Fairfax Virginia lawyers — one firm, five practice areas, a named attorney identified in your engagement letter.

Contested and uncontested divorce, equitable distribution under Va. Code § 20-107.3, spousal support under § 20-107.1, custody and visitation under the best-interests factors at § 20-124.3, and support under the statutory guideline at § 20-108.2.

We also handle the pieces that people do not expect to be complicated: pension and retirement division, separation agreements that were drafted years ago and never revisited, relocation disputes, and divorces where one spouse is on active military service and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act applies.

Virginia's separation period is statutory. Under Va. Code § 20-91(A)(9)(a), a no-fault divorce generally requires a one-year separation — reduced to six months where there are no minor children and the parties have signed a property settlement agreement. That timeline shapes almost every planning decision in a Virginia divorce, and it is one of the first things we walk through.

Felony and misdemeanor defense under Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia, from the initial appearance through preliminary hearing, grand jury and trial.

Traffic and reckless driving. Virginians are routinely surprised to learn that reckless driving under Va. Code § 46.2-852 and § 46.2-862 is not a ticket. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor — the same class as assault and battery — carrying a statutory maximum of twelve months in jail and a fine of up to $2,500, and the court may suspend driving privileges for up to six months under Va. Code § 46.2-392. A conviction is a criminal conviction and it stays on your record. These are statutory maximums and discretionary powers, not predictions about any individual matter. Results may vary.

DUI/DWI. Charges under Va. Code § 18.2-266 involve breath and blood testing procedure, implied-consent notice, calibration and certification records, field sobriety administration, and the administrative license suspension that runs alongside the criminal case. Each of those is a documentary question before it is an argument.

Sex offense allegations. These are handled discreetly and by a named attorney. We do not publish case details, and we do not describe outcomes in this practice area.

Entity formation and governance under Title 13.1, operating and shareholder agreements, commercial contracts, vendor and lease review, employment documentation, and breach-of-contract disputes through litigation where a negotiated resolution is not available.

Most of the business work that reaches us in Fairfax is not glamorous. It is a partnership agreement that was copied from a template in 2019, a scope-of-work clause nobody read, or a departing partner and no buy-sell provision. Reviewing the paper before the dispute is materially cheaper than litigating it afterward.

Family-based and employment-based petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, naturalization, waivers, asylum, VAWA and cancellation of removal, and representation in removal proceedings.

Immigration law is federal. The controlling authority is the Immigration and Nationality Act, the implementing regulations, and current USCIS and EOIR policy — all of which change. We tell clients plainly which parts of a case are governed by rule and which parts are governed by adjudicator discretion, because the difference matters to how you plan.