Founded in 1997, Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C. represents both the person seeking a protective or restraining order and the person answering one — in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York. Each matter is handled by an attorney admitted in the court where the case is heard.
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A single body of law, approached from both sides — protective order work sits where criminal defense and family law meet, and the firm handles both.
A protective order, restraining order, peace order, or order of protection is a civil order entered by a court to restrict one person's contact with, or conduct toward, another. Depending on the state and the facts, it can affect where a person lives, contact with children, possession of firearms, and employment.
Once an order is entered, violating it is generally a separate criminal offense. Because the stakes reach into a person's home, record, and family, both the petition and the response deserve prepared representation.
The relief is similar across jurisdictions; the terminology, courts, and procedure are not. Here is how these matters are structured in each state where the firm's attorneys are admitted.
Protective Orders are entered in three stages — Emergency, Preliminary, and final. Family-abuse matters are heard in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; others in the General District Court.
Maryland distinguishes Protective Orders, for people in defined domestic or family relationships, from Peace Orders, for others. Both move through interim, temporary, and final stages.
The D.C. Superior Court issues Temporary Protection Orders and, after a hearing, Civil Protection Orders. The District also provides anti-stalking orders.
Under New Jersey's Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, the Superior Court, Family Part, issues a Temporary Restraining Order and, after a final hearing, a Final Restraining Order, which does not expire on its own.
Orders of Protection are issued by the Family Court, the Criminal Court, and the Supreme Court, in temporary and final form, depending on where the underlying matter sits.
The firm assists petitioners with preparing and filing the petition, organizing evidence, and presenting the case at the hearing so the court has what it needs to decide the scope of relief.
An order entered against you can reach your residence, parenting time, firearms, job, and record. The firm represents respondents at the hearing — testing the allegations, presenting a response, and addressing the terms the other side asks the court to impose.
The firm does not promise a particular result. What it provides is representation by an attorney admitted in the court that will hear the matter. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Violating an entered order is generally charged as a separate offense, and protective orders often accompany an underlying assault, harassment, or stalking charge. The firm handles both.
Protective and restraining orders frequently arise inside or alongside a divorce or custody case, where the order's terms shape parenting time and living arrangements. The firm coordinates the two.
Stalking allegations may support a protective order, a criminal charge, or both, across all five states the firm practices in.
Bar advertising rules in all five states permit a firm to communicate only what it can document. The credentials below are documentable, and each is relevant to how protective order matters are built and defended.
Prior prosecutorial service informs how the firm reads the way the state assembles a protective order or domestic-violence case.
Former Maryland Assistant State's Attorney, bringing prosecution-side experience to protective order matters in Maryland and Virginia.
Fifteen years as a Virginia State Trooper before becoming an attorney — reads the incident report and the officer's file from the inside.
Thirty-plus years of criminal defense practice since 1994, including long-standing contract work on child-welfare matters.
Family law, custody, and complex property matters, practicing since 2005.
Individual attorneys are admitted in specific jurisdictions; not all attorneys are licensed in all states.
The intake line at (888) 437-7747 is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Matters move on short notice; the team logs the matter, confirms conflicts, and routes the file.
Attorney consultations are scheduled by appointment with the attorney whose bar admission and case experience fit the matter — not a walk-in queue.
The file is routed to an attorney admitted in the relevant court and experienced in the type of matter — petition, response, or a related criminal or family case.
7400 Beaufont Springs Drive, Suite 300, Room 395, Richmond, VA 23225
20130 Lakeview Center Plaza, Room 403, Ashburn, VA 20147
1655 Fort Myer Dr, Suite 700, Room 719, Arlington, VA 22209
199 E. Montgomery Ave, Suite 100, Room 211, Rockville, MD 20850
50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 1400, Room 142, Buffalo, NY 14202
District of Columbia matters are handled in the D.C. Superior Court by attorneys admitted there. The firm also maintains a ninth location in Pereira, Colombia, which handles Colombian legal matters only; for US matters, call (888) 437-7747.
The intake line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Attorney consultations are scheduled by appointment.
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Protective Orders · Restraining Orders · Peace Orders · Orders of Protection · Stalking. Virginia · Maryland · District of Columbia · New Jersey · New York.
Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Case results depend on a variety of factors unique to each case. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Attorney responsible for this advertising: Mr. Sris. Content reviewed by Mr. Sris, Owner and Founder (admitted in Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York).
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