VLW announces ‘Go To Lawyers’ for family law

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the “Go To Lawyers” for family law.

Now in its fifth year, the “Go To Lawyers” program recognizes top lawyers in a particular practice area.

Earlier this year, we celebrated “Go To Lawyers” for employment law and business transactions. In 2023, we recognized the commonwealth’s top lawyers for business litigation, appeals, commercial real estate and medical malpractice, for both plaintiffs’ and defense side.

A “Go To Lawyer” is:

• A lawyer who is an expert in his or her field, well-versed in the nuances of the case law, statutes and regulations clients will encounter.
• A lawyer who is experienced and enjoys a record of success, with many cases and/or transactions that give testimony to the quality advice he or she can provide.
• A lawyer to whom other lawyers make referrals because of his or her expertise and accomplishments.
• A lawyer who can think creatively and identify all options for a client.
• A lawyer you would name when a friend from another state calls and says she has a client who needs some legal help in a given part of the commonwealth.

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding lawyers specializing in all aspects of family law:

• Alice Ahearn, The Geller Law Group, Fairfax
• Nupur Bal, Bowen Ten Long & Bal, Richmond
• Susan M. Butler Anders, ShounBach, Fairfax
• Cassandra Chin, Nichols Zauzig, Woodbridge
• Julie Cillo, Owen & Owens, Midlothian
• Mary G. Commander, Commander Law, Norfolk
• Jessica Dixon, Resilience Law Group, Virginia Beach
• Kathleen L. Farrell, Farrell & Croft, Manassas
• Melanie Friend, CowanGates, Richmond
• Barbara A. Fuller, Barbara A. Fuller, P.C., Virginia Beach
• Daniel L. Gray, Cooper Ginsberg Gray, Fairfax
• Virginia C. Haizlip, McCandlish Lillard, Fairfax
• Brian M. Hirsch, Hirsch & Ehlenberger, Reston
• Mary C. Huff, Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax
• Lindsay Jefferies Mohler, Troxell Leigh, Leesburg
• John K. Karanian, Barnes & Diehl, Richmond
• Sharon K. Lieblich, Sharon K. Lieblich, P.C., Fairfax
• Chris Macturk, Evolution Divorce & Family Law, Richmond
• Reeves W. Mahoney, Mahoney Richmond Thurston, Virginia Beach
• David Masterman, Masterman Krogmann, McLean
• Anneshia Miller Grant, AMG Law, Fairfax
• Christopher W. Schinstock, Schinstock & Haddow, Alexandria
• Andrea R. Stiles, Stiles Ewing Powers, Richmond
• Lori D. Thompson, Spilman Thomas & Battle, Roanoke
• Elizabeth Vaughan, Melone Hatley, Reston
• Cheryl Watson Smith, Cheryl Watson Smith, P.C., Roanoke
• Leslie Weber Hoffman, Family Law & Mediation Center, Fairfax
• Craig E. White, Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White, Leesburg
• David M. Zangrilli, Premier Family Law Group, Reston

Profiles of the honorees will be published in the Sept. 16 issue.

We welcome nominations for the remaining Go To Lawyers category in 2024: negligence law, for plaintiffs’ and defense side, including medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability and products liability.