Biography
Professional Associations
- Chesterfield County / City of Colonial Heights 2017 Rule of Law Program Planning Committee
- Bench-Bar Conference Planning Committee (Richmond Bar Association)
Published Works
- What Every Virginia Lawyer Should Know About Divorce in Virginia, Virginia CLE 2014
- What Every Virginia Lawyer Should Know About Divorce, Virginia CLE, 2011
- Ethics in Family Law, National Center for Family Law, 2010
- Relocation of Children in Virginia, Virginia CLE, Bench Bar Conference, 2009
- Update on the Law: Recent Cases, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 2007
- Update on the Law: Recent Cases, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 2006
- Update on the Law: Recent Cases, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 2005
- Update on the Law: Recent Cases, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 2004
- Confidentiality and other Ethical Issues Raised When Using Electronic Evidence, Including Electronic Surveillance, Virginia State Bar, Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2004
Representative Cases
- Yazdani v. Sazegar, 76 Va. App. 261, 880 S.E.2d 865 (2022)
- Remillard v. Remillard, Record No. 1063-21-2, 2022 Va. App. LEXIS 417 (Va. Ct. App. September 6, 2022)
- Brian Myers, Record No. 0748-21-2, 2022 Va. App. LEXIS 389 (Va. Ct. App. August 23, 2022)
- Prentice v. Cook, Record No. 0836-21-4, 2022 Va. App. LEXIS 231 (Va. Ct. App. June 14, 2022)
- Avgeris v. Avgeris, Record No. 0625-21-3 (Va. Ct. App. November 3, 2021)
- Marinaro v. Marinaro, 73 Va. App. 424, 861 S.E.2d 69 (2021)
- Little v. Hale, Record No. 0022-21-2 (Va. Ct. App. July 20, 2021)
- Clavin v. Clavin, Record No. 1324-20-2, 2021 Va. App. LEXIS 108 (Va. Ct. App. July 6, 2021)
- Myers v. Myers, Record No. 0943-19-2, 2020 Va. App. LEXIS 111 (Va. Ct. App. April 14, 2020)
- Robertson v. Robertson, Record No. 0017-17-2, 2017 Va. App. LEXIS 278 (Va. Ct. App., November 7, 2017)
- Jones v. Gates, 68 Va. App. 100, 803 S.E.2d 361 (2017)
- Reaves v. Tucker, 67 Va. App. 719, 800 S.E.2d 188 (2017)
- Jones v. Jones, Record No. 0062-15-2, 2016 Va. App. LEXIS 29 (Va. Ct. App., February 2, 2016)
- Belle v. Belle, Record No. 0540-15-2, 2016 Va. App. LEXIS 15 (Va. Ct. App., January 19, 2016)
- Coalson v. Coalson, Record No. 2022-14-2, 2015 Va. App. LEXIS 222 (Va. Ct. App., July 21, 2015)
- Hutchinson v. Hutchinson, Record No. 0392-14-3, 2014 Va. App. LEXIS 398 (Va. Ct. App., December 9, 2014)
- Cleary v. Cleary, 63 Va. App. 364, 757 S.E.2d 588 (2014)
- Smith v. Smith, Record No. 1018-13-2, 2013 Va. App. LEXIS 351 (Va. Ct. App., December 3, 2013)
- James v. Owens, Record No. 1830-12-1, 2013 Va. App. LEXIS 203 (Va. Ct. App., July 16, 2013)
- Tsoucalas v. Tsoucalas, Record No. 1560-12-1, 2013 Va. App. LEXIS 144 (Va. Ct. App., May 7, 2013)
- Hamad v. Hamad, 61 Va. App. 593, 739 S.E.2d 232 (2013)
- Wright v. Wright, 61 Va. App. 432, 737 S.E.2d 519 (2013)
- Smith v. Smith, Record No. 2069-11-2, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 308 (Va. Ct. App., October 2, 2012)
- Robinson v. Robinson, Record No. 0694-12-2, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 293 (Va. Ct. App., September 11, 2012)
- Jordan v. Jordan, Record No. 0698-11-2, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 211 (Va. Ct. App., June 26, 2012)
- Burton v. Burton, Record No. 1931-11-4, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 96 (Va. Ct. App., April 3, 2012)
- Pramagioulis v. Pramagioulis, Record No. 1437-10-2, 2011 Va. App. LEXIS 20 (Va. Ct. App., January 25, 2011)
- Blackwell v. Blackwell, Record No. 1229-10-2, 2010 Va. App. LEXIS 479 (Va. Ct. App., December 14, 2010)
- Tucker v. Wilmoth-Tucker, Record No. 2008-09-2, 2010 Va. App. LEXIS 199 (Va. Ct. App., May 18, 2010)
- Lane v. Lane, Record No. 0951-09-4, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 406 (Va. Ct. App., September 15, 2009)
- Williams v. Williams, Record No. 1176-08-2, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 331 (Va. Ct. App., July 21, 2009)
- Harber v. Harber, Record No. 2956-08-1, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 303 (Va. Ct. App., July 7, 2009)
- Nunez v. Nunez, Record No. 2020-08-4, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 295 (Va. Ct. App., June 30, 2009)
- Broadhead v. Broadhead, 51 Va. App. 170, 655 S.E.2d 748 (2008)
- Kandill v. Kandill, Record No. 0036-08-4, 2008 Va. App. LEXIS 525 (Va. Ct. App., December 2, 2008)
- Hickman v. Broaddus, Record No. 0723-06-2, 2007 Va. App. LEXIS 197 (Va. Ct. App., May 15, 2007)
Honors
- Selected as a “Go to Lawyer” for Appellate Law, by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2023
- Selected to Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics (2014-2023)
- Voted a Rising Star Super Lawyers in Virginia, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics (2009-2013)
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America Family Law (2024)
Classes & Seminars
- Virginia Family Law Practice for Paralegals, Preparing for Family Law Appeals, 2014
- National Business Institute, Advanced Issues in Family and Divorce Law, Advanced Parenting / Adoption Issues, 2014
Pro-Bono Activities
- Chesterfield County/City of Colonial Heights, Rule of Law Program Planning Committee, 2017
Past Positions
- Defazio Bal Law Firm, 2014 to 2018
- Barnes & Diehl, P.C., 2003 to 2014
Education
- University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- J.D. - 2003
- Honors: cum laude
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- B.S. - 1999
- Major: Biology
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit