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...
Fall CLE-Mediation Arbitration and Ethics
Joanne Randa, Karen Axell, and the Board of the Paralegal Association of Northern Virginia are working on the Fall CLE which will include Judge Stanley P. Klein and Judge John R. Kloch who will speak ...
23rd Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards
Cooper Ginsberg Gray was honored to be nominated in the Corporate Volunteer Program category at the 23rd Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards, primarily on the basis of the very successful C...
Nathan Olson and Kristen Kugel attended the Fairfax Bar Association Family Law Section meeting
Nathan Olson and Kristen Kugel attended the Fairfax Bar Association Family Law Section meeting on Monday, April 13, 2015. This month’s meeting included a discussion of the recent Fairfax County Circ...
Cooper Ginsberg Gray celebrates Administrative Professionals Day
Cooper Ginsberg Gray values their administrative professionals and looks forward to celebrating them each year on this day and all year long! Dawn Matthews, Morgan McMellen, and Lauren Nowers help the...
CGG Superheroes Support the Heroes v. Villains 6th Annual Run for Justice 5K
Cooper Ginsberg Gray was a Vigilante Sponsor of the Heroes v. Villains 6th Annual Run for Justice 5K benefiting the Fairfax Law Foundation. The Heroes v. Villains 6th Annual Run for Justice 5K was hel...
Valentine’s Day Paralegal Section Book Project
It is not too early to start thinking about the Valentine’s Day Paralegal Section Book Project. The Paralegal Section of the Fairfax Bar Association will be accepting donations, through the Fairfax ...
Cooper Ginsberg Gray wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
Cooper Ginsberg Gray wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We are pleased to have participated with the Paralegal Section of the Fairfax Bar Association in their Food Drive. To our knowledge the secti...
same-sex marriage in Virginia could be a reality
Barring intervention from the United States Supreme Court, same-sex marriages could begin as early as next week in the Commonwealth of Virginia. While the issue is far from settled, it appears as thou...
Nathan Olson Published in “Exceptional Parent” Magazine
Nathan Olson and Sheera Herrell’s article on child support issues was published in the July 2013 edition of Exceptional Parent magazine. This magazine is a nationwide publication geared towa...
New Virginia Driving Laws Effective July 1, 2013
As of July 1, texting while driving is a primary offense with increased penalties. Texting or reading text messages while driving is illegal for all drivers, no matter their age. Currently, texting wh...
Virginia Court of Appeals opinion addresses various spousal support, valuation, and waste issues
In Wright v. Wright, Nos. 0947-12-2, 0958-12-2, 2013 Va. App. LEXIS 53 (Feb. 19, 2013) (combined opinion), the Court addressed numerous issues on appeal stemming from the parties’ final decree of di...
Nathan Olson Attends VTLA Tax and Divorce CLE Seminar
On February 22-23, 2013, Nathan Olson traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the Virginia Trial Lawyer Association’s Advance Family Law Retreat titled “Taxation and Representation...
Virginia Supreme Court rules that unmarried donor father may assert his parental rights
In L.F. v. Breit, Mason v. Breit, Nos. 120158, 120159, 2013 Va. LEXIS 4 (Jan. 10, 2013) (combined opinion), the Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Appeals ruling that allows an unmarried donor...
All Three CGG Partners Make Washingtonian Magazine’s Best Lawyers List
The December 2012 issue of Washingtonian Magazine features the cover story “Marriage* Making Love Last–And Who To Call When It Doesn’t.” The article features a one-page listing...
Virginia State Bar’s 39th Annual Midyear Legal Seminar
From November 7-14, 2012, Nathan Olson attended the Virginia State Bar’s 39th Annual Midyear Legal Seminar in Rome, Italy. Lawyers and judges throughout the Commonwealth gathered in the “et...
Heather Cooper Receives an “AV Preeminent” Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Congratulations to Heather Cooper, who recently earned an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings is an objective indicator of a lawyer’s ethical s...
Dan Gray Presents at Multi-Jurisdictional CLE Seminar
On Tuesday, August 28, Dan Gray participated as a panelist in a CLE presented by the District of Columbia Bar Association. The CLE covered key differences in the law of divorce in Maryland, Virginia...
Virginia Court of Appeals Finds Romance not a Requirement for Cohabitation
In Brennan v. Albertson, No. 2042-11-4, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 240 (Jul. 24, 2012), the Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed a Fairfax County Circuit Court order granting former husband’s motion to termi...
CLE: Understanding and Litigating Child Sexual Abuse
Rob Worster recently attended the Third Annual Continuing Legal Education seminar presented by the Virginia Guardian ad Litem Association and J. Michael Sharman, Esq., Understanding and Litigating Chi...
Interesting Articles in Family Law
In Virginia Lawyers Weekly, ShounBach’s managing partner Albert M. Bonin advocates in favor of changing the terminology used in Virginia custody statutes. Click here for the article. A New York Time...
CGG Honored With Community Champion Award
On June 12th, David Ginsberg and Cooper Ginsberg Gray PLLC were honored with the Community Champion Award at the Shelter House, Inc. 2012 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards held at Capital One’s of...