Lawrence D. Diehl

Location:

Chesterfield, Virginia

Phone:

(804) 414-1751

Fax:

(804) 796-1730

E-mail:

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Areas of Practice

Family Law

Bar Admissions

Virginia, 1974

Education

William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
- Juris Doctor - 1974
Bucknell University
- B.A., Political Science & Russian - 1971

Classes/Seminars

"Legislative Update, 2009 General Assembly Session," 2009 VTLA Family Law Seminar, July, 2009
"Legislative Update, 2009 General Assembly Session," VBA Advanced Family Law Seminar, April, 2009
"Current Issues on Equitable Distribution," Arlington Bar Association, October, 2008
"Legislative Update, 2008 General Assembly Session," 2008 VTLA Family Law Seminar, July 2008
"Legislative Update, 2008 General Assembly Session," VBA Advanced Family Law Seminar, April, 2008
"Motions Practice, Attorneys Fee Awards, Effective Techniques of Oral Argument and Remedies on Appeal," 2008 VA CLE/AAML, January, 2008
"Jurisdictional Issues: Where Do I File This Case?", Virginia State Bar Annual Seminar, October, 2007
"Legislative Update, 2007 General Assembly Session," VBA Advanced Family Law Seminar, April, 2007
"Legislative Update, 2006 General Assembly Session," 2006 VTLA Family Law Seminar, July, 2006
"Legislative Update, 2006 General Assembly Session," VBA Advanced Family Law Seminar, April, 2006
"Valuation of Professional Practices," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Meeting, March, 2006
"Legislative Update, 2005 General Assembly Session," VBA Advanced Family Law Seminar, May, 2005
"The Burden of Proof in Equitable Distribution Cases," VBA/CLE Seminar, August, 2004
"Legislative Update, 2004 General Assembly Session," 2004 VTLA Family Law Seminar, July, 2004
"Calculating and Obtaining Alimony and Child Support," Virginia Family Law Practice For Paralegals, HMS, February, 2004
"Who Has The Burden of Proof and For How Long? Issues In Equitable Distribution," 2004 Annual Meeting, Virginia Bar Association, January, 2004
"Sullivan v. Knick - Relocation Case Analysis," VA State Bar Annual Meeting, June, 2003
"Legislative Update, 2003 General Assembly Session," Nineteenth Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, May, 2003
"Update on Relocation Cases," VA Chapter AAML Seminar, January, 2003
"Legislative Update, 2002 General Assembly Session," VTLA Family Law Seminar, June, 2002
"Divorce and Equitable Distribution: Is a Non-Injured Spouse Entitled to a Portion of Your client's Settlement?", 2002 VTLA Family Law Seminar, May, 2002
"Legislative and Case Update, 2001 General Assembly Session," Eighteenth Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, April, 2002
"UCCJEA/UIFSA," 13th Annual Cutting Edge Seminar, Lynchburg Bar Association, February, 2002
"Obtaining and Evaluating Financial Information," Virginia Family Law Practice For Paralegals, February, 2002
"New Rules Under The UCCJEA," VA Chapter AAML CLE Seminar, January, 2002
"Coping With The New UCCJEA," Judicial Conference of Virginia For District Court Judges, August, 2001
"Legislative Update, 2001 General Assembly Session," 2000 VTLA Family Law Seminar, June, 2001
"Legislative Update, 2001 General Assembly Session," Seventeenth Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, Virginia CLE, April, 2001
"Hot Topics In Child Support," 12th Annual Cutting Edge Seminar, Lynchburg Bar Association, February, 2000
"Negative Non-Monetary Contributions Under O'Loughlin," VA Chapter AAML CLE, October, 2000
"Legislative Update, 2000 General Assembly Session," 2000 VTLA Family Law Seminar, July, 2000
"Legislative Update, 2000 General Assembly Session," Sixteenth Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, Virginia CLE, May, 2000

Honors and Awards

Listed in Virginia's Best Lawyers for Family Law, 2012
Listed in Virginia's Best Lawyers, 2011
Super Lawyer, Richmond Law & Politics Magazine for Family Law (2011)
Named the Best Lawyers' 2010 Richmond Area Family Lawyer of the Year
Named a Virginia Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine, 2009 - Present
Leader of the Law Award, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (September, 2009)
Super Lawyer, Richmond Magazine Law & Politics for Family Law (2009)
Listed Attorney, The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 1991 - Present
Listed Attorney, The Richmond Style Weekly, Richmond's Best and Brightest Attorneys, 1991 - Present
Listed One of the Top Four Family Law Attorneys in the Richmond Area, The Richmond Magazine, Top Lawyers, 1999 - Present
Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Presented by Virginia State Bar Family Law Section, 2000 - Present
Recipient, Gardener G. DeMallie, Jr. CLE Award, Presented by Virginia CLE, Virginia Bar Association Meeting, 2001 - Present
Legal Elite, Virginia Business, Vol. 17-19, 21, No. 12, Family/Domestic Relations, Dec.- 2002-Dec.-2004, 2006
Super Lawyer, Family Law, Richmond Magazine Law & Politics for Family Law (2007)
Super Lawyer, Richmond Magazine Law & Politics for Family Law (2008)

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 1990 - Present
Board of Governors, Family Law Section, Virginia State Bar, Member, 1988 - 1996
ABA Family Law Section, Federal Legislative Task Force Committee, Member, 1994 - 1998
Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association, Member, 1992 - Present
Southside Virginia Legal Service, Inc., Board of Directors, 1974 - Present
Virginia Poverty Law Center, Inc., Board of Directors, 1985 - 1991
Boyd-Graves Conference, Conference Member, 1990 - Present
Virginia State Professionalism Course Faculty, Virginia State Bar, Member, 2001 - 2004

Past Employment Positions

BARNES & DIEHL, P.C., Partner, 2007 - Present
LAWRENCE D. DIEHL, Attorney, 1992 - 2007
MARKS and HARRISON, P.C., Director, 1985 - 1992
SPERO and DIEHL, Partner, 1975 - 1985
SPERO and LEVINSON, Associate, 1974 - 1975