Vanessa L. Jones
Attorney at Law
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Equitable Distribution
- Child Custody & Support
- Spousal Support
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 2001
Education
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- J.D. - 2001
- University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
- B.A.S. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1997
Published Works
- Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, The Richmond Bar Newsletter, Volume 22, Number 6, February, 2010
- Living Separately Under the Same Roof: an Analysis of Sec. 20-9 (9), Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Summer, 2003
Honors and Awards
- Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2009
- Emeritus Member of the Dean's Advisory Council, University of Richmond, School of Continuing Studies, 2009
- Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2008
- Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2007
- Outstanding Service Award - Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference for Children & the Law Committee, 2005
- Outstanding Service Award - Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference for Children & the Law Committee, 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Metro Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2009 - 2010, President
- Richmond Bar Association, 2008-2010, Member, Administration of Justice Committee
- Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association, 2008-2009, Treasurer
- Conference of Local Bar Associations, Executive Committee, 2007 - 2010
- Metro Richmond Women's Bar Association, Vice President, 2006 - 2007
- Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, Chairperson, First Day in Practice Seminar
- Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, Treasurer, 2005 - 2006
- Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, CLE Chair, 2004 - 2005
- Richmond Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Executive Committee Member, 2004 - 2006
- Richmond Bar Association, Member, Membership Committee
- Richmond Bar Association, 2005, Bench Bar Chairperson
- Old Dominion Bar Association, Executive Board, 2005 - 2006
- Old Dominion Bar Association, 2006 Oliver Hill & Samuel Tucker Scholarship Committee Chairperson, 2005 - 2006
- Chesterfield Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Henrico Circuit Court, Judicial Clerk, 2001 - 2002
Ancillary Businesses
- Newsletter Editor & Member, New Covenant Apostolic Church
