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Betty A. Thompson

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Betty A. Thompson, Ltd.
Suite 1001, Plaza East, 1800 North Kent Street
Arlington, Virginia  22219-2807
(Arlington Co.)

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12807, Arlington, VA, 22219-2807

Telephone: 703-522-8100
Fax: 703-522-3770



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Practice AreasGeneral Civil Trial Practice in All Courts; Specializing in Matrimonial Law; Family Law
 
EducationGeorge Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1948, George Washington University, B.A., 1946
 
Admitted1949, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, Virginia Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court
 
MembershipsArlington County (President, 1972-1973), Virginia (Chairman, Domestic Relations Section; Chairman, Coalition Committee on Family Law Legislation) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Founding Fellow and U.S.A. Charter Member); Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past President, Virginia Chapter); Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1987-1990); American College of Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors, 1975-1978; 1986-1994); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982; Board of Governors and First Chairman, Family Law Section); Northern Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1970; Board of Governors); Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Melvin M. Belli Society (Charter Member, 1979 and Past President); Roscoe-Pound American Trial Lawyers Foundation (Trustee, 1981—); Heart Association of Northern Virginia (President, 1973-1974); Arlington County Bar Foundation (Former Chairman).
 
LanguagesEnglish
 
BornWashington, D.C., August 26, 1924
 
BiographyPast-President, George Washington University Law Association National Law Center, 1979-1980. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2004. Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1995; The George Washington Law School Award for Extraordinary Service to the Law School, 1995; War Horse Award, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 1991; Distinguished Service Award, Arlington County Bar Association, 1987; Outstanding Attorney of Virginia, Virginia Women's Attorneys Association, 1986.
 
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