As a longtime Northern Virginia resident, Alex is passionate about the legislative, administrative, and regulatory issues that affect land development throughout the region. Prior to joining Venable, Alex served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and later managed small businesses in the service and retail sectors in Arlington, Virginia. Through that experience, he developed a strong interest in contributing to the development projects reshaping the local community.
While in law school, he served as a student attorney with the Immigration Litigation Field Program, assisting in securing the release of immigrants from detention facilities and successfully arguing an asylum case in federal immigration court for a formerly imprisoned international refugee journalist.