Hannah C. Merrill

Hannah Merrill is an associate attorney supporting the firm’s eminent domain, community associations, estate planning, and family law practices. She joined the firm after serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Penney S. Azcarate at Fairfax County Circuit Court and the Honorable Sookyoung Shin at the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Ms. Merrill received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her law degree from William & Mary Law School. While in law school, she was a Notes Editor for the Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, where her note on employment discrimination was published, and served as Development Justice for the William & Mary Moot Court team. In her role with the Moot Court team, she won the Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Moot Court Competition, was a semi-finalist in the New York City Bar’s National Moot Court Competition and was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. Ms. Merrill was also a teaching assistant for William & Mary’s Advanced Brief Writing and Employment Law courses.

Ms. Merrill is an active member of the Fairfax Bar Association (FBA) and currently serves as a Board Member of the FBA Young Lawyers Section.

Areas of Practice

• Community Associations
• Eminent Domain
• Family Law
• Trusts & Estates Planning

Education

• William & Mary School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2022
• Boston College, Bachelor of Arts, 2019

Admissions

• Washington D.C. 2025
• Virginia, 2023
• Massachusetts, 2022

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Fairfax Bar Association – Young Lawyers Section Board Member
• Fairfax Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association

Blog Posts

• Overhanging Branches, Overstepping Boundaries: A Guide to Common Tree Disputes Between Neighbors (10/28/2025)