Attorney Dickson J. Young is one of the founding partners of Whitestone, Brent, Young & Merril, P.C., in Fairfax, Virginia. Devoting 90 percent of his practice to litigation, Mr. Young focuses on criminal defense and personal injury cases, representing a diverse range of clients at every level of the Virginia court system.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, Mr. Young went on to earn his law degree from George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. He is admitted to practice in the state courts of Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Active in various professional organizations, Mr. Young belongs to the Fairfax Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Association for Justice.