MATTHEW S. KENSKY
Attorney at Law
- Criminal Defense
- Felonies
- Misdemeanors
- Juvenile Offenses
- DWI & DUI
- Traffic Violations
- Protective Orders
- Expungement of Arrest Records
- Administrative Agency defense
- George Mason University School of Law / Antonin Scalia Law School
Juris Doctorate – 1999
- James Madison University
Bachelor of Science, cum laude (Political Science) – 1995
4103 Chain Bridge Road – #401 Fairfax, VA 22030
703-844-9100
703-912-0709
mattkensky@gmail.com
Background
Matthew Kensky has resided in northern Virginia for over 24 years. He was born in Newport News, Virginia and attended high school in Richmond, and in 1995 graduated cum laude from James Madison University with his Bachelors in Political Science. Mr. Kensky earned his Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law in 1999, In law school, he was Managing Editor of the GMUSL Civil Rights Law Journal, which published his case note on Casey Martin v. the PGA Tour.
Experience
Mr. Kensky began practicing criminal & traffic defense law at the Fairfax Public Defender’s Office, where he advocated for thousands of clients facing all levels of criminal and traffic charges. He worked in a Fairfax-based private law office, serving clients throughout Northern VA courthouses. Mr. Kensky has substantial experience in GDC,JDR & Circuit courts including over 20 felony jury trials.
He has argued cases before all levels of VA administrative agencies, as well as cases before the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Virginia Supreme Court. He is a regularly-featured speaker at legal seminars (CLEs) updating others lawyers on criminal and traffic defense law.
Practice Areas
His law practice is primarily devoted to all levels of criminal & traffic defense. Matthew Kensky also handles quasi-criminal matters, such as administrative law violations issued by the VA Dept. of ABC or Child Protective Services, protective order hearings and petitions for expungement.
Publication
- “Casey Marin v. PGA Tour, Inc.: Introducing Handicaps to Professional Golf by Widening the Scope of the ADA,” GMUSL Civil Rights Law Journal [9 Geo. Mason U. C.R.L.J. 151 (1998)].
Noteworthy Cases
Wara Wara, Inc. v. VA Dept. Alcoholic Beverage Control, 2015 Va.App. LEXIS 62 (2015) (in an appeal to the Court of Appeals for Virginia, challenged sufficiency of evidence of alleged violations by restaurant of VA ABC happy hour & beverage service regulations, in administrative regulation case).
Commonwealth v. Meyers, 2005 Va. App. LEXIS 57 (2005) (in Commonwealth’s interlocutory appeal to the Court of Appeals for Virginia, defended trial court’s ruling in Defendant’s favor that officer violated the accused’s Miranda rights where police questioning in the detective’s vehicle was custodial, in felony larceny case).
Varga v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 547 (2000) (in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia, attacked Circuit Court’s order revoking Defendant driving privileges and declaring him a ‘habitual offender’ because it was more than ten years old and did not comport with statutorily required language, in felony habitual offender case).
Commonwealth v. Lizazu-Arias, 57 Va. Cir. 478 (2000) (in the Fairfax Circuit Court, excluded BAC result where breath tech operator reversed regulatory procedure of Intoxilyzer machine, and showed that substantial compliance to ensure breath test accuracy did not occur, in DWI case).
To schedule a consultation