David P. Bobzien

David P. Bobzien is the Fairfax County Attorney.

Bobzien was appointed as County Attorney in January 1993 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Prior to his appointment, Bobzein served as a member of the Fairfax County Planning Commission and as the chairman of the Fairfax County Goals Advisory Commission.

Personal
Bobzien is a 1968 graduate of Holy Cross college, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in political science, and in 1971 took his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. He also holds an LL.M. degree in taxation from the George Washington University National Law Center. He has two grown sons with his wife Cathy, David, Jr. and Brendan.

Professional
Bobzien served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1975 as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, then entered private practice at the firm of Fitzgerald and Smith. In 1979 Bobzien became Assistant Counsel in the Office of Professional Responsibility of the United States Department of Justice, holding that position for nearly 13 years until his appointment as County Attorney.

On January 30, 1989, Bobzien was appointed to the Fairfax County Planning Commission as the representative from the Centreville district, replacing John H. Thillmann.