Evan Farr's biographical and professional information is in the middle column of our home page.
Dean Anderson, JD
Dean Anderson is in charge of trust and estate administration for the Farr Law Firm. A Princeton graduate, Dean received his law degree with honors in 2006 from George Mason University Law School. At George Mason, Dean was a student attorney in the pro bono legal clinic and a research editor of the Civil Rights Law Journal. Dean brings many years of legal experience to the Farr Law Firm, having been a litigation support specialist and a paralegal with a large DC law firm for 19 years prior to becoming an attorney.
Academic Credentials:
College: Princeton University, 1985 Law School: George Mason University Law School, 2006, cum laude
Professional Credentials:
Licensed to practice in Virginia (DC licensing pending) Member: Fairfax Bar Association, American Bar Association
April G. Blum, Paralegal, Estate Planning Specialist.
As a"military brat" April has traveled widely and has lived in France, Indianapolis, upstate New York, Seattle, and on Midway Island in the Pacific, as well as Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Fairfax, Virginia. April received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alaska while working as a paralegal in Anchorage, and has been working in the legal profession since 1975. April sings classical music with the Fairfax Choral Society and not-so-classical music with the Capricchio Catch Club at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. She is currently secretary of the Folklore Society of Greater Washington -- having previously been Newsletter Editor. She is an indefatigable contra dancer and tries to attend dance weekends once a month. April is also an experienced costume designer and seamstress.
Karen was born in Washington, DC and has lived in Maryland and Virginia all of her life. She has worked as a bookkeeper since 1984. Previously she worked for a general contractor and then a criminal defense/traffic attorney. She has taken accounting, psychology, logic and Spanish classes at Northern Virginia Community College. Karen has 4 children and 4 grandchildren, all of whom live in the Northern Virginia area. She belongs to a quilting bee which meets twice a month, and spends her free time quilting and gardening and playing with her grandchildren.
Mark Schwerdt, Intake Coordinator
Mark earned a BA from Christendom College in philosophy and a MS from the University of Dallas in the humanities with a concentration in psychology. Before coming to work at the Farr Law Firm, he worked as a probation counselor at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center. He has also worked as a guidance counselor and high school teacher for two years. Mark volunteers with the Clairvaux Society and among other pursuits, writes articles about the history of folk music for Legenda, its quarterly publication. Mark plays tenor banjo, guitar and irish bouzouki. He recently married Emily who is a school teacher in Maryland and together they are expecting their first child. Mark and his family are parishioners of St. John's Catholic Parish in McLean, VA.
Aron Schulz, Firm Administrator
Aron earned a BS in psychology and a minor in political science from Colorado State University in 2005. After undergrad, he earned a Masters of Science in Legal Administration from the University of Denver – Sturm College of Law. While in graduate school, Aron worked as an office manager for a company who worked with the developmentally disabled. From there, he worked for an estate planning firm until he decided to leave the Rockies and head East to become the firm administrator for the Farr Law Firm. In his free time, Aron enjoys reading, running, and biking around D.C.'s numerous points of interest.
