If you and your spouse have officially separated and are waiting for your divorce to be finalized, you may be tempted to dive back into the dating scene. However, in Virginia, a post-separation sexual...
5 Tips for a Cost-Effective Divorce
Divorce is infamous for being an emotionally exhausting experience – some research has even likened it to the pain of suffering a death in the family. But it can also be financially draining. Depend...
Thrift Savings Plan Changes in Divorce Cases
Many family law practitioners are unaware of recent changes to the requirements for drafting and submitting court orders dividing Thrift Savings Plan benefits. This article will provide an overview ...
Kugal Serves as Faculty for Professionalism Course
On Wednesday, March 6th, Kristen Kugel served as faculty for the Virginia State Bar’s Harry L. Carrio Professionalism Course held in Charlottesville, Virginia. This course is mandatory for all recen...
Attorney, Lauren Brown, passes Virginia State Bar
Welcome to the Virginia State Bar, Lauren Brown!...
Tips for Mediating With a Judge
You and your spouse have made efforts to resolve all issues in your case, but you just haven’t been able to reach an agreement yet. Hoping to avoid the emotional and financial cost of a trial, you...
What Happens in Virginia When Court-Ordered Support is not Paid?
Awards for child support and/or spousal support are common in Virginia divorce and custody proceedings. However, circumstances may arise where one party refuses to meet his or her support obligations ...
Can Alimony be Terminated Due to Cohabitation in Virginia?
Are you paying alimony (spousal support) to your former spouse who is now living with a significant other? Are you receiving spousal support and living with a significant other? Depending on the l...
Nathan J. Olson Assists The Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course
On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Nathan J. Olson participated as a faculty member at the Virginia State Bar’s Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course held at the Hilton Mark Center Hotel in Alexa...
Rob Worster Elected Secretary of the VA State Bar’s Fifth District Committee
Rob Worster has been elected Secretary of the Virginia State Bar’s Fifth District Committee (Section II). This Section is one of two committees assigned to Fairfax County and is comprised of s...
Congratulations, Nathan!
Earlier this month, Nathan Olson attended the 79th Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach. On June 16, 2017 Nathan was honored at the Young Lawyers Conference luncheon for his 10 years of...
Congratulations, Rob!
On June 15, 2017, the Virginia State Bar Council unanimously approved the nomination of our own Rob Worster as a committee member of the 2017-2018 Fifth District Committee (Section II). District commi...
Rob Worster Speaks at Professionalism Course
On Tuesday, January 10, 2017, Rob Worster and Heather Cooper participated as faculty members at the Virginia State Bar’s Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course held at the Hilton Mark Center Ho...
Robert Worster served as a faculty member of the Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course
On August 31, 2016, Robert Worster served as a faculty member of the Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course. Rob presented with the Honorable William W. Sharp and Elizabeth L. Wild...
Dan Gray was formally voted in as the Chairman of the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section Board
Dan Gray was formally voted in as the Chairman of the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section Board this past weekend at the VSB Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach. Dan has served on the Board for sev...
Nathan Olson Concludes Term as YLC President at VSB Annual Meeting
Last week, Nathan Olson attended the 78th Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach. This was Nathan’s last official meeting as President of the Young Lawyers Conference. On June 15-16, 20...
Nathan Olson Speaks at VSB Admission and Orientation Ceremony
On June 8, 2016, the Virginia State Bar held the spring Admission and Orientation Ceremony at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. This ceremony occurs twice each year and is held for all newly lic...
Nathan Olson Delivers Opening Remarks at YLC’s Minority Pre-Law Conference
On Saturday, April 2, 2016, Nathan Olson delivered opening remarks at the 2016 Northern Virginia Minority Pre-Law Conference. The MPLC is a program of the Young Lawyers Conference and is intended to...
Nathan Olson Gives Welcome Remarks at Annual YLC Bench-Bar Dinner
On March 23, 2016 the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar held its annual Bench-Bar Dinner Celebrating Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession. This year’s event took place at ...
Heather Cooper and Robert Worster participated as faculty members at the Virginia State Bar’s Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course.
On Thursday, January 7, 2016, Heather Cooper and Robert Worster participated as faculty members at the Virginia State Bar’s Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course held in Alexandria at the Hilton M...
Nathan was speaking to more than 750 new attorneys, and their families, in his role as the President of the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar.
On December 9, 2015 the Virginia State bar held the Admission and Orientation Ceremony at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. This ceremony occurs twice each year and is held for all newly licen...
Dan Gray was appointed vice-chairman of the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section Board
On June 12, at the Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach, Dan Gray was appointed vice-chairman of the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section Board, and was elected as Treasurer of the...
casual Friday
Heather Cooper, Dan Gray, Robert Worster, Nathan Olson and Adele Garmirian are attending the Virginia State Bar Meeting in Virginia Beach this week. So what happens at CGG in their absence? While the ...
This week, Cooper Ginsberg Gray celebrated our new partner – Nathan Olson!
This week, Cooper Ginsberg Gray celebrated our new partner – Nathan Olson! Nathan earned his Juris Doctor degree from the GMU School of Law in 2006 (where he now teaches as an adjunct professor ...
Heather Cooper participated as a member of the faculty for the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course
On February 18, 2015, Heather Cooper participated as a member of the faculty for the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course in Alexandria, Virginia. Every newly admitted attorney to the Virginia Stat...
Dan Gray is speaking on “Professionalism and Client Relations” at the University of Richmond School of Law
Dan Gray is speaking on “Professionalism and Client Relations” at the University of Richmond School of Law as part of the Professionalism for Law Students Program of the Virginia State Bar on Frid...
Dan Gray is attending a meeting of the Virginia Family Law Coalition
Today, Dan Gray is attending a meeting of the Virginia Family Law Coalition at the offices of Reed Smith in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Family Law Coalition is comprised of attorneys in private p...
Stephanie nominated to Fifth District Disciplinary committee
Stephanie Smith was recently nominated to serve on Section I of the Fifth District Disciplinary Committee of the Virginia State Bar. The Fifth District Committee is one of two committees assigned to F...
HEATHER JOINS FACULTY OF PROFESSIONALISM
Congratulations to Heather Cooper, who has been invited to join the faculty of the Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course. In December 1988, the Virginia State Bar implemented a ru...
Virginia State Bar’s Annual Meeting in Virginia
Dan Gray, Nathan Olson, and Adele Garmirian attended the Virginia State Bar’s Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach last week. During the meeting, Nathan was formally elected as the President-Elect o...