Background

Mr. Yeager graduated from the University of Oregon in 1969 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. During the year following, he taught high school in Santa Barbara, California. In 1970, he entered the Army, completed language school (Spanish), and was a Counter-Intelligence Agent in New York City until his separation from the service in July 1973. During his time in New York, Mr. Yeager earned an M.B.A. from Adelphi University. In 1973, he returned to California where he worked as an investigator for the District Attorney’s Office in Santa Barbara.

Legal Education

In 1975, Mr. Yeager went back to school and earned his J.D. degree from George Mason University in 1978, where he was Notes Editor for the George Mason Law Review. In 1978, he was admitted to the Virginia State Bar; the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. In 1979, he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Claims.

Experience

For 24 years, Mr. Yeager has practiced law in Fairfax, Virginia. After graduating from law school,

Criminal Practice

Mr. Yeager concentrates his practice in the area of criminal law, representing clients on all charges from traffic violations to murder. He has extensive experience in appellate work, as well as petitioning for habitual offenders. Over the years, Mr. Yeager has been involved in a number of reported cases, including:

• Landcraft Co, Inc. v. Kincaid, 220 Va. 865, 263 S.E.2d 419 (1980)
• Brown v. Commonwealth, 6 Va.App. 82, 366 S.E.2d 716 (1988)
• Infant C. v. Boy Scouts of Am., Inc., 239 Va. 572, 391 S.E.2d 322 (1990)
• Commonwealth v. Holtz, 12 Va.App. 1151, 408 S.E.2d 561 (1991) (En banc)
• Fraser v. Commonwealth, 16 Va.App. 775, 433 S.E.2d 37 (1993)
• Commissioner v. Adams, 40 Va. Cir. 38 (Fairfax County 1995)

Accomplishments

In 1998, Mr. Yeager was published by the University of Richmond Law Review for his article “Constitutional Law” (32 University of Richmond No. 4, 1998). On two occasions, he has lectured for the Fairfax County Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education seminars on Driving While Intoxicated (1998) and Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure in Felony Cases (1987). He was also invited by the Arlington Bar Association to lecture at the Sixteenth Annual Criminal Law Seminar in 2000.

Current

Since 1999, Mr. Yeager has been an instructor for the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy where he teaches police trainees the basics of criminal law. He is currently a member of the Fairfax County Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar (criminal section), the Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.