Thomas B. Walsh Successfully Defends Fairfax County Clerk
The Northern Virginia legal community was stunned when Deborah Sterling, a Fairfax County Circuit Court employee for nearly 17 years, was arrested and charged with four counts of embezzlement by a public official, one count of computer fraud and one count of forgery.
Sterling, who had a reputation for being extremely competent, trustworthy and pleasant, proclaimed that she was completely innocent and retained criminal lawyer, Thomas Walsh of Petrovich & Walsh, P.L.C., to represent her. The case proceeded to trial and, after brief deliberations, a jury of Ms. Sterling’s peers vindicated her, finding her not guilty of all charges levied against her.