Biography
Attorney Willie Mejia is an experienced and passionate trial lawyer and is fulfilling his life’s dream practicing criminal defense. A native of Northern Virginia, in 2014, he graduated magna cum laude from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, majoring in Criminology. A first-generation college student, Willie focused exclusively on the study of law and the sociological impacts and consequences of the criminal legal system. His work earned him the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Oxford in 2013, further studied criminal psychology, and he was able to graduate early from George Mason.
Following graduation, Willie immediately attended William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, the oldest law school in the United States. Willie wanted to be a defense attorney his entire life, and devoted his classes and internship exclusively to criminal defense. In the summer of 2016, he interned at the Office of the Public Defender in Arlington, Virginia. In the summer of 2017, he interned at the Fairfax County Office of the Public Defender. In the fall of 2017, he completed a semester of study abroad in Washington, D.C., while an intern with the renowned Public Defender Service. He enjoyed that experience so much that following his graduation in 2018 from William & Mary—with a specialization in Criminal Law—he returned to PDS in the fall of 2018 as a legal fellow in the trial division. All four experiences allowed Willie to learn from the very best defenders by directly assisting in the representation of clients in exclusively criminal cases, ranging from simple misdemeanors to complex felonies, all for indigent clients. As a fluent Spanish speaker, Willie was uniquely positioned to assist the Latino community in court as well. Willie is a firm believer in the promise of Gideon v. Wainwright: that all defendants are entitled to zealous and effective representation.
Following law school, Willie’s first position in 2019 was as an associate attorney in the criminal defense and immigration law firm Priale & Racine in Fairfax, Virginia, serving there for two and a half years. In 2021, he joined the Patrick Anderson Law Firm in Alexandria, Virginia, serving there for over five years, practicing exclusively criminal defense. Starting in 2026, he now brings his considerable experience to JC Law. Willie has spent many years defending clients in traffic and criminal matters all over the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the General District Court, the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, as well as the Circuit Court, and in front of both judges and juries. He has also been licensed to practice federally in the Eastern District of Virginia since 2022. Willie Mejia continues to work to ensure that the U.S. Constitution’s trial guarantee—for the government to prove its case “beyond a reasonable doubt”—is honored and to ensure both the safety and effectiveness of his clients’ rights.
Outside of court, Willie enjoys playing chess, attending concerts and anime conventions, and collecting trading cards and figures.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
Education
- William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, Virginia
- J.D. – 2018
- George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
- B.S. in Criminology, Magna Cum Laude – 2014
Bar Admissions
- Virginia