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Phone: Address: 4901 Dickens Rd Suite 101, 23230 Coordinates: 37.607504,-77.532528 Education: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, B.A., in English/Philosophy, Honors: Treasurer, Mortar Board, Interdisciplinary Honors Program, 1985 Achievements: Outstanding Women's Awards Selection Committee, YWCA, 1993 - 1995 Best Lawyers in America since 2015, US News and World Report, 2022 Best Lawyers in America, US News, 2015 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2018 Outstanding Woman in Law & Government, Richmond YWCA, 2011 One of the Top Three Finalist, Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009 Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Best Lawyers in America since 2015, US News and World Report, 2022 Best Lawyers in America, US News, 2015 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2018 Outstanding Woman in Law & Government, Richmond YWCA, 2011 One of the Top Three Finalist, Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009 Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Best Lawyers in America, US News, 2015 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2018 Outstanding Woman in Law & Government, Richmond YWCA, 2011 One of the Top Three Finalist, Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009 Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2018 Outstanding Woman in Law & Government, Richmond YWCA, 2011 One of the Top Three Finalist, Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009 Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Outstanding Woman in Law & Government, Richmond YWCA, 2011 One of the Top Three Finalist, Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009 Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; One of the Top Three Finalist, Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009 Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999 Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010 - 2012 Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2013 Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Honor Counselor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Delta Gamma “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, Central VA NAWBO (National Assoc of Women Business Owners), 2016 Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2017 Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Woman of Achievement Award, Metro Richmond Women's Bar Assoc, 2017 Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Fellow, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation, Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006 Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008 Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2014 Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), June 2009 Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Moot Court Board, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Phi Kappa Alpha Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Best Lawyers & Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2016 Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Litigator Awards, CNN & Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015 President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; President's Award, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, 2018 Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009 Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Recognized as one of the "Legal Elite", Domestic Relations Law, Adoption and Surrogacy, Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2005 Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 1998 - Present NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Legal Counsel Award, 1992 Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Family Law Service Award, Virginia State Bar, 2015 Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; Judiciary Committee, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988; V.P. Student Bar Association, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988 Bio: As owner of the Quinn Law Centers, Colleen Marea Quinn is dedicated to representing the rights of people in Virginia. She commits her practice to personal injury, employment law and family law, handling cases that involve the following matters: product liability, traumatic brain injury, motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, assault, civil rights, insurance coverage disputes, adoption and surrogacy. Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English from The College of William & Mary, Ms. Quinn went on to receive her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. After graduating from law school, she gained valuable experience as a judicial clerk in the Supreme Court of Virginia. With more than 30 years of experience, Ms. Quinn helps her clients rebuild their lives following an injury, assists both employers and employees in employment issues and brings families together through adoption. Thanks to her commitment to her practice, Ms. Quinn has earned the highest rating possible of AV Preeminent* from both peers and the judiciary in Martindale-Hubbell. She is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. As a member of the Virginia State Bar, Ms. Quinn shares her legal knowledge with her peers through regular lectures and training sessions. She serves her community by providing domestic violence education and participating in mentoring and internship programs involving several law schools. Ms. Quinn's memberships include the Metro Richmond Women's Bar Association, Richmond Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Women Business Owners and the American Association for Justice, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, ABA, LBGT Bar Family Law Institute and VA Equality Bar. * AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.