County Attorney

Attorney and Support Staff

The office consistently hires attorneys with competitive academic backgrounds and successful law school careers and favors attorneys with demonstrated advocacy skills, litigation experience, and a history of successful results.  It is also helpful if the attorney can show professional experience with, and success in, government or other large organizations.  Given the volume and variety of the workload, every attorney must be self-disciplined and comfortable with risk-taking.  As a public attorney, each member of the staff is expected to adhere to the highest ethical standards.

The office maintains a collegial working environment and a practice which is not only challenging, but which also provides many opportunities for professional growth and gratification.

The following is a brief biographical history of the attorneys currently employed in the office:

Steven L. Micas, County Attorney (since 1976)
University of Virginia,  B.A., 1970
University of Virginia, J.D., 1973
Previously Assistant City Attorney for City of Charlottesville, Virginia

Jeffrey L. Mincks, Deputy County Attorney (1980)
College of William & Mary, B.S. with Honors, 1975 
College of William & Mary, J.D., 1978
Previously with the Office of Attorney General of Virginia

Stylian P. Parthemos, Senior Assistant County Attorney (1987)
University of Virginia, B.A. with Distinction, 1974
College of William & Mary, J.D. with Honors, 1977
Previously a partner with Bambacus & Parthemos, Richmond, Virginia

Michael S. J. Chernau, Senior Assistant County Attorney (1991)
University of Virginia, B.A. with Distinction, 1981
Georgetown University, J.D., 1985
Previously associated with Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, Washington, D.C.

Michael P. Kozak, Assistant County Attorney (1994)
University of Richmond, B.A., 1980
University of Richmond, J.D., 1984
Previously associated with McSweeney, Burtch & Crump, Richmond, Virginia            

David W. ("Rob") Robinson, Assistant County Attorney (1998)
University of Maryland, B.A., 1983
College of William and Mary, J.D., 1987
Previously associated with Hirschler, Fleischer, Richmond, Virginia

Tara A. McGee, Assistant County Attorney (2004)
James Madison University , B.A. 1986
College of William & Mary, J.D., 1990
Previously with Fix, Spindelman, Brovitz & Goldman, Rochester, N.Y.

Beverly Wisner, Legal Administrative Assistant

Pamela Craze, Legal Secretary

Michelle Heilman, Legal Secretary

Susan Wilson, Legal Secretary