Background: Born in New Jersey, May 13,1947. Admitted to
the Virginia State Bar in 1984, Virginia; U.S. District
Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court
of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1986.
Member:Fairfax
Bar Association (Board of Directors 1990 –
1996; Family Law Section; Commissioner in Chancery
and Neutral Case Evaluator, Fairfax Circuit Court);
Virginia Trial Lawyers, (Chair, Family Law Section
1996 and member VBA-VTLA Family Law Coalition; Virginia
State Bar (elected Bar Council, 1993-1999; 2002);
Virginia Bar Association (Family Law Section);
Virginia Commission on Women and Minorities 1993-1995;
Former Social Worker, Fairfax County; Former custody
evaluator, Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic
Relations Court. Elected Bar Council - 2002-2008
Honors: Listed
in Best Lawyers in America; Listed Bar Register
of Preeminent Lawyers; Martindale Hubbell “AV”
rating. Listed as Top 25 Women Attorneys in Virginia 2009, Virginia Superlawers and Washington D.C. Superlawyers. Listed in Washingtonian Magazine's Best Divorce Lawyers
Author: Articles:
“Ethical Issues Regarding Witnesses, Clients,
and Pre-Trial Preparation” 1998, VTLA ;”
When Can You Retire After Stubblebine?” 1997,
VTLA; “The Child As Witness in Custody Cases:
After Haase,”1996 VTLA; “Child Custody:
Use of the U.C.C.J.A. and P.K.P.A”, 1989,
Fairfax Bar; “Administrative Appeals of D.S.S.
Findings of Abuse”, Fairfax Bar, 1988; “Recent
Developments In Equitable Distribution”, 1988
Fairfax Bar.
Practice Areas:Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Visitation, Child
Support, Alimony, Equitable Distribution of Property,
Pre-Marital Agreements, Marital Agreements, Postnuptial
Agreements, Collaborative Family Law Practice.