John K. Karanian

Associate

Location:

Chesterfield, Virginia

Phone:

(804) 796-1000
(804) 414-1613

Fax:

(804) 796-1730

E-mail:

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Areas of Practice

Divorce
Pre-Marital & Post-Marital Agreements
Custody, Support & Property Division
Criminal Defense

Bar Admissions

Virginia, 2004

Education

University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- J.D. - 2004
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA
- Psy.D. - 1997
- Major: Clinical Psychology
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
- B.A.
- Major: Psychology

Published Works

Frequent Childhood Moves - Poorer Quality of Life, Family Law News, Spring, Volume 31, No. 1, 2011
Do You Really Want to Put the Child on the Stand?, co-authored with Michael HuYoung, Esquire, VBA News Journal (Focus on Family Law), Volume 35, Number 4, Winter, 2009
Challenging Expert Testimony About Child Sexual Abuse, Virginia State Bar, Family Law News, Winter 2005 Edition--Volume 25, Number 4
Assessing Elopement Risk from a Forensic Hospital, Journal of Forensic Psychology, January, 2002

Honors and Awards

Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2011
Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2009
Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2008
Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyer in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

Metro Richmond Bar Association, Judiciary Committee
Virginia State Bar
Virginia State Bar, Domestic Relations Section
Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Division
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association
Chesterfield County Bar Association

Check out Leslie Ann Shaner's new book: Divorce in the Golden Years
Michael HuYoung named a Fellow with the Virginia Law Foundation, 2010. Mr. HuYoung will be speaking on Surveillance in Litigation: Getting the Dirt While Keeping Your Hands Clean, at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association's 52nd Annual Convention at The Homestead on April 1, 2011.
Lawrence D. Diehl named the Best Lawyers' 2010 Richmond Area Family Lawyer of the Year.
Edward Barnes named as Top 10 Super Lawyers by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics Magazine for Family Law, 2009.
Edward Barnes , Lawrence D. Diehl , Michael HuYoung & Brian H. Jones named as Super Lawyers by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics Magazine for Family Law, 2009.
Lawrence D. Diehl named Leader of the Law Award by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, September, 2009.
Edward Barnes, Lawrence D. Diehl, Michael HuYoung, Christopher H. Macturk, Brian H. Jones named as Virginia Legal Elite 2009 winners by Virginia Business Magazine.

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9401 Courthouse Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone: 804-796-1000
Fax: 804-796-1730

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The Virginia law firm of Barnes & Diehl, P.C., represents clients in communities including Chesterfield, Richmond, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Henrico, Midlothian, Hanover, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Williamsburg, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Virginia Beach; in counties including Powhatan County, New Kent County, Stafford County, Spotsylvania County, Caroline County, Albemarle County, Prince George County and Nottoway County; and on military installations including Fort Lee, Fort Hill, Quantico Marine Base, Fort Eustis, Langley AFB, Oceana NAS, Fort Pickett, US Naval Weapons Station, Cheatham Annex and Camp Peary.