Practice Areas ; Alimony; Divorce; Family Mediation; International Family Law; Separation Agreements; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | | Other Areas of Law
Alimony,Divorce,Family Mediation,International Family Law,Separation Agreements,Marital Agreements,Marital Property Distribution |
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| University | The George Washington University, B.A., 1946 |
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| Law School | The George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1948 |
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| Admitted | 1949, Virginia, Virginia Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Arlington County Bar Association (President, 1972-1973); Arlington County Bar Foundation (Past Chairman); Fairfax Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (First Chairman, Family Law Section); Virginia Bar Association (Former Chairman, Domestic Relations Section and Chairman, Coalition Committee on Family Law Legislation 1996-2008); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now AAJ) (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); Virginia Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past-President); 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). Fellow: International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1987) (Founding Fellow and U.S.A. Charter Member); Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1977); Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1987-1990); Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (1989); Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, (2004); Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2009. |
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| Languages | English |
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| Born | Washington, D.C. |
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| Biography | Past-President, The George Washington University Law Association National Law Center, 1979-1980. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-present. 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; Arlington Bar Foundation William L. Winston Award, 2005; Commissioner in Chancery, Circuit Court of Arlington County (17th Judicial Circuit); American Trial Lawyers Association, Top Trial Lawyers, 2007-2009; Recipient of Commendation, Virginia General Assembly House Joint Resolution, March 12, 2010. |
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| ISLN | 903174860 |
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