographic reach is concentrated in Northern Virginia and the broader D.C. metro area, handling matters in State and Federal courts around Virginia, with the website noting service to local, national, and international clients.

The firm delivers three core practice areas: Business Law (counseling small business owners on formation, protection, and transactional matters), Commercial Law (representing clients in disputes including breach of contract, partnership and joint venture conflicts, class actions, business torts, civil RICO claims, breach of fiduciary duty, and shareholder issues), and Property Rights (protecting personal and real property in Northern Virginia across condemnations, liens, easements, lis pendens, foreclosures, trespass, conversion, contracts of sale, construction, and licensing). No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; operations rely on general legal practice workflows.

The business model is straightforward professional services revenue, billed under standard hourly legal fee arrangements typical of small law firms, though no specific fee schedules or pricing tiers are publicly disclosed. Clients contact the firm directly via phone ((571) 459-2512) or email ([email protected]), with appointments booked by calling. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and referral-driven, with the firm website (petersenfirm.com) as the only identified marketing channel and no paid digital advertising or social media presence disclosed. There are no funding events, subsidiaries, parent entities, or non-family ownership structures indicated, and the firm maintains a single office location in Fairfax.

Name

Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC

Legal name

Chap Petersen & Associates PLC

Website

https://petersenfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC is a privately held, family-owned boutique law firm in Fairfax, Virginia, representing small businesses and Northern Virginia property owners in business law, commercial litigation, and property rights matters across State and Federal courts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Business law services
• Commercial litigation
• Property rights law
• Legal representation
• Civil appeals

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services, likely billed on an hourly rate basis typical of law firms, serving clients in business law, commercial litigation, and property rights matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC is a family-owned law firm providing legal counsel and representation in three core areas: Business Law (start-up and protection counsel for small businesses), Commercial Law/Litigation (disputes including breach of contract, partnership/joint venture disputes, class actions, business torts, civil RICO claims, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder issues, and civil appeals), and Property Rights (condemnations, liens, easements, lis pendens, foreclosures, trespass, conversion, contracts of sale, construction, and licenses) for clients in Northern Virginia and the D.C. metro area.

Product overview

Chap Petersen & Associates, PLLC is a small, family-owned law firm offering legal services as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides three core legal service offerings: Business Law (counseling small businesses on formation, protection, and growth opportunities), Commercial Law (representing clients in business disputes including contract cases, partnership disputes, and shareholder matters), and Property Rights (protecting personal and real property rights in Northern Virginia involving condemnation, liens, easements, and other property-related legal matters).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Legal counsel and representation for small business owners covering start-up, protection, and continued operational success, with the ability to represent local, national, and international clients in State and Federal courts.
• Commercial Law / Commercial Litigation Representation in commercial disputes including breach of contract cases, partnership and joint venture disputes, class actions, business torts, civil RICO claims, breach of fiduciary duty allegations, and shareholder issues, plus civil appellate work touching business, real estate, property, and contractual disputes.
• Property Rights Legal representation for Northern Virginia property owners to protect personal and real property rights, covering condemnations, liens, easements, lis pendens, foreclosures, trespass, conversion, contracts of sale, construction, and licenses.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northern Virginia Hispanic Chamber of CommerceminorOthers · 1 January 2025Andrea Martinez serves as a Board Member of the Northern Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (2025 – present).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McGuireWoods: National law firm headquartered in Richmond, VA with a large D.C. office; competes for high-end commercial litigation, business disputes, and real estate matters from Northern Virginia-based clients.
• Holland & Knight LLP: Major U.S. law firm with a substantial Tysons/VA office; overlaps with Chap Petersen's business litigation and real estate practices, attracting similar client profiles in the D.C. metro area.
• Reed Smith LLP: Global law firm with significant D.C. metro presence; competes for commercial litigation and business law matters in the same Northern Virginia/D.C. corridor, particularly for mid-market and larger clients.
• Venable LLP: National law firm with a long-standing D.C./Northern Virginia presence providing business law, real estate, and litigation services for the same mid-market and closely-held client base.

Regional players

• Williams Mullen: Virginia-based business law firm with offices across the Mid-Atlantic, offering business law, commercial litigation, and real estate services to similar client segments — same geography, broader scale.
• Kalbaugh Pfeiffer & Jones LLC: Northern Virginia litigation and business law boutique operating in Tysons/McLean, with overlapping practice in commercial disputes and property-related matters for local clients.

Direct peers

• Bean, Kinney & Korman PC: Arlington, VA-based business law firm of similar size and regional focus, with comparable practice areas spanning business, real estate, and litigation for closely-held and mid-market clients in Northern Virginia.
• DiMuroGinsberg PC: Alexandria, VA-based business and commercial litigation boutique of similar small-firm size, serving business clients throughout Northern Virginia and the D.C. metro region.
• Odin, Feldman & Prittle PC: Fairfax-headquartered business and real estate law firm serving Northern Virginia clients, directly competing for the same small-business and property-rights matters in the local Fairfax market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chap-petersen-associates-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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