Bernard Crane graduated from George Washington University with a triple major in Criminal Justice, Sociology and Dramatic Art. He earned his JD degree from The Catholic University's Columbus School of Law, in Washington, DC. He has been practicing criminal and business law in Washington DC and the surrounding areas since 1985.

We know that all people make mistakes. We look at our job as to try to help our clients minimize the impact of these errors upon there lives. Alex Gordon has more than 23 years of trial experience. During his career he has represented more than 4,500 clients charged with serious felonies and misdemeanors in Northern Virginia. Alex is a member of the Virginia Bar and the State Bars of Florida and Georgia. He is a member of the Fairfax Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Alex has also served the public as both an Assistant County Attorney in Florida and as a Senior Assistant Public Defender in Fairfax, Virginia. Mr. Gordon earned a Bachelor of Science from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia in 1991 and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1994.

Steve Halfhill concentrates in business, security, commodity and regulatory law, as well as domestic relations, traffic/criminal matters and general litigation. After receiving his J.D. Degree from West Virginia University in 1974, Mr. Halfhill entered the United States Army where he served as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Upon completion of his military service, Mr. Halfhill became an Assistant Director in the Commodity Future Trading Commission’s Division of Enforcement and later was Special Counsel to the Director of the Commodity Future Trading Commission’s Division of Trading & Markets. He has been in private practice since 1981, and is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition, he is experienced in major federal litigation nationally, and is an experienced appellate practice as well as domestic relations, criminal, traffic, business and homeowners’/condominium association law.

Nicole H. Naum is a Partner and founding member of Battlefield Law Group PLLC. Ms. Naum is a trial attorney who has dedicated her career to protecting the rights and interests of her clients in the area of criminal and traffic defense. She knew from a very early age that she wanted to be a lawyer. At that time, she only knew that she wanted to help but now knows that defending client’s rights is rewarding and delightfully challenging Nicole attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she received a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematical Sciences. Upon completing this degree in 2004, she worked as a paralegal for one year at Carmel & Carmel, PC, a small real estate law firm in Washington, DC which focused on out-of-state land sales. During this time, she prepared to attend law school. Being raise in Bloomfield Hills, MI, where her grandmother, one of her closest friends lived, she returned to Michigan for law school. December 2008, Ms. Naum graduated in the top 25% of her class from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. While attending school, Nicole excelled in course work relating to criminal law and choose electives in this area: Advanced Sentencing, Death Penalty Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Juveniles in the Law, and Evidence. Upon graduating, she moved back to the VA/DC/MD area where she had enjoyed working before. Her career as an attorney began at two small law firms: one in Fairfax, VA and at Mansoor Law Firm in Loudoun, VA where she represented clients in all Northern Virginia jurisdictions in criminal and traffic cases. May 2012, Nicole Naum joined the firm of Price Benowitz, LLP where she was able to focus her practice on matters in Prince William County and Culpeper County. During these years of practice, Nicole successfully litigated hundreds of criminal matters including, misdemeanors and felonies, and traffic cases with favorable results. She has appeared numerous times in City of Alexandria and Counties of Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William and also appeared in Counties of Albemarle, Greene, Stafford, and Warren and Cities of Shenandoah and Charlottesville. She prides herself in maintaining client relations through communication and diligent representation.

Raised in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tom attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He obtained his undergraduate degree in History and Government-Law while earning Academic All-Patriot League status on the diamond. He earned his juris doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. While in Athens, he participated in the Special Education Practicum helping underprivileged families earn the educational benefits afforded them under the law. After law school, he returned to northern Virginia, practicing for four years with a boutique litigation firm in Warrenton. He then transitioned to a growing regional firm, where he managed two criminal defenses offices and spearheaded their Virginia civil litigation practice for over eight years. Tom brings this wealth of experience to the already dynamic team at the Laurel Brigade Law Group.