Tracy J. Evans II, Esq.
PARTNER
Mr. Evans was born and raised in Rockingham County, Virginia, and focuses his practice on family law, adult guardianship, civil litigation, criminal defense, and personal injury law.
Mr. Evans represents individuals in all aspects of family law, including custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution of marital assets, and the drafting of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
Mr. Evans assists individuals petitioning the court for guardianship and/or conservatorship of incapacitated adults, and is qualified as a guardian ad litem for incapacitated adults in the 26th Judicial District of Virginia.
Mr. Evans’ civil litigation practice includes assisting individuals with petitions for expungements, petitions for firearm rights restoration, estate litigation, contract disputes, and business litigation.
With regard to his criminal law practice, Mr. Evans defends individuals charged in both state and federal court with serious felonies, including violent crimes such as murder, aggravated malicious wounding, burglary, aggravated sexual offenses, and the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs.
Mr. Evans has successfully represented plaintiffs in personal injury cases for motor vehicle accidents, intentional torts, dog bites, wrongful death and medical malpractice.
Before founding Evans Law Group PLC, the predecessor to Evans Oliver PLC, Mr. Evans was a partner at Eldridge Elledge Evans & Harding PLC, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. While at his previous firm, Mr. Evans' practice included criminal defense of serious felonies as well as traffic infractions and alcohol violations, civil litigation, wills and trusts, and plaintiff’s personal injury.
Mr. Evans graduated from the George Mason University School of Law. While at law school, Mr. Evans was the Notes Editor for the Federal Circuit Bar Journal, the official publication of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Additionally, Mr. Evans was the Vice President of Law Students for the Second Amendment, a student organization dedicated to the preservation of Second Amendment rights. For his undergraduate education, Mr. Evans attended The College of William & Mary, the nation's second oldest university, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order and graduated with a B.S. in Biology. Mr. Evans graduated from Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Virginia. He, his wife Laura, and their two daughters reside in Rockingham County.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Family Law
Civil Litigation
Criminal Defense
Personal Injury
COURT ADMISSIONS
Virginia, 2006
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2007
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2008
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia, 2007
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 2007
EDUCATION
George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 2006
Notes Editor - Federal Circuit Bar Journal
Vice President - Law Students for the Second Amendment
The College of William & Mary, B.S. (Biology), 1999
PUBLISHED WORKS
Age-Related Decline in Reproductive Sensitivity to Inhibition by Short Photoperiod in Peromyscus Leucopus (Co-Author with David R. Broussard, et. al), Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp. 32-39, February, 2009
Miller v. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Social Services District, 2009 WL 743394, March, 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS
Super Lawyers Virginia Rising Star - 2009, 2012 - 2016
National Academy Of Criminal Defense Attorneys Top 10 Under 40 Virginia - 2014
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Virginia State Bar, Member
Harrisonburg/Rockingham County Bar Association
Treasurer, 2013 - 2014
President-Elect, 2014 - 2015
President, 2015 - 2016
Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (VAELA), Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Member
Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL), Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Member
Western District of Virginia CJA Panel (Harrisonburg Division), Member
Association of Young Professionals (AYP), Board of Directors, 2007 - 2011
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Harrisonburg City Republican Committee, Chairman, 2009 - 2013
Generations Crossing Adult & Childcare Center, Chairman, 2016 - 2018
Spotswood Country Club, Board of Directors, 2018 - 2021
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Eldridge Elledge Evans & Harding PLC, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Partner, 2008 - 2012
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Associate, 2006 - 2007